CoreTech System Co. Ltd., the leading provider of engineering simulation solutions for the plastics industry, has named S&T Consulting Hungary Kft. (S&T) as its first Moldex3D Authorized Certification Center (MACC) in Central Europe.  

CoreTech System Co. Ltd. Named S&T Consulting in Hungary  

Spritzgießsimulation

Prozesssimulation

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

First Moldex3D Authorized Certification Center in Central Europe 

Frimo group’s global development strategy, focused on Europe, Asia and North America, has started on September 23, with the opening of the TechCenter in Lotte, Germany. It is supported by the world product strategy, adjusting machines and plants to regional aspects and requirements. 

Polyurethan

World Product Strategy: Non-Stop Development 

Nobody questions the significance of the Middle Kingdom’s economy today. A major share of the upswing that European plastics machine suppliers and plastics producers experienced in autumn 2009 was due to the fact that Chinese plastics processors were able to obtain materials, machines and plants only to a certain extent, and up to a certain level of technology, from domestic suppliers. Considering the product portfolio presented by the machinery and plant engineering companies from Greater China (Peoples’ Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) at K2010, it became clear that these enterprises are not usually technological trendsetters. 

Spritzgießen

Extrusion

Blasformen

Greater China at K2010: Driving Force, but no Think Tank 

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

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Toys: Sustainability in the Children’s Room 

Not everything that glistens in the Italian plastics industry is now gold. But the raw data do at least suggest that the land south of the Alps is again experiencing an upswing. Perhaps Plast 2012 in early May will provide an indication of how long the current high will last. 

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Italy: Upswing in the South 

Supplying material from an octabin or big bag often requires the use of additional personnel to empty the container completely. A new type of unloading station ensures complete emptying without manual intervention and has been designed specifically to meet the production requirements for medical devices. 

Medizintechnik

Automation: Wave Movement Ensures Material Supply 

In both electric and hybrid vehicles, one class of materials with an impressively low specific weight is increasingly taking center stage – plastics. The article explains the direction in which the future technology electromobility is headed and the applications that this opens up for plastics. 

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Future Opportunities: Plastics Technology and Electromobility 

Engel Austria ended the last financial year with sales of EUR 950 million. That is a new company record. The management expects further growth in the coming years. At the K 2013, the machine manufacturer is presenting an extended product range and series-production lightweight construction processes. 

Spritzgießmaschinen

Engel Austria: Power Ahead 

If we consider modern product design in an international context, we inevitably encounter the question of whether there is a universal design that can be internationally successful in all markets, or whether customers’ cultural differences and individual tastes, or the inherent dynamic in individual markets, are too great. Universal design or addressing individual target groups – which is the correct strategy? 

Produkt- / Formteildesign

Produktentwicklung(sprozess)

Universal or Individual?: Product Design in an International Environment 

Thanks to improved properties, plastics crosslinked by irradiation are increasingly offering an economic alternative to high-performance thermoplastics. Dr. Andreas Ostrowicki and Uwe Stenglin have been involved with this process since the very beginning and speak here about rapidly developed applications, promising ideas and how mid-size companies can keep up with the chemistry giants. 

Polyamide

Sondermaschinen

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Crosslinked Plastics: A Radiant Future for Materials Properties 

On March 19 and 20, 2014, the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) is presenting another International Colloquium of Plastics Technology. With the slogan “Nachwuchs, Netzwerk, Innovationen” (New Generation, Network, Innovations), the research crucible is presenting its entire portfolio. Visitors can look forward to a revised event concept with top-class talks and innovative processing techniques. 

Beratung und Consulting

Plastics Technology Colloquium: The Plastics Technology Olympic Games 

Georg Menshen GmbH & Co. KG, Finnentrop, Germany, presented new closure solutions at interpack 2014. Since an assembly step is eliminated, a one-part flip-top cap for use with detergents and cleaning agents offers a less expensive ­alternative to the push-pull closures that have predominantly been used here in the past, but is still reminiscent to a push-pull closure in design. Moreover, the ­reduced material consumption conserves resources and the environment. 

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Falling industrial production, lack of public investment, cash flow problems for small and medium-sized enterprises, rising unemployment, especially among young people, restraint in private consumption – the omens ahead of the Plast plastics trade fair in Milan in early May look anything but good. Yet, there are signs of green shoots, at least in the plastics industry. 

The Italian Plastics Industry Has High Hopes for Plast 

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Europa

Kunststoffhandel

A Country Running to Stand Still 

The processing of plastics with outstanding chemical or mechanical properties presents a major challenge to processors. Weiss Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG, Illertissen, Germany, specializes in the processing of such materials, for example for applications in the engine compartment, in the body structure of cars, in the chassis of commercial vehicles or (as sensor housings) in truck tires. Metals are frequently substituted and additional functions are integrated into the plastic parts. At its fair booth, Weiss Kunststoffverarbeitung will be demonstrating i. a. a sensor housing for truck tire pressure control systems that is produced in large quantities by 2C injection molding with injected TPE seal (Fig.), as well as automotive components such as brake servo housings made from a glassfiber-reinforced polyamide that as a highly viscous material makes high demands on the process control. 

Weiss Kunststoffverarbeitung 

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Sophisticated Parts of High-Performance Materials 

Milacron Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, as a provider of integrated solutions, is bundling different activities in a variety of plastics processing disciplines under one roof. Products and systems from Mold-Masters, DME, Tirad and Cimcool will therefore also be on show on the fair stand alongside Milacron injection molding machines. The company is also pursuing the solution-oriented combination of different technologies in the manufacturing cells being demonstrated on Lake Constance. 1C Razors will be produced on one side of a combined 1C and 2C mold, while 2C razors are produced on the other side – all in one cell. An integrated, fully automated robot system removes or repositions the parts. A Ferromatik F120 is used here that with its vast array of options has been specially adapted to the demands of this application. 

Milacron 

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Everything under One Roof 

New Multi-Layered Lenses for LED Headlights 

In project Optisys, Simcon collaborated with world-leading automotive industry suppliers to develop multi-layered glass-free lenses for LED headlights. 

An increasing share of of luxury segment and midsize cars use LED headlights. Because LEDs generate less heat than classic incandescent bulbs, this has created an opportunity to replace glass elements in the lenses with lighter and less expensive lenses made of translucent plastic, which meet the same optical requirements as their glass counterparts. In project Optisys, Simcon, a technology leader in injection moulding simulation, collaborated with world-leading automotive industry suppliers to develop multi-layered glass-free lenses for LED headlights. 

Micro-structures on the surface of the lens 

The key development objectives of project Optisys were to use microstructures to improve the scattering of light, while reducing the volume and size of lenses, using the principles of Fresnel lenses. These microstructures are generated on the surface of the part during the injection molding process, using geometries that are engraved directly into the mold. Simcon developed the capability to model these structures specifically for project Optisys. Going forward, Simcon is now offering this kind of simulation as a service. This functionality is also being integrated into Simcon’s injection moulding simulation solution CADMOULD. 

High optical quality of the lenses through multi-step injection molding process 

The high optical quality of the lenses is achieved using a multi-layered structure comprised of different materials, such as PMMA and PMMI. To optimize the design of this thick, multilayered free-form lens, Simcon deployed the optimization solution Varimos, which is fully integrated with CADMOULD. It harnesses the speed and accuracy of CADMOULD’s simulation engine to rapidly explore different combinations of parameters in an automated fashion, and then mathematically optimize part geometry and production parameters. “In this way, the artificial intelligence integrated in Varimos automatically explores and learns the impact of different parameters like thickness of layers, gate locations, injection temperatures. And then it computes the optimal solution, based on what it has learned.”, explains Max Mades, project manager at Simcon. 

In project Optisys, Simcon collaborated closely with several partners including Hella GmbH & Co. KgaA, a world-leading supplier of headlights and lighting systems, KrausMaffei Group GmbH, a global producer of machinery for the production and processing of plastics, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Mechanics IWM. The project was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 

Simcon GmbH  

https://www.simcon.com

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Temperatures inside the multi-layered structure, during the filling oft he third component (intersectional view), Project Optisys (© Simcon) 

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