Enhanced Temperature Controls for Hot Runners, Extrusion and Packaging
NPE2024: Athena introduces expanded hot-runner controller with up to 120 zones, plus updated panel-mount “universal” temperature/process control.
Athena’s new Bedros XL hot-runner controller with large touchscreen handles up to 120 zones, versus up to 32 zones for the standard Bedros controller. Source: Athena Controls
At NPE2024, Athena Controls is showing off its broad line of temperature controls for a range of plastics processes. Among the newest items is the Bedros XL hot-runner controller. This expanded model handles 36 to 120 zones (versus 8 to 32 zones for the standard Bedros controller). It has a 12-inch touchscreen.
Also new is the 16CX universal single-loop, auto-tuning temperature/process controller for extrusion and packaging machinery. This updated 16 DIN-sized panel-mount model offers two independent field-configurable outputs.
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