TECHNOLOGY | PACKAGING
Above: In June 2019, Manag- ing Director Sales Gerhard Böhm wel- comed around 120 partici- pants to the second Arburg Packaging Summit
user interface. This enables interaction between the individual appliances, and the entire production process becomes optimally coordinated, as well as transparent. Moreover, an electronic data sheet integrated into the Unilog B8 control serves to configure a production cell integrated via the Wittmann 4.0 router in accordance with the selected mould dataset, including all necessary appliances such as robots, temperature controllers, metering devices, dryers and electronic flow controllers. Via the ‘plug & produce mode’, the production cell is ready for start-up quickly. All required data for quality management from the machine and the peripherals are available for documentation via Wittmann 4.0. In addition, the Wittmann 4.0 router allows secure access by a single IP address (single point entry) to all modules of the production cell for servicing by the web service.” Arburg recently hosted its second Packaging
Summit, which was attended by around 120 guests from all over the world. The 2019 Packaging Summit focused on the
Right: In Shanghai, Engel demonstrated how a two- compartment yoghurt cup including IML decoration can be produced economically and efficiently on an all-elec- tric E-mac 180 injection moulding machine
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currently discussed topic of sustainability. “At Arburg, we’ve been looking closely at the topics of resource efficiency and the circular economy for some time now. We have understood the problem and acknowledged its scale, and are doing everything we can to contribute to the solution,” says Gerhard Böhm, Arburg’s Managing Director Sales. He concluded with a positive outlook for the future. “At the two-day event, we collaborated with well-known experts to explain and discuss how the circular economy can be put into practice in the packaging sector. We demonstrated how the plastic industry is tackling the challenges it faces and showcased some of the resource-efficient solutions and innovations we are planning, both now and in the future, to help the industry on its journey towards a circular economy.” In live demonstrations, an electric Allrounder 520 A with 1,500 kN of clamping force produced
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standard PP coffee capsules with a 0.02 mm barrier layer, while a hybrid Allrounder 920 H with 5,000 kN of clamping force and a 48-cavity mould manufactured coffee capsules from an organic material. Two hybrid machines in packaging versions demonstrated high-performance packag- ing technology applications. An Allrounder 820 H with 3,700 kN of clamping force and the optional ‘thin-walled part’ specification produced four IML cups in a cycle time of just 4s. A hybrid Allrounder 630 H with 2,300 kN of clamping force and the optional ‘closures’ package produced 48 drinks container closures in a cycle time of 3.3s. Engel reports that it is actively supporting its customers to increase sustainability and close material loops. The focus is on processing recycled material, improving process stability, and the trend towards design for recycling. Designing for recycling means that the subsequent recycling process is taken into account as early as in the development of a new product, and that the requirements of the circular economy and sustain- ability are taken into account in the product design. An example where this is already working well can be found in the packaging industry. In the produc- tion of thin-walled packaging in the in-mould-label- ling (IML) process there is a trend towards mono- material systems in which the label and pellets are made of the same material. In April, the group held the 2019 Engel Packag- ing Day in Shanghai, China. “In China, there are increasingly high standards expected for the quality of products and, in turn, packaging – espe- cially in the food industry,” says Kurt Hell, Director of Engel’s packaging business unit in Asia. “Special designs and functional properties are in demand, as is high-quality decoration with IML. Multi-col- oured and multi-component applications for food and non-food closures are also becoming increas-
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