NPE 2018 | TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
St Pierre said Boy took the decision to bring
production of the LR 5 robot in-house after it received requests from customers to deal with one company for both injection moulding machine and automation. He said Boy is not intending to build a business around robots, as some ompetitor companies have done, but sees the LR 5 as a value-adding offer to customers for its machines. At its NPE press conference, KraussMaffei
Above: The Dukane booth at NPE 2018
control. This new control is based on Projective Capacitive Touch technology, providing a multi- touch interface where the machine operator can use scrolling and swiping as on a smartphone. Todd St Pierre, President of Boy Machines Inc, based in Exton, Pennsylvania discussed other developments at its press conference. The new LR5 5-axis top entry robot is designed and built by Boy at its German production base. It replaces the previous LR 5 robot, which was supplied by a third party company, but keeps the same strokes and speeds as the earlier version. The modular robot can be supplied in various axes lengths: X-axis 300mm and 500mm; Y-axis 600mm, 800mm and 1,000mm; Z-axis 950mm, 1,500mm and 2,000mm.
presented an update on the leasing scheme it announced in October 2017 for various standard KraussMaffei and Netstal machines up to 3,000 kN, with service and insurance available as options. At the end of the leasing period, the customer can decide whether to lease a new model, take over the existing one or simply return the machine. Discussions are continuing with financial institu- tions in the US regarding the details of the leasing scheme, said Frank Stieler, CEO of KraussMaffei Group. Different jurisdictions around the world place different accounting requirements on companies using the leasing scheme. China is the next target market for the scheme, and discussions are also being held there. Then the company will wait before rolling out the scheme in other coun- tries, said Stieler. At the Sepro press conference, the group’s managing director Jean-Michel Renaudeau highlighted the company’s attention to the North American market, Sepro’s largest market, contribut-
Husky puts multilayer front and centre
Husky Injection Molding Systems placed its Multi-Layer Technology, originally introduced at NPE 2015, in a prominent position at the front of its stand at NPE 2018. Inside units
themed on oxygen and CO2 barriers, light protection and decorative possibilities, the company displayed bottles and containers made from multilayer preforms in a wide range of applications, including carbon- ated soft drinks, juice, sparkling water, beer, tea, dairy, food and personal care. Husky says it has sold more than 30 systems around the world since 2015. “We see a long technology runway for multilayer innovation,” said Dave Morton, Vice President of Multi-Layer Technology. In the display, Husky emphasised that multilayer can just as
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easily enhance aesthetic appeal as well as barrier performance: fluores- cent and thermochromic additives gave highly original decoration to some of the displayed packaging, although these have yet to be
commercialised. Morton described the multiple applications on the Husky stand as “seeds” in potential markets. “Any one of these could take off,” he said. �
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