KB Components acquires Placell AB in Gislaved, Sweden and will integrate the operations in its European Injection Molding business. After completion of the acquisition the company will be renamed to KB Components Placell AB.  

Integration to the European Injection Molding Business 

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Spritzgießmaschinen

Spritzgießen

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

KB Components Acquires Placell AB 

Currently, the plastics industry is fully focused on the topics of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). At K 2016, plastics machinery manufacturers presented the first solutions to integrated manufacturing, in which all products speak the same language. Work on a standardized data protocol for Industry 4.0 is now so far advanced that there is a solid basis in place for operating smart factories. There will be an important role here for the architecture of future control systems. 

New Control Concepts for Plastics Machinery in the Context of Industry 4.0 and IoT  

Steuerungen (Hardware und Software)

Mensch-Maschine-Interface

Auswerte- und Analysesoftware

Industrie 4.0

Connectivity (Bussysteme, Telekommunikation, 4G / 5G, WLAN)

The Digital Twin Extends  the Business Model 

Ford has selected desktop 3D printers to create various assembly tools, and can now produce jigs and fixtures, and even in highly complex designs, in-house at low cost. Ultimaker¿s open filament system enables the automaker to create parts with various filaments from a range of material manufacturers and meet specific material properties exactly. 

Ford Uses Additive Manufacturing with FDM Technology for Producing Assembly Tools in its Automotive Production 

Additive Fertigung

Printed Tools for High-Volume Production  

Arburg expands further into Southeast Asia. On 17 May 2019, Andrea Carta, Arburg Director of Overseas Sales, together with Ratree Boonsay, Managing Director Arburg Thailand and Dr. Alexander Raubold, Counsellor Economic and Commercial Affairs of the German embassy in Bangkok, officially opened the new subsidiary building in Samutprakarn, one of Thailand's leading industrial regions. 

Largest Arburg Showroom in Southeast Asia 

Arburg Expansion in Thailand 

According to Graphical Research, a business research firm, there is a bright future ahead for the global automotive plastics market driven by rising needs of the automotive industry. The market size is projected to surpass USD 50 billion by 2024. 

Significant Growth in All Segments 

Kunststoffhandel

Automotive Plastics Market Forecasts to 2024 

3D Printing technology may lend a hand in preventing the spread of the Coronavirus. 

Hands Free Door Opener from Materialise 

3D Printing Helps Contain the Coronavirus 

Friday, 6 March 2020 marked the opening ceremony of Arburg¿s new Training Center measuring 13,700 square metres at the company¿s headquarters in Lossburg.  

More Space, More Digitalisation, More Focus On Customers 

Automatisierungstechnik

New Arburg Training Center 

Engel Austria GmbH, Schwertberg, Austria, presents the next generation of the all-electric e-cap injection molding machine series for beverage caps. The production of 29/25 lightweight caps on a new e-cap 380 machine makes it clear how continuously increasing requirements can be combined with the shortest cycle times, the highest precision and lowest energy consumption. 

Engel Presents the Next Generation e-cap 

Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

High Stability and Precision  

Wittmann Battenfeld USA is providing essential machinery and equipment to battle the pandemic. 

The Company has been Deemed an Essential Business by the State of Connecticut 

Wittmann Battenfeld USA Open for Business During COVID-19 Crisis 

The EMVA announces that based on the high dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic development the EMVA Business Conference 2020 in Sofia is cancelled.  

One-day Conference in Online Format is Planned for June 

Extrusion

Europa

EMVA Business Conference in Sofia is Shifted to 2021 

Huhtamaki, Espoo/Finland, is expanding the production of its CE marked high-quality protective face shields for health care workers and others that need increased hygiene and safety protection. This is on the back of its recent scaling up of the industrial manufacture of protective face shields (PFS) at its folded carton unit in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Initially this was the result of a partnership with a local partner, seeking to alleviate the severe shortage of personal protective equipment for local health care workers fighting COVID-19. 

Up to 8 Million Shields per Week in June 

Huhtamaki Expands its Manufacture of Face Shields 

A look back to the early years of the 20th century shows toys made of metal and wood. For the most part they are produced at home, very few can afford machines. Celluloid and over the years other plastics change the face of the toy industry. Today many companies produce their articles on automated machines and in large quantities from plastics. 

Thermoplaste

Toys: Excursion through a Century of Children’s Bedrooms 

Besides drugs, also plastics have revolutionized the possibilities of medical treatment in a particular way. Hereby, the demands placed on product development are just as varied. Today syringes, prostheses, joints, and heart valves are being manufactured successfully with plastic. 

Medizintechnik

Medical Technology: In the Service of Health 

About 65 years ago, the construction industry started to use plastics in the form of pipe and windows. Over the course of years, this class of materials opened up new fields of application. Today, building with fiberreinforced plastics is its own branch within the construction industry, a branch that allows to realize unconventional and unforgettable ideas. 

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Kunststoff-Rohre

Construction: Playroom for Architects and Engineers 

What has been the status quo in many branches of industry for a long time, is now growing to be a major issue in toy manufacturing too: sustainable products and their resource-conserving production. At the International Toy Fair held in Nuremberg, Germany, from February 3 to 8, these trend topics were considered under the slogan “Toys go green”, focusing not only on the toys themselves, but also on their production. 

Biokunststoffe

Toys: Sustainability in the Children’s Room 

Additional to the production of protective glasses, Arburg has now launched a further project against the spread of the corona virus and produces reusable face masks. 

After Arburg started producing protective glasses on Allrounder injection moulding machines at its headquarters in Lossburg (Germany) in mid-April, the mechanical engineering company has now launched an additional project to combat the spread of the coronavirus: Since 11 May, face masks are injection moulded from LSR (liquid silicone rubber) and PP (polypropylene). 

About 3,500 of these multifunctional high-tech masks are expected to be produced daily under series production conditions. The product will initially be used to protect the company's own employees worldwide and will then be distributed as quickly as possible via the district of Freudenstadt to hospitals and care facilities. 

"We are involved in various aid initiatives and are also push internal company projects such as this face mask. The demand is enormous. We are receiving specific requests from hospitals and nursing homes from all over the region," says Gerhard Böhm, Arburg Managing Director Sales, regarding the current situation. 

"We developed the high-quality and sustainable masks made of flexible LSR and PP ourselves and additively manufactured the first prototypes with our Freeformers. The LSR component and mould simulation was carried out using the Sigmasoft software from Sigma Engineering. In a record time of only around five weeks, our partners Polar-Form and Foboha built the corresponding injection moulds for the LSR and PP components. This means that we can now start series production in Lossburg." 

The companies Ewikon (cold runner) and Männer (hot runner) were also involved in the implementation of the mould technology. Other partners were Barth Mechanik (gripper) and Packmat (packaging technology), the raw material for several 10,000 masks was sponsored by the chemical group Wacker and Borealis. 

The flexible masks do much more than act as a simple fabric mouthguard: The multifunctional product consists of a soft LSR mask that is put over the nose and mouth and a firm PP shield with eyelets for attaching elastic bands. In the middle there is a standardised connection with a hole (DIN EN ISO 5356-1:2004). 

The opening is sealed with a flow gate to protect against infection in everyday life, e.g. for professional meetings or shopping at the supermarket. This diverts the breathing air downwards and thus significantly reduces the risk of infection. In the next expansion stage, a filter housing can be fitted on the opening. Arburg intends to manufacture this component in cooperation with partners very soon. The companies involved in this project are Weber (mould), Günther (hot runner technology), Küfner (filter), Herrmann Ultraschall (welding technology) and Packmat (packaging technology). By using corresponding FFP2 or FFP3 filters, doctors and nurses, for example, can reliably protect themselves from viruses or bacteria when in direct contact with sick people. The masks are designed for multiple use and can be easily sterilised. 

"It was also important for us to take advantage of the performance of plastic materials and to create a product that is suitable for long-term use. In this way, resources can be conserved," emphasizes Dr. Thomas Walther, Head of the Application Technology Department at Arburg. The temper-free LSR material of type Elastosil LR 5040 is suitable for food contact applications according to FDA CFR 21 §177.2600 and BfR XV. "Silicones", and has been tested for biocompatibility. In addition, the LSR has good sealing properties, a high tear resistance and can be easily sterilised. 

"We expect to produce at least 15,000 of these masks per week in two-shift operation. If we were to work around the clock, it would even be possible to double this number," explains Manuel Frick, who as an LSR expert at Arburg designed the product. 

Two electric injection moulding machines are being used for this purpose. An Allrounder 570 A with a clamping force of 2,000 kN produces the LSR masks at the Arburg Training Center using a 4-cavity mould from Polar-Form, while an Allrounder 470 E Golden Electric with a clamping force of 1,000 kN and a 2-cavity mould from Foboha simultaneously produces the associated PP shields at the Customer Center. The larger injection moulding machine operates with a LSR dosing system from Elmet and a six-axis robot from Kuka, which, in a sophisticated demoulding process, removes the flexible masks from the mould and places them on a conveyor belt. In the second machine, the PP shields are handled more easily by a linear Multilift Select robotic system. Finally, the PP shield is manually placed on the silicone mask with interlocking, this is completed with the corresponding elastic bands and packed. By using a temper-free LSR, this step can be carried out without disruptive production stops caused by the time-consuming and energy-intensive tempering of the component. 

The first contingents of face masks are being distributed to the company's own employees worldwide and to partners who have been significantly involved. In the next step, the district of Freudenstadt will take over the additional coordination and distribution to hospitals, care facilities and civil defence organisations. 

ARBURG GmbH + Co KG  

https://www.arburg.com

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