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Dura+ User Manual
ASSEMBLY
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5.10.4.1 Wiring Channel Components
1. Flange: allows for secure connections of power / control / cooling to
customer interface component
2. U-shaped locker: supplies protection and fastening points for actuator
pressure and cooling water hosing
3. Bolt 2: used to mount interface components to the wiring channel
4. Side cover: protects wires in the wiring channel body, improves the
strength of the structure and provides easy maintenance access
5. Wiring channel body: the material of wiring channel is structural carbon
steel, ensuring strength, and the hollow space inside allows wires for
power, thermocouple and controls
6. Bolt 3: used to mount the wiring channel body and U-shaped bracket
7. Bolt 1: used to mount the U-shaped bracket and Hot Runner manifold
8. U-shaped bracket: joins the Hot Runner system and the wiring channel
body with two holes for function extension
9. Insulator: prevents heat transfer from the manifold to the wiring channel,
when the process temperature is above 320˚C
10.
Bolt 4: attaches the retainer flange to the wiring channel
11.
Retainer flange: the mounting flange which attaches the fixed socket to
the wiring channel, if required
12.
Quick disconnect: consists of a straight plug and a fixed socket. The
straight plug is attached to the fixed socket, which allows for quicker
installation and removal of prewired sub assemblies