Issue 03 – October 2012
important factors when it comes to the quality of moulded parts – to be detected immediately. If there are deviations from the set values, the relevant process parameters will be readjusted automatically.
No extra work for machine operators iQ Weight Control is available for electric machines (ENGEL e-motion, e-mac and e-victory and is integrated into the CC 200 control unit. As the system automatically analyses and controls the process in real time, changes are counterbalanced before rejects can be produced.
The software also reduces the amount of work for the machine operator. ENGEL AUSTRIA will demonstrate the potential of its new software live at Fakuma 2012, which takes place between 16th and 20th October in Friedrichshafen. The company will use a number of demanding application examples to do this. Meanwhile, iQ Weight Control has already passed its practical test.
iQ Weight Control, for which ENGEL has applied for a patent, analyses the pressure profile at screw positions in real time during the injection process and compares the measured values with a reference cycle online.
The system then uses this comparison to calculate a new set of highly significant process parameters which allow changes in melt volume and material viscosity – the two most
In its first few applications, the system has guaranteed moulded parts of a consistently high quality, and has also increased the process capability index (Cpk value) by up to 30%.
ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH ENGEL is one of the global leaders in the manufacture of plastics processing machines. Today, the ENGEL Group offers a full range of technology modules for plastics processing as a single source supplier: Injection moulding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, and automation, with the assurance that individual components are also competitive and successful in the world markets.
With eight production plants in Europe, North America and Asia (China, Korea) and subsidiaries and representatives in over 85 countries, ENGEL offers its customers the optimal global support they need to compete and succeed with new technologies and leading- edge production systems.
iQ Weight Control guarantees moulded parts of a consistent quality. This means that changes in viscosity, for example, are detected and counterbalanced online.
41
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116