New Dexa Gate System Adds Individual Tip Heat Control
Injection moulding operators can now adjust cavity temperatures independently, improving consistency in high-cavity systems.
Updated on Oct. 22, 2026 in Manufacturing
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The Mold-Masters Dexa side gate solution won the 2026 Fakuma Innovation Award in the injection moulding category. This system offers individual precision heat control, providing manufacturers with an alternative to traditional group-based temperature regulation.
Why it matters
Operators managing high-cavity side gating often struggle with thermal consistency across parts. Dexa addresses this by decoupling cavity control, which may allow for more precise quality management during the injection moulding process.
The Dexa system introduces individual precision tip control to replace conventional group temperature methods, which typically manage up to 8 parts simultaneously.
The players
Mold-Masters
A global manufacturer of hot runner and injection moulding technologies used by high-volume industrial operators.
Fakuma
An international trade fair for industrial plastics processing and injection moulding innovation.
The details
Conventional side gating relies on group temperature control, meaning an adjustment to one cavity can inadvertently alter conditions in neighboring ones. Dexa enables independent thermal management for each tip, ensuring that conditions in one cavity remain stable regardless of adjustments elsewhere. Additionally, the inclusion of a Speed-Lok center bolt design is intended to streamline maintenance tasks and reduce overall system downtime.
Timeline
The Fakuma Innovation Award for the Dexa system was presented in 2026.
Market Landscape
The recognition of the Dexa system at the Fakuma Innovation Award 2026 reflects an ongoing shift toward granular process control in injection moulding. This development follows a historical pattern of replacing broad, group-based machine settings with individual cavity-level precision.
Production managers should evaluate whether their existing high-cavity systems suffer from thermal interference that results in batch inconsistencies. When planning future equipment procurement or maintenance cycles, assess if moving to individual tip control reduces the scrap rate sufficiently to offset potential capital costs.
The takeaway
The industry is moving toward granular thermal control to solve long-standing inconsistencies in high-cavity production. Operators should review their current side gate maintenance schedules and compare their downtime metrics against the potential labor savings offered by quick-change bolt designs.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by ETMM.
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