Canton, OH – Zeiger Industries introduces the new Zeiger Z3TM three-piece screw-tip valve.

Known for its Zeiger Z4TM four-piece screw-tip, which offers longest-lasting performance in critical applications, Zeiger now offers the first advanced three-piece screw-tip valve for more affordable, best-in-class performance for general injection molding applications. The Z4 was previously named the Mallard® four-piece non-return valve.

Compared to typical three-piece screw-tip valves, the new Zeiger Z3 offers longer injection molding valve life, fewer breakdowns and better value. The competitively priced Z3 outperforms all three-piece injection molding valves in achieving repeatable shot control.

Zeiger Industries President Don Zeiger said he decided to invest in developing the Z3 in response to customers’ requests for a better-performing three-piece screw-tip valve. “Zeiger stands for performance, and to get that you need superior materials and state-of-the-art engineering,” he said. “That’s why we took our time in developing the three-piece injection molding valve – even while others pushed inferior three-piece models to market. We lead the industry with our four-piece design, and I won’t accept anything less than optimum performance from our three-piece screw-tip valve.”

Proprietary, advanced design features of the Zeiger Z3 injection molding valve include:

* Precision-crafted from D2 tool steel, hardened to 60RC (Rockwell), for good corrosion- and abrasion-resistance that far outlasts the “veneer approach” of competitors’ nitrided steel

* A full-flow channel design that is self-cleaning, resulting in less downtime than free-flow valves which require cleaning between runs

* Fast-installing hex wrenching flats that simplify maintenance with no specialized tools needed

Zeiger Industries

www.zeigerz3.com

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