With the duo 5500 combi M technology center machine, Engel offers the opportunity to implement a variety of injection molding technologies for large components.

32 m long, 13  m wide, 6.8 m high and weighing 545 t: The large Engel duo 5500 combi M machine with a clamping force of 55,000 kN has recently been installed at the Technology Center in St. Valentin, Austria, for customer trials.

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Spritzgießen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Composite-Halbzeuge

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Schaumspritzgießen

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

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

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Spritzprägen

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Nachhaltigkeit

Umweltmanagement

Oberflächentechnik

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Spritzgießmaschinen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Injection Molding Technologies  on a Mega Scale

A case study shows that the biodegradability of plastics in healthcare offers hardly any advantages. The use of bio-based raw materials also has its hurdles.

The rack seen  in nature with which it should have been in harmony after the completion of this study.

Polylactid

Thermoplaste

Biokunststoffe

Medizintechnik

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Qualitätssicherung

Medizinprodukte

Do Bioplastics Have a Future  in Healthcare?

Industry 4.0, lightweight construction, and combined technology – that is how one could summarize the current trends and challenges that have been the subject of countless injection molding developments during the past years. In their advance releases for the K exhibition, exhibitors clearly indicate that they are continuing along these lines. 

Injection Molding between Industry 4.0, Lightweight Construction, and Combined Technologies 

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Spritzgieß-Sonderverfahren

Hybridtechnik

Elastomer-Spritzgießen

Reinraumsysteme / -technik

Trip to a Known Destination 

As the leading international trade fair prepares to open its doors, the plastics industry has armed itself for the future with a host of novelty developments and technological innovations. The focus of many innovations is the "Internet of Things". Injection molding machine makers, especially, are pressing ahead with the various aspects of "Industry 4.0" and implementing them in new series, peripherals and controllers. 

Efficiency through Networking: The Injection Molding of Tomorrow 

Steuerungen (Hardware und Software)

Steuern, Regeln

The Injection Molding Machine 4.0 

Every three years, the showcase of plastics technology, the K fair, takes place, where one can deduce the current state of the industry. What is occupying the experts today, and what will still be flourishing in the future? The following article describes some of the development paths and trends. At the end of the day, there is a lot of tried-and-tested technology that is being continually refined and improved. There were also some innovative and visionary applications to be seen. 

Industry 4.0 Comes to Injection Molding and True Innovations at K 2016 

Automatisierungstechnik

Instandhaltung

Polyethylenterephthalat

Mehrfarben-Spritzgießmaschinen

Normalien und Heißkanaltechnik

Hybrid-Spritzgießen (Metall / Kunststoff)

Schäumen / Reaktive Verarbeitung

Montagetechnik

Optische Mess- und Prüftechnik

Injection Molding 4.0 – Visionary and Tried-and-Tested Solutions 

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 

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

ERP-Systeme

Treibmittel

Temperiertechnik

The Communicative Machine 

After a year’s forced break of Fakuma, Wittmann Battenfeld is announcing the new servohydraulic SmartPlus machine as the highlight of this year’s trade show. It is claimed to be characterized by high economic and energy efficiency and repeat accuracy.

The new SmartPlus machine is equipped with the HiQ Flow software and the CMS Light condition monitoring system

Mikrospritzgießen

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Messe Fakuma

kunststoffe-international.com

Injection Molding Innovations In-House, Live and in Color

The exhibitors at K 2022 showed ways and means of achieving special surfaces by injection molding. A small selection.

The material mix of the “rear-end cover” allows backlit elements to be generated with selective light barriers – with no undesirable light scattering.

State-of-the-Art Injection Molding Solutions at K 2022, Part 4

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Künstliche Intelligenz für die Qualitätssicherung

Industrie 4.0 für die Qualitätssicherung

Plasmabehandlung

Reinigen und Vorbehandeln

Dynamische / variotherme Temperierung

Polycarbonat

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Impressive Results

This year, the world’s leading trade show K has succeeded in presenting practical solutions for greater resource efficiency on a broad front. A first foray through the trade show grounds.

K 2022 gave numerous practical examples showing visitors how recyclates can be reliably processed with digital aids.

State-of-the-Art Injection Molding Solutions for Greater Resource Efficiency.

State-of-the-Art Injection Molding Solutions at K 2022

Solar / PV

Energieerzeugung

Erneuerbare Energie

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

Condition Monitoring / Prozessüberwachung

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Energieeffizienz

Digitalisierung

Silikonkautschuk

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Compoundieren

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

It Can Be Done!

New process technologies, new machines – a selection of what will be on show at Fakuma 2023.

Making its debut at Fakuma 2023 is the next representative of the hybrid Hidrive series with new machine technology: an Allrounder 520 H in the “Premium” performance variant.

Elektrische Antriebe für Spritzgießmaschinen

Antriebe

Elektrische Antriebe

Solutions for Injection Molders

Automotive supplier Friedrich Deutsch Metallwerk has combined the die casting of a metal insert and its overmoulding with plastic in a single tool.

A new combination of conventional processing methods – high-pressure die-casting and injection molding – could lead to a more efficient process.

Simulative combination for the production of metal-polymer-composite parts

Gusswerkstoffe

Metall Werkstoffe

Stähle

Spritzgießsimulation

Software

Simulation

High-Pressure Die-Casting  and Injection Molding in One Mold

Fakuma: The European IM machine manufacturers are working on solutions for the future – apparently under increasing competitive pressure from the Far East.

Yizumi used a 6-station mold to produce thick-walled optical lenses from PMMA. Engel had introduced this type of multilayer injection molding over ten years ago.

Spritzgussteile, allgemein

kunststoffe.de

Headwind from the East

The combination of injection molding and reaction technology enables the efficient and environmentally friendly production of large parts in a single, closed process.

The injection molding machine duo 5500 combi M, as located in Engel’s large machine plant in St. Valentin, features various options.

Lacke für Kunststoff-Oberflächenveredelung

Polyurethan

From Function to Aesthetics  in One Single Step

Jako meditec specializes in the injection molding of tubes, with closure caps and racks, in which blood samples from blood donors are kept deep-frozen for many years. Each sample can be uniquely traced thanks to a DM code. The two-component tubes are produced using a special, patented wet-in-wet injection molding process. 

Jako meditec: Patented Wet-in-Wet Process for Freeze-Stored Blood Sample Tubes 

Industrieroboter

Blood Samples with Origin Code 

Can thermoset processing prevail in the competition for raw materials in the future? To be in with a chance, courage will be needed to use the new processing and mould technologies and the improved materials for more economical working. 

Duroplaste

Pressen von Kunststoffen

Processing of Thermosetting Resins: Pioneering Spirit Needed for Survival of the Species 

Three solutions for increasing the productivity in the automotive, medical and packaging industries are presented by Tederic at K 2022 with the Neo injection molding machine series. T

Three solutions for increasing the productivity in the automotive, medical and packaging industries are presented by Tederic at K 2022 with the Neo injection molding machine series. The first exhibit, a Neo M1120s with horizontal turntable and two mutually opposing injection units, produces a B pillar with high-gloss surface by multicomponent injection molding with injection-compression.

The position and force of each tie-bar are controlled independently of one another. During injection-compression molding (“Coinsure”), the static positional accuracy of the tie bars is up to ± 0.01 mm, this ensures high dimensional accuracy of the parts. The reduced cavity pressure makes it easier to meet the strict requirements for visible components.

A Neo E208c electric machine (Fig.) with integrated servohydraulics for adapting to different mold requirements produces pipette tips under cleanroom-like conditions. According to Tederic, the high-resolution control system is very suitable for high-precision multi-cavity molds. The repeatability of 0.1 % thus meets the requirements for European markets. The third application runs on a Neo T160 toggle injection molding machine, which produces plates from PLA. The plates have thermal stability up to 100 °C, which solves a common problem of PLA materials, and are completely biodegradable. In addition, they meet all requirements for use with foods (GB/T, EN, ASTM and FDA standards).

The products of the Tederic Neo series are sold in Germany by PlastiVation Machinery GmbH.

PlastiVation Machinery GmbH  

https://www.plastivation.com

The Neo·Ec combines electrical and hydraulic drives.

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