Thin wall packaging manufacturers think in terms of efficiency gains in tenths of a second. Every cycle time reduction leads to increased productivity. Another factor influencing part costs is the energy efficiency of the production equipment. In these two key dimensions, Netstal was able to optimize the smallest model in the Elios series with 4500 kN clamping force.

The optimized Elios 4500 with electrically operated toggle levers enables users to achieve cycle time reductions and savings in power consumption (the photo shows the previous variant).

16:9

Higher Output and Reduced Energy Consumption

Spritzgießen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Energieeffizienz

Elektrische Antriebe für Spritzgießmaschinen

Antriebe

Elektrische Antriebe

Spritzgießmaschinen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Clamping Unit of the Elios 4500 with Fully Electric Drive Concept

The area of application of cube molds has expanded to take in the production of technical parts. The new Allrounder Cube 1800 from Arburg with a clamping force of 1800 kN is providing the response to this trend. With its compact cube, this machine completes the portfolio of products at the lower end of the range.

At the heart of the cube machine is a compact cube designed by our partner Foboha which can be easily accessed from above. The rotation of the cube is powered servo-electrically and the horizontal movement relies on rack and pinion mechanisms

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Arburg Expands Hybrid Cube Series

“At our trade show presentation this year, we are concentrating on the automation and digitalization of our injection-molding machines,” says Alfred Schiffer, marketing partner at Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG, explaining the activities planned for Fakuma. Three of the four applications at its own tradeshow booth – four more can be seen at its partners – are equipped with Dr. Boy’s own LR 5 linear handling unit.

On the Boy 35 E, the LR 5 compact telescopic handling system is use for a medical LSR application

Messe Fakuma

kunststoffe-international.com

kunststoffe.de

Elastomer-Spritzgießen

Linearroboter für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Automatisierungstechnik

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

Individual Automation and Digitalization

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

Schaumspritzgießen

Mikrospritzgießen

Spritzprägen

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Injection Molding Innovations In-House, Live and in Color

Over past months, many in-house workflows and development processes have slowed down and also changed. Nevertheless, time has not stood still, also not in injection molding technology. The debate and development have been shaped by two themes: digitalization and the circular economy. Below are some examples of developments and projects that underpin this trend.

Two displays are seamlessly integrated into the continuously 3D-formed instrument panel

Innovative Injection Molding in Times of Pandemic

Künstliche Intelligenz für die Qualitätssicherung

Industrie 4.0 für die Qualitätssicherung

Steuern, Regeln

Software

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

Digitale Transformation

Wirtschaft

Innovationen und neue Technologie

Biokunststoffe

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Spritzgieß-Sonderverfahren

Nachhaltigkeit

Umweltmanagement

Spritzgießsimulation

Simulation

Schnecken und Plastifiziersysteme

Machine Learning / Künstliche Intelligenz für die spanende Fertigung

Industrie 4.0 für die spanende Fertigung

Kunststoff-Recycling

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Lasermarkieren

Oberflächentechnik

Laserbearbeitungen

Inline- / Online-Messsysteme

Qualitätssicherung

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Kreislaufwirtschaft

There Is More beyond the Horizon

Which injection molding machine is the right one for which application? Below we will demonstrate why performance is not always performance, but physics is always physics.

Direct drives such as planetary roller screw drives are very precise and durable

How Feed Rate, Injection Volume and Filling Time Correlate with Injection Unit Performance

Kugelgewindetriebe

Maschinenelemente

Getriebe

Elektromechanische Maschinen

A Question of Class

In the past, relying on vertical injection molding machines instead of traditional horizontal molding machines when it came to the production of 2-component molded parts was a common option for molding small and medium-sized parts but not for large size parts. But when the automotive supplier Eldisy was faced with parts in that segment horizontal injection molding machines proved to be an inaptly alternative as new vertical machine systems proved as more reliable and therefore more productive. In the Bavarian injection molding machine manufacturer LWB-Steinl, the company found a partner to enter this new territory.

A vertical gantry frame machine with two thermoplastic injection units injecting from above proves to be a “gamechanger” for the production of 2-component automotive components at Eldisy in the German Gardelegen.

Eldisy Switches to Vertical Machines for the Production of Large-Size 2-Components

KFZ-Zulieferer

Dienstleistungen

With a System Change  to New Competitiveness

Haitian International, the Chinese manufacturer of injection molding machines, is consolidating its growth of the last ten years while its European business flourishes. New locations and additional investments will support its foreign activities. On the program for the K 2019 is the introduction of what is now their third generation technology.

Fu Nanhong, CTO of Haitian International, announces the third generation of all their important series for the K 

Haitian’s Success Story Continues with Big Plans

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Plans for Further Expansion

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

Smart Factory

Fließpressen

Handling, Handhabungstechnik für die spanende Fertigung

Industrieroboter

Montagetechnik

Montage-Spritzgießen

Knickarmroboter

Co-Injektion (Barriere-/Sandwich-Spritzgießen)

Hybrid-Spritzgießen (Metall / Kunststoff)

Ressourcenmanagement

Produktion

Technical Excellence thanks  to Digital Assistance

Arburg has adopted a clear message for its trade fair appearance at the K 2022 in Düsseldorf: „There is only a Plan A“.

In the arburgGreenworld pavilion of the VDMA Circular Economy Forum, an Allrounder 370 A with recyclate package is manufacturing “Greenline” wall plugs from Fischer.

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

Sustainability thanks to Digitalization

The new Reverse Cube developed by Foboha manufactures various components or multi-component parts from varying materials in one step and assembles individual parts into finished products independently from the cycle time using an integrated handling robot. The automated process improves quality, accelerates cycle times by up to 40 % compared to separate injection molding and assembly processes, and thus enables substantial productivity gains at lower costs.

Two thermally separated cube molds rotate in opposite directions at a 90° angle. Bottom: injection and cooling of component 1 (roller made of PP) and component 2 (female connection made of POM), staggered by 180°

Manufacturing and Installing Multi-Component Parts on a Two-Part Cube Mold

Montage

Werkzeugtemperatursensoren

Messtechnik

Sensoren / Messwertaufnehmer

Heißkanalsysteme

Komponenten für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Reverse Rotation

Investment strengthens Arburg´s expertise and electric drives portfolio. AMK has been Arburg‘s development partner in electric drives for decades.

By acquiring AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG, Arburg Partners Juliane Hehl, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath (from left) are investing in the future of electric injection moulding machines.

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Lohnfertigung

Unternehmen

Arburg Acquires AMK‘s Drives & Automation Division

The Reversecube two-part cube mold is used to produce 60 million multicomponent parts per year on one production line and in the same process. The cycle times must be kept very short while at the same time maintaining stable processes and a high part quality. Sensor-based monitoring and automatic process control is therefore deployed in the form of Fillcontrol from Priamus. It consists of hot-runner balancing, viscosity and compression control as well as automatic holding pressure changeover.

The two halves of the Reversecube cube mold, in stacked arrangement, rotate in 90° steps. Bottom: injection and cooling component 1, analogous to the component 2 above, which is offset by 180°

Automating Injection Molding with Process Control – with the Example of a Cube Mold

Werkzeuginnendrucksensoren

Quality Assurance for Multiple Cavities

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has succeeded in combining thermoplastics and elastomers with the necessary strength.

In the Multicomponent Development Center elastomer seals are tested.

Kautschuk / Elastomere

Multicomponent Technology Expanded

Methods of statistical experimental planning can be selectively employed for optimizing machine parameters in the production of optical components. In comparison with normal injection molding practice application of this theoretical approach reduced the necessary run-in time and demonstrably produced two-shot components having very good properties. 

Statistische Methoden

DOE-Software

Optische Komponenten / Baugruppen

Design of Experiments: Overtaken by Statistics 

New High-Speed Machine for the Packaging Market

At the introductory press conference for K 2022, Dr Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology, outlined the company’s evolving strategic focus.

At the introductory press conference for K 2022, Dr Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology, outlined the company’s evolving strategic focus. He also gave guests a clear indication of the upcoming product innovations that will feature as exhibits at the world’s leading trade fair.

Dr. Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology, outlined the strategic focus of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag at the introductory press conference for K 2022: “We want to continue the success story of the all-electric injection molding machines. We are relying on the global expansion of the IntElect platform, which we will use to tap additional application fields.” Thus, there will be a “Multi” variant of the machine as a multicomponent model, as well as an IntElect S in the high-performance range, both of which will cover the medium clamping force range. In addition, there are standardized process-engineering configuration packages, for example for LSR applications and physical foaming (MuCell).

In view of the great importance of the packaging market for Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, Thümen announced an expansion in this field. The basis for this is the expansion of the El-Exis SP platform, which in future, as the “Servo” version, will be equipped with servo pumps in the medium and high clamping force ranges and thereby will become even more energy efficient. In addition, process-engineering configuration packages are also added. However, the focus is on the introduction of a new high-speed machine series for the packaging market, which is called Pac-E and will be unveiled at K 2022. It starts in the medium clamping force range. “The Pac-E is based on the El-Exis platform, has similarities with the IntElect, but possesses a completely newly developed injection unit,” is how Thümen sums up the most important features.

With the motto “act! Sustainably,” Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is presenting a total of eight all-electric injection molding machines at the world’s leading trade show in Düsseldorf, four of them at its own booth and four at partners (Sepro, Oni, Pagès) or at the VDMA Circular Economy Forum (open air area in front of Hall 15). In addition the “myConnect” web-based software solution plays a key role in the presentation of the company. “In the future, all the new machines will be equipped with this centralized platform, which offers a wide range of completely networked support services. In addition, we will integrate and expand Condition Monitoring. Moreover, we are continuing to promote digitalization and implementation of AI-assisted systems, through to an IoT platform, which combines all functions,” adds Thümen.

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH 

https://www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu/

Senior Director for Technology Dr. Thorsten Thümen announces several premieres at K 2022.

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