OERLIKON HRSFLOW ITALY
About us
Oerlikon HRSflow is a part of the Swiss Technology group Oerlikon. Oerlikon HRSflow specializes in development and production of advanced hot runner systems for a wide range of applications in the plastic injection molding industry. Business sectors include thin wall packaging, beauty and personal care, beverage and home, medical applications, technical and electronics parts and automotive markets.
Our highly qualified technical team supports our customers in all stages, from the initial design and simulation through the construction of the hot runner system including try-out support.
As established technological pioneers, we offer several cutting-edge solutions covering the entire product range: from prewired hot runner systems, stack molds and hot halves to the most technically advanced technologies for managing engineering materials, color change applications and highly aesthetical components. Among the latest innovations, our FLEXflow HRS Technology: the servo-driven valve gate system that assures independent control of each valve gate by accurately adjusting the stroke and the force of the valve pin.
Oerlikon Business Line includes over 12,600 employees at 207 locations in 38 countries, with Oerlikon HRSflow manufacturing plants in Europe (Italy), Asia (Hangzhou) and at Byron Center, Michigan, United States. The production performance is the same worldwide because our factories boast identical equipment and standard processes. Our design, production and quality procedures are identical everywhere in the world. In addition, we provide global support for our products acting through more than 50 sales / service centers worldwide with a 24/7 technical service. The corporation achieved a revenue of CHF 2.7 billion in 2023.
Products & services
Embracing sustainability in beauty and personal care, we offer advanced hot runner solutions designed for thick-walled components crafted from recyclable resins. Our technology ensures crystal-clear results with high quality surface and minimal vestige.
MULTIflow HRS® is a multi-cavity solution for low shot weights, ideal for packaging, beauty & personal care, caps & closure, medical and technical parts. It offers fast cycle times, high production volumes, PCR/biopolymer processing, quick color changes.
ur MULTIflow HRS multi-cavity line for small applications is designed for low shot weights ranging from 0.20 to 120 g, depending on the polymer used. It accommodates a wide range of layouts and features various nozzle sizes, allowing for a minimum pitch down to 15 mm with a 12 mm cut-out. The hot half provides a fast, plug-and-play solution for the injection molding machine. The internal system geometry is precisely profiled to ensure excellent resistance to bending and torsion, even with high cavitation numbers. In addition, the dedicated system design significantly increases the wear resistance of the components. The MULTIflow HRS line delivers: - fast cycle times - high production volumes - consistent part-to-part weight - efficient processing of a wide range of materials, including PCR compounds and biopolymers
Explore our hot runner solutions for luxury cosmetic packaging with Eastman Cristal™ One recyclable resins. Key benefits: crystal-clear parts, excellent gate appearance, thick-wall processing, shear-sensitive polymer handling, high process repeatability.
Oerlikon HRSflow developed its innovative hot runner solutions specifically optimized for high-end cosmetic packaging using the latest generation of PET and co-polyesters, including materials with a high percentage of recycled content fully compatible with the most stringent European PET bottle recycling streams. Among the innovations, the company highlights flawless quality results using Eastman Cristal™ One Renew IM812, a recycled and recyclable resin offering a true glass-like shine. Thanks to molecular recycling, this material ensures consistent color even with up to 100% recycled content and enables molding of components with massive wall thicknesses, ideal for high-end, design-driven packaging. In this demanding market segment, Oerlikon HRSflow supports mold design and optimal gate conditioning, provides rheological analysis for application-specific solutions, and fine-tunes the molding process. For special components, the company defines the ideal hot runner configuration and predicts part quality using its advanced Test Lab. Up Nozzle Series for hard-to-reach gate locations The innovative Up nozzle series allows direct gating in hard-to-reach areas, with a minimum gate-to-gate pitch of 15 mm and a 12 mm cut-out, making it perfect for compact applications with low shot weights. Engineered for challenging gating areas, it is particularly suited for beauty and personal care applications such as caps, lipsticks, lip gloss and mascara and optimized for cosmetic polymers with narrow process windows. The Up nozzle series also handles demanding technical polymers, including PA and PBT, and is successfully used in electronic components to eliminate the cold runner in most applications.