Open Tip (CTC) vs Valve Gate (VV) Hot Runner

Left: open thermal-tip nozzle. Right: valve-gate nozzle with cylinder and pin. Same manifold, same part. Hover or tap any part or number.

OPEN TIP · CTC Thermal gate · simple · low cost · gate vestige VALVE GATE · VV Pin shut-off · clean gate · sequential fill possible PL A side (fixed) B side (moving) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Source: Topworks Plastic Mold