Elite Plastics couldn’t keep its injection molding machines cool. “For the most part, it was the heat exchangers and the feed throats on the injection molding machines that we were having trouble with,” We have an evaporative cooling system that basically delivers the cooling water to all of our injection molding machines, and it's an open-loop system.” As water evaporates out of the open loop, calcium deposits are left. The calcium builds up, causing clogs that prevent the system from cooling properly. The problems with cooling are most noticeable in the summer.“In the summer months we run into issues a lot where we’re just not able to keep our machines cool,”

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