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nitrogen gas or water to hollow-out decisive for short cooling times and therefore
components but the effect — an overall increased production performance. Foil
reduction in weight — is the same. temperature is a decisive factor where the
consistent quality of formed components is
Cinpres Gas Injection concerned. The system reacts ensures that
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supplies precise repeating accuracy for the
distance between the stamping tool and
stamping plate. The service life of the
technology is trying to make the world lighter.
stamping tool is extended.
blowing agent. The very sticky reaction mix
Researchers at Cinpres Gas Injection have
produced by pentane systems causes serious
developed some leading edge processes that
Kiefel Extrusion GmbH
wear in processing machinery. The two
can make many of the common-or garden
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transfer mixing heads, the MK 12/18-ULP-
items used in every day life lighter, without any
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2KVVG and the MK16/25-ULP-2KVVG, are
sacrifice in functionality or strength. So long
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now available in versions with improved
as the item is made of plastic there is a good
Automatic Pressure
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hydraulics for use in production of PUR rigid
chance that Cinpres technology can reduce its
foam. These mixing heads, which can operate
weight — and the theory is being applied to
Forming Machines
without cleaning between shots, can be
everything from dog kennels and furniture, to
supplied with a longer discharge tube (up to
vehicle trim and components for computers.
The FAKUMA in Friedrichshafen (Germany)
120 mm) for easier access to hard-to-reach
Managing Director Jon Butler said: “Most
and the Emballage in Paris have seen the
areas, deeper insertion and optimal
people in industry would bite your hand off if
public debut of KIEFEL’s new
positioning in the mould. Another
you tell them that you can produce the same
SPEEDFORMER KMD 60 B Automatic
improvement is the use of a cap to keep the
item at, say, two thirds of the weight. Why?
Pressure Forming Machine. The KMD 60
polyurethane components separate from the
Because if you reduce weight, your
nicely rounds off the highly-successful
mixing head hydraulics.
distribution costs drop significantly. You can
Speedformer range by adding a smaller
carry more items with fewer trucks; you can
alternative to the existing KMD 85 and KMD
KraussMaffei
get more of them in a ship or an aeroplane
78 models. The forming area provides space
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without overloading it; and you use less fuel,
for tools of up to 600 x 460 mm in size, and
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which is better for the environment, so you
the forming surface is optimised at
Slitter Winder Limits
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improve your carbon footprint.” The Cinpres
580 x 440 mm. Thanks to its extraordinarily
technology sounds simple — essentially, it
high operating speed, the innovative Downtime
Lightening the Load of
allows plastic components of all shapes and
SPEEDFORMER can run through all
sizes to be made hollow. “There are many
movement sequences at a dry-running rate of A recent installation and commissioning of a
Plastics Products benefits to using Cinpres technology,” said Mr
up to 80 cycles per minute. The new Modulant slitter winder by Davis-
Butler. “If applied correctly, lower weight parts
SPEEDFORMER supplies air to the forming Standard proved successful in limiting the
A Cheshire, UK, based company with a world can be manufactured with lower costs and
tool even more quickly. The forming air customer’s downtime while significantly
leading position in a highly specialised improved quality.” Cinpres uses either inert
escapes in a single, fast operation, which is improving roll quality. The winder, which is
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