MULTIComponent technOLOGY FROM KraussMaffei
Comprehensive machine portfolio and five decades’ experience
Munich, March 5, 2010 – Multicomponent injection moulding solutions, bundled under the name Multinject, are the main topic on the KraussMaffei booth at the Chinaplas (April 19-22). KraussMaffei offers an almost limitless choice of solutions for multicomponent moulding. Customers profit from the know-how KraussMaffei has accumulated through supplying successful solutions for decades. At the Chinaplas show in Shanghai, KraussMaffei is demonstrating 2C technology in action on a compact injection moulding machine from the company’s CX range.
Virtually limitless production options
Multicomponent injection moulding is as up to date as ever. KraussMaffei has close to 50 years’ experience in the development of system solutions capable of producing a huge range of composite parts combining thermoplastics, polyurethanes and/or elastomers in different ways. The company’s comprehensive product portfolio includes package solutions – complete with tooling and process know-how – and a wide choice of system combinations. The application-specific moulds can include any of a range of technologies, including sandwich, sliding split, sliding table, rotary table, swivel platen, indexing and transfer technology. The multiple injection units can be positioned in a number of space-saving configurations – depending on the mould technology and existing infrastructure. In V position, the second injection unit is fixed vertically above the main unit. In Z position, the additional units are piggybacked above the main unit. In L position, the second unit is positioned horizontally at an angle to the main unit on the non-operator side. In a SpinForm production cell, the injection units are positioned opposite to each other.
Compact machine with generous space for the mould
At the Chinaplas in Shanghai, KraussMaffei is demonstrating a CX-V 300-2000/380 Multinject machine which will be producing reading lenses with protective covers in an in-mould assembly process. The second injection unit in this medium-clamp-range production cell is positioned vertically. Despite its small footprint, the cell nonetheless provides generous space for installing complex multicomponent moulds. The mould was made available by the Institute of Plastic Technology and Application (IPTA) in Shenzhen. A rotary plate on the moving platen moves the injection moulded substrate to the second station. This solution is especially compact, because peripheral equipment can be located underneath the clamp. The production cell that KraussMaffei is showcasing at the Chinaplas can be easily integrated in existing factory logistics. It is ideal for multicomponent moulding in the automotive and electronics sectors, two areas that are strongly represented in China.
KraussMaffei is at the Chinaplas 2010 in Hall E1, Booth E01.
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