Maintenance and Refurbishment
Ensure the longevity, performance, and adaptability of your moulds with our expert maintenance, refurbishment, and conversion services, designed to maximise efficiency, reduce downtime, and meet evolving market needs.
Maintenance
Our service technicians are familiar with all types of moulds and guarantee reliable service, regardless of the machine brand. Work with Otto Hofstetter AG for maintenance and benefit from fewer and shorter production interruptions. This means higher production efficiency and longer mould life for you, ultimately resulting in a higher return on your investment.
Before the hot runner needed an overhaul, a 144-cavity mould from Otto Hofstetter AG ran almost twenty million uninterrupted cycles.
Proactive maintenance is key to maximising mould life and ensuring consistent production quality.
Our maintenance services include:
Regular inspections and efficiency checks.
Preventive maintenance schedules.
On-site and remote technical support.
Operator training programmes.
Refurbishment
Our moulds are engineered for exceptional performance over many years, often even decades, thanks to the premium materials and advanced technologies we use. Built to last, they can also be easily refurbished. When refurbishing moulds, we apply the same high standards and cutting-edge technologies as we do in the production of new moulds. This ensures that refurbished moulds perform almost like new and, with updated technology, often exceed their original performance. Refurbishment is a modest investment that unlocks the full potential of our moulds.
A fully overhauled hot runner can achieve the exact same output as a newly manufactured runner in every regard.
Our refurbishment services give your moulds a second life, restore their full performance and extend their service life.
The process includes:
Comprehensive assessment of mould condition.
Repair and replacement of individual components or entire component series.
Performance enhancements and upgrades.
Thorough testing and quality assurance.
Mould conversion
Our moulds are defined by state-of-the-art technical expertise, premium materials, and Swiss precision. This allows us to adapt moulds to new market requirements or to evolving ideas from your customers. Conversions can range from individual components to entire insert groups.
The benefits are evident: a mould conversion is more cost-effective than purchasing a new mould and significantly reduces the environmental impact by reusing existing parts and minimising waste.
Our mould conversion services adapt your existing mould to new requirements, ensuring continued relevance and efficiency.
The process includes:
Detailed analysis of current mould specifications and new requirements.
Redesign of specific components to meet new standards (e.g. neck finishes, packaging shapes, insert groups).
Precision modification of existing parts.
Integration of latest technological advancements where applicable.
Ready for more?
Keep your moulds performing at their best. Contact us today to schedule maintenance, refurbishment, or conversion services and ensure long-lasting efficiency and reliability.
