At the China International Rubber and Plastics Exhibition in Guangzhou, China, May 21-24, 2019, Arburg will showcase the digital future of the plastics processing industry. At booth A41 in Hall 5.1, around the theme of digitization, new customer portals, the potential of augmented reality (AR) in the service industry, and digital assistance systems will be introduced. The application highlight is a complex turn-key system that produces ready-to-use LSR / LSR watches in the injection cycle. Other exhibits include the Gold Allrounder motor for medical technology applications and the Freeformer 200-3X for industrial additive manufacturing. The three machine exhibits are networked via Arburg's central production management system, ALS. "Digital transformation has been the focus of our years as an industry leader, and we are currently indicating the way forward through the 'Road to Digitalisation' event," explained Chao Chao, general manager of Arburg China. "We will show our customers how to use our innovative solutions to be invincible in the fields of injection molding, additive manufacturing and automatic control, and how to jointly deal with the digital future of plastics processing. This will enable them to fully achieve National Industrial Development Plan 'Made in China 2025'. "
Leaders in the field under the digital theme
Arburg has more than 30 years of expertise in IT networked manufacturing. In addition, as a global company, it promotes digitization in its business processes and services. From digital auxiliary software packages to preventive maintenance and remote services, to new customer portals and the company's own MES system, Arburg's central production management system, ALS, enables IT networking and efficient production of plastic parts . As a core component of Industry 4.0, ALS supports online data exchange across production equipment and locations (horizontal integration) and PPS / ERP systems (vertical integration). At Chinaplas, all machine exhibits are networked with ALS.
The new Chinese version of the customer portal website debuted in Guangzhou for the first time, equipped with a cloud solution for each service, and the interface design is clear at a glance. Central applications include an "equipment center" containing important information and documentation for each machine, a store where you can order spare parts, and a "service center". In addition, exhibition visitors can learn about six Arburg digital assistant software packages for starting, setting up, optimizing, producing, monitoring and repairing Allrounder injection molding machines, and can experience augmented reality (AR) themselves in real examples ) Potential in services.
Processing of complex liquid silicone rubber: production of watches in injection molding cycles
Arburg is a pioneer in liquid silicone rubber and multi-component injection molding, with years of expertise in turnkey projects. The production of two-component LSR / LSR watches will not only be the highlight of Chinaplas 2019, but also the industry standard for LSR processing. The hydraulic two-component Allrounder 570 S has a clamping force of 220 tons and 400 and 70 size injection units arranged in an L-shape. It uses LSR materials Silopren 2670 (70 Shore A hardness) and 70 seconds cycle time. The 2630 (30 Shore A hardness) automatically creates two two-tone straps. The 2 + 2 cavity mold is from Rico, and the LSR mixing equipment is from 2KM. Its new camera system "CPP reader" automatically
Identify whether the correct bucket is used to load each LSR component. The linear robotic system Multilift V 15 enables the assembly of the watch in the injection cycle. This robotic system removes the strap and places it in a cooling station and an assembly station. There, the final case and buckle installation was completed and became a "ready-to-use" watch. Another multi-component application can be seen on stand B81 in Hall 5.1 of partner Mehow. There a hydraulic two-component Allrounder 470 S uses PC and LSR to produce water cups. The six-axis robot system is responsible for processing operations.
Allrounder produces PC breathing masks. At the China International Rubber and Plastics Exhibition 2019, the automated Allrounder 370 E Gold Edition electric motor shows that the Gold Electric series is very suitable for the precise manufacturing of medical technology components: This exhibit has a clamping force of 60 tons and is equipped with Mehow The company's 1-cavity mold produces children's breathing masks. A linear robot system Multilift Select removes and places 2.98 grams of PC-molded parts. The cycle time is approximately 15 seconds. Freeformer: Open system processing of the original material Arburg (Aburger) Plastic Moldless Forming Technology (APF) This open system brings greater material freedom. Users can process their own raw materials or independently optimize gob size and process control. Ordinary plastic particles can be used for injection molding. At the China International Rubber and Plastics Exhibition 2019, Freeformer 200-3X and a large number of functional parts made of different materials will be introduced, including the latest qualified materials. At the same time, Arburg has also added a large three-component machine Freeformer 300-3X, which can add additive manufacturing of two-component hard rubber / soft rubber functional parts with supporting materials. In addition, the new Freeformer will provide more space and higher temperatures in the processing area and will be automatically integrated into the networked production line.