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Techniques – Markets – Trends Volume 11 – 1/2017

Vitaminsfor yourmoldingprocess

Quarterly magazine of the WITTMANN Group. The magazine appears to meet the informational demands of staff and customers.Address: WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH, Lichtblaustrasse 10, 1220 Vienna – Editorial office, layout, graphic production:Bernhard Grabner – tel.: +43-1 250 39-204, fax: +43-1 250 39-439 – e-mail: [email protected] 2/2017 of “WITTMANN innovations” will appear at the beginning of the second quarter 2017. – www.wittmann-group.com

WITTMANN innovations (Volume 11 – 1/2017)

Articles that appeared in WITTMANN innovations so far

Automation• Productionandqualitycontrolinmedi-

calengineering1/2007• Largestructuralfoamparts2/2007• ThenewR8robotcontrol3/2007• High-end:Theproductionofseatadjustmentrods1/2008• Driveengineeringforrobots1/2008• Transponderpinproduction2/2008• Automatedremotecontrolkeys3/2008• AutomationatCarclo,UK4/2008• Theflexibleautomationcell1/2009• ThecultivationofgrowthwithWITT-MANNrobots2/2009• Brudertoywheelproduction4/2009• PalletproductionatUtz,Poland1/2010• EcoModeforefficientrobots2/2010• Automatedoillevelsensors2/2010• Automatingrotationwelding3/2010• ThenewR8.2robotcontrol4/2010• Linearrobotsinthecleanroom1/2011• Super-fastpartremoval2/2011• Automationofcupsandlids3/2011• Superiormulti-componentparts4/2011• Automatinginsertmolding1/2012• Theexpertautomationoflids2/2012• LSRpartsatSilcotech(CH)3/2012• Zero-rejectproduction4/2012• SmallestpartsatJENOPTIK2/2013• TheSchrambergautomation3/2013• TheBusch-Jaegerautomation1/2014• AutomatingIn-MoldDecoration2/2014• AutomationatPortEriePlastics3/2014• AutomatingSTARPLASTIK4/2014• JonesPlasticandWITTMANN1/2015• RobotsatGreeland/Singapore2/2015• SEBtandemrobots(F)3/2015• TheSacelautomation(I)3/2015• AutomationinKorea4/2015• SuzukiIndiaandWITTMANN4/2015• IMIspecialsolution(Bulgaria)1/2016• InnowareinIndonesia2/2016• 2robotsatSanwa,Singapore2/2016• 7,000thW818atKroma(D)3/2016• COMBI-PACKautomatesIML4/2016

Conveying/Drying/Entire Systems• CentralsystematBOSCH1/2007• Qualitycontrolofdryers1/2007• Kromberg&Schubert'ssystem2/2007• Costefficientmaterialdrying2/2007• FEEDMAXforthecleanroom3/2007• ThenewDRYMAXED803/2007• Focusonmaterialfeeding1/2008• NetworkcontrolatArge20002/2008• Changingparameterswhenconveying

differentmaterials2/2008• Optimizingaconveyingsystem3/2008• Dryerswithenergyrating3/2008• TheMetchemcentralsystem4/2008• AuxiliariesatDelphiinChina1/2009• LISICOSMETICS'centralsystem2/2009• Planningofcentralsystems3/2009• TestingenergyclaimsatFKT4/2009• ThenewFEEDMAXB1001/2010• Greiner’sdryerssavingenergy2/2010• TheA.C.S.conveyingsystem3/2010• FEEDMAXPrimusconveyor4/2010• ThenewDRYMAXAton2/2011• TheBKFconveyingsystem2/2011• WDKunststofftechnikanditscentralsystem4/2011• PETprocessorusesaWITTMANNconveyingsystem1/2012• ThePLASTICOMsystem2/2012• TheNICOMATICsystem3/2012• Savingenergyinmaterialdrying4/2012• TheBespakmaterialhandling2/2013• VisionTechnicalMolding3/2013• WPCinjectionmolding1/2014• NewPollmanncentralsystem2/2014• TheHELLAMexicosystem3/2014• TheProcopisystem,France4/2014• TheSLMmaterialmanagement4/2014• WITTMANNinSlovenia1/2015• AlliancePrecisionPlastics,USA2/2015• OurSpanishcustomerFushima2/2015• InjectionMoldingatTielke2/2015• TheWiBaQuickLookApp2/2015• FRANKplasticcentralsystem3/2015• Johnsoncentralsystem(China)1/2016• DryingatLekSun(Malaysia)1/2016• GOTMARsystem(Bulgaria)2/2016• TheHavells(India)system4/2016

Granulation• Inlinerecyclingofsprues1/2007• GiantgranulatorMCP1002/2007• ThenewMASgranulator3/2007• Challengingrecyclingprocess1/2008• TheMC70-80atCentrex2/2008• GiboPlastenforcesrecycling2/2009• MCgranulatorswithAFauger4/2009• Grindingofferrite1/2010• Grindingcriticalmaterial3/2010• TheTMPCONVERTsolution1/2011• InlinerecyclingwithMinor23/2011• Granulatorsunderthepress2/2012• Largesolutionsforlargeparts1/2013• Minor2atJECOBEL,Belgium2/2016• MIHBandJUNIOR3Compact4/2016

Blending• ThenewGRAVIMAXseries2/2007• Blendereconomics3/2007• GRAVIMAX14Vblender3/2009• Theartofblendingregrind3/2011• Dosingonthehighestlevel1/2013• Precisionforsaferailtraffic4/2013• Howtogettobetterblending4/2015

In-Mold Labeling• IMLstackmoldsystems3/2007• WITTMANN2+2stackmold1/2008• ATMd.o.o.inSerbia3/2009• PLASTIPAKinCanada4/2010• TeaPlastinAlbania3/2012• EcoPower:fourfoldIML1/2013• IMLasamultifacetedprocess4/2013• IMLatAMRAZinIsrael4/2015• 3D-IMLatVERTEXinPoland1/2016

News from the Subsidiaries• Australia2/2008, 2/2013• Austria2+3/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011,

4/2012, 3/2013, 2/2015, 3/2015, 2/2016, 3/2016• Benelux3/2008,2/2009• Brazil3/2007,1/2009• Bulgaria2/2009• Canada1/2007,1+2/2008,3/2009• China2/2010• Colombia2/2012• CzechRepublic/Slovakia4/2009,3/2014• Denmark1/2009, 1/2013• Finland4/2008+1/2012• France2/2007,3/2008,4/2015• Germany1/2007, 3/2012, 4/2013,3/2014• GreatBritain2/2009,2/2010• Greece2/2014• Guatemala1/2013• Hungary1/2008,4/2015• India2/2008,3/2010, 2/2012• Israel1/2012• Italy4/2008, 1/2010, 4/2011• Mexico3/2007,3/2009, 1+2/2011• Poland2/2013, 3/2013,4/2015, 3/2016• Russia4/2012• Slovenia/Croatia1/2010• SouthAfrica1/2016• SoutheastAsia2/2007• SouthKorea3/2010• Spain3/2007• Sweden2/2009• Switzerland1/2008, 2/2012• Taiwan4/2009,4/2015• Turkey3/2008, 2+4/2011• USA2/2008,3/2009, 1/2011, 4/2013, 4/2014, 2/2016, 4/2016• Vietnam4/2015

Flow Control/Temperature Control• Advantagesofpulsedcooling1/2007• Comparingwatertooil2/2007• ThenewTEMPROplusCseries3/2007• COOLMAXcoolingunits2/2008• TEMPRO“guarding”IMMs3/2008• TEMPROwithDUOcooling4/2008• Variothermaltempering1/2009• TEMPROplusC1802/2009• TEMPROdirectC120[C250]3/2009• WFC:WaterFlowControl4/2009• TEMPROplusC1801/2010• TEMPRO:Universalbenchmark2/2010• BFMOLD®moldcooling3/2010• TEMPROplusD4/2010• Online-thermography1/2011• TemperingatFuchs&Sohn2/2011• TEMPROplusDintheautomotive

sector1/2012• Oscilloscopefunction2/2012• Compacttemperaturecontroller4/2012• Optimaltempering=quality1/2013• TheStarlingerspecialsolution2/2013• NewWITTMANNequipment4/2013• TEMPROusesheatwaste1/2014• CleansolutionatDELPHI4/2014• Blumusingaspecialsolution1/2015• ThenewFLOWCONplus4/2015• TEMPROplusDatFischer(D)1/2016#• WFCretrofitkitisavailable2/2016• FLOWCONplusatCOLOP(A)3/2016• TEMPROplusD180atWethje4/2016

Injection Molding• Injectionmoldingonestopshop4/2008• MIMatIndo-USMIM4/2008• Costoptimization:EcoPower1/2009• ITassistedservices1/2009• Thewaterinjectionprocess2/2009• TheKronaIndústriaequipment2/2009• Micro-parts:Microsystem503/2009• Multi-componentprocessatwolfcraft

4/2009• Processdataacquisition4/2009• Thenewall-electricEcoPower 4/2009• TheThomasDudleycompany1/2010• IMLwithTMXpress1/2010• AIRMOULD®andAQUAMOULD®Mobile1/2010• DesignMoldedPlastics2/2010• StadelmannreliesonWille2/2010• ThenewMicroPower3/2010• AQUAMOULD®andprojectileinjec-tiontechnology3/2010• Newbenchmark:MacroPower4/2010• TheSTELLAcompany4/2010• TheServoDrivetechnology1/2011• The75thmachineforKrona1/2011• PackagingspecialistTMXpress2/2011• WAVIN(CzechRep.)3/2011• SANITmoldingasuccess3/2011• WEPPLER'smoldingmachines4/2011• MacroPowerproducingcableties1/2012• TheCELLMOULD®process2/2012• The43ESMINmachines3/2012• Remoteconnectivity3/2012• Foamedhigh-qualityparts4/2012• LECHNER'MacroPower4/2012• MacroPoweratGTLINE1/2013• Praiseforthestandardmachine!1/2013• VerticalmachinesatElectricfil2/2013• BECK'smoldingtechnology2/2013• ESCHAusingHMmachines3/2013• HofferPlastics'HMmachines3/2013• GuppyusingtheEcoPower3/2013• TheBackhaussuccess4/2013• Incapsulation:cleanandsafe4/2013• Multi-componentparts1/2014• Successthroughversatility1/2014• ThetriedandtestedatPhilips2/2014• Light-weightfoamedparts2/2014• TheKRESZ&FIEDLERSystems3/2014• SMEmolderAutenrieth3/2014• TopmicropartsfromKüngAG3/2014• Openingupefficiencyreserves4/2014• HiQShaping4/2014• ServoPowersavesenergy1/2015• Bestqualityathünersdorff1/2015• TheGripItFixingssuccessstory1/2015• GerresheimersysteminChina2/2015• MicroPoweratTessy(USA)3/2015• MoldingatInterplex(China)3/2015• RT-CADTiefenböck(A)4/2015• DieterWiegelmann(D)4/2015• OneSealApSinDenmark4/2015• DenkKunststofftechnik(D)1/2016• ELASMOSystems(A)1/2016• REUTTERGroup(Germany)2/2016• P.P.H.LIMAKinPoland2/2016• MacroPoweratStüdli(CH)3/2016• EverRichFountain,Taiwan3/2016• TheAckermannproduction(D)4/2016• MicromoldingatEltek,Italy4/2016

WITTMANN innovations – 1/2017 3

DearReader,

Evenattheriskofmayberepeatingmyself,Iwouldliketostate:2016wasayearthatgaveustheimpressionofhavingpassedbymuchfasterthanmostinrecenttimes.Thisim-pressioncomesperhapsfromthetwobigeventsthatkeptusonthegoduringthisyear:firstlyour40thanniversaryeventinJune,andthentheKshowinOctober.Naturally,wealsowereoccupiedwithsmalleroccasionsandwiththeday-to-daybusiness–ourtimetablesbeingbrimfulwithappointments.

Theverypleasingcourseofbusinessinrecentyearsandtheheavilyincreasingdemandforourproductshavecontin-uedintheyear2016.Andagain,wehadtofacethenecessitytocarryoutextensionsonnumerousofourproductionfacili-ties.Justtonamesomeexamples,wehadtoextendthreeofourAustrianfactories,andalsotheHungarianplant.Wenowlookforwardtocontinuingourbuildingactivitiesunabatedlyinthecomingyear.Overandoveragain,wefindourselvesinthefortunatepositiontobeallowedtoadaptourproductioncapacitiestotherisendemandofourcustomers.

Asthisyeardrawstoaclosewehavetheopportunitytoreviewandalsolookahead–andbeyondthe2017horizon.Generally,weexpectsimilargrowthinthecomingyearstothatachievedduringthepastfewyears.Nevertheless,somerecentworldwideexistingdevelopments–thatwewillnotlosetrackof–areabitthought-provoking.Especiallysomemovementscomingfromtherightaswellasfromtheleftthattendtoraisetradebarriers.Asthenamesuggests:“barriers”wouldmeanastrikingdisadvantageforus,becauseweareagloballyactivecompany.Oneofourdeclaredprinciples,saying“thinkingglobal,actinglocal”,becomesevenmoreimportantinthiscon-text.Inthisspirit–ashashappenedbeforesooften–wehaveunderlinedourpreparednessfor“globalization”byestablishingnewsubsidiaries.In2016wehavesetupoursalesandservicesubsidiariesinSlovakiaandinSouthKorea.

Ourexpectationsarenotonlybasedonourworldwideori-entation,butnaturallyalsoonourinnovativeproducts.Gearedtooursloganbe smart,wewillcontinuetofurtheradvanceourinitiativesanddevelopmentsinthefieldofIndustry 4.0.Fromatechnologicalpointofview,itisvitalforustobeoneoftheleadingforces;thereforeweentertheyearthatliesaheadofuswithmuchinnovativedrive.Thisinnovativeimpulseisdrivenbycreativityandtherespectiveworkenthusiasm.Beingawarethatthisthingshappeneverydayanew,atthispointIwouldliketothankallouremployeesandbusinesspartners:fortheirstrongcommitmentandthisexcellentyear2016.

Yourscordially,MichaelWittmann

Editorial

Michael Wittmann

Content

WalterLichtenbergerexplains the new TEMPRO software features.Page 6

Terry Liuvisits JaegerPoway in Shenzhen.Page 4

Better production

FC becomes FC plus

Axjo and BATTENFELD Sverige

Still growing: Linear Plastics

Markus Wolframon the newDRYMAXfunctionality.Page 7

ChristianHiljemarkon a successful worldwide partner-ship.Page 8

Markus Klausreports on the Moto Tassinari production.Page 10

Spanish subsidiarycelebrates 25th

birthday

Agency inKosovo/Albania

New Slovakiansubsidiary

New agencyin Morocco

Automation

TemperatureControl

Drying

EntireSystems

InjectionMolding

Valves for two-stroke engines

News

Adrian Lunneyon the British molder’s formula for success.Page 12

Advantage through efficiency

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WITTMANN innovations – 1/20174

Foundedin1999,JaegerPowayisajointventureof

ErichJaegerGmbH+Co.KGElektrotechnischeSpe-zialfabrik,aleadingproducerofelectronicconnectorsfortrucksandtrailersinGermany,andtheHongKongbasedcompanyPowayIndustryLtd.Thecom-pany’sproductionbaseislocatedinShenzhen,China.Currently,JaegerPowaymainlysuppliesconnectorstowidelyknowndomesticandforeignmanufacturersofheavytrucksaswellassemi-trailervehiclesandtowingvehicles.Theproductrangeincludes7-pin24Velectriccon-nectors,15-pin24Velectricconnectors,ABSconnectors,andmore.AmongJaegerPoway’smostprominentcustom-ersare:VOLVO,MAN,SCANIA,WABCO,SINOTRUK,DONG-FENG,FAW,SHAANXIAUTOMOBILE,andmanyothers.Today,thecompanyhasbecomeahigh-qualitysupplypart-neroftheheavytruckindustry.

Decision in favor of WITTMANN

FollowingtherapiddevelopmentoftheChineseeco-nomyinrecentyears,thewagelevelofdomesticproduc-tionworkersrosequickly,andaccordingly,laborcostsalsoincreasedveryquickly.Likewise,JaegerPoway

facesthepressureofrapidlygrowingproductioncosts.Inordertomaintaintheadvantageofagoodprice-per-formanceratiointheglobaltruckconnectorsindus-try,JaegerPowaydecidedtopartiallyreplacemanual

Turning to an automation solution from the WITTMANN Group,the Jaeger Poway company in Shenzhen was able tosignificantly improve its production process and its productivity. –A success story starring the WITTMANN W843 robot.Terry Liu

Jaeger Poway realizes efficient auto-matic production in China

A spiral cable, one of Jaeger Poway’s representative products.

Automation

Application model of some typical Jaeger Poway au-tomotive products.


Automation

productionwithanautomationsystem.Forthisreason,theycarefullystudiedtheautomationequipmentofafewrenownedcompaniesthatareactiveinthismarket.

Inthebeginning,JaegerPowayintendedtoadoptsomesix-axisservorobotsfortheirautomationneedsinShenzhen.ButaftertheJaegerPowaymanagementhadcomprehensivelyconsidered–amongstotherfactors–suchveryimportantfactorslikethedifferentfootprintsofdifferentautomationsystems,ofcoursetheoperatorfriendliness,andalsothespecificachievablecycletime,JaegerPowayeventuallyselectedtheW843servorobotmodelfromtheWITTMANNGroupastheirautomationequipment.

An efficient solution

Beforethiswasinstalled,thecycletimesummedupto108seconds.TheoperationofoneinjectionmoldingmachinerunningatJaegerPowayre-quiredtwoworkerseveryshift.Oneoftheworkershadtoputawireintoagripperthatfixedtheinsert,checkthefinishedproducts,cutoffsprues,andtakethegripperwiththefinishedpartoutofthemachine.Theotherworkerputtheinsertfilledpartgripperintotheinjectionmoldingmachineandtookoutthefinishedproductsfromthegripper.JaegerPowayrantwoshiftsaday.Asacon-sequence,twoinjectionmoldingmachinesusedtoneedeightworkersaday.Astheweightofthegripper–includ-ingtheinsertedwire–wasabout15kg,handlingthegrip-

persalongertimecouldbecomeanexhaustingactivi-tyfortheoperators.Mostoftheproductionemployeesonlyreluctantlyacceptedthisjob.

WITTMANNinstalledaW843robotfortheautoma-tionoftwo100-toninjectionmoldingmachines.ThisautomationsystemhasbeenelaboratelyoptimizedbytheautomationprofessionalsofWITTMANN.Asaresult,theproductioncyclehasbecomesignificantlyshorterthanitwasbefore:nowitisonly84seconds.Now,twoinjectionmoldingmachinesneedonlyfourworkersaday.Therobotstakeovertheheavyphysicallabor,whichwasundertakenmanuallybefore,andtheyguaranteesmoothproductionrunsaround-the-clock.

Normally,arobotatJaegerPowayisoperatingattwoinjectionmoldingmachines,andbothareproducingparts.Whileoneofthemachinesispreparedfortheproductionofotherparts,orwhileitismaintained,therobotcanbesetveryeasilytoserviceexclusivelythestillrunningmachinebyapplyingonlyafewsimpleswitch-overs.Therefore,theoverallproduc-tioncapacitycanberaisedsignifi-cantly.

Allinall,WITTMANNautoma-tionraisesproductivity,reducesthescraprate,andlowersenergy

consumption.Itshigh-qualityadvancedequipmentandtheconsiderateandcomprehensivetechnicalsupportarethefundamentalreasonswhycustomers,includingJaegerPoway,turntotheWITTMANNGroup.•

Terry Liuis Deputy General Manager of WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China.

The pictures show the general layout of the WITTMANN automation equip-ment at the Chi-nese Jaeger Poway plant in Shenzhen, with operators and Mr. Lin, Jaeger Poway’s Shenzhen Mold Department Manager.

Only some of the many important customers of Jaeger Poway.


Temperature Control

TemperaturecontrollerswithdirectcoolingfromWITTMANNcanoperateattemperaturesofupto120°Candareusedwhereverahighcooling

performanceisrequired.Toachieveahighcoolingper-formance,thecoolingwaterisnotusedindirectly,flowingthroughacoolingcoil,asisthenormalpractice,butthewaterinletisconnecteddi-rectlytotheheatexchanger.

Consequently,theoperat-ingtemperatureoftheappli-ancedependsindirectlyonthewaterinletpressure.

Previously,theminimuminletpressure–2baronthevaporpressurecurveshownbelow–andthehighestper-missibletemperatureof120°Cwerelinkedintemperaturecontrollerswithdirectcool-inglaidoutfor120°C.Theconsequencewasthattheseappliancescouldnotbeop-eratedatawaterinletpres-surebelowthatminimum.Insuchcases,thepressuresettinghadtobeadjustedtotheactualconditionsma-nuallyviatheappliance’sdisplay.

New software features offer added safety

New(oroverworked)softwarefortheWITT-MANNTEMPRObasicC120appliancesmeansthatthesystempressure(waterinletpressure)ismea-suredcontinuously,andamaximumtemperaturelimitissetautomatically.Iftheoperatorshouldattempttosetthemaximumtemperaturehigherthanthecalculatedmaximumtemperaturesetting,theLEDsetvaluedisplayflashesandissuesawarning.Thisclearlyindicatesthatanincreaseofthesetmaximumtemperatureisnotpos-

sibleforsafetyreasons,asthewaterinletpressureistoolow.Atthebottomofthescale,aminimumpressureof1barisfixedinordertopreventcavitationsinsidethe

pumpcase.Thesecondnewsoftware

featureofTEMPRObasicC120alsoservestoim-proveoccupationalsafety.Toensurethesafeopeningofthemagnetvalve,afixedmaximumdifferentialpres-suremustnotbeexceeded.Thereforethetemperaturecontrollersoftwareisnowprogrammedforpressurereductionat6barinordertoprotectthefunctionalityofthemagnetvalve.

Finally,anotherfeaturehasbeenaddedinordertoimproveventingoftheap-plianceduringtheheatingphase.Duetolonghosesanddeflectionsinsidethemold,airmaybetrappedinthetemperaturecontrolcircuit,andthismayleadtosubstantialcostsforrepairs.Airbubblesinsidethesystemmaycausedryrunninginsidethepumpcase,whichmayacceler-atethewearandtearofthemechanicalsealandthuscauseexposureoftheheatingelement.ThenewTEMPROsoftwareensuresacyclicalopeningofthecoolingmagnetvalvedur-ingtheappliance’sheating

phaseinordertoreleasethetrappedairfromthesystem.Thisfeaturenotonlypreventspotentialcostsforrepairs,butalsoprovidesamoreeffectiveheattransfertothemold.

Allinall,andthankstothesenewsoftwarefeatures,theTEMPRObasicC120temperaturecontrollernowof-fersconsiderableimprovementsinproductionsafety.•

From 2017, the WITTMANN TEMPRO basic C120 temperature controllerswith direct cooling will be available with brand new software features.With their familiar easy operating comfort, these appliances will makean even more effective contribution to improving safety in production.Walter Lichtenberger

Temperature control: more safety in production with new features

The TEMPRO basic C120 single-circuit temperature controller with direct cooling from WITTMANN is also available with touch screen as an option – and from 2017 with revised software for even greater operating safety.

This steam pressure curve illustrates the cor-relation of water inlet pressure and maximum operat-ing temperature.

Walter Lichtenbergeris Head of Tem-perature Control Technology at WITTMANN Kunst-stoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.

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Drying

Markus Wolframis Sales Manager of the Bulk Mate-rial Department at WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.

AnFC-controlleddryerfromWITTMANNadjuststhedryairvolumetothethroughputrequirementsofeachdryingbattery.Ideally,theseadjustments

aremadeautomaticallywithoutrequiringtheoperator’sintervention.ThisisthecasewithallDRYMAXFCbatterydryers,whichareequippedwiththisoptionasastandardfeature.ThisautomationfeaturepreventsinefficientuseoftheFCfunction,whichtypicallymanifestsitselfinfrequen-cy-controlleddryersrequiringmanualadjustment.

FC turns to FC plus

Moreover,FCplusenablesevenmoreefficientconfigura-tionandoperationofdryingsystems.Ifthesystemconsistsofseveraldryairgenerators,somedryerscanbeshutoffbyautomaticcontrolincaseoflowdemand.Adryerwhichisthennolongeractiveswitchesovertothestandbymode,whichleadstoashut-downofallpowerconsumerssuchas

With the FC plus module, plastics pro- cessors are offered an option for the DRYMAX battery dryer that consider-ably extends the possibilities of a fre-quency-controlled battery dryer. This solution has already received much praise in practice.Markus Wolfram

FC plus for the WITTMANN DRYMAXbattery dryer

One of many concrete examples: two WITTMANN DRYMAX battery dry air dryers supplying three material hopper lines. The amount of dry air is auto-matically adapted to the respective demand.

fansandheaterelements.AssoonastheFCplusmoduleregistersanincreaseinmaterialconsumption–andcon-sequentlylowsystempressure–thefrequency-controlleddryerincreasesitsownperformancefirst.Ifthedemandcontinuestoincrease,oneofthedryersonstandbyisacti-vated.Ifthequantityofdryairgeneratedisstillinsufficient,atotalofuptothreedryerscanbeadditionallycalledin.Theorderinwhichthevariousappliancesareactivatedcanbeadjusted.

ThepreviousstandardequipmentpackageofDRYMAXdryairgeneratorsalreadyincludedSmartReg,theefficienttemperature-controlledregenerationsystem,aswellasafunctionformaterialprotectiontopreventoverdrying,andtheSILMAXdryingsiloscomewithautomaticSmartFlowairflowcontroltoadjusttheairflowtodifferentmateri-alsandfluctuationsindemand.TheFCplusfunctionalityisyetanothercontributortotheoverallenergymanage-mentsystem.•


Entire Systems

Axjo’s principles were leadingto the WITTMANN Group

Axjo’sproductsoffermanyadvantages:robustness,lowweight,andweatherresistance.Theyarecustomized,innovative,timesaving,andenvironmentallyoptimized–

AxjoPlasticABstartedasasubcontractorwithmanydifferent

typesofproducts.Overthepast12years,thecompanyhasconcentratedonthepro-ductionofdrumsandreels.Thisnowaccountsforalmost100%oftheentireproduc-tionvolume.

Withproductionfacili-tiesinHickory,NC,USA,MarinhaGrande,Portugal,andShenzhen,China,andlo-gisticscentersin13countries,Axjohasbecomeagloballyactivecompany.Thedecisiontoconcentrateontheproduc-tionofdrumsandreelsnotonlychangedAxjo’sturnoverfigures,butalsoestablishedagenerallybrandnewwayofthinkingwhenitcomestodrumsandreels.

Environmentalcommitment

AsaSwedishcompany,andbeingbasedintheGislavedarea,Axjoisrootedinthesignificanceofenvi-ronmentalissues,andintheawarenessofadvantagesthatresultfromtakingcareofwaste.Caringabouttheenvi-ronmentcomesasanaturalaspectofAxjo’sproductionprocesses.

Thismeansnotonlyusingsmartmachinesandautoma-tionfromtheWITTMANNGroup,butconsideringeveryaspectinfluencingAxjo’sproducts.Thisincludesusingrecycledpolymers,energy-efficientproduction,efficientpackaging,environmentallyfriendlytransportation,andlastbutnotleast,thecollectionofalreadyuseddrumsandreelsforreuseintheproductionofnewparts.AsAxjoputsit:“Reuse,reduce,recycle.”

The Swedish Axjo Plastic company, with headquarters and the largestproduction facility in Gislaved, Sweden, has specialized in the productionof polymer drums and reels for the cable industry. With support fromBATTENFELD Sverige AB, based in Halmstad – and using the WITTMANNGroup technology – the company changed the history of drums and reels.Christian Hiljemark

Axjo Plastic is relying on the Swedish agent of the WITTMANN Group

Gislaved, Sweden: MacroPower 650 injection molding machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD pro-ducing reels, one of Axjo’s most im-portant products.


Entire Systems

Axjo Plastic is relying on the Swedish agent of the WITTMANN GroupA common thread

AveryspecialchallengearosewiththeestablishmentofAxjo’sadditionalproductionfacilitiesintheUnitedStates,inPortugal,andinChina.Therespectivecircum-stancesoneverycontinenthadtobeconsidered;fromthedifferentculturesandpoliticalconditionstocircum-stancessuchastimedifference.Thataside,itwasneces-

sarytokeepthetraditions,standards,androutinesthathadbeendevelopedandthathadbuiltupinGislaved,Sweden.

BATTENFELDSverigeAB,asAxjo’sinjectionmoldingmachinesupplier–andasamemberoftheWITTMANNGroupfam-ily–wasabletofindthedefinitesolutionforAxjo’sglobalmoldingproduction.

ThreeinjectionmoldingmachineshavenowalreadybeendeliveredtoHickory,NorthCarolina,USA.Theinstallationofthesema-chines,includingtheentireaftersalesservice,wasex-ecutedbytheWITTMANNGroup’sUnitedStatessub-sidiary.Asaresult,thesamestandardaspracticedinSwedenisatAxjo’sdis-posalintheUSA.

Axjo’s conclusion

TheAxjocompanysaysthat“whenchoosinganequipmentsupplier,thekeytosuccessforusisserviceandspareparts.Forexample,wearerunningourfactoryinHickory,NC,USA,24hoursaday,allthroughtheyear.Losingproductiontimeforonlyafewdayswouldcausealotofproblems.Andwetendtoorganizeallourfactoriesinthesameway,usingthesametypesofmachines,

thesamemolddesigns,andsoforth.Forus,itisthere-foreimportanttohaveapartnerthatwecanworkwithonaglobalbasis,callinguponthesamecontactpersonsallthetime.Forthelast12years,wehavelearnedwith-outanydoubtthatBATTENFELDSverigeABistherightpartnerforus.”•

thesamecriteriathattheWITTMANNGroupadheresto.ThisseemstobeoneofthereasonswhyAxjohasworkedwithBATTENFELDSverigeABfor12yearsnow.

OneofAxjo’slatestinvestmentswasaMacroPower650injectionmoldingmachinefromWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDthatisdedicatedtotheproductionofreels.ThisorderalsocomprisedaWITTMANNDRYMAXE300batterydryer,twoSILMAXE400materialhoppers,and

aDOSIMAXMCvolumetricdosingsystem.Inaddition,aWITTMANNW843linearrobotfortheautomationofanalreadyexistinginjectionmoldingmachinewaspurchased.ThisWITTMANNW843robotwasprovidedwithapalletcharger,andapalletconveyor,completewithsafetyhousing.

Christian Hiljemarkis the Director of BATTENFELD Sverige AB in Halmstad, Sweden.


Injection Molding

Twenty-oneyearsago,twobrothersinWestLebanon,NewHampshirewithaloveofmotorcyclesandracingcameupwithabetterdesignforareedvalve

–apartthatcontrolsthefuel-airmixturetotheengine’scylinders.

Today,brothersandbusinesspartnersScottandSteveTassinariandtheircompany,MotoTassinari,arethelead-ingglobalproducersofreedvalvesandotherpartssuchasintakemanifoldsforthe2-strokeengineaftermarket.MotoTassinarirecentlymovedintoagleamingnewfacilityinWestLebanonandoutfitteditwiththreebrandnewWITT-MANNBATTENFELDEcoPowerall-electricmoldingmachines.

Humble beginnings

TheideaforabettervalvecamefromSteveTassinari,whoatthetimewasworkingasamechanicontheSuzukiracingteam.“Weweretoldtouseexistingparts,butIreal-izedIcoulddevelopabetterreedvalve”,hesays.Heusedhisdesignonhisownbikes,andsawbetteroverallper-formanceincludingbetterenginetiming,higherhorsepow-er,andbetteracceleration.“Andthat’sprettymuchevery-thingyouneedtogetanedgeinracing;that,combinedwith

riderskillsareparamounttowinningperformance”,hesays.SteveandhisbrotherScotttooktheirnewideaandin1995beganmakingtheirownvalvesoutofaluminum.Theysold1,100aluminum-machinedvalvestheirfirstyearinbusiness,butitwasnotaprofitableventure.“Theprocesswasveryexpensive,andweusedanoutsideassemblyhouseandhadqualityissues”,Scottsays.“Westoodbehindeveryvalvewesold,butwedidn’tmakeanymoney.”

Afterworkinglonghourstryingtoperfecttheirdesign,thebrothersswitchedfromaluminumtoplasticforthevalvesthenextyear,butstillhadissues.Theirrubberover-moldeddesignhaddelaminatingproblems,andonceagaintheyhadtoswitchvendors.

ScottTassinari:“Wesoldalotofthesevalves–over$600,000worth–andhadtomakegoodonallofthemaftertheyfailed.Theindustrylovedourdesignsandsawbetterperformance,butthepartswouldn’tlast.Wedecidedtogobacktothedrawingboardtoreallycreateaproductthatwouldworkandsurvivetheharshenvironmentofthe2-strokemotorcycleengine.”

Thebrotherscamebackwithanewly-designedvalve,theV-Force2,andtheperformancewasvastlyimproved.Then,in2003,eightyearsafterstartingthecompany,thenext-generationvalvewasintroduced,theV-Force3.Thistime,

Based in New Hampshire in the United States,the Moto Tassinari company dominates the 2-stroke motorcycle engine aftermarket – with help from WITTMANN BATTENFELD.Markus Klaus

Two strokes of genius

In the background: Markus Klaus, the WITTMANNBATTENFELD IMM Division Manager (right), discuss-ing molding with Scott and Steve Tassinari.


theysucceeded;theirnew,patenteddesignworkedgreatandsalestookoff.“Wecouldn’tmakethesefastenough”,saysScottTassinari.ThepatentedV-Force3reedvalvehasbeensellingsince2003.“Theadvantagesofthisvalve:itrequiresnomaintenance,andisreadytogotomarketrightoffthemoldingmachine.”Producedof45%glass-fillednylon,theV-Force3fromMotoTassinariprovidesaunique“doublepeak”performanceadvantageespeciallyathighr.p.m.(10,000r.p.m.,166persecondopen/close).Itisthe

industrystandardworldwideforhigh-performance2-strokeengines.“Ittookusnineyearsbutwefinallygotitright”,saysSteveTassinari.

Becoming a plastics molding business

Afterrealizingthattheycouldproduceabetterreedvalveoutofplastic,anddoitmuchmorecost-effectivelythanusingaluminum,theTassinarisrealizedtheypreferred

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tocontroltheproductionoftheirownparts.“Itcantakealotoftimetogooutsidetogetsamplesmade”,Scottpointsout.“Wedidn’tknowathingaboutmolding,butdecidedtobringinourownmachinesandoperatorssowehadcom-pletecontrolofourmanufacturingunderoneroof.”

MotoTassinariacquiredthemoldingoperationsofacompanythatleftLebanon.Thecompanyhadthreeoldermoldingmachines;sinceMotoTassinariwasalreadyplan-ningtomovetoanew,largerbuildingandupgradetheirfa-

cility,theydecidedtolooktoreplacetheoldermachineswithnewmodels.Theylookedatnu-merousbrandsbutdecidedonWITTMANNBATTENFELDforseveralreasons,includingfamiliarity(twooftheiroldermachineswereBATTENFELDs,andtheoperatorsknewhowtooperatethemandenjoyedtheireaseofuse).

TheyalsopaidavisittotheWITTMANNBATTENFELDUSAheadquartersinTorring-ton,CTandcameawayimpressed.“Welikedtheincentivesthatcamewithelectricma-chines,andwereallylikehavingthesupportthatWITTMANNBATTENFELDprovidesus”,ScottTassinaricontinues.“Wegetgreatservicefromourrep,EmmettReardon,whohasbentoverbackwardstomakeushappy,andMarkusKlausandhisteamatWITT-MANNBATTENFELDisalwaysreadytocomeuptoourplanttomakesureourma-chinesareworkingatoptimalefficiency.”“Theseelectricmachinesaresoquietthe

onlysoundyouhearwhenthey’rerunningisthepartsdroppingintothebins”,saysSteve.“Also,they’reclean–ouroperatorslovedtheideaofmovingawayfromtheoldhydraulicmachines.Although,weshouldmentionwekeptoneoftheoldBATTENFELD110s–itstillworksgreat.”

Strong business

ThekeycustomersofMotoTassinariaresnowmobile,motorcycle,andall-terrainvehicle(ATV)manufacturersincludingPolaris,ArcticCat,Ski-Doo,KTM,Beta,Gasgas,Sherco,TM,andHusqvarna,amongmanyothers.MotoTassinari’svalvesareprivate-labeledforhigh-performancescootercompa-niesincountrieswhere2-strokeenginesarestillwidelyusedincludingIndonesia,Malaysia,Singapore,France,Germany,andItaly.Withtwenty-oneyearsofbusinessundertheirbeltandapurpose-builtnewfacility,thecompany

ispreparedforthefuture.“Oursalesandprofitsarestrongandconsistent”,saysScott.“We’reveryhappywiththestateofourbusiness.We’respecialistsinanichemarket,andwe’regoingtocontinuedoingwhatweknowbest.”

WITTMANNBATTENFELDisveryproudthatMotoTassinarichosethisequipmentfortheirnewfacility.Theyareproducingchallengingtomoldpartsforachallengingapplication,whichmakestheWITTMANNBATTENFELDmachineryaperfectfit!•

Two strokes of genius

Markus Klausis Injection Mold-ing Machines Division Manager for WITTMANN BATTENFELD, INC. in Torrington, Con-necticut, USA.

Scott Tassinari (left) and Steve Tassinari have a long history in the motorcycle indus-try and their plant features numerous classic bikes, in-cluding this Sherco motorcycle.

Moto Tassinari’s patented reed valve is used in 2-stroke engines worldwide.


Injection Molding

An expanding company

Thefourthquarterof2013sawthecompanymoveintonewpremises,astructureprovidingsome35,000squarefeetoffloorspace.Early2016sawthisbuildingextendedto52,000squarefeet.“This”,saysHarrison,“allowsforfurthergrowththroughthesupportanddevelopmentofourcur-rentcustomerbaseandgivesusthecapacitytoattractandsupportadditional,newcus-tomers.”ThefurtherexpansionassistsinrealizingtheLineartargetofdrivingturnoveroverthe£10millionmark.

Harrisonsays:“Aclosefocusoneveryaspectofourmanufac-turinglifehasbeentheprincipalfactorresponsiblefortheup-swinginproductivityoverthepastthreeyears.Everyfacethascomeunderthemicroscopeandnoaspectofthecompany’stool-ingandplasticsprocessinghasbeenuntouchedinacampaigntooptimizemanufacturingef-ficiency.”

Theprocesstookoffsomethreeyearsagowhenmovingintothenewspaceandreview-ingthebenefitsofanautomat-edshopfloor.“AndautomatedproductionisnowanotherprinciplethattheLinearbusi-nesslivesandbreathes.

Theproofofthepuddingissimplyintheeating”,saysHarrison.“Qualityconsistencyandwastereductionefficacyhavebeentwokeyoutcomes,togetherwithaconsequentup-skillingofthehumancon-tribution.”

LinearPlastic’srecentex-pansionhasbeenachievedbythe90strongworkforce

undertheleadershipofGarethBassett,ownerandMD,andAndrewHarrison,GeneralMan-ager.ThecompanyislocatedontheTreforestIndustrialEstate,SouthWales.Thecompany’semploymentstructureismadeupofapproximately25%indirectstaff(admin,technicalandman-agement)and75%directstaff(productionpersonnel).

Linearhasaverybroadskillsbase,includingon-sitetrainedmachineoperatives,time-servedtoolmakers/tooldesignersandprofessionals.Harrisonhimself,althoughMBAqualifiedcameupthroughmanufacturingindustryviaatool-makingapprenticeshipandisthereforeabletoviewthebusinessfrombothtechnicalandcommercialangles.

AswithmostSmalltoMe-diumEnterprises(SMEs),Linearmakeseveryefforttomakethebestandroundeduseofalltheskillsitsemployeesalreadyhave–andthendevelopsandup-skillsthesefurtherviaavarietyofstrategies.Linearexpectstofurtherinvestinthecompany’stotalquantumofskilllevels,duetotherequirementforadditional“addedvalue”businesstogetherwiththeplannedfurtherintro-ductionofautomationandcellmanufacturingintotheproduc-tionprocesses.

Thecompany’sbusinessfieldsandmoldingmarketsareverydiverse,spanningarangeofin-dustriessuchasofficefurniture,construction,aerospace,medical,andelectronics.

In the plastics manufacturing world Linear Plastics will be familiar topractitioners since 1974. The past three years, however, have seen the companyattaining exceptional growth since moving to its present premises. A visitat the company’s site in South Wales yielded some of the secrets of success.Adrian Lunney

Linear Plastics’ focus delivers anexceptional growth

Linear has been cutting mold tools since 1974. This expertise and capability is key to the company’s business.

Eight complete WITTMANNBATTENFELD molding cells were sourced through 2015/16, WITT-MANN beside-the-press granulators are key to in-house reprocessing and cost-efficient useof materials, sprues and rejects.

Linear Plastics plant in South Wales, UK. Build-ing work was completed in spring 2016.


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Adrian Lunneyis a press and public relations agent who special-ises in media work for companies in plastics, medical and packaging sectors.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD as a partner

Harrisonnotes:“Humansare,bydefault,pronetoerrorandlossofconcentrationfromtimetotime.Unfortunatelyasinglelapse–especiallyonlongcycletimesandlargeproducts–canproveverycostlyandtaketimetocorrect.”Anautomatedprocesscanbereliedupontoproducenosucherror.

Inthisup-skillingprocessHarrisonnotesthecontribu-tionofequipmentsupplierWITTMANNBATTENFELD.“WehavebeendelightedtopartnerupwithWITTMANNBATTENFELDforallourplasticstechnologyneeds.Theyareanextremelyforward-thinkingbusinessandtheirone-

stop-shopapproachtoprocessingequipmentmeansthatwecanwringoptimalvalueoutofalltheequip-mentsupplied;mold-ingmachine,robot,granulator,UNILOGB6control.Thesecanallbetunedtogetherforusinoneproduc-tioncell;reducingrecyclingplasticswaste,reducingcycletime,andenergyin-puts.Thatapproachdefinitelyworksforus.”Atotalofnine

injectionmoldingmachinesweresourcedfromWITT-MANNBATTENFELDUKthrough2015;eachwithitsownpick-and-placerobot,beside-the-pressgranulatorandotherperipheralitemswithseveralformingpartofdedicatedproductioncells.

Meeting all demands

“Linear”,saysHarrison,“hasthebenefitofbeingorga-nizedwithone-stop-manufacturingcapability,rightthewaythroughfromproductdesignsupport,prototypingandtool-makingthroughmoldingrightthewaythroughtofinalassembly,packagingandshipping.Servicereallyisakeydifferentiatorinourmarket,andwecanpro-videourcustomerswithtechnicalsupportandservicethroughoutaproject.Somecustomersrequireyoutocarryinventory,andthentosupplyonajust-in-timebasis.Wearecapableandhappytodothatanditalsoallowsustousethenewspacetograduallyaddinextra

manufacturing,takeonfurthermachines.Intermsofclients,thelongpedigreeofLinearPlasticsinthearea–since1974–hasmadethecompanyastrongplayerandpreferredsuppliertothedomesticmarket.”ForHarrisonthearrangementisreciprocal.Asenseofkeepingitlocalpervadestheday-to-daycommercialactivities.“Wher-everpossible”,saysHarrison,“wewillsourcelocally,source

inWales,andthensourceintheUKbeforelookingabroad.”LikeanysuccessfulcontractmolderLinearhastakencarenottoover-eggitscustomerportfolioinanyonesector.Alargevarietyofmarketplacesmakeupthecontributionstothecurrentorderbook.

Asmanufacturersofhighprecisiontechnicalthermo-plasticinjectionmoldings,LinearPlasticshasanumberofspecialkeycompetences.Harrisonoutlinesthreeexamples:

1.Linear’sabilitytoofferthecustomertechnicalsup-portrightfromproductdesignstagethroughtotoolingdevelopmentandprototyping,seriestoolingandmanu-facturing,thenontoassemblywithfinishedproductdispatchedas“shiptoline”and“pointofuse”fortheendcustomer.

2.Linear’sabilitytoproducebothplasticandmetalcom-ponentsandassemblies,specializingintheover-moldingofmetalinserts.

3.Linear’sabilitytoremainflexibleinademandingmar-ketsectorallowingforthemanufacturingofrapidtoolingconceptswithtypicallead-timesof2–3weeksandofferingseriesproductstothecustomerinbatchsizesrangingfromsinglefigurestomillions.•

Picture left:This SmartPower production cell includes the very latest molding technology.Picture right:The UNILOG B6 control system plays a vital role in Linear Plastic’s production control systems.

Picture left:End-of-arm tooling and robotic grip- per design makes for effective han-dling of parts.Picture right:A high quality fin-ish and aesthetic is given as stan-dard for many of Linear Plastic’s customers.

The distinctive red colored WITTMANN linear robots are unmissable in the cellular manufac-turing approach taken at Linear Plastics.


News

Working for the Spanish market for 25 years

TheSpanishWITTMANNBATTENFELDbranch,basedin

LaPobladeClaramuntnearBarcelona,wasfoundedin1992.SincethattimeJordiFarréshasheadedthecompanyastheGeneralManager.Inthebeginning,thepremiseswereverysmall,andtheoriginalstaffwasonlyfourpeople.In1997–andafterhavinggrownsignificant-ly–,thecompanymovedtoamuchlargersite.Theenterprisekeptgrowinginsubse-quentyearsandin2002itrelocatedagain;movingtothecurrentfacilityof1,250squaremeters(includingoffices,warehouse,andaworkshoparea),stilllocatedinLaPobladeClaramunt.

The market situation

Aseverybodyknows,beginninginthelatenoughties,Spainsufferedtheworsteconomiccrisisithasever

experienced.In2008,themarketwasnotonlymerelydull,butsuddenlystationary.Aftersomedifficultyearspassed,2014showedsignalsofre-covery.

Today,WITTMANNBATTENFELDSPAINhasabout30%oftherelevantmarketforrobots,andalsoabigpor-tioninregardtoperipheralequipment.

Thecompanyisverywellknownespeciallyforturnkeyprojectsintheautomotiveindustry.NowoperatingwithaconsolidatedSalesDepart-mentandaverystrongaftersalesteam,WITTMANNBATTENFELDSPAINistargetingabiggerportionoftheinjectionmoldingmachinemarket.Theteamoflong-termGen-eralManagerJordiFarrésconsists

of30people,andthecompanyisgrowingoncemore.WITTMANNBATTENFELDSPAINhastwomorefacilitiesinadditiontoLaPobladeClaramunt:oneissituatedintheNorthofSpain,andtheotherisontheSpanisheastcoast,bothofthemaresalespointsincludingtechnicalservice.

Future prospects

TheentireSpanishteamseesabrightfuturewithgoodprospects.Thecompany’s25thanniversarywillbecelebratedinOctober2017.Atthesametime,theEQUIPLASTtradefairwilltakeplaceagaininBarcelona–presentingagreatopportunitytocel-ebrate–withfriendsandcustomers.•

The Spanish subsidiary of the WITTMANN Group – WITT-MANN BATTENFELD SPAIN S.L., – enters its 25th year.

SinceMarchoflastyear,theWITT-MANNGrouphasbeenrepresent-

edintheareaofKosovoandAlbaniabytheBelgradebasedcompanyEcoPowerEnergyEfficiencyd.o.o.KosovoandAlbaniahavegreatpotentialintheplasticssectorandareshowingmoreandmoreinterestinnewtech-nologies.ThistrendpromptedtheWITTMANNGrouptoconcludeanagencyagreementinMarch2015withEcoPowerEnergyEfficiencyd.o.o.,acompanyfoundedin2012.

WITTMANN Group agency in the Kosovo/Albania regionUnderthemanagementofMirjana

Saveski,EcoPowerEnergyEfficiencyisatpresentactivelydevelopingthemarketfortheproductsoftheWITT-MANNGroupandthecompanyisalreadyengagedinseveralinterestingcustomerprojects,suchasaprojectinvolvinganin-moldlabeling(IML)systemforacustomerinKosovo.

Oncethisprojectreachestheim-plementationstage,anadditionalserviceengineerwillbeaddedtotheorganization.

Bright prospects

MirjanaSaveskiisconfidentthatthenewagencywillcontributetothesuc-cessofWITTMANNespeciallyinrela-tiontoemergingproductionfacilitiesintheAlbania/Kosovoregion.

MichaelWittmann,WITTMANNManagingDirector:“WithEcoPowerEnergyEfficiency,wehavefoundarep-resentativeofficeforourproductrangewhichwillhelpustoestablishastrongpresencealsointhisregion.”•

General Manager Jordi Farrés (sev-enth from the left, standing) and the bigger part of the collaborators of WITTMANN BATTENFELD SPAIN S.L. in La Pobla de Claramunt near Barcelona.


News

New WITTMANN subsidiary in Slovakia

Inresponsetotheposi-tivedevelopmentofthe

WITTMANNGroup’sbu-sinessactivitiesinSlovakia,itwasanobviousdecisiontointensifyactivitiesinthatmarket–previouslyhandledbyWITTMANNBATTENFELDCZ,Pisek–byopeningaseparatesub-sidiaryinTrenčin/Slovakia.

JurajMajerský,aSalesRepresentativefromWITT-MANNBATTENFELDCZwithmanyyearsofexperienceistheManagingDirectorinchargeofthenewsubsidiaryandhewillbesupportedbyMichalSlabaofWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDCZ.

Thenewteamwillberesponsiblefortechnicalcustomersupportandsparepartssuppliesinadditiontosalesactivi-ties.For2017,itisplannedtorecruitadditionalsalespersonnelaswellasaserviceengineertofurtherstrengthenthecurrentteamoffourpersons.

An interesting clientele

About250injectionmoldingcompa-niesareactiveintheSlovakianmarketplace.JurayMajerskýexpectsfurthergrowthinthatmarket,astheautomotivesupplyindustryisrapidlyexpandingin

Slovakia.Atpresent,threeauto-mobilemanufacturersoperateproductionplantsinSlovakia:VWinBratislava,PSAinTrnava,andKIAinŽilina.

JaguarLandRoverisalsobeginningactivityherewiththeconstructionofaplantinNitra.Onthebasisofthesedevelop-mentsthecompanyanticipates10%salesgrowthinthecomingtwoyears.JurayMajerskýsaysthat“ouraimistostrengthenthemarketpositionoftheWITTMANNandWITTMANNBATTENFELDbrandsinSlovakiaevenfurtherandtomakethebestpossibleuseoftheopportunitiesthismarketoffers.”

MichaelWittmann,ManagingDirec-torofWITTMANNKunststoffgeräteGmbHinVienna,comments:“Theposi-

tiveeconomicdevelopmentinSlovakiaandtheincreasingdemandforinjectionmoldingtechnologyinthisregioncallforamoretargeteddevelopmentofthismarketthanwasrequiredinthepast.WithournewsubsidiaryinTrenčin,wecanguaranteeoptimumsupportforourcustomersinthisregion–movingevenclosertothem.”•

Since September of this year, the WITTMANN Grouphas been operating its own subsidiary in Slovakia.Managing Director of the new subsidiary is Juraj Majersky.

FromtheendofJune,theWITT-MANNGroupisnowrepresented

inMoroccobytheSMARTINDUScompanybasedinTangier.DuetothepositivemarketdevelopmentsinMo-roccooverrecentyears,aswellastheupbeatassessmentbyexpertsaboutthecountry’spotentialforfurthergrowth,theWITTMANNGrouphasdecidedtorepositionitsrepresenta-tionthere.WithSMARTINDUS,aMoroccanagencyhasbeenfoundwhichoffersmanyyearsofmarketex-perienceaswellasanidealorganiza-tionforsellingtop-qualitymachines.

New WITTMANN agency in MoroccoSMARTINDUSisbasedinTangier

inthenorthernpartofMorocco,veryclosetothefreetradearea.ForsalesanddistributionofWITTMANNandWITTMANNBATTENFELDequip-ment,threeSMARTINDUSassociatesareengagedfull-time,andtwoad-ditionalassociatesofSMARTINDUSareresponsibleforafter-salesserviceonaproratabasis.

IntheMoroccanmarket,techni-calknow-howandlocalsupportarethemainrequirementsinrelationtomachinesandotherdevicesaswellasspareparts.SMARTINDUSisableto

provideboththenecessaryworkforceandstoragecapacityforthisspecialisttypeofsupport.TheagencycontractbetweenSMARTINDUSandWITT-MANNBATTENFELDFrancewassignedonJune21st,2016.

ThemanagementoftheWITT-MANNGroupseesthenewagencyinMoroccoasagoodopportunitytogainastrongerfootholdinthisfurtherdevelopingmarket.

MichaelWittmannstates:“IamconfidentthatwithSMARTINDUSwewillestablishourproductsinMoroccoandmakeuseoftheoppor-tunitiesthisfuturegrowthmarkethastooffer.”•

Picture left: Domicile of the new subsidiary in Trencin in Slovakia.Picture right:Michael Wittmann (left) and Juraj Majersky, Man-aging Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD SK in Trencin.

In the new selling agency premises: Juraj Majersky and Dagmar Miklusová, responsible for administration, Jaroslav Turek, customer support, and Michal Slaba, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD CZ and Second Man-aging Director of the new Slovakian subsidiary (from left to right).

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