2016 | show review Negri Bossi looks to future
Italian machinery maker Negri Bossi was exhibiting for the first time at K since its acquisition in 2014 by US- based financial group AuSable Capital from former owner Sacmi, with a display that put the emphasis on innovation both in its “current” products and its visions for the future. Available now is a new
all-electric machine line – Ele – which uses a new control technology and optimised toggle clamp. Initially offered from 50 to 350 tonnes and shown in a 180 tonne version, the Ele range will eventually be extended to include larger and multi-component models, according to Negri Bossi CEO Craig Ward. Ward said the Ele machines
use the company’s SmartFlex 2 toggle clamp, which is said to be optimised to dynamics of the servo-drive technology, and the new multi-touch Tactum controller. The 180 tonne Ele at the
show was running a four-cavity IML tub application on a sub-3s cycle using a side entry robot by group company Sytrama.
Negri Bossi also showed
two forward-looking develop- ment concepts – the Motus controller and X concept clamp. Ward said the idea behind the Motus is to develop a control interface that really exploits the benefits of touch screen technology. “We and our competitors are using multi-touch technology but we are not really using all the potential,” he said. The Motus system combines swipe, zoom and other familiar smartphone gestures with a novel “virtual object” system for movement control designed to overcome the lack of tactile feedback. “Motus is not available now and won’t be for some time. It works but it has to be industrialised,” Ward said. The new X concept clamp was shown in two versions
– 500 and 800 tonne. The design uses a highly compact outward- folding toggle that Ward said means it provides footprints equivalent to two plate machines. It can be powered by either a servo-hydraulic or electric system (a synchronised servo-electric drive arrange- ment was shown at K). “We won’t launch the X
concept as a product but we will use aspects of it in other products. I expect the first product using X features will come to the market in Europe in Q4 2017,” Ward said. While not disclosing actual
figures, Ward said turnover has grown at an average annual rate of 24% over the past 2.5 years, with sales in the US doubling over the same period. The company has acquired land at Ann Arbor in Michigan, US, to build a new Technical Centre and is planning to expand its existing production presence in India. ❙
www.negribossi.com
Mouldpro tests limits in cooling
Danish company Mouldpro and its European distribu- tion partner MouldShop showed the company’s MouldFlo Test Rig, designed to allow cooling systems to be tested prior to produc- tion start up. It is the latest addition to the Mouldpro product line, which is designed to introduce intelligent cooling control at an affordable cost. The test rig combines
Mouldpro’s intelligent manifold, which monitors in and out temperatures and flow in each cooling circuit, with a powerful pump and analysis software. It allows the entire cooling system to be run at operational pressures, feeding back flow and temperature and calculating the critical Reynolds number. ❙
www.mouldpro.com ❙
www.mouldshop.co.uk
Sepro Group thinks big for automotive
Sepro’s display at the show was domi- nated by its new large robot introduction – the five-axis 7X-100L – which took up a large part of the stand despite being fitted with a “cut down” 5m long beam (the standard 10m beam was simply too large). The 7X-100L robot was demonstrated
together with a 6-axis 6X-400 articulated robot developed by Sepro with Yaskawa Motoman that offers a 4m reach and 120kg payload capacity. The two robots were manipulating an automotive bumper and dash- board, typical application examples.
www.injectionworld.com At the other end of the size range, the
company also introduced its servo-driven S5 picker. This based on the company’s Success model but adds servo drives on
all axes and the option integration of Sepro’s R1 rotating wrist. Sepro CEO Jean-Michel Renaudeau
said the company, which is on course for a sales result of €100m for 2016, will introduce a number of other new robots in the first half of next year. The new additions will include the Success 5, a new small model in the Success
Sepro’s 6X-400 was part of its large robot display
range for machines from 30-180 tonnes, and the Multi Inject 40, which is a new large robot for use in multi-material moulding applications where access above the mould is restricted by a vertical second injection unit. ❙
www.sepro-group.com
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