EXHIBITION PREVIEW | K2019 – MACHINERY
Arburg is making a free Wi-Fi connection available for all visitors at K2019, covering the entire exhibition site at Düsseldorf. The company says visitors simply need to select the “arburgXworld” Wi-Fi and enter their eTicket code
Arburg has two major focus areas in its presence at K2019: digitalisation and the Circular Economy, naming its approach to these areas “arburgXworld” and “arburgGREENworld”. The group says it has “always been a pioneer in dealing with important future issues, providing answers to current ques- tions and offering practical solutions” and its K2019 stand will show new machines, processes and digital products and services which are contribut- ing to this. In its digital product and service portfolio, Arburg is launching a filling assistant and plasticising assistant, as well as extended connectivity for the Allrounder machines. In addition, there are further apps and functionalities for its customer portal. A demonstration of moulding PP cups with
around 30% recycled material is being run in co-operation with Erema. In a cycle time of around 4s, a hybrid Allrounder 1020 H will produce 8 cups per cycle. In Arburg’s second Circular Economy application, a PCR (post-consumer recyclate) material is used to produce a technical product – a machine door handle whose two halves are mounted in the mould. It is moulded on an electric two-component Allrounder 630 A in a Profoam foaming process, with a TPE used for overmoulding. Injection Moulded Structured Electronics (IMSE)
are featured in a demonstration using an electric Allrounder 470 A with a clamping force of 1,000 kN. In this process, films with integrated electronic functions are inserted into the mould and over- moulded with PC. As a demonstrator, the injection moulding machine produces a night light in a cycle time of around 75s. An electric Allrounder 270 A, equipped with a size 5 micro-injection unit with 8mm screw, 8-cavity mould and LSR cartridge, will be manufacturing microswitches from non-post curing LSR. The part weight is 0.009 g and the cycle time around 20s. In additive manufacturing, Arburg’s Freeformer
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technology will be used to preview how fibre-rein- forced components can in future be produced using Arburg Plastic Freeforming. A total of eight Allrounders and one Freeformer will be demon- strating new technology, applications and process- es on the Arburg stand. Another eleven machines can be seen on partner stands. �
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Barnes Group is exhibiting at K2019 for the first time on a joint stand to showcase its Molding Solutions business unit companies: Foboha, Gammaflux, Männer, Priamus, Synventive and Thermoplay, which cover the spectrum of mould-making and hot runner technology, including temperature control and process control technology. Foboha will present two cube mould innova- tions: the Plug ‘n Play Compactcube for rapid implementation and easy maintenance; and its Reversecube system of counter-rotating cubes shown on an Arburg injection moulding machine, which replaces several moulding machines and automated assembly units with a single system. In hot runner technology, Synventive will present its new generation eGate system. The electric-drive valve gate solution is now available for larger components and ensures complete pin movement control on each individual nozzle to achieve the highest performance for perfect component surfaces and dimensional consistency. �
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Beck Automation, Glaroform and BFA Solutions have a shared stand at K2019 where they will present new automation solutions in IML technol- ogy as well as innovative material-efficient injection moulding and intelligent process-data evaluation solutions. A thin-wall moulding demonstration will mould a 200 ml container produced with a 4-cavity ICM (injection-compression moulding) configuration from Glaroform using a Netstal machine. Beck’s high-performance IML automation is used with wrap-around labels. It says the system is character- ised by the dynamic process, process stability and very high availability with short cycle times. The labels from Verstraete have a digital watermark to enable efficient sorting at recycling plants. MES PiSolutions from BFA provides the interface between the production and the ERP levels. The task evaluates data from the injection moulding machine, the handling process and the quality assurance system and makes this data available to different users. The three companies will also show their technol-
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