Schwertberg, Austria – June 2020
The demand for test swabs for nasal and throat swab tests will continue to grow strongly due to Covid-19.
Injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL AUSTRIA and Hack Formenbau
are jointly committed to ensuring the global supply of test swabs.
By providing an integrated system solution and process technology consulting,
they are helping plastics processors to launch high-volume production
of two-component test swabs with a short lead time.
The test swabs have a stable thermoplastic handle and a head made of a
thermoplastic elas-tomer to make the examination less uncomfortable for the patient.
Hack Formenbau devel-oped this two-component design, initially with three different head design proposals.
“We adapt the handle length and shape, the design of the swab head and the materials individu-ally
to suit customer requirements,” says Gunnar Hack, CEO and owner of Hack Formenbau.
The development objective is to combine high product quality with high-volume output and great cost-effectiveness.
With a 32-cavity mould and a cycle time of 6 to 8 seconds, proces-sors can achieve an output of up to
320 test swabs per minute and 460,000 test swabs per day with a single production unit.
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