The Dr.-Ing. K. Busch GmbH of Maulburg, Germany, has consistently further developed its Mink MV dry claw vacuum pumps (Fig.). Based on the already proven Mink MM series, which belong to the proven standard when it comes to creating vacuums, they have, compared to similar systems on the market, succeeded in reducing the noise level by using a newly developed silencer. At the same time, the manufacturer boasts of the units’ compact construction and high efficiency. As with their previous series, this current MV series works according to the dry and non-contacting claw principle. Maintenance work, such as oil or filter changes, is eliminated, since no operating fluids are required in the pumping chamber. Moreover, the non-contacting design eliminates wear. 

Busch 

Vakuum-Pumpen

Fördersysteme

Improved Vacuum Pumps for Feeding Materials 

The vacuum needed for conveying bulk material can be generated with side channel blowers, but it is much more energy-efficient to use vacuum pumps. These can slash the power consumption needed for vacuum generation by up to 70 %.

Fig. 2. One of the three claw vacuum pumps for supplying the vacuum to the conveyor line at Jedi Kunststofftechnik 

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Energy Savings and Noise Reduction through Modern Vacuum Technology

Förderanlagen, pneumatisch

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Betriebsausrüstung / Betriebsmittel

Drucklufttechnik

Materialhandling

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Pumps with Claws

The bonding of individual thermoformed parts requires high precision. The vacuum experts at Busch rely on a claw vacuum pump without lubricants to produce housings in medical technology. The frequency-controlled system adapts its performance to the respective requirements.

Parts for the housing on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices are thermoformed at Hombach using the twin-sheet process and then completed into finished components

Dry Claw Vacuum Pump for Holding Plastic Parts

Verbindungstechnik Verfahren

Accurate Fixing of Thermoformed Parts

By using a vacuum, powder or granular materials can be transported without any problems. Depending on the application, different vacuum pumps for pneumatic suction conveying can be considered. The decisive factors here include the length of the conveying distance, the type of conveying and the required differential pressures.

Fig. 3. Rotary lobe blowers with and without acoustic enclosure operate contact-free and thus without oil in the compression chamber.

Economical Conveying of Bulk Goods

In a Vacuum

Comprehensive resource efficiency means far more than the preservation of natural resources. It also includes the productivity factors of material, machine and labor. The plastics industry has made a great contribution to resource efficiency, but often finds itself on the defensive. Yet a knowledge of the various relationships involved provides enough material to go on the offensive with arguments illustrating the benefits of plastics technology. 

The Plastics Industry Needs to Adopt a Bolder Approach 

Elektrische Antriebe

Biokunststoffe

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Spritzgießmaschinen

Trockner

Spritzgießen

Extrusion

Pultrusion

Kunststoff-Recycling

Nachhaltigkeit

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Resource Efficiency with  Plastics Technology 

Rotation, shear, heat and pressure – this much is clear: These are the factors required to compound plastics on twin screw extruders. From a scientific point of view, however, the question remained until recently as to which mechanisms exist during incipient fusion along with the energy input into the melt resulting. Scientists from the plastics division at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF in Darmstadt, Germany, have been successful in gaining an insight into these processes by using new types of measuring techniques.  

Measuring Technique Provides New Insight into the Compounding Process 

Compoundieren

Messtechnik

Technik Trend

kunststoffe-international.com

Homogenizing Section Clarified 

SEAM (Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing) opens up new perspectives for additive manufacturing. The process was developed by Metrom GmbH in Hartmannsdorf, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for machine tools and forming technology (IWU) in Chemnitz, both Germany. 

Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing of Large-Volume Plastic Components  

3D Printing in the Fast Lane  

Saniconcentrate is a modified polymer concentrate that is added to plastics prior to the manufacturing process. It prevents the adhesion of fouling, bacteria and biofilm on marine tanks without recurring to biocides or any other toxic components. 

Harvesting More and Better Shellfish 

Additive

Parx Materials Technology Preventing Biofouling in Marine 

Whether it is the cycle time, energy consumption or process stability: the levers for greater efficiency and quality in the injection molding process are many and varied. With the new performance.boost Engel offer its customers an expertise as a service for process analysis and optimization.

With its expert knowledge, the company identifies process optimization potential and provides user support during their implementation. The results include shorter cycle times, superior part quality, greater process stability, lower energy consumption or a longer machine service life

Instandhaltung

Dienstleistungen

Lohnfertigung

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Instandhaltungssoftware

Optimize Processes Efficiently with Engel performance.boost

Susanne Schröder will become editor-in-chief of the magazines Kunststoffe and Kunststoffe international on December 1, 2020. The current editor-in-chief Dr. Karlhorst Klotz will leave the company by mutual agreement.

Susanne Schröder will become editor-in-chief of the magazines Kunststoffe and Kunststoffe international on December 1, 2020. Until now she has been editor-in-chief of the trade journal FORM+Werkzeug

Werkzeuge für Leichtbauwerkstoffe

Präzisionswerkzeuge

Tiefziehwerkzeug

Werkzeug-, Formen- und Modellbau

Werkzeugüberwachung

Toolmanagement

Werkzeugwechselsysteme, Spritzgieß

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeug- und Formenbau

Modulare Werkzeugsysteme

Absaugungen für Werkzeugmaschinen

Absaugvorrichtungen

Fluorkunststoffe

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Thermoplaste

Werkzeugverwaltungssoftware

Prüfen von Kunststoffen

Presswerkzeuge, Kunststoff

Werkzeugreinigung, Kunststoffe

Standardkunststoffe

Technische Kunststoffe

Füllstoffe für Kunststoffe

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

Kunststoffhandel

Handel

Betriebstechnik für Kunststoffverarbeitung (Peripherie)

Kunststofffasern

Verstärkungsstoffe

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Qualitätssicherung

Change in the Chief Editorial Office of Kunststoffe

SIGMA Engineering GmbH is a 100% daughter company of the technology and market leader in casting simulation located in Aachen, Germany, (<span class="webadresse">www.magmasoft.de</span>). Owner managed and fascinated by technology we make modern polymer forming processes transparent. With our simulation product SIGMASOFT® our customers optimize plastics parts and injection molds as well as production conditions of thermoplastic-, elastomer-, thermoset- or MIM/CIM applications.

SIGMA Engineering GmbH  

https://www.sigmasoft.de

Auswerte- und Analysesoftware

Software

Beratung und Consulting

Ceramic-Injection-Moulding, CIM

Logistik Software

Simulation

Logistiksysteme Software

Medizintechnik

Produkt- / Formteildesign

Produktentwicklung(sprozess)

Qualitätsmanagement

Prozesssimulation

Prozessvisualisierung

Automatisierungstechnik

Rheologie

Werkstoffprüfung

Spritzgießsimulation

The WERIT Kunststoffwerk headquartered in Altenkirchen (Rhineland-Palatinate, Westerwald) is a modern family-owned company operating throughout Europe.

©Werit-Kunststoffwerke W. Schneider GmbH & Co. KG

WERIT Kunststoffwerke W. Schneider GmbH & Co. KG 

https://www.werit.de

Armaturen

Mechanische Konstruktionselemente

Maschinenelemente

Behälter / Silos

Lagereinrichtungen

Elektronik

Elektronik-Fertigung

Fasern

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Gehäuse aus Kunststoff

Kühlkörper

Elektromechanik

HV-Anwendungen / Hybridisierung / Elektrifizierung

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Halbleiterfertigung

Halbleiterlaser, Diodenlaser

Photonik

Heizung

Haustechnik

Klemmen

Lichtwellenleiter (LWL)

Palettiersysteme

Anlagen / Systeme

Fertigungsautomation

Palettierung

Werkstückspanntechnik, spanend

Spanntechnik

Polyethylen

Schalter, Taster

Schrauben

Normteile

Simulation Verpackung

Teile nach Muster

Verbindungstechnik

Founded in 1960, Chem-Trend is a leading global manufacturer of process chemical specialties with a main focus on high-performance mold release agents. Chem-Trend develops mold release agents used for the production of molded components made of composites, rubber, thermoplastics, or polyurethane, die lubricants for application in the die casting industry, as well as purging compounds and inside and outside tyre paints. In addition, Chem-Trend manufactures specialized ancillary products, such as mold maintenance products, mold cleaners and mold sealers for the individual industries.

Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH 

https://de.chemtrend.com/

Blasfolienextrusion

Blasformen

Blasformwerkzeuge

Extrusionsblasformen

Faser- und Filamentextrusion

Flachfolien- und Plattenextrusion

Klebstoffentferner

Chemisches Fügeverfahren

Lösemittel, Reinigungsmittel, Entfettungsmittel

Reinigen und Vorbehandeln

Oberflächentechnik

Reinigung

Reinigungsmittel für Kunststoffe

Spritzstreckblasen

Teilereinigung

Verarbeitungshilfmittel

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) decided the cancellation of the in-person components of NPE2021, scheduled for May 17–21, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.

No Live-Event from May 17 – 21, 2021

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

Sondermaschinen

NPE2021: In-Person-Components Cancelled

ALKAZ Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.  

https://www.plastics.alkaz.pl/de

CAD Werkzeug-, Formenbau

Einpressverbindungen, Gewinde, Bolzen

Lager

New vacuum solution ensures safe and sustainable tires at Continental

In its tire manufacturing process, Continental uses central vacuum supply from Busch Vacuum Solutions. In addition to significantly reducing noise in the production room, this vacuum solution also leads to a high level of savings when it comes to the tire manufacturer’s energy and maintenance costs.

Nearly every third vehicle in Europe drives on tires made by Continental, which mixes the natural rubber raw material itself, then extrudes it and, after several intermediate steps, processes it into ready-to-mount tires. A single tire consists essentially of three main components: textile cord, steel wire and a natural rubber mixture. These three basic materials are combined in a specific way in the individual components of the tire, then assembled as carcass and belt, formed into a tire and hardened.

The textile cord consists of a large number of textile threads and is inserted into a calender using a large uncoil device. This is where the textile cord is coated with natural rubber, and a rubberized web is created in the form of a continuous long strip that is less than one millimeter thick. This web is cut to the desired width perpendicular to the thread pattern and rolled into a textile roll again for further processing. The textile material is later directly attached to the innermost layer of rubber. It functions as a reinforcing element on the inside of the tire. The radial orientation of the threads ensures additional stability. This layer primarily influences the carrying capacity of the tire as well as the suspension behavior and handling characteristics.

Previous Vacuum Supply Consumed Enormous Amount of Energy

Vacuum technology is used for handling tasks at the textile cutting machine. The rubberized web is cut to the desired length and then directly applied to another strip using pick-and-place. Here, precise positioning is the most critical aspect when it comes to the quality of the finished textile web. The individual layers need to lay exactly on top of one another. One side channel blower used to be installed in each of three textile cutting machines.

These provided the necessary vacuum for handling the strips of textile. The blowers ran constantly at full power and thus consumed enormous amounts of energy. In addition, they created significant noise pollution for the production staff.

An employee from Continental Reifen suggested via the internal Idea Management that someone should take a closer look at the vacuum supply of the textile cutting machines. Their primary concern was the acute noise pollution due to the previously used side channel blowers. Because Continental is always searching for potential ways to improve, they decided to look for a more ergonomic and efficient solution. The vacuum experts at Busch Vacuum Solutions recommended using a Mink claw vacuum pump to generate vacuum and initially provided a test system. It only took a couple of days for Ingmar Heinze, Head of Utilities and Sustainable Infrastructure, to become convinced that he had found the right solution for generating vacuum.

After the test run, a vacuum system with two Mink MV Synchro vacuum pumps was installed at Continental. This system replaced the previous three side channel blowers and now centrally supplies the necessary vacuum for several textile cutting machines via stainless steel pipes. Mink MV Synchro vacuum pumps are fitted with a frequency converter and demand-driven control unit as standard. The vacuum pumps detect the pumping speed they need to provide in an ongoing process to securely hold the rubberized textile cord and precisely place it.

New Vacuum Supply Provides Clear Benefits

2022-07-06 - AB Vacuum Solutions