Industries

EFI supplies to a wide range of moulding companies, the majority of which are Caps and Closures, Pharmacutical, Automotive and Technical Parts. Our controllers have been built to allow all types of manufacturers to use whatever features are required for production.

Below are some insights into why our contollers are so popular in each of the given industries.

bottle caps
  • Cost Effective at High Cavitation
    EFI CM8 controllers can be configured to more than 128 zones if required.
  • Real Time Alarm Monitoring
    Alarms can be set up and parameters adjusted to monitor the running of a tool. If the temperatures or average power usage of a tool go out of tolerance, an alarm will trigger. Different alarm options can be selected, from just an on-screen alarm to shutting down the controller, depending on what setup is required.
  • 30 Years Experience in High Cavitation Fast Cycling
    EFI have been manufacturing Hot Runner Controllers for over 30 years and in the process have become the supplier of choice for many of the UK’s leading moulders.
pharmaceutical
  • Real Time Alarm Monitoring
    Alarms can be set up and parameters adjusted to monitor the running of a tool. If the temperatures or average power usage of a tool go out of tolerance, an alarm will trigger. Different alarm options can be selected, from just an on-screen alert to shutting down the controller, depending on what setup is required.
  • Production Traceability
    EFI controllers can monitor individual accounts. Customers can setup a user database which shows who has logged on. This is all displayed in the Data Logs and is exportable to a computer. These logs cannot be edited on the controller, so no one can tamper with them.

    Our controllers can also record any alarms that are triggered and state why the alarm was activated.
  • High Precision Temperature Control
    EFI controllers are able to display temperatures to 0.1°C. If a tool is perfectly balanced the most fluctuation we would expect to see is 0.2°C to 0.5°C. If a thermocouple is damaged or reading incorrectly, it will stand out on our controller's display, with the possibility of activating an alarm to save overheating of the tool.
  • 12 Month Data Logging
    EFI controllers will record data continuously for 12 months. After this time the data will be overwritten by new data, but always to one year. This data can be exported at any time to a PC and archived.
automotive
  • Precise Real Time Readouts
    EFI's readouts are refreshed every second and show all the details of what is going on inside your tool. We monitor tip and manifold temperatures, the power output of our controller (in percentage, watts or amps) and the size of the heater (in ohms, watts or amps). We monitor these results and if they move out of tolerance, our alarm will put the controller into a customer-predefined alarm mode. This alarm can range from just a message that informs you of the alarm state to stopping the controller completely.
  • Durable for All Environments
    EFI Hot Runner Controllers are built to be in factory environments, no matter the condition. Our CM8 cabinets will stand up to the most industrial of plastic injection moulding. Our controllers are also suited for clean rooms as they are produced in a clean environment.
  • User Friendly, Easy to Use Software
    EFI's touch software is easy to get to grips with. The new software features a help guide to aid you through any situation you are likely to encounter in the injection moulding industry.
technical parts
  • Real Time Alarm Monitoring
    Alarms can be set up and parameters adjusted to monitor the running of a tool. If the temperatures or average power usage of a tool go out of tolerance, an alarm will trigger. Different alarm options can be selected, from just an on-screen alarm to shutting down the controller, depending on what setup is required.
  • High Precision Temperature Control
    EFI controllers are able to display temperatures to 0.1°C. if a tool is perfectly balanced, the most fluctuation we would expect to see is 0.2°C to 0.5°C. If a thermocouple is damaged or reading incorrectly, it will stand out on our controllers display, with the possibility of activating an alarm to save overheating of the tool.
  • Specialists in Use of Technical Plastics
    EFI have been manufacturing Hot Runner Controllers for over 30 years and in the process have become the supplier of choice for many of the UK’s leading moulders. With our extensive experience we can easily diagnose issues and set up our controllers to suit individual tools.