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Manifolds are common auxiliaries used in a plastic injection molding shop. They are key components in mold water cooling circuits. Their primary purpose is to route water from the chiller or cooling tower to the water passages that are used to cool the mold. The two major types of manifolds are water trees and engineered manifolds.

Water trees manifolds are dedicated to a specific molding machine and consist of a long pipe with tee’s elbows and fittings. Hoses run from the water tree to the cooling ports in the mold. These hoses can become a safety hazard and the time it takes to attach each line to the cooling ports is not an efficient use of time. This type manifold is not practical w...

Affordable Custom Manifolds is pleased to announce our Water distribution manifolds for the plumbing in new homes. Two of the major advantages of using a water distribution manifold in your home are less water consumption and a faster response for hot water.
Let’s start with water consumption in a conventional plumbing system a 1” header is ran throughout the house with drop line going to each device resulting in water being wasted. When a manifold is used the main water supply is plumbed directly to the manifold with ½” port being sent to each device. The benefit is your water consumption is cut in half, resulting in lower energy cost and a greener environment.
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Galvanic corrosion caused by dissimilar metals and acidic water is becoming a major concern. In the past year we have had several companies contact us for an alternative for their aluminum manifolds used for the distribution of water in their molds. Many have told us horror stories of threads failing and fittings flying out of the manifold creating a safety hazard in the work place. Affordable custom manifold has developed a stainless steel manifold that doesn’t react to the brass fittings and can handle the harsh conditions caused by acidic water. The manifolds are competitively priced and are custom built to meet your requirements

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