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Moxietec — The Future of Foam
Patented Moxietec® shut-off nozzle

Less scrap. Premium surface on foamed parts.

A shut-off nozzle optimized for foam injection molding — a completely unrestricted flow path and a cooled tip that ends cold slugs and drool. Fully designed and manufactured at Moxietec, and built to fit your press.

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US 12,275,175 B1 · patented Hydraulic or pneumatic Foam and standard thermoplastics
The Moxietec shut-off nozzle, with its cooled tip, sensor and pin actuator
How it works

Two features make the difference.

01

Completely unrestricted flow

The flow channel keeps a constant diameter through the nozzle after the pin, so nothing disrupts the melt. That removes the polymer's "memory effects" for more consistent processing — and reduces peak injection melt pressure.

02

A cooled tip

An integrated cooling channel solidifies the residual polymer in front of the angled shut-off pin, so it pulls out with the sprue. No residue left behind, no cold slug in the next part — ideal for temperature-sensitive materials, and faster polymer and color changes.

Advantages

What changes on your press.

Part qualityFewer rejects, better surfaces
01
Eliminates cold slugs
Solidified material leaves with the sprue, every cycle.
02
Eliminates tip drool
A positive shut-off holds pressurized, gas-laden melt in the barrel.
03
Process consistency
The cooled tip and constant flow channel keep shot-to-shot behavior stable.
04
Lower peak melt pressure
An unrestricted path means less pressure needed to fill.
Fit & flexibilityWorks with what you run
05
Faster changeovers
Polymer and color changes clear quickly.
06
Hydraulic or pneumatic
Configured for the controls your machine already has.
07
Position sensors
Actuator piston sensors report whether the nozzle is open or closed.
08
Foam or solid
Optimized for foam injection molding, suitable for standard thermoplastics too.
Results

Measured on our own presses.

Surface finish
A premium surface — even at 37% lighter.
A 7 mm plaque molded at 21% and 37% density reduction kept a premium surface finish.
PP homopolymer · Moxietec® PFA MXT-A-100 custom formulation @ 1.5% · ENGEL® Victory 160T
Flow length
One gate now fills a large part that needed four.
A part the size of an HVAC drain pan — 610 × 610 × 12.7 mm (24 × 24 × ½ in) — needed four gates to fill. With the nozzle it fills from a single gate: the unrestricted flow path carries the melt farther.
70% PP + 30% LDPE · MXT-A-100 custom formulations of PFA · 1000T press
Built to fit your press

Every nozzle is machined to your machine.

Tell us about your presses, and we design the threads, tip, centering, and immersion to match.

1
Send us your machine details
Manufacturer, model, tonnage, screw diameter, controllable outputs and the materials you run.
2
We design and machine it
Thread length, diameter and pitch; tip orifice and radius; centering; immersion depth, angle and diameter.
3
Install and run
Supplied with melt temperature and pin position sensors and steel-braided cooling lines, plus a full user manual.
Download the fillable form (PDF) ↓ Fill it in, save it, and email it to solutions@moxietec.com
Fit one to your press
Less scrap, starting with the next shot.
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