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-

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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

In a total of 14 exhibits (eight at the own booth), Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG of Neustadt-Fernthal, Germany, presents its competence as a machine manufacturer for nearly all capacities and series, starting with the compact Boy XXS and Boy XS, going on to encapsulating and additive injection machines, and culminating in the Boy 100. 

Poffertjes silicone baking pan produced on an automated Boy 35 E VV (© Dr. Boy) 

Dr. Boy 

Spritzgießmaschinen

Spritzgießen

From Tabletop to Poffertjes 

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, Schwaig, Germany, has developed a web-based software solution to provide its customers with a central platform for a wide range of services. The modular myConnect system will open up access to a full range of online services from the injection molding machinery manufacturer. 

Online Service Platform myConnect 

Central Platform for a Wide Range of Services 

In the Industry 4.0 era – or more generally speaking, in the midst of the "digital transformation" currently taking place in the world – the networking of injection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment is proceeding apace. It is necessary to face the new challenges in the field of plant security. 

Wittmann Takes Care of Cyber Security when Networking Injection Molding Machines, Robots and Peripherals 

Software / Betriebssysteme / KI

The Attacker Remains Outside 

In preform manufacturing, power supply outages reduce system availability levels and have a negative impact on unit costs. In the form of its new CPP option, for challenging industrial situations Netstal-Maschinen AG, Näfels, Switzerland, is offering a practical solution for its PET-Line that can be amortized within a very short period and reliably ensures maximum system availability. 

Reliable Prevention of Short Shots 

Polyethylen

Qualitätssicherung

CPP Option for PET-Line Systems 

Leading up to the NPE, the Plastics Academy is inducting ten new members into its "Plastics Hall of Fame" this year, among them Dr. Karlheinz Bourdon, Senior Vice President Integration at the KraussMaffei Group. Our conversation on this occasion also covered the high points of injection molding machine development during his career and the integration of KraussMaffei into the company group of the Chinese owner. 

Interview with Dr. Karlheinz Bourdon on the Occasion of His Induction into the  "Plastics Hall of Fame" 

Innovationsmanagement

"Only Cooperation Can Get Us Ahead" 

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, Schwaig, Germany, presents the compact injection molding machine for high-speed applications Intelect S. This means that in the high-speed segment up to 1.800 kN both standard and high-speed machines will now run with all-electric drive technology. "Our in-house drive technology has advanced to a level that delivers not only fast cycle times and unparalleled process stability but also guarantees maximum energy efficiency," CEO Gerd Liebig explains 

Drive Technology for All-Electric Injection Molding Machines 

Medizintechnik

All-Electric Machine Series for High-Speed Parts 

The announcements in the field of injection molding give the impression that the developments of recent years are continuing. These include the increasing digitalization of injection molding production, as well as highly integrated production cells that combine very different competencies. The spotlight shines not only on the machinery, but rather on optimum system solutions for integrating molds and individually configured peripheries in the digital and the real world. 

Fakuma 2018: Injection Molding Networked and Integrated 

Steuerungen (Hardware und Software)

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

ERP-Systeme

Treibmittel

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Spritzprägen

Folientechnik (IMD, IML, FIM, u.a.)

Elastomer-Spritzgießen

Schaumspritzgießen

Temperiertechnik

Reinraumsysteme / -technik

The Communicative Machine 

Unplanned production downtime can have far-reaching consequences in an injection molding company until delays in delivery. In the form of e-connect.monitor, Engel offers a solution for analyzing the condition of critical machine components, which avoids unanticipated downtime. Following the introduction of two modules for monitoring plasticizing screws and ball screws, the company is now presenting further e-connect.monitor modules for condition monitoring of hydraulic pumps and hydraulic oil. 

Avoid Standstills by Permanently Monitoring Hydraulic Pumps and Hydraulic Oil 

Instandhaltung

Hydraulik-Komponenten

Hydraulikpumpen

So that the Heart of the Machine  Beats Longer 

Making a racket is part of the trade. In the past, tradesmen would do this at markets by swinging wooden rattles to attract attention. Today, instead, it is the industry which is trying to make its developments heard and accepted, for example at trade fairs and in the media. What has injection molding technology had to offer recently, aside from Industry 4.0? The answer is process developments that in the main expand the range of applications for plastic parts, mechanical assistance systems that enable consistently high part quality to be achieved more reliably, and the huge field of temperature control. 

New Ways to Attain Special Part Properties Are Advancing the Art of Injection Molding 

Steuern, Regeln

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Making a Racket for Plastics  

In one of the cavities, a control display is created in so-called dead-front design with a touch sensor. In the adjacent cavity, a component is made with faux-concrete surface aesthetics that can be lit from behind. At the Fakuma trade show, KraussMaffei and Leonhard Kurz demonstrate the degree of functional integration made possible by combining the IMD and IML film processes. The new IMD SI Duo film feed is the first-ever solution capable of positioning two decorative strips independently of each other. The first series application is already up and running. 

KraussMaffei and Leonhard Kurz Optimize the Combined IMD and IML Film Processes 

Industrieroboter

Oberflächentechnik

Kapazitive Sensoren

Three at One Blow 

The injection molding machine manufacturer Engel is improving employee safety in plastics processing with its newly developed safety guarding according to EN ISO 14120. Its modular concept supports straightforward configuration and installation. Thanks to the extensive selection of safety panels and functional elements such as control cabinets, cable ducts, and swivel and sliding doors, individual layouts can also be realized at reasonable cost. 

Newly Developed Modular Safety Guarding for Flexible Installation 

Arbeitsschutz, -sicherheit

Modular Safety 

Long glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene and polyamide are used in automotive lightweight construction especially where high impact toughness, very good crash behavior and low weight are required. However, care must be taken during injection molding, since not every screw is suitable for these materials. To maintain the fiber length reliably and obtain a uniform distribution of the fibers, Engel has developed a new plastification system especially for processing long glass-fiber-reinforced materials. 

Plastification System Optimized for Processing Long Glass Fiber Materials 

Faserverarbeitung

Better Part Properties thanks to Fewer Fiber Breakage 

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.

Engel Austria GmbH  

https://www.engelglobal.com

Werner Koch GmbH Maschinentechnik 

https://www.koch-technik.de

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

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