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Arburg at the NPE 2018: "Wir sind da." – with large machines and innovative processes

USA premiere: hybrid Allrounder 1120 H with a clamping force of 730 US-tons, new design, and Gestica control system

Highlights: Industry 4.0, innovative injection molding applications, and industrial additive manufacturing

"Wir sind da.": Arburg focuses on customer proximity, consulting, and service with three locations in the USA

Lossburg, 1/2/2018

At the NPE from 7 to 11 May 2018 in Orlando, Florida, Arburg will present itself as a trendsetter in the industry and a leader in digital transformation and Industry 4.0. The hybrid Allrounder 1120 H with a clamping force of 730 US-tons, a new design, and visionary Gestica control system will celebrate its American premiere. In addition, Arburg will present numerous innovative technologies and sophisticated applications for all branches of plastics processing at stand W1325, West Hall level 2. These will include fiber direct compounding (FDC) for lightweight construction, LSR/LSR micro-injection molding, a high-speed IML packaging application, and the freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing. Arburg will present nine exhibits at its own stand, and five other Allrounders will be on display at partner stands.

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"Whether additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0, or LSR processing,

Arburg is a pioneer in many areas and has decades of know-how

in plastics processing. We don't see ourselves as a supplier of

machines, but rather as a technology partner that can provide our

customers with everything from a single source," emphasizes

Friedrich Kanz, Managing Director of Arburg USA, explaining:

"The brand promise 'Wir sind da.' formulates our high standards of

quality, reliability, and personal proximity to our customers and

partners – across all industries and technologies in plastics

processing. Our nine exhibits are therefore designed to showcase

an exciting cross-section of our wide range of products and

services. At 900 square meters, we enlarged our stand area by

nearly 40 percent compared with the last NPE in 2015.”

Large machine in the new designThe hybrid Allrounder 1120 H will be on display for the first time

outside Europe at the NPE 2018, where it will be celebrating its

American premiere. It extends the clamping force range by 30

percent to 730 US-tons. The new large machine offers a well

thought-out design for even more ergonomics and functionality as

well as its visionary Gestica control system, which offers the same

look and feel as smart mobile devices. At the NPE, the exhibit will

demonstrate Arburg's comprehensive expertise in the turnkey

sector using the example of the well-known folding step stools: the

eight individual parts from PP are handled by a Multilift V 40 linear

robotic system and then combined within the injection molding

cycle with the help of a six-axis robot and assembly station. In this

way, a finished product in Arburg design is created "ready to use"

in a cycle time of 60 seconds in a fully automated process.

Increased production efficiency with turnkey and automation

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To increase added value, a growing number of increasingly

complex operations are being integrated into the injection molding

process. Arburg offers a wide range of automation solutions from a

single source for this. From simple pickers to six-axis robots and

complex turnkey systems, everything is included. All eight

Allrounders on the Arburg stand are automated. A sophisticated

LSR application will be showcased as a further turnkey highlight

alongside the folding step stools. It centers around an electric two-

component Allrounder 570 A, which produces two two-color wrist

straps from LSR (hardness 70 and 30 Shore A) in a cycle time of

70 seconds fully automatically. The watches are completed with

housing and fastening ready to use in an injection molding cycle

using a Multilift V 15 linear robotic system and an assembly

station.

Injection molding highlightsArburg will show a sophisticated LSR/LSR micro-injection molding

application at the NPE 2018 with its tool partner Kipe Molds. An

electric Allrounder 270 A with a 0.1 oz micro injection unit

produces silicone membranes as used in valves for the medical

technology or the automotive industry. The micro injection unit is

equipped with a special 0.3 inch LSR screw for manufacturing the

0.0018 oz LSR pre-molded part (70 Shore A hardness). A servo-

electric injection unit from Kipe Molds integrated into the 1+1-

cavity mold and into the Selogica control system is used for the

0.00018 oz second LSR component (30 Shore A hardness). A kiki

robotic system removes the LSR/LSR diaphragm, feeds it to a

camera inspection station, and places it in a container.

The performance of the hybrid Allrounder for high-speed

applications in packaging technology is demonstrated by a

"Packaging" version of the Allrounder 570 H designed specifically

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for thin-walled items. The production cell manufactures four IML

tubs from PP in a cycle time of around just 1.9 seconds. The

decorated finished parts with a wall thickness of 0.0126 inches

weigh 0.12 oz each. The mold as well as the automation system

are from Brink.

Lightweight components are interesting for many industries,

especially for the automotive industry. Fiber direct compounding

(FDC) with glass fiber rovings is a low-cost alternative to

processing fiber-filled compounds. The FDC unit on the injection

unit includes a side feeder with integrated cutter, an adapted

cylinder, and special screw geometry. The fiber length, fiber

content, and material combination can be individually adjusted for

targeted influencing of the component properties. At the NPE

2018, a hydraulic Allrounder 820 S will produce two 11.6 oz airbag

housings in a cycle time of 70 seconds. A weight monitor

integrated into the automation system displays the consistency of

the shot weight and the finished parts are placed in boxes by the

Multilift V linear robotic system.

Medical technology is also an important market with strong growth

rates for Arburg. An electric Allrounder 470 A manufactures tubs

from medical-grade PP using a 2-cavity mold from Hofstetter. The

cycle time for two tubs, each weighing just over 0,05 oz is around

2.9 seconds. High-speed removal and stacking is performed by an

automation system from Hekuma.

Arburg will present the automated encapsulation of inserts with a

vertical Allrounder 375 V machine using the example of radius

gages. A Multilift Select robotic system placed compactly on the

machine first feeds the metal inserts to a plasma pretreatment

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station and places them in the equipping station. In the mold they

are encapsulated with glass-fiber-reinforced PA 6.6, the finished

parts are removed from the 1-cavity mold and placed on a

conveyor belt.

Individualized high-volume partsBy combining additive manufacturing, injection molding, and

Industry 4.0 technologies, high-volume parts can be enhanced and

customer requirements integrated directly into the value chain.

Arburg will show how such customized individualization works for

the first time at the NPE 2018 using the example of the IT

networked and fully automated production line for business card

holders. A six-axis robot links injection molding with additive

manufacturing here.

First the person's name is entered on a tablet PC. An electric

Allrounder 370 E Golden Electric manufactures the molded part,

which is handled by a Multilift robotic system. An individual

barcode is applied during the subsequent laser marking step. A

six-axis robot takes the card holder and places it in the build

chamber of the freeformer. For the automatic opening and closing

of the cowl, the freeformer and robotic system communicate via a

Euromap 67 interface. The freeformer additively applies the

desired 3D lettering from ABS in accordance with the information

in the code.

Industrial additive manufacturingWith a freeformer and numerous functional parts, Arburg will

demonstrate at the NPE 2018 that Arburg Plastic Freeforming

(APF) is not only suitable for prototyping but also and especially

for the industrial additive manufacturing of functional parts. At an

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interactive station, visitors will be able to actually pick up these

parts to see their functionality and quality for themselves.

The open system affords users independence: freeformer

customers can qualify their own materials using the APF process

and optimize the freely programmable process parameters

specifically to the application at hand. An enormous advantage in

this context is that certified original materials can be used, for

example for medical technology or the aerospace industry. In

addition to amorphous standard granules such as ABS, PA, and

PC, Arburg's continuously expanding range of qualified materials

includes elastic TPE, medical-grade PLLA, PC approved for the

aerospace industry, and semi-crystalline PP.

Anyone who wants to find out more about industrial additive

manufacturing with the freeformer will have the opportunity to do

so during an expert presentation by Arburg on 9 May at the

"Additive Manufacturing" conference.

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Photos

ARBURG_084873 Friedrich Kanz.jpg

"At the NPE 2018, we will be presenting ourselves as a technology

partner and showcasing an exciting cross-section of our wide

range of products and services," emphasizes Friedrich Kanz,

Managing Director of Arburg USA.

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ARBURG_111286 Allrounder 1120 H.jpg

The hybrid Allrounder 1120 H will celebrate its American premiere

at the NPE 2018. The new large machine extends the product

portfolio in the clamping range up to 730 US-tons. The new design

and the new Gestica control system are pioneering.

ARBURG_135034 ALLROUNDER 570 A LSR-watch.jpg

A turnkey system based around an electric two-component

Allrounder 570 A manufactures two-color LSR watches fully

automatically within the injection molding cycle.

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ARBURG_126591 Allrounder 570H IML.jpg

A production cell with a "Packaging" version of a hybrid Allrounder

570 H will manufacture four IML tubs in around 1.9 seconds.

ARBURG_117439 Freeformer Prototyping Center.jpg

The freeformer is designed for industrial additive manufacturing of

functional parts. Arburg will also give a presentation on this at the

Additive Manufacturing Conference at the NPE 2018.

Photos: ARBURG

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ContactARBURG GmbH + Co KGPress officeDr. Bettina KeckPostfach 110972286 LossburgTel.: +49 (0) 7446 [email protected]

About ArburgThe German family-owned company Arburg is one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic processing machines. The product portfolio encompasses Allrounder injection molding machines with clamping forces of between 14 and 730 US-tons, the freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing, plus robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions and further peripheral equipment.The company places the topic of production efficiency at the center 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 sectors, 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 organizations at 33 locations in 25 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 more than 2,800 Arburg employees, around 2,300 work in Germany. About 500 further employees work in Arburg’s organizations 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).Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com.

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