NEWS Techniplas adds new KM system
Techniplas, a maker of plastic components for the automotive and plumbing industries in Treuen, Germany, has put a Krauss- Maffei MXW 1000 Color- Form system into operation. This new system will be used for series production of components via injection moulding technology and surface finishing in a single process step.
As well as the injection moulding machine, Krauss- Maffei supplied the RimStar Flex mixing and metering machine, including mixing heads, which feed the PUR or polyurea surface material directly into the cavity in a second cycle. It has been
discharged from the highly automated production cell,” KraussMaffei claimed. “This saves both production time and money for buffer storage and drying of the components.” Techniplas currently has
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At Techniplas, the MXW 1000 ColorForm from KraussMaffei produces premium-quality automotive components
designed to meet stringent automotive industry requirements of no devia- tions of more than 0.2 mm on any part of the transpar- ent component. “Not only does the
ColorForm technology eliminate the need to transport and paint compo- nents, and to invest in a painting plant, the compo- nents are also ready for installation as they are
four ColorForm systems in Treuen and another at its site in Rüti, Switzerland. This system has been manufactur- ing ColorForm parts in series production since 2016. The in-house technical
centre in Treuen operates two more systems and Techniplas has also had the MXW 1000 retrofitted at its main factory in Allach. �
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