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How can consistently high product quality be maintained in the face of fluctuations in raw material? How can high machine availability and productivity be ensured even in the face of travel restrictions?
Injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation expert Engel, headquartered in Austria, is supporting the training and further education of specialists in the plastics industry in Belgium.
Arburg’s first Internet TV format, arburgXvision, enjoyed its premiere outing on 28 January 2021. Around 600 attendees from more than 30 countries seized the opportunity to tune into the discussion and participate in the two-hour, interactive, live event.
Since March 2019, Bilora Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Germany has been operating two injection molding machines with Insider solution from Wittmann Battenfeld. These machines recommend themselves by their compactness, reliability and efficiency.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will be serving the Czech and Slovakian markets from April 1, 2021 through the newly founded sales and service company Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery Česko spol. s r.o. Headquartered in Prague.
In a new strategic partnership, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has announced its cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK in Berlin.
Wintec, a member of the Engel group of companies headquartered in Austria, is expanding sales of t-win injection moulding machines to Europe. This step makes the dual-platen large-scale machines available worldwide.
Strategic investment in the future: Arburg’s entrepreneurial families Hehl and Keinath have acquired AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG and with it the Drives & Automation division as of 1st January 2021.
The world of plastics can already look forward to the New Year: on 28 January 2021, Arburg will be launching another new digital format. arburgXvision will go on air monthly from then on.
The foundation of Engel Used Machinery s.r.o. sees injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider Engel, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, extend its portfolio to include pre-owned machines.
Customers working in the packaging industry need high-quality automated injection moulding solutions. For the Italian automation specialist Campetella, Arburg is the first choice as a partner for innovative injection moulding technology.
Engel supports its customers in the maintenance of injection moulding machines and linear robots with six individually configurable maintenance packages.
Arburg has been very active in the fight against coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. An outstanding example is the multifunctional face mask, which was developed in collaboration with partners and made ready for series production in only 41 days.
The new duo speed injection moulding machine sees Engel combine productivity and efficiency with short cycle times in the high clamping force range.
Tiziano Caprara has taken the position of Managing Director at KraussMaffei Italia.
Tiziano Caprara starts as new Managing Director of KraussMaffei Italy
At present it is especially important: Everyone wants hygienic safety when eating and drinking out. For coffee on the move, there's a simple solution: Take your own lid for throwaway and multi-use cups, preferably made of silicone.
With its arburgGREENworld programme, Arburg is demonstrating its commitment to the circular economy and resource conservation. Work on innovative technologies for a closed-loop economy is forging ahead in collaboration with prestigious partners.
Brose has added Engel Austria to its exclusive group of strategic suppliers. In doing so, the automotive supplier has shown its appreciation of the performance which Engel products offer.
The goal is to enable to increase production efficiency and transparency and to produce plastic products as reliably as possible and with high quality.
The team of Wittmann Battenfeld do Brasil moved to a new site at the beginning of August this year. The new building in Vinhedo (State of São Paulo) has a floor space of 850 m2 und thus offers enough room for optimal support to local customers.
Engel France opened a new training and education centre at the Wissous location. The idea behind this is to stage injection moulding 4.0 hands-on, for trials and to improve understanding with state-of-the-art machinery.
Engel is providing detailed information on all aspects of structural foam moulding at a three-day online conference from 17 to 19 November 2020.
When it comes to demanding AM parts, the Freeformer is in its element. The Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) process with the Freeformer is predestined for medical technology, the processing of soft materials and PP, as well as for the additive manufacturing of multi-component parts.
"We see the crisis as an opportunity to push forward with our digital solutions at full speed", says Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of the Engel Group in the run-up to the first Engel live e-xperience.
Dr. Johannes Kilian is the new Head of Process Technologies at Engel Austria. This appointment sees Engel further strengthening its process technology development, which is strongly driven by digitalisation.
Whether it is the cycle time, energy consumption or process stability: the levers for greater efficiency and quality in the injection moulding process are many and varied.
By focusing on five Business Developments dedicated to the specific industry-related market challenges, the group has organised its sales structure to further improve efficiencies and advance the company’s industry response.
On 30 September 2020, Raffaele Abbruzzetti, Managing Director of Arburg Srl, opened the new premises of the Italian subsidiary in Peschiera Borromeo in the presence of more than 100 invited guests.
The hydraulic Allrounder 270 S compact is Arburg's first injection moulding machine that can be configured online via the arburgXworld customer portal and ordered directly with short delivery times.
Engel is extending its all-electric e-mac injection moulding machine series to include a machine with a clamping force of 1300 kN, thus further strengthening its position as a one-stop supplier for applications with electric injection moulding machines.
With the Allrounder 1300 T, Arburg is significantly expanding its range of vertical rotary table machines to include a 1,300-mm table diameter option.
As international crude oil prices fluctuate and environmental awareness rises, recycling rates of plastic waste have become the most important issue in the future of the plastics and rubber industry.
The Arburg Technology Days have been a unique and firmly established event in the international world of plastics since 1999. In 2020, due to the coronavirus and with significant foresight at the time, Arburg cancelled the event to avoid exposing visitors and employees to risk.
With the presentation of six interesting applications, the manufacturer of injection moulding machines with clamping forces of up to 1250 kN will present its innovative performance diversity.