Circuito Exportación 182 Tres Naciones San Luis Potosí
npmx-sales@nissha.com
444 137 2000
Circuito Exportación 182 Tres Naciones San Luis Potosí
npmx-sales@nissha.com
444 137 2000
IMD = In Mold Decoration is the technology to apply decoration and functional ink layers onto the plastic surface.
Nissha PMX uses IMD in appliance and automotive applications, supporting customers to achieve unique color, material and finish with high quality and productivity.
Nissha’s UV cured hard coat layer protect surface against scratch, chemical, UV irradiation without secondary process.
Since decoration is applied at the same time of injection molding process, surface decoration follow 3D geometry.
Nissha foil feeding system is managed by optical sensor and +/-0.25mm precise registration is available.
Film printing and IMD molding is managed by roll to roll system. Its production is automated and efficient.
Thin IMD ink is only applied to the area where decoration is needed. Volatile organic compounds can be reduced.
IMD is a simple and productive process. Decoration is done inside of the tooling without any pre / secondary process, and the whole process is managed by a roll to roll system. Decoration is completed, including hard coat protection, with just a single shot molding.
IMD film is printed by high speed gravure printing process. 7 layers of graphic color (max) plus also hard coat layer and adhesion layer are applied during this printing process.
A foil feeder is installed on the injection machine. IMD film is then fed between the injection molding tool. Optical sensors in the feeder adjust registration of the film, and the ink printed on the film is transferred onto the plastic by the heat and pressure of injection molding.
After injection molding, the result is finished decorated products. No secondary process is necessary. (In case UV cure HC is applied, there is a UV curing process.)