Chinaplas 2014 | show preview “Automation is increasingly becoming an integrative
translucent and transparent polymers, good reproduc- ibility and fast colour change. The colorants are highly concentrated and supported by customised dosing and handling equipment. Clariant will also be promoting its ColorFoward 2015 guide - which forecasts global trend-setting colours and colour palettes – and will highlight its new Addworks polymer additive branding.
Elasto ❙
www.hexpoltpe.com TPE producer Elasto, which has been manufacturing at Foshan in China since the beginning of last year, will be showing a number of applications using its Dryflex SBS and SEBS products. The company says toys and baby care applications will be a particular focus of this year’s exhibits. It says it is seeing good growth in this sector in China, with many manufacturers selecting its Dryflex products for the pleasing haptics and easy processing. It will also show TPE adhesion grades for use on PA, ABS/PC and PS substrates, crystal clear and low compression set grades, and conductive and anti-static products for the electronics sector.
Engel ❙
www.engelglobal.com Austrian headquartered Engel will be showing integrated manufacturing cells covering all the major market sectors, from automotive through to packaging. For the automotive sector, the company will
demonstrate a 900 tonne Duo machine producing oil sumps using the FoamMelt technology it develops with Trexel. This foaming technology reduces part weight, improves stability and eliminates sinking. The process is automated using an Engel Viper 20 linear robot.
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process that enables extremely economical production processes and guarantees a constant high level of product quality,” says Gero Willmeroth, sales and service manager at ENGEL Machinery Shanghai. “ The demand for automated system solutions continues to increase in Asia.” Other exhibits include an all-electric tiebar-less e-motion 30 TL machine, which will be running at the show producing mobile phone lenses in an 8-cavity mould using an Engel Viper 6 robot. An e-motion 400/160 machine will be producing 500ml IML food containers on a 2-cavity mould supplied by Glaroform of Switzerland. IML automation is supplied by Swiss specialist Beck Automation and the labels y Viappiani of Italy. For the medical sector, Engel will show a Victory 1350/300 machine making petri dishes on a 4+4-cavity mould supplied by Plastisud of France. Parts are removed in pairs fully automatically, fitted together, stacked and prepared for packaging in an automation solution by Hekuma of Germany. The company will also show its new CC300 control
system. This includes an extra-large 21-inch touch screen panel and new single-button selection system to provide simple control of all machine and robot movements. “The control unit of the manufacturing cell has long since become an important factor in efficien- cy,” says Willmeroth. “With our new CC 300 we can support our clients in maximising the full potential of integrated system solutions while increasing process safety at the same time, even when the level of qualifications of the employees are low.”
Ferromatik Milacron ❙
www.ferromatik.com Exhibiting on the Milacron stand, Ferromatik Milacron will present a 160 tonne high performance hybrid moulding machine from its modular F-Series line. F-Series machines cover the range from 50-600 tonnes
Left: These precision mobile phone lenses will be moulded on a tiebar-less all-electric Engel TL30
Below: Ferromatik
demonstrates 2.7s cycle
moulding on a 160 tonne F-Series machine
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