The new head of the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Greater China) will be responsible for sales, service and project management.

Spritzgießen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Spritzgießmaschinen, Spritzpressen

Kunststoffverarbeitungsmaschinen

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Spritzgießmaschinen

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Automatisierungstechnik

New Vice President of Asia-Pacific Region

For the first time, Engel‘s traditional in-house exhibition will be a virtual event, enabling even more customers, partners and interested parties from all regions of the world to join in.

The virtual, interactive platform gives all customers, partners and interested parties worldwide a safe, and at the same time efficient, option for taking part in the Engel live e-symposium 2021

16:9

Digitale Transformation

Wirtschaft

Innovationen und neue Technologie

Seminare, Schulungen, Kongresse

Dienstleistungen

Engel Takes Symposium to its Customers

By the end of the year, Germany‘s largest used injection molding machine will be on its way from southern Germany via Amsterdam to Mumbai. Gindumac organizes the complete logistic handling with the customer.

All components of the large machine, such as the plasticizing unit in the picture, have to be removed and packed for long distance transport to India

Komponenten für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Gebrauchtmaschinenhandel

Dienstleistungen in der Metallbearbeitung

Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

Sondermaschinen

Gebrauchtmaschinen

Betriebstechnik für Kunststoffverarbeitung (Peripherie)

Gindumac Receives Big Order from India

The Wilhelm Böllhoff GmbH & Co. KG employs Arburg’s ALS host computer system as a uniform MES at locations all over the world. Not only all their injection molding machines are networked with information technology via ALS, but hundreds of machines and turnkey systems for metalworking and assembly, as well. Some 3000 injection molds are also managed. This generates transparency in everything from order planning and process optimization to maintenance.

The process status of every machine can be viewed via the ALS terminal

Böllhoff Uses ALS as a Uniform Global MES for Injection Molding and Metalworking

Big Data für die Qualitätssicherung

Industrie 4.0 für die Qualitätssicherung

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Qualitätssicherung

Energiemanagement

Energieeffizienz

Completely Joined to the Host Computer System

In cars, LEDs are taking over ever more applications and are increasingly used as differentiating design elements. In order to ensure a high luminous efficiency even with complex geometries and elongated structures, Engel has developed a new plasticizing process for manufacturing light guides.

The transformation of the automobile also strongly affects the vehicle interior. Light is gaining in importance as a design element

The Principle of Starve Feeding: Injection Molding Ultrahigh Purity Light Guides

Farbmessgeräte

Messtechnik

Optische Mess- und Prüftechnik

LED / OLED-Systeme und Faseroptik

Lichttechnik

Schnecken und Plastifiziersysteme

Less Granules  Stock Means More Quality

Munich-based mechanical engineering group KraussMaffei is repositioning itself and uniting all divisions under a single brand. At a time of accelerated technological change, the company is increasing its efforts to develop new products for digital solutions and new business models – and that includes plastics recycling.

Everything remains different: Dr. Frank Stieler, CEO of KraussMaffei

KraussMaffei Consolidates Three Divisions and the Previous Group Brands under a Single Brand

Extrusion

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Nachhaltigkeit

Umweltmanagement

Kunststoff-Recycling

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Ressourcenmanagement

Produktion

Compoundieren

Moving with the Times

The injection molding system supplier Husky is launching its HyPET HPP5e. This is a refinement of the proven HPP platform, which, as a fully integrated system for the manufacture of PET preforms, is intended to obtain greater energy savings, system reliability, preform quality and user friendliness than its predecessor.

The HyPET HPP5e is claimed to achieve up to 7 % energy saving compared to the predecessor model

Husky: Advances in the Injection Molding of PET Bottle Preforms

Polybutylenterephthalat

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Thermoplaste

Refining a Proven Platform

A year to forget is nearing its completion. To brighten up this dreary fall season without a major event like Fakuma, injection molding machine builders have concocted various strategies.

Fig. 1. Ingrinder system solution: the sprue picker guides the removed sprue via vacuum conveyance to the integrated granulator

Injection Molding Machine Builders Are Discovering New Ways to Reach Their Customers

Vernetzung / Cloudlösung für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Biokunststoffe

Schneidmühlen

Silikonkautschuk

Kautschuk / Elastomere

What Can You Do at Fall Fairtime,  When There Aren’t Any?

Once again, the K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany, lived up to its claim to be the leading trade show for plastics technology. At least in the field of injection molding, there were exciting global innovations to see – if you looked closely.

Fig. 1. Smart Operation – the machine is operated with only four buttons (© KraussMaffei)

Injection Molding Trends at K 2019

Schaumspritzgießen

Smart Factory

Mikrospritzgießen

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Fließpressen

Handling, Handhabungstechnik für die spanende Fertigung

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

Spritzgieß-Sonderverfahren

Spritzgießsimulation

Software

Simulation

Elastomer-Spritzgießen

Linearroboter für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrieroboter

Montagetechnik

Montage-Spritzgießen

Knickarmroboter

Co-Injektion (Barriere-/Sandwich-Spritzgießen)

Hybrid-Spritzgießen (Metall / Kunststoff)

Technical Excellence thanks  to Digital Assistance

The company Leonhard Kurz is a specialist in the development and production of decorative and functional coatings for plastics applications, which are applied by means of carrier foils during injection molding. Essential objectives of the company are technology and process development as well as the optimization of the 3D foil forming around corners and the contours of the plastic parts. For this purpose, Kurz operates an extensive injection molding technology center. New in the machinery: two production cells based on servo-hydraulic injection molding machines from Wittmann Battenfeld.

Decorative and functional coatings, such as those developed and produced at Leonhard Kurz in Nuremberg/Fürth, Germany, enable efficient implementation of new design concepts, shown here, for example on a car door panel with variable and dimmable backlighting

Leonhard Kurz Has Extended its Development Capacities with Injection Molding Systems from Wittmann Battenfeld.

Kapazitive Sensoren

Sensoren / Messwertaufnehmer

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

From the Roll to the Third Dimension

The required screw diameter can be ascertained on the basis of the shot volume. The formula for the average residence time can be used to estimate the degree of utilization and the thermal load on the material.

Various shapes of plasticizing screws. The correct design is approached in several steps

Part 1 of the Series Discusses the Basic Design of a Plasticizing Unit and the Correct Choice of Injection Unit

All about Plasticizing Screws

Wintec, a member of the ENGEL group of companies headquartered in Austria, is expanding sales of t-win injection moulding machines. By expanding into Europe, the Engel Group is consistently developing its two-brand strategy.

Now also available in Europe: the hydraulic t-win machines are characterised by high productivity, low energy consumption and a compact design

Wintec Starts Distribution in Europe 

Infrared heating technology has become established as the standard in the processing of thermoplastic composite materials. The focus is on process control. On the one hand, it is important that the heating process is fast, on the other hand, the material must not be overheated. It is also important to achieve excellent temperature homogeneity. Simultaneous processing of blanks with different thicknesses is a particular challenge.

Three organo sheets of different thickness are heated in two IR ovens in the production of a door structural part

20:7

Efficient and Precise Heating up of Thermoplastic Composites

Steuern, Regeln

Infrarotstrahler

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Organobleche (gewebeverstärkte Thermoplast-Halbzeuge)

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Software-Based Control of IR Ovens

To be able to carry out the practical test in a resource-saving manner, the designers use simulation tools to assess the screw geometry. What is important here is explained using a 3-zone screw as an example.

The screw geometry is finely optimized in several calculation steps until the desired result is achieved. Subsequently, test screws are manufactured in original size and tested in practical tests with various material types

Part 2 of the Series Deals with Basic Methods for Evaluating a Screw Geometry

According to the company, the UltraShot Injection System provides part design freedom, while improving part quality and speed of mold qualification.

The UltraShot Injection System filled the entire part where a conventional injection molding process at 2758 bar could not

Husky introduces the UltraShot Injection System

Kunststoffverarbeitung allgemein

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Normalien und Heißkanaltechnik

Heißkanalsysteme

Next Generation Melt Delivery and Control System

 TMA Automation to Become a Member of the Engel Group

Injection molding machine manufacturer Engel Austria has acquired the majority interest in TMA Automation in Gdynia, Poland. This strategic investment sees Engel reinforce its leading position in the field of injection molding process automation.

“Engel has a strong presence in Eastern Europe, and with the acquisition of TMA is taking the next step for further growth in the region,“ says Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of the Engel Group. The two companies have already cooperated closely for many years on numerous customer projects. One regional focus is Poland and the neighboring eastern European countries. “TMA‘s technologies perfectly complement Engel‘s in-house spectrum of robots and automation components,“ as Walter Aumayr, Vice President Automation and Peripheral Units of the Engel Group confirms. Engel offers highly-integrated and fully-automated production cells for injection molding applications from a single source, boosting both the production efficiency and the investment protection for its customers with this holistic approach.

One of TMA‘s focuses is on automating in-mold labelling processes in the medium performance segment. “With TMA, we have gained a know-how provider who knows the specific requirements of this performance segment very well and optimally serves them with solutions tailored to them,“ emphasizes Engleder. In the high-performance segment, Engel will continue to cooperate with its long-standing partners for IML automation.

TMA Automation will remain independent under the Engel Group umbrella and continue to be an independent market player in the future. The two company founders, Marek Łangowski and Piotr Orlikowski will continue to manage the company. Walter Aumayr reinforces the management team as a third managing director.

In cooperation with the strategic investor, Engel, TMA Automation can push forward with its growth targets. A site has already been purchased in Gdansk in order to start building a new office and production facility in the near future. “As a location, Gdansk, with its good infrastructure and large number of technical universities in the surrounding area, is the ideal starting position for excellent access to a qualified expert workforce“, says Aumayr. „We will also be expanding the workforce at the new Gdansk facility“.

Engel Austria GmbH  

https://www.engelglobal.com

From left: Piotr Orlikowski and Marek Łangowski, founders and managing directors of TMA Automation, Stefan Engleder, CEO of the Engel Group, and Walter Aumayr, who as Vice President Automation and Peripheral Units of the Engel Group complements the managing director team of TMA Automation.

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