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The “Wellplate” Showcase Project
A technically demanding task –
Discover the engineering solutions developed by specialised companies.
FOCUS ON QUALITY
When it comes to wellplates for the medical sector, the highest standards of precision, dimensional accuracy and flawless surface quality are essential — even the smallest deviations can compromise laboratory functionality. The challenge lies in producing a large number of identical cavities with consistent filling, stable processes and short cycle times.
This is precisely where the joint project comes in – combining expertise and cutting-edge technology from all areas of the injection moulding process.
Project Partners
Five Companies, One Goal
Collaborative Innovation – Realising a Medical Wellplate Together
At K 2025, five leading companies from the plastics sector combined their expertise to create a highly precise medical-grade wellplate.
Every partner’s input proved vital to the success of the project.
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ENGEL supplies state-of-the-art injection moulding machines that ensure precision, reliability and maximum efficiency throughout the process.
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IGS Gebo Jagema contributes its leading expertise in medical-grade toolmaking – with uncompromising accuracy and perfection down to the smallest detail.
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GÜNTHER sets new standards in hot runner technology with an innovative valve gate system:
32 gating points on just 70 × 35 mm, precise electric pin control, homogeneous melt distribution and high process reliability make this solution ideal for complex and high-cavity applications. -
CONTURA significantly reduces cycle times and improves part quality through conformal cooling – from uniform temperature control to a marked increase in overall process efficiency.
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MEUSBURGER provides high-quality standard components as a reliable foundation for toolmaking, ensuring process reliability, repeatability and short lead times.
Together, these strengths resulted in a component that impressively demonstrates how shared expertise and close collaboration can make the injection moulding process more efficient, more powerful – and future-ready.
One example is our autonomous injection moulding
cell, the inject AI demo cell: it detects process deviations in real time, reacts autonomously, and optimises quality and stability — without any operator intervention.
This relieves skilled workers, increases reproducibility, and marks the first step towards autonomy. This is supported by systems such as the iQ process observer, which analyses every cycle and provides specific recommendations for action.
Technical Details:
| Application | Mikrotiter plate |
| Clamping force | 800 kN |
| Injection unit | 265 |
| Screw | Ø 35 mm G16, L/D 24 |
| Mould | IGS GeboJagema |
| Material | Borealis BorMed 880 MO |
| Cavities | 1 |
| Automation | compact cell, viper 20 |
| Cycle time | ~ 14 s |
| Shot weight | 38 g |
The IGS solution
Together with its partners, IGS GeboJagema has developed a groundbreaking new approach that combines innovation across the value chain. A 32 Wells proof of concept has been built, demonstrating the power of several technologies. IGS GeboJagema and Gloss&Coating’s surface technology combines nanostructure modification with Translatio-Coating to reduce demoulding forces and improve part release. It also shortens cycle times and reduces mould cleaning interruptions for greater output.
Results and impact
- No resin waste
- Cycle time of 14 seconds
- Shot guarantee of 2 million
- Yield increase of at least 5%
- Higher part quality and reduced maintenance requirements
Günther Heißkanaltechnik developed a high-precision electric valve gate system specifically for this project, enabling simple and accurate adjustment of the pin position.
This is supported by a specially designed slider mechanism with circulating rollers that ensures powerful and focused force transmission – enabling secure and precise pin closure directly at the gating point.
The interplay of these components significantly increases both process reliability and reproducibility in series production.
Thanks to its modular design, the system is scalable to up to 96 gating points, offering high flexibility for a wide range of mould concepts – while requiring only minimal installation space.
Process-stable and economical.
In the medical sector, large quantities with consistently high quality are often required.
Conformal cooling is the ideal solution for meeting – and often even exceeding – these demands.
The wellplate project successfully demonstrated this under real-world conditions.
When combined with an optional variothermal process, the benefits can be taken even further:
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Exceptionally fast processing
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Outstanding dimensional accuracy
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Improved process stability
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Consistent quality of medical-grade parts
For this project, we provided a mould base and the matching components from our high-quality range of standard parts. With specially machined plates and precise sensor technology, all from one source, we guarantee maximum precision and make the base a reliable solution – perfect for the use in the medical sector.
CONTACT US
Get in touch with any of the participating companies – at the trade fair, by phone, or via web meeting. We will be happy to answer your questions and show you how you can benefit from the results of this project. We look forward to connecting with you!