WITTMANN BATTENFELD presents itself at the Plastpol with high-tech injection molding equipment

From 27 to 30 May 2014, WITTMANN BATTENFELD will demonstrate latest injection molding technology to interested trade visitors in hall F, booth F16 at the Plastpol, the international plastics processing trade fair in Kielce, Poland. The Polish market is one of the most important markets in Europe for WITTMANN BATTENFELD. This is why the Plastpol in Kielce is a significant platform for the company to present its highlights in both machinery and process technology.

Multi-component technology with In-Mold Assembling
At this year’s Plastpol, WITTMANN BATTENFELD will exhibit an interesting application from the field of multi-component technology. On an HM 180/525H/210S multi-component machine with ServoPower drive, an atomizer for the cosmetics industry will be manufactured from PP and SEBS (TPE) with a 4+4+4-cavity mold. A process known as IMA (In-Mold Assembling) makes it possible to produce such complex hollow parts in a single step. For this purpose, the two half-shells are brought into an overlapping position by means of an adaptive index platen drive supplied by Grosfilley, F, which cooperates with a WITTMANN robot. In this position, the parts are subsequently joined together and sealed by overmolding. The WITTMANN robot simultaneously handles the removal of finished parts and deposits them on a conveyor belt. Thanks to the adaptive design of the index platen drive, which is integrated in the machine’s UNILOG B6P control system, the machine can be adapted flexibly to standard multi-component applications.

EcoPower – the benchmark for ultimate energy efficiency
The second exhibit will be a machine from the all-electric EcoPower series, which stands out primarily by its energy-efficient operation, high precision and repeatability. Screw-in dart tips weighing no more than 0.3 grams are produced from POM on an EcoPower 180/750 with a 32-cavity hot-runner mold supplied by Haidlmair with extremely narrow distances between cavities and a fully clean-room-compatible, electromagnetic needle drive. Every single item is injected directly via the needle valve. Needle opening takes place while injection pressure is already building up, in order to ensure absolutely simultaneous opening of all 32 cavities.

Source: WITTMANN Battenfeld