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operation near Alessandria. Now as Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, it has just set up a new subsidiary in Turin. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Italia has taken on the workforce from its former Italian representation, Macam, and added more personnel for sales, application technology and after-sales service. “Over the last three years, we have managed to
Above: Arburg’s hybrid Allrounder 820 H is the company’s third new large machine in a new design and with the new Gestica control system
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag IntElect S with a Piovan hopper
the Gestica control that is now optional on Arburg machines as an alternative to its Selogica. Gestica debuted at K2016 and was on view again at Plast on a 4,000 kN hybrid Allrounder 820 H, seen for the first time outside Lossburg, producing 9 l buckets for packaging. This is the third large Allrounder in the company’s new design, after 6,500 and 5,000 kN versions. It goes on sale after Fakuma this October. Arburg says using the Gestica control is very intuitive and efficient. “With the Easyslider control element, movements can be simply and precisely controlled and displayed via variable-colour LED technology during set-up,” it says. “Acceleration and deceleration can be controlled with a swipe of the finger along a bar at the edge of the screen.” In future, Arburg will integrate all the familiar Selogica functionalities into the new control system genera- tion step-by-step. This year, Arburg Italy is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Björn Norén, Managing Director of Arburg Srl, said the company is putting strong emphasis on “smart” factories and Industry 4.0. He said connectivity modules such as the company’s ALS host computer system are based on the OPC UA communication platform, which Arburg has been using since 2010. ALS allows machines, peripheral components and moulds to be net- worked in a simple and standardised manner. ALS can interface to a wide range of ERP systems, including SAP. At Plast 2018, all the machines on the Arburg
stand, as well as a complex production cell on a nearby Sverital partner stand, were connected. Norén said ALS is particularly popular in Italy. Last year, he said, more than 300 machines across the country were connected to the system. Making a (sort of) return to Italy is Demag. In its former guise as Demag Ergotech, it had an
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increase our market share [in Italy] threefold,” says CEO Gerd Liebig. “The new subsidiary is the next logical expansion step.” In another Italian move, the company an- nounced at the show that it has chosen the Piovan Group as an advanced partner for downstream technology. The two companies aim to develop and sell joint system solutions. Various pieces of Piovan equipment have been adapted to suit the Sumitomo (SHI) Demag machine series. The cooperation will initially cater to European markets and will then be gradually stepped up to accommodate other global regions. Engel brought the latest version of its Clearmelt in-mould coating technology to the show, with a production cell based on a Duo 2460/500 machine making D-pillars with a high-gloss scratch-resistant surface for an SUV. In this process, the part is moulded in one cavity and then coated in polyure- thane in the second cavity of the same mould. “Clearmelt is currently the only process on the market that delivers various surface structures, scratchproof and ready for installation,” says Engel. Since its introduction several years ago, when it was only possible to use a colourless PUR coating, Engel’s partner Hennecke has split the isocyanate and colour processing across two systems, allowing for the processing of various colours in quick succession. A colour change only takes 15 minutes. The complete PUR process is controlled through the CC300 operating panel of the injection moulding machine.
Injection moulding machine maker BMB, based
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