At the introductory press conference for K 2022, Dr Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology, outlined the company’s evolving strategic focus.

Senior Director for Technology Dr. Thorsten Thümen announces several premieres at K 2022.

16:9

Spritzgießen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

kunststoffe-international.com

kunststoffe.de

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Energieeffizienz

Elektrische Antriebe für Spritzgießmaschinen

Antriebe

Elektrische Antriebe

Spritzgießmaschinen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

New High-Speed Machine for the Packaging Market

On 1 August 2022, Stalinjose Selvanayagam has taken up his position as Managing Director of the sales and service subsidiary of Engel in Mumbai.

Stalinjose Selvanayagam heads Engel‘s sales and service subsidiary in Mumbai as managing director.

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Personalmanagement

Produktion

Stalinjose Selvanayagam is New Managing Director

Dr. Boy is picking up on the main themes of K 2022 with two trade show premieres and other specific applications. One of these themes, which Boy has espoused, is the digitalization or increasing networking of the plastics industry.

The diverse elements of the Boy digitalization package.

Hybridtechnik

Steuerungen (Hardware und Software)

Automatisierungstechnik

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

New Control System before the Premiere

In a joint application center for thin-wall packaging, companies Sabic and Netstal have optimized the materials, equipment and process of the technology.

Injection Compression Molding of Down-Gauged Packaging Applications

Verpackungsmaterial

Logistik

Spritzprägen

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Verpackungstechnik

Verpackungsmaschinen

Thinner Packaging Items  without Loss of Quality

How the direct compounding opens up new potential to reduce CO2 footprint – also for smaller components thanks to a further development from KraussMaffei.

DCIM technology enables injection molding and compounding in a single heating process.

Efficiency Meets Sustainability: Systematically Reduce Costs and CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

Extruder

Extrusionsanlagen

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Compoundieren

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Cost-Effective Direct Compounding for Medium-Sized Components

Rodinger Kunststoff-Technik supports their customers all the way from product development and prototype molds to a product ready for serial production.

Tiny structures in the cavity of a Lab-on-a-Chip cartridge: complex and filigree geometries such as these can be efficiently manufactured by injection molding thanks to high-precision mold technology and special plastics.

Manufacturing Materials to Laboratory Standards

Reinraumtechnik

Betriebsausrüstung / Betriebsmittel

Medizintechnik (KU)

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Plastics: the Obvious Choice

The sensor technology specialist elobau claims a vertical integration of 90 percent – above average for the industry.

The individual gripper can pick up the separated magnets of both variants and insert them into the mold with the correct pole position.

 Flexible Turnkey System for Magnet-Equipped Nano Push Button Switches  at elobau

Automatisierungszellen

Magnetsensoren

Messtechnik

Sensoren / Messwertaufnehmer

Overmolding in Correct Polarity

At K 2022, Engel, with its partners Alpla Group, Brink and IPB Printing, is presenting a quantum leap for the packaging industry. Thin-wall containers can for the first time be produced from PET directly by injection molding in only one process step.

Fig. 1. The thin-walled containers are injection molded from rPET.

Schmelzefilter

Polyethylenterephthalat

Thermoplaste

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Processing rPET by Thin-Wall  Injection Molding

Netstal presents new solutions for high-performance injection molding in Düsseldorf.

aXos control unit with “Smart Operation:” the guided machine operation enables users to achieve additional productivity increases.

Medizintechnik

Medizinprodukte

Fast, Precise and Networked

GS Kunststofftechnik produces hollow bodies made of recycled polypropylene in an injection molding process for Unidome Deutschland GmbH, which replace up to 40 percent of concrete in building ceilings.

The displacers are particularly useful in multistory buildings with large ceilings, balconies and foundations with thicknesses between 18 and 50 cm. With displacers, builders can reduce concrete up to 40 %.

Less CO<sub>2</sub> in Construction: Plastic Displacers Replace Concrete

Bauwesen

Beton

Baustoffe

Ecologically Sustainable Construction with Plastics

In the conception of functionally integrated and injection molding-appropriate designs, SimpaTec supports the company with up-to-date simulation expertise.

Flooded with water: the new generation of e-bike frames is manufactured by the WAIM process.

Holistic Product Development of a Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Bicycle Frame

Kohlenstofffasern / -matten

Verstärkungsstoffe

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Nachhaltigkeit

Umweltmanagement

Spritzgießsimulation

Software

Simulation

Analysetools, FEM

Drop by Drop

With the MicroJect Advanced, Faurecia, a company of the Forvia Group, is presenting a new manufacturing process for foam injection molding.

Single-source component: the door panel comes directly from the injection-molding machine as a ready-to-install visible component with different grains.

New Injection Molding Technology for Foamed Parts with Class A Surfaces

Schaumspritzgießen

Werkzeugbeschichten

Dienstleistungen

Dienstleistungen in der Metallbearbeitung

Design Surfaces thanks to Innovative Mold Coating

The injection molding machine manufacturer Arburg and the simulation software supplier Simcon presented the first filling simulation directly on the injection molding machine three years ago.

The new tool works on any Arburg injection molding machine with Gestica control.

Exclusive Interview with Werner Faulhaber of Arburg and Paul Filz of Simcon

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

“We Tear down Walls”

On 17 October 2022, Vanessa Malena, previously COO of Engel Machinery Inc., took over as President of the North American headquarters of Engel Austria.

Personen

Engel North America with New President

Under the motto “It‘s all Wittmann”, Wittmann Battenfeld is presenting its machines and systems in the new Wittmann design for the first time.

Automation cell with SmartPlus 90 for manufacturing a spirit level.

Biokunststoffe

Naturmaterialien

Green DC Current for the Injection Molding Machine

5. International Injection Moulding Conference (IIMC)

The conference‘s thematic focus will be on the automotive industry. Experts from the field of injection molding from around the world are expected to Aachen, Germany, on 20 to 21 September 2023.

The biennial event will bring experts from the field of injection molding from around the world to Aachen on 20th and 21st September 2023. The conference‘s thematic focus this year will be on applications, products, and technologies in the automotive industry.

The dynamic automotive sector is facing numerous challenges that will be examined from the perspective of injection molding. The IIMC will engage in discussions and presentations that specifically address topics such as sustainability, digitalization, innovative advances in interior design, and the latest technologies in structural components. Various aspects will be explored to unravel the complexity of these issues and collaboratively develop solutions.

The program includes five sessions covering the following topics:

<ul><li>Carbon footprint as an indicator of sustainability</li><li>Increasing sustainability in the injection molding process</li><li>Foam injection molding for function integration</li><li>Multi-component applications in the automotive industry</li><li>Assistance systems and HMI</li></ul>

The presentations will showcase the latest research findings and provide insights into current experiences and developments within the industry. All presentations will be delivered in English.

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Praxis at the Plastics Innovation Center

The exceptional venue for this year‘s IIMC deserves special mention. For the first time, the conference will take place at the state-of-the-art Plastics Innovation Center of the Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University on the Campus Melaten. Participants will benefit from the direct proximity between conference rooms and the technical center, enabling a close interconnection between theory and practice. With conference rooms and the technical center located vis-à-vis, the lecture program is presented with a view of the injection molding technical center, where various processes and innovations will be demonstrated live during the event days. Participants will have the unique opportunity to experience theoretical content directly in practice.

The networking breaks will provide ample opportunity to interact with experts and industry partners on-site. Additionally, there will be a tabletop exhibition featuring various partner companies in the technical center‘s facilities, facilitating intensive exchange on innovative products and services.

<a href="http://www.iimc-aachen.com/" target="_blank">Find out more about the conference.</a>

Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung IKV in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen

https://www.ikv-aachen.de

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