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Quickcure Moulding System (QMS)

The PDM 1-slot Quickcure Moulding System  The PDM 4-slot Quickcure Moulding System

Click here to download Quickcure Moulding System product brochure: PDF - 286KB

PDM has addressed the need for a portable high performance field moulding system with the Quickcure Moulding System (QMS). The System uses a temperature controlled mould heater (Quickcure Mould Heater [QMH]) and specially selected polyurethane elastomer packs.

The key factor with the QMS is the heat provided by the QMH which dramatically cuts the moulding time compared to moulding at ambient temperatures. A temperature of about 60°C is thermostatically maintained by the aluminium mechanical interface and this introduces heat into the aluminium mould tools. Thanks to the standard design of the mechanical interface the unit can accept various mould tools machined so as to produce cable joints of different sizes.

Mould tools are often an engineering challenge in themselves, especially when varying shrinkage allowances have to be made for different sections. PDM has developed a range of mould tools which it offers depending upon the client's exact requirements.

Two QMH versions are available - the 1-slot and the 4-slot.
With the 4-slot version, any number of slots can be used simultaneously and any number of different mould tools can occupy the slots. With the 4-slots being in transverse orientation, the 4-slot QMH is ideal for producing a number of small mouldings simultaneously. The 1-slot QMH has been developed for longer mouldings. The QMS measures 450mm*150mm*120mm and weighs approximately 10kg.

The QMH is CE marked with full RoHS compliance and PDM is registered as a EEE producer with an Environment Agency approved scheme.

The QMH is available in 110V AC and 220V AC versions and is supplied with:

  • power lead
  • mould tool separator
  • mould tool separating wedge
  • aluminium flight case with pre-cut protective internal foam padding
In addition to packs of polyurethane elastomers, PDM's mould release agent, MR512, is also available. MR-512 is a silicon-based product and is used with the mould tools to ease the removal of the cured moulding. So as to prepare the area to be overmoulded and ensure a good bond to the polyurethane elastomer, PDM offers various primers for the most common substrate materials.

For more information about PDM's range of polyurethane elastomers, primers and release agent, please see the Elastomers webpage.

PDM Neptec's Quickcure Moulding System is being used within the following industries to produce high-quality mouldings with a fast turn-around:
  • seismic and geophysical oil and gas exploration
  • oceanographic instrumentation production
  • seismic surveying for civil construction projects
  • marine research
  • production of fish farming products

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