Feiplastic 2015:Arburg Brazil presents efficient injection moulding solutions

  • Cooperation:Arburg implements injection moulding solutions with Brazilian partners
  • High performance:Allrounder Hidrive with automation solution for thin-walled packaging items
  • Cost effectiveness:Production of technical injection moulded parts with Allrounder Golden Edition

Lossburg.Arburg will present two production-efficient injection moulding applications on exhibition stand H 198 at the Feiplastic 2015 exhibition in São Paulo.A production cell built around a hybrid Allrounder 570 H with a clamping force of 2,000 kN will produce thin-walled disposable cutlery.The high-performance machine from the hybrid Hidrive series distinguishes itself through high productivity, short cycle times and energy efficiency.Furthermore, a hydraulic Allrounder 470 C Golden Edition machine will be presented, which combines high-tech with an attractive price and produces applicator tips for creams.

"One of our key strengths is our ability to provide production-efficient injection moulding solutions that can be tailored precisely to the requirements of our customers," explains Kai Wender, Managing Director of Arburg Ltda."At our stand, we will be demonstrating two high-performance solutions that we have developed with Brazilian partners.As South America's largest trade fair, the Feiplastic 2015 is an important barometer for market developments in the plastics industry in a difficult economic environment."

High-performance machine produces thin-walled parts

A hybrid Allrounder 570 H with a clamping force of 2,000 kN and a size 800 injection unit will demonstrate the potential of the high-performance Hidrive series at the Feiplastic 2015 using a 32-cavity mould from RK Ferramentaria.Thin-walled disposable spoons made from PS and weighing 1.3 grams will be produced.Production is fully automated.The injection moulded parts are removed and stacked by a horizontally operating robotic system from OK Automation, Braço do Norte.A six-axis robot then packages the items in packs of 50.The total cycle time is around 4.8 seconds.

Hidrive series:high production capacity

The Hidrive series unites proven electric and hydraulic components from the Arburg modular system.The hybrid Allrounders combine servo-electric toggle-type clamping units with hydraulic injection units and performance-adapted hydraulic accumulator technology to create a high-quality machine concept.

Thanks to the servo-electric toggle-type clamping unit, extremely short cycle times are made possible due to very short dry cycle times, fast accelerations and high final speeds as well as simultaneous clamping unit and ejector movements.With regard to the injection unit, the combination of position-regulated screw and servo-electric drives for mould and dosage also contribute to cycle time reductions.The hydraulic accumulator technology supports high production capacities.

Thanks to the high efficiency of the servo-electric toggle-type clamping unit and servo-electric dosage drive, the Allrounder H machines also provide for highly energy-efficient operation.All Allrounder H machines therefore bear the Arburg “e²” energy-efficiency label.

Golden Edition:entry-level hydraulic model

The second exhibit, an Allrounder 470 C Golden Edition with a clamping force of 1,500 kN and a size 400 injection unit belongs to Arburg’s entry-level hydraulic machine series.This series, which is the highest-selling in Brazil, features fixed clamping force/injection unit combinations and offers the high-quality technical components and excellent price/performance ratio that you expect from Arburg.It is therefore of interest to many different sectors of industry – from automotive suppliers through to packaging producers who do not work in the area of thin-walled products.At Feiplastic 2015, applicator tips for creams will be produced using a 16-cavity mould from Artis Matriz, Campo Largo.The technical injection moulded parts made from PE HD/LD, each weighing 0.5 grams, are produced in a cycle time of approx. 7.5 seconds.

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Kai Wender, Managing Director of Arburg Ltda, on Feiplastic 2015:"At stand H108 we will be demonstrating two high-performance, highly productive injection moulding solutions, which we have developed with Brazilian partners."

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At the Feiplastic 2015, a production cell based around a high-performance Allrounder 570 H hybrid machine will produce high-speed packaging items.

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At the Feiplastic 2015, a hydraulic Allrounder 470 C Golden Edition with a clamping force of 1,500 kN will be producing 16 applicator tips for creams in a cycle time of 7.5 seconds.

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About Arburg

German machine manufacturer Arburg is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of injection moulding machines with clamping forces between 125 and 5,000 kN.This is complemented by robotic systems, customer- and sector-specific turnkey solutions and further peripherals.An innovative additive manufacturing system was added to the plastic processing range in 2013.

The company places the topic of Energy Efficiency at the centre of all its activities, taking into account the entire value-added chain.The objective is to enable the Arburg customers to manufacture their plastic products, whether one-off parts or high-volume production, in optimal quality and at minimum unit costs – e.g. for the automotive and packaging industries, communication and entertainment electronics, medical technology, or the white goods sector.

An international sales and service network guarantees first-class, local customer support.Arburg is represented by its own organisations at 32 locations in 24 countries and by trading partners in more than 50 countries.The machines are produced exclusively at the parent factory in Lossburg, Germany.From a total of around 2,400 employees, around 2,000 work in Germany. About 400 further employees work in Arburg’s organisations around the world.In 2012, Arburg became one of the first companies to gain triple certification:to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 50001 (Energy).

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