product update | Machinery and equipment ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy drives investment decisions, says Demag
Injection machinery maker Sumitomo SHI Demag says that half of all the Systec hydraulic machines it delivers today are being specified by customers with its energy- saving ActiveDrive technology. ActiveDrive technology is
claimed to reduce energy consumption by up to 60% compared to a standard hydraulic system, depending
MULTI-SHOT
Boy bolts on a 2K option
The Boy 2C XS is an auxiliary injection unit from German machine maker Dr Boy allowing a standard single injection unit injection moulding machine to be converted to two- component or multi-com- ponent production. The 2C XS unit provides a
plasticising volume of 76.4cm3
and injection
pressures of up to 3,128 bar. It is supplied as a package complete with its own integrated hydraulic drive and the company’s Procan Alpha 2 control system. The system can be used
with Dr Boy moulding machines as well as machines from other manufacturers. The company says it is simple to integrate and easy to move between machines. ❙
www.dr-boy.de
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on the specific application. It comprises a high dynamic frequency-controlled servomo- tor and constant pump and control, which together allow oil delivery to be matched to demand during periods of machine idling or partial load. The ActiveDrive system can be specified on Systec machines with both hydraulic and toggle clamping systems.
DECORATION Sumitomo Demag
marketing manager Bernd Tröger says the rising cost of power and a growing emphasis on environmental- ly-aware plant operation is behind the growing demand for the technology. “Sustain- ability is shifting increasingly into focus during invest- ment,” he says. ❙
www.sumitomo-shi-demag.eu
in brief
❙ US-based Dynamic Conveyor has added a new vertical conveyor option to its range of part handling equipment. The new design, which retains the established DynaCon modular construc- tion system, aims to meet demands for more compact production cells to allow plant capacity to be maxim- ised. The system can be customised to any height and is available in widths from 4-60 inches (100-1500mm).
www.dynamicconveyor.com
New laser for plastic marking operations
Gravotech group company Technifor has added a new laser to its product line-up that, with a 532nm wavelength, is said to be well suited to marking of sensitive surfaces such as plastics. The TG400 green laser
provides a fine 30 micron beam that delivers very high quality marking definition, making it suitable for reproduction of small characters and data codes. It also minimises the
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heat effected zone, avoiding damage to the substrate material or distortion of the marking, according to the company. The laser is driven by
Gravotech software that is said to be intuitive and efficient, allowing the user to communicate easily with external databases and to quickly import codes, images and logos. ❙
www.technifor.com
❙ Eurotherm has launched a new melt pressure indicator and controller targeted at plastics injection moulding and extrusion applications. The Piccolo P304i melt pressure indicator and P304c controller are compatible with most industry standard probes and use automatic shunt calibration to simplify new installations and retrofits. Other features include PID control with overshoot, auto-tuning and fast acting alarm functions.
www.eurotherm.co.uk
❙ Swedish automation company WEMO has developed its side-entry S Design line of robots for fast cycle moulding applications. The high speed handling units have been designed to deliver high levels of precision, efficiency and performance and are said to be capable of working at cycle times of less than 2.5s. The units can be adapted to work with a wide variety of mould configurations.
www.wemo.se
www.injectionworld.com
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