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Plastics Discovery Tour

Fakuma

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.

16:9

Spritzgießen

Mehrkomponenten-Spritzgießen

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Nachhaltigkeit

Schäumen / Reaktive Verarbeitung

Oberflächentechnik

Lacke für Kunststoff-Oberflächenveredelung

Polyurethan

From Function to Aesthetics  in One Single Step

The choice of temperature control unit has a major impact on costs and sustainability. With the Series 6, HB-Therm relies on durable technology, energy efficiency and digital innovations.

HB-Therm temperature control technology of the last three generations (in each case next to the machines).

Temperiergeräte

Temperiertechnik

Energieeffizienz

Digitaler Zwilling

Temperature Control Units that Pay Off

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.

Doriat, Clemens, Dr.

Schaumspritzgießen

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

Messe Fakuma

Spritzgussteile, allgemein

Handling, Handhabungstechnik

Headwind from the East

At Fakuma 2024, Pure Loop will present the Isec Evo repelletizing system for processing thermoplastic composites and glass fiber waste.

The integrated shredder extruder combination Isec Evo converts production waste into plastic regranulate that can be fed back into the production cycle.

Recycling

Extruder

Zerkleinerungsmaschinen

Kunststoff-Recycling

Keeping Composite Materials in the Loop

Technotrans is presenting an application with an all-electric KraussMaffei injection molding machine that produces display frames. Motan presents new developments for the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

Temperature control units teco ci with pump efficiency module (PEM) and water distribution system itd evo. 

Betriebstechnik für Kunststoffverarbeitung (Peripherie)

Ancillary Equipment

Polymer Active upcycles plastic waste into granules that purify water and air in filters as an alternative to activated carbon.

Moritz Ruff, Founder and CEO of Polymer Active

Polymere, flüssigkristalline

Filteranlagen

Ehrhardt, Melanie

Filtergewebe

Pollutant Filters Made from Plastic Waste

The new microLight system from ASS Maschinenbau GmbH in Overath, Germany, is a consistent further development in the ASS robot hand kit portfolio.

ASS Maschinenbau: Ultralight modular gripper solution microLight

Automatisierungskomponenten

Handhabungs- und Montagetechnik

Greifer für die Kunststofftechnik

New Lightweight Gripper System

With a new infrared rotary kiln technology, the drying time of plastic granulate can be significantly reduced compared to conventional convection drying.

Rotary tube and emitter module of the innovative infrared dryer.

Infrarotstrahler

Trockner

Trockner, Granulat-

Shorter Drying Times thanks to  Efficient Heating

Regloplas’ new control mode of the eMold S series improves the possibilities for saving energy during temperature control in injection molding processes.

The new eMold S series can also be controlled via the temperature difference between the flow and return temperatures.

Control Technology as an  Efficiency Booster

The touchscreen on Hellweg’s R 200/20 edge trimming system, which is equipped with a servo geared motor, allows cycle times to be freely set.

The touchscreen on Hellweg’s R 200/20 edge trimming system, which is equipped with a servo geared motor, allows cycle times to be freely set. This means that the size and number of individual chips can be optimized for further processing independently of extrusion system output.

Extrusionsanlagen

Touchscreen Optimization of Production Scrap

YS Reclamation relies on shredding technology from Vecoplan for recycling LDPE films.

Shredded plastic produced by the Vecoplan shredder.

Recycling of Plastic Films Optimized

You might think that an in-depth discussion about material handling would be a rather dry affair. Far from it: in China, Plastics Insights meets Bing Hian Co, President of motan Asia. The busy boss built up the Taicang site and played a leading role in developing the swift product range with his team.

Bing Hian Co is the President of motan Asia. He played a leading role in the development of the swift series.

Schröder, Susanne

Messe Chinaplas

Dosieranlagen, allgemein

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Materialhandling

Länderspecial China

Fördersysteme

The Opposite of Dusty

The new FlexCell automation cells from Wittmann offer protective housing, linear robot and conveyor belts all integrated into one safe, compact unit.

The FlexCell automation cells from Wittmann in the Primus version.

Automatisierungszellen

Flexible Automation on Minimal Floor Space

Producing centrifuge tubes for medical technology by the single-step IML process slashes reject rates, compared with the classic two-step counterpart.

Thanks to functional IML labels, the centrifuge tubes can have a filling scale and temperature-sensitive elements, for example. The latter use a color change to indicate when the cold chain has been breached.

Bedrucken

Labeling

Linearroboter für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Optische Mess- und Prüftechnik

Automatisierungstechnik

Medizintechnik

Medizinprodukte

Putting an End to Rejects

At NPE in Orlando, Florida, Kreyenborg highlights recycling solutions such as odor reduction, rPET decontamination and drying in very short time.

The IR-Clean system ist developed for the decontamination of post-consumer PET flakes for direct food contact products.

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Länderspecial USA

Messe NPE

Material Processing for Recycling

motan at NPE, booth W961: Simple units combined with state-of-the-art control technology.

The volumetric additive dosing unit sColor V offers consistent and accurate masterbatch dosing.

Dosier- und Mischgeräte

Dosiergeräte

Dosierer

Entry-Level Dosing Unit and Dryer

The blow molding specialist W. Müller has developed a new generation of screen changers for its extruders in extrusion blow molding. The WM-030-system can be seen in live demonstrations at NPE 2024.

The vertically constructed screen changer from W. Müller is particularly compact and makes the processing of PCR easier in blow molding systems.

Extrudersiebe

Siebwechseleinrichtungen

Screen Changer for Sustainable Use of Recyclate

The combination of an additively manufactured mold insert with near-contour temperature and variothermal process control means that flow lines can be avoided.

By combining different technologies in the production of a tool insert, surface defects can be avoided and higher productivity can be achieved. 

Konturnahe Kühlung

Dynamische / variotherme Temperierung

Additive Fertigung

Cavity Insert Designed for the  Highest Surface Requirements

Instead of buffering production delays with intermediate storage, the Swiss 1K and 2K application system manufacturer medmix has now interlinked injection molding production and assembly with ABB robots.

The production factory can produce different kinds of mixers. Thanks to the use of robots, the system can also adapt to the desired sizes in the production process simply by changing the kind of application technology used.

Industrieroboter

Montageeinrichtungen

Directly Assembled instead of Temporarily Stored

Peripheral Equipment | Processing - Plastics Insights