Mold Fixture for Refrigerator (Mold Jig / Mold Carrier) (UMF-FIX-2200) is a CE / ISO 9001-certified производственные линии — холодильники, морозильники, холодильные камеры под ключ product manufactured by UREXCEED. Lead time: 60 – 90 days. MOQ: 1 set. Key applications: Chest freezer foaming line (compatible with Mold for Horizontal Freezer), Cake / dessert cabinet foaming line, Refrigerated workbench (chef base) foaming line, Supermarket island freezer foaming line, Upright kitchen refrigerator foaming line, Glass-door display cabinet foaming line, Multi-station rotary or linear PU foaming line integration, Refurbishment / retrofit of existing manual foaming stations.

Mold Fixture for Refrigerator (Mold Jig / Mold Carrier)

UMF-FIX-2200

Mold Fixture for Refrigerator (Mold Jig / Mold Carrier)

Modular mould fixture that holds, heats, aligns and clamps refrigerator mould sets during PU injection and curing. 4-cylinder lifting drive, 5-ton adjustable clamping, 30–70°C platen control, red-copper water pipes. Compatible with all 6 refrigerator mould models.

Срок изготовления
60 – 90 days
Мин. заказ
1 set

Характеристики

Function
Mold jig / mold carrier — holds, heats, aligns and clamps mould sets during PU injection and curing
Structural Composition
Top frame + guide column frame + moving frame + lifting drive device
Material of Mold Core
Cast Aluminium 105 alloy
Material of Supporting Frames
Q235 + Q45 steel profiles, stress-relieved + precision-machined
Lifting Drive
Electric motor or pneumatic system (4 lifting cylinders, cross-mounted)
Temperature Control
30 – 70°C ± 2°C heated platen
Clamping Force
Adjustable up to 5 tons (per cabinet geometry)
Water Pipe in Mold
Red copper (anti-corrosion, high thermal conductivity)
Mold Locking
Side mold locking wheel + pneumatic mold locking device + locating pin
Motion Profile
Rapid up/down + slow mold-closing for vibration-free clamping
Compatible Mould Range
Works with all 6 catalog §03 refrigerator moulds
Footprint
~6 – 12 m² depending on mould envelope
Lead Time
60 – 90 days
MOQ
1 set

Применение

  • Chest freezer foaming line (compatible with Mold for Horizontal Freezer)
  • Cake / dessert cabinet foaming line
  • Refrigerated workbench (chef base) foaming line
  • Supermarket island freezer foaming line
  • Upright kitchen refrigerator foaming line
  • Glass-door display cabinet foaming line
  • Multi-station rotary or linear PU foaming line integration
  • Refurbishment / retrofit of existing manual foaming stations

Сертификаты

CEISO 9001

What the mold fixture actually does — and why your foaming line falls apart without it

A mould fixture (or mould jig, or mould carrier) is the boring-looking purple steel structure behind every refrigerator factory's foaming station. It does four jobs that the mould itself can't.

Hold mould against pressure

Holds the mould halves together against the ~1 ton of internal pressure that PU foaming generates. Without enough clamping, the mould bulges and your cabinet wall thickness drifts cycle-to-cycle.

Heat the platen

Heats the platen to 30–70°C with PID ±2°C stability. The mould needs uniform working temperature for foam to cure evenly. Room-temperature foaming gives you a fine outer surface and an under-cured core.

Align each cycle

Aligns the mould halves to ±0.1 mm each cycle via locating pins and side-locking wheels. If alignment drifts, you get foam squeeze-out at the parting line — every cabinet needs trimming after demould.

Open / close motion

Opens and closes between cycles with a rapid-travel + slow-close motion profile. Slamming aluminium moulds shut cracks the cavity edges; uniform clamping shuts smoothly.

The four sub-systems inside the fixture

Engineered as four independent sub-systems that work together. Each one can be serviced or upgraded without touching the others — which matters over a 15-year fixture lifetime.

Top fixture frame

Top fixture frame — holds the upper mould half, the front baffle and rear baffle (cabinet positioners), the side mold locking wheel, the pneumatic mold locking device and the locating pin. This is the part that needs the most fine-tuning during commissioning.

Guide column frame

Guide column frame — four hardened steel columns that the moving frame rides on. Linear bushings on each column, designed for 100,000+ cycles between maintenance. Column straightness is what determines mould alignment precision.

Moving frame & drive system

Moving frame & drive system — welded from steel profiles, stress-relieved, precision-machined. It carries the bottom mould half and connects to the lifting cylinders via cross-mounted pivot joints (which decouple lifting force from guide system, eliminating crawling/vibration).

Lifting drive unit

Lifting drive unit — top-mounted, four hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. Two-speed motion: rapid up/down for transport, slow speed during mould closing/opening to prevent shock. Standard travel 800–1,200 mm depending on mould height.

Electric servo drive vs pneumatic cylinder — which to pick

Two ways to drive the lifting motion. They have different trade-offs and different right-fit factories.

AspectElectric (servo)Pneumatic (4-cylinder)
Capex+15%baseline
Cycle time5–8 sec lift3–5 sec lift
Noise levelQuiet (~60 dB)Loud (~80 dB)
InfrastructureJust electricityCompressed air at 6–8 bar
MaintenanceQuarterly motor checksMonthly seal replacement, more wear
Best fitMedical / pharmaceutical / clean factories, low-noise zonesHigh-volume mainstream refrigerator factories with workshop air

Most of our customers pick pneumatic. Electric becomes the right call when noise regulations are strict, when the factory has no reliable compressed air supply, or when the application requires very precise positioning (rare for refrigerator foaming).

Heated platen and water/oil circulation — how the temperature control works

The fixture's heated platen does the same job as a hot plate — but it has to do it across a 2 m² surface with ±2°C uniformity. Here's the engineering inside.

Heat source

Heat source: external water heater or thermal oil heater (your choice; water for 30–70°C range, oil if you ever need above 70°C). Capacity sized to your mould — 24 kW typical for a 2.5 m island freezer fixture.

Distribution

Distribution: serpentine channels milled into the top fixture frame, 10–15 mm below the platen surface, spaced for even coverage. Water pipes inside the mould itself are red copper for thermal conductivity.

Control

Control: single-loop PID controller with a thermocouple at the platen center. Setpoint range 30–70°C, stability ±2°C measured at 9 sample points across the platen. Ramp from cold start to 50°C takes 25 min.

Standby mode

Standby mode: most factories leave the fixture in 30°C standby overnight to save the morning ramp. Total energy for standby is ~20% of working consumption.

Retrofitting an existing manual foaming station

About 30% of our fixture orders are retrofits — replacing an old manual / semi-auto fixture with our automated one while keeping the foaming machine and moulds in place. Here's how that works.

  1. 1

    Technical visit (3 days, USD 1.5K survey fee, refundable against order). Engineer maps your existing layout, ceiling height, foundation, electrical and air supply.

  2. 2

    Design freeze (1 week). We confirm the new fixture footprint, mounting plates that fit your existing moulds, and any civil works needed.

  3. 3

    Fixture fabrication (60–90 days, same as new-build).

  4. 4

    On-site swap (1–2 weeks). Remove old fixture, install foundation upgrades if needed, install new fixture, integrate with existing foaming machine.

  5. 5

    Commissioning (5–7 days). First-mould setup, calibration, 50 trial cabinets, operator training.

  6. Outcome: Outcome: throughput typically goes up 40–60% on the same cabinet line. Foam quality consistency (wall thickness variance) tightens from ±2 mm to ±0.5 mm. Operator headcount per fixture drops from 2–3 to 1.

What pairs with the fixture, and what service we provide

A fixture sits at the intersection of moulds, foaming machine, and PU recipe. Here's how it integrates and what we cover on the service side.

Mould compatibility

Mounting-compatible with all six refrigerator mould models in catalog §03. For non-UREXCEED moulds, we fabricate adapter plates from your mould drawings in 7–10 days.

Foaming machine interface

The fixture interfaces with the PU injection gate from any of our §05 PU foaming machines. Other-brand machines (Cannon, Hennecke, Krauss-Maffei) integrate with standard ISO connection fittings.

Linear / rotary line integration

For high-volume factories, the fixture can be ganged in a linear (5–8 fixtures in a row) or rotary (4–8 fixtures on a turntable) PU production line. See catalog §06.

Warranty

Standard 24-month warranty on frame and lifting drive, 12-month on the heated platen and seals. Wear parts (cylinder seals, locating pin bushings, heater elements) covered as ongoing spares.

Spare parts depots

We stock all critical spares in Shanghai (main), Istanbul (covers EU / Russia / MENA), Dammam (GCC + East Africa). Critical parts ship in 2–5 days.

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Часто задаваемые вопросы

What exactly is a mold fixture, and do I actually need one?
A mold fixture (also called mold jig or mold carrier) is the steel structure that holds your aluminium mould during PU injection and curing. It does four jobs: holds the mould halves together at clamping pressure, heats the platen to 40–60°C, aligns the mould precisely each cycle, and opens/closes between cycles. You absolutely need one — without it, the mould halves can't resist the ~1 ton of internal pressure that foaming generates, and the cabinet wall thickness drifts cycle-to-cycle. Some small factories try to weld their own; this usually ends with cabinet wall variance over ±2 mm and energy-class type-tests failing.
How does this fixture compare to a generic press or my homemade jig?
Three differences. (1) Clamping force is adjustable to 5 tons — most homemade jigs do one pressure setting and the operator hopes it's right. (2) Up/down motion is two-speed: rapid travel + slow close, which prevents the slamming that cracks aluminium mould edges. (3) Heated platen with PID ±2°C control — most generic presses are room-temperature, and you get fine-on-the-outside / under-cured-on-the-inside foam. Compared to a small hydraulic press, this fixture is purpose-built for PU foaming workflow, not generic compression.
Will it work with moulds I bought from a different supplier?
Yes, if the mould plate footprint and bolt pattern match. We ship the fixture with standard mounting plates that cover 90% of refrigerator-mould footprints on the market (Cannon Sigma format, Hennecke format, Chinese cluster standards). For non-standard moulds, we can fabricate an adapter plate from your mould drawings in 7–10 days for ~USD 2K. If you're buying both moulds and fixture from us in the same order, mounting is matched at design time and there's no adapter needed.
Electric drive or pneumatic — which one should I pick?
Electric (servo motor + ball screw) — quieter, more precise positioning, no compressed-air infrastructure needed, slightly higher capex (~15% more). Right choice for clean / regulated factories (medical refrigerator, pharmaceutical), low-noise zones, or factories with intermittent compressed air. Pneumatic (4-cylinder lifting) — faster cycle (3–5 sec vs 5–8 sec for electric), cheaper, easier to repair anywhere in the world. Right choice for high-volume mainstream refrigerator factories that already have a workshop air system. Most of our customers pick pneumatic.
How does the temperature control work, and how stable is it?
A heated platen built into the top frame, fed by a circulating hot-water (or thermal oil) loop with PID control. Setpoint range 30–70°C, stability ±2°C across the platen surface measured at 9 points. Heating ramp from cold start to 50°C takes about 25 minutes — most factories leave the fixture in standby at 30°C overnight, then ramp to working temperature 15 minutes before shift start. Water pipes inside the mould itself are red copper (better thermal conductivity, no corrosion).
How many cabinets per shift can one fixture handle?
Depends on the mould cycle, not the fixture. A horizontal chest freezer mould cycles at 6–10 minutes — that's 48–80 cabinets per shift on one fixture. A kitchen refrigerator mould (4-door upright) cycles at 15–20 min — 24–32 cabinets. Most refrigerator factories run 3–6 fixtures in parallel on a linear or rotary foaming line. Our fixture integrates with our linear and rotary PU foaming lines (catalog §06) at the mounting interface.
What's the lead time and what does on-site setup look like?
60–90 days from order to shipment. On-site: 2–3 weeks of civil works (foundation pad, drainage, water/oil heating supply, electrical or pneumatic hookup). Then our engineer team flies in for 5–7 days — assembly, calibration, first-mould commissioning, operator training. Travel and lodging included for orders over USD 30K. Standard warranty 24 months on the frame and lifting drive, 12 months on the heated platen and seals.
Can you retrofit my existing manual foaming station to use this fixture?
Often yes. We send a technical visit (~3 days, costed at travel + USD 1.5K survey fee, refundable against order) to map your existing layout, ceiling height, foundation, electrical and air supply. Most retrofit projects swap an old manual or semi-auto fixture for our automated one in 1–2 weeks of on-site work, with the foaming machine and moulds untouched. Throughput typically goes up 40–60% on the same cabinet line after retrofit.

Service & Support

Гарантия и сервис

Выезд на объект возможен во всех регионах, куда мы поставляли проекты.

On-Site Installation

Our engineers fly to your factory to supervise installation, layout verification, and first-run production.

Commissioning + Tuning

Trial run + parameter tuning to your local raw material, climate, and target product spec — until throughput meets contract.

Operator Training

5-10 day on-site training for production team, QC, and maintenance — bilingual manuals + video tutorials provided.

3-Year Warranty + Spares

Core equipment 3-year warranty, electrical 2-year. Spare parts in stock with global express shipment 24h dispatch.

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