With the draft of the new OPC 40079 specification, the Joint Working Group of Euromap and OPC Foundation has published an Industrie 4.0-compatible interface with an extended range of functions and thus the successor standard to Euromap 67.

The new OPC 40079 specification defines an Industrie 4.0-compatible interface for standardized data exchange between injection molding machine and robot

Schnittstellenbasierte Automatisierungszelle

Automatisierungstechnik

Automatisierungszellen

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Standardized Data Exchange

In the wake of the developments in processing methods, the technology of ancillary equipment is also making advances. The key drivers of the developments are cost savings from increasing the energy efficiency of dryers and greater precision in dosing equipment.

From Drying with Compressed Air, through Precision in Dosing, to Conveying “Mikado Sticks”

Dosier- und Mischgeräte

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Klotz, Karlhorst, Dr.

Dosiergeräte

Trockner

Farbdosiergeräte

Dosieranlagen, allgemein

Dosierer

Trockner, Granulat-

Materialhandling

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Fördersysteme

Closing a Gap

CMG Granulators will be at Plastics Recycling World Expo 2021 in Essen, Germany, as well as at Packaging & Recycling 2021 in Milano, Italy, both trade fairs taking place on 29/30 September 2021.

High capacity shredding & grinding system

CMG Granulators: Trade Fair Presences in September

Kreyenborg has planned, delivered, and put into operation a tailor-made mixing system, to be used by a customer for a wide range of regrinds.

Two Universal Quick Mixers are part of the customized mixing system.

Flexible Mixing System for the Recycling Sector

For Moretto, a leading company in the production of automated systems for the plastics processing industry, the K 2022 was a successful fair both in terms of visitors number and for the great amount of high quality requests received.

For Moretto, the K show proved to be not only a great exhibition, but also a contact and sharing opportunity.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

kunststoffe-international.com

kunststoffe.de

Nachhaltigkeit

Umweltmanagement

Beyond All Expectations

Pumps, filters and pelletizers for the polymer industry.

Maag‘s melt pump Entrex has been upgraded for processes dealing with higher contamination levels and larger particles on the recycling market.

Messe Chinaplas

Sortierer

Maag Group at Chinaplas 2023

Mold breathing provides useful information about the processes that occur in the mold and the cavity. Mold-maker Schneider Form and injection molding machine-maker Engel have recognized the potential which this process variable offers and have worked intensively on it for several years, albeit by adopting different approaches. They recently carried out joint tests on bumper molds using a two-platen injection molding machine with a clamping force of 40,000 kN and then swapped experiences.

Bumper molds were the focus of mold-breathing studies aimed at process optimization. The photo shows an example from the bumper portfolio of Schneider Form

Comparative Methods for Determining Mold Breathing

Spritzgießen

Energiemanagement / Smart Home

Installationstechnik

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Druck- / Kraftsensoren

Messtechnik

Sensoren / Messwertaufnehmer

Spritzgießmaschinen

Using Breathing Signals for  Process Optimization

They are needed in thousands of units in Dutch greenhouses: plant pots. TN Plastics from Netherlands produces these thin-walled containers with Arburg injection molding machines in high quality and large volumes, around the clock, 363 days a year and above all resource-efficiently – using the own PP recyclate.

The terracotta-colored plant pots consist of 100 % recycled material. The recycling loop is based on a take-back system operated by the dealers

How TN Plastics Produces Thin-Walled Containers Resource-Efficiently

Production Brought to Growth

The quality of injection molded parts and the process stability are still heavily dependent on the knowledge and experience of the process technician. However, the ever increasing degree of freedom creates complex interrelationships between part quality and process parameters. At K 2019, IKV and an industrial consortium will demonstrate how algorithms based on artificial intelligence can support machine operators during the process setup by using machine data and quality data.

Fully interconnected manufacturing cell with data feedback to the injection molding machine

Model-Based Process Setup by Fully Interconnected Production in Injection Molding

Beyond Human Capabilities

ARBURG is one of the world‘s leading manufacturers of plastic processing machines. The product portfolio encompasses ALLROUNDER injection moulding machines with clamping forces of between 125 and 6,500 kN, the freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing, plus robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions, and further peripheral equipment.

ARBURG GmbH + Co KG  

https://www.arburg.com

Abkantmaschinen, -pressen, -bänke

Blechbearbeitungsmaschinen

Maschinen für die spanlose Fertigung

Additive Fertigung

Anlagen für die Additive Fertigung

Antriebselemente

Lineartechnik

Maschinenelemente

Ceramic-Injection-Moulding, CIM

Condition Monitoring für die Qualitätssicherung

Industrie 4.0 für die Qualitätssicherung

Energieeffizienz

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

Kennzahlen

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Kennzahlen, Q-Leitstand, Q-Monitor

Qualitätssicherung

Kühlelemente, aktive

Kühlkörper

Elektromechanik

Software

Management-Informationssysteme

Medizintechnik

Mehrfarben-Spritzgießmaschinen

Mikrobauteile

Montage

Montagetechnik

Mikrospritzgießen

Mischer

NE-Metalle

Metall Werkstoffe

PUR-Schäummaschinen

Schäumen / Reaktive Verarbeitung

Partikelschäumen

Produktionssystem

Rapid Manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping

Reinraumsysteme / -technik

Reinraumtechnik

Betriebsausrüstung / Betriebsmittel

Reporting-Tools

Rückverfolgbarkeit, Traceability

Schnecken und Plastifiziersysteme

Schnecken und Zylinder

Simulation

Spanneinrichtungen

Systemperipherie

Spritzgieß-Zubehör und Einzelteile

Stetigförderer

Fördertechnik

Logistik

Vorbeugende Instandhaltung für die spanende Fertigung

Industrie 4.0 für die spanende Fertigung

Injection molding manufacturer Engel and technology group Heraeus have succeeded in slashing cycle times in the injection molding of amorphous metals. In so doing, the two system partners have rendered these alloys, which possess special properties, amenable to large-scale production over a wide range of end uses. The K 2019 trade fair will see two-component parts made of amorphous metal and silicone being produced for the first time – inside a fully automated manufacturing cell.

Premiere for the two-component AMM process. A silicone seal is directly molded onto the parts, which are made of amorphous metal

Engel and Heraeus to Demo a New Processing Unit for Large-Scale Production

Hybridtechnik

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Hybrid-Spritzgießen (Metall / Kunststoff)

Amorphous Metals Combined  with Elastomers

ENGEL, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, is one of the globally leading companies in plastics processing machines. From individual injection moulding machines to integrated and automated production cells, ENGEL offers customised solutions for thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomer processing from a single source. ENGEL injection moulding solutions are used, for example, to manufacture automotive components, housings and other parts for electrical and electronic products, household goods, toys and leisure articles, packaging, and products for medical technology and health care. ENGEL‘s leading market position is founded on two cornerstones: on the one hand, high-technology business that initiates permanent further development and on the other hand, large-scale production to make our cost-intensive development work financially affordable. With nine production plants in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as subsidiaries and representatives in more than 85 countries, ENGEL has a global presence. From its foundation in 1945 to the present day, ENGEL has always been 100 percent family-owned.

Engel Austria GmbH  

https://www.engelglobal.com

Industrieroboter

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Pressen von Kunststoffen

Technische Kunststoffe

Thermoplaste

Temperieren

Wärmebehandlung

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

It is not new to state that injection molding is a cyclic process. However, injection molding manufacturers are now concentrating on another cycle. Machine concepts for processing bioplastics or recyclates are being optimized, the energy efficiency of machines increased, and rejects minimized in order to contribute to the circular economy.

Circular Economy and Digitalization Are Key Issues for Machine Manufacturers

Spritzgieß-Sonderverfahren

The Eternal Circle

 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario/Canada, has launched its new NexPET system – a mid-volume PET preform molding solution purpose-built to help producers introduce multiple new applications into the market more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before.

The NexPET system is designed for medium volume PET preform molding

Polyethylen

 A Solution to Accommodate Niche Brands

Since 2007, one major construction project has followed another at Arburg in Lossburg, Germany: customer center, assembly hall, tradeshow logistics hall, training center and currently the next assembly hall. While environmentally friendly construction and production methods have long been established at the site, the company is now announcing an eco-efficiency program for the injection molding world, bearing the name “Arburg Green World.”

Gerhard Böhm, Sales Director at Arburg (left), and Michael Hehl, Managing Partner: “We have understood the challenge.” 

Arburg Is Pursuing a Closed Value Chain for Plastics

Digitale Transformation

Wirtschaft

Innovationen und neue Technologie

Ressourcenmanagement

Produktion

Green Wave

Injection molding machine manufacturer Engel and the peripheral equipment manufacturer Koch have jointly developed an OPC UA interface for the integration of machines for mixing and dosing thermoplastic materials on injection molding machines.

The Austrian Injection molding machine manufacturer Engel and the German peripheral equipment manufacturer Koch have jointly developed an OPC UA interface for the integration of machines for mixing and dosing thermoplastic materials on injection molding machines.

With immediate effect, dosing and mixing units by Koch can be integrated with the CC300 control unit of the Engel injection molding machines via OPC UA and operated via the control panel on the machines. With its service-oriented, platform-independent and freely scalable structure, OPC UA offers both great flexibility and a high degree of data security. The communications model is increasingly asserting itself as a standard in the injection molding industry.

Today, the mixing ratio of the base material, additives and master batches are still set manually in many applications. To do this, a separate control unit is typically required on the injection molding machine. The integration of dosing and mixing units with the machine control unit offers the advantage of being able to directly transfer the parts dataset, and with it the recipe, directly to the dosing unit on mounting the mold in order to automatically configure the mixing ratio. The dosing process is centrally controlled via the machine display, removing the need for the additional control unit. Alerts from the dosing and mixing unit are also output via the CC300 machine panel. As result, dosing becomes a more convenient experience for production employees, and the risk of input errors is reduced. Storing process data together also makes the production batch easier to trace.

Engel injection molding machines can currently use OPC UA to talk to a large range of peripheral devices. They include temperature control units, hot runners and LSR dosing systems, for which EUROMAP recommendations also exist. Dosing and mixing units for thermoplastics have now been added. Standardized interfaces considerably simplify communication with the production cell independently of the manufacturer. This is why Engel is joining forces with other companies in the plastics industry to strongly promote standardization.

Werner Koch GmbH Maschinentechnik 

https://www.koch-technik.com

Engel and Koch enable the integration of dosing and mixing units with the injection moulding machine control unit via OPC UA.

2022-05-17 Engel + Koch

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