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York/PA – December 2015
In support of the injection molding
industry, ENGEL North America will be hosting Technology Symposium 2016 at
their Technical Center in Corona/CA. The
event, being held January 13, 2016, will feature information on the latest
trends and technologies in machinery, processing, molds, materials and more.
ENGEL North America, member of the
ENGEL Group, a world leader in the design and manufacture of injection molding
machines and parts-handling automation, will host the complimentary Technology
Symposium 2016 at their Technical Center in Corona, CA on Wednesday, January
13, 2016.
The event
The morning portion of this single
day event will consist of comprehensive technical presentations on the latest
innovations in equipment, molds, materials, and decorative surface
technologies. Presentations will be given by ENGEL specialists Markus Lettau, Joachim
Kragl and Wolfgang Degwerth on trends including smart manufacturing, machine
embedded intelligence, and Industry 4.0, including the potential
of ENGEL inject 4.0 -- possibilities for networking, systematic data
utilization and the use of intelligent assistance systems – and the many
products, technologies and services ENGEL already has available to leverage it.
The event will also include
presentations by several industry experts. Scott Larson, Founder and COO of
Zomazz, will speak on the Digital Revolution of IMD, Sherman McGinnis, Sales
Manager Injection Molds of Boucherie, will
cover 21st Century Mold Concepts for Improved Quality & High Output, while Umar
Latif, Technical Service Manager of Bluestar Silicones will discuss LSR Select:
A Novel Technology for Optimizing LSR Molding. The presentations will be
followed by an on-site networking luncheon.
The afternoon program will include a
showcase of several ENGEL molding systems, demonstrating some of the most
recent developments in equipment and technologies for injection molding, as
well as a Partner Fair providing the opportunity to speak to the presenters to
gather additional insight and information, network with peers, and talk to the
experts.
Machine Displays
The following systems will be showcased at the Symposium:
A smart manufacturing cell, including an ENGEL e-mac
310/105 US and ENGEL viper 12 linear robot, will be producing bursting discs
for 1-ml safety syringes, with a shot weight of just 0.08 g per part, in a
16-cavity mold by Fostag Formenbau AG (www.fostag.com). The filigree
polystyrene parts are designed with a predetermined breaking point that makes
it impossible to re-use disposable syringes, which is an important safety
feature. The very thin and different wall thicknesses require extremely precise
process control. Too high a clamping force, or fluctuations in the melt volume,
immediately leads to rejects. To prevent this, two software solutions from the
iQ product family by ENGEL are used. One of them is iQ weight control, which
automatically detects fluctuations in the melt volume and material viscosity
and compensates for them in the same shot. The other is iQ clamp control, the
new ENGEL software,
which continuously adjusts the clamping force to match the current process
parameters based on the mold breathing.
A second
all-electric ENGEL e-mac 310/105 US machine – this one executed for liquid
silicone molding -- will run a four cavity duck bill mold with in-mold slitting
provided by M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp. (www.mrmold.com).
The liquid silicone molding cell includes a dosing system by ELMET Elastomere
Production and Service GmbH (www.elmet.com), with molding material supplied by
Bluestar Silicones (www.bluestarsilicones.com).
Demonstrating
in-mold decorating, an ENGEL victory 330/85 spex US will be equipped with an
ENGEL viper 6 robot and a single cavity mold with digital in-mold decoration
from ZoMazz, Inc. (www.zomazz.com). ZoMazz’s
digital in-mold decoration technology (D-IMD) provides infinite graphic
variation, speed to market, and scalability at any production volume. The
technology integrates seamlessly into existing IMD and IML injection-molding
production lines, and allows graphic changes with a minimum of incremental cost
or time.
Additional injection molding systems will also be running during the
event.
ENGEL Fast Lane
campaign
You’ve got the
deal? We’ve got the machines. ENGEL staff will be available to discuss the
special offer currently available on two of our top injection molding machine
lines – the ENGEL e-mac and ENGEL victory – which are available for immediate
delivery and with a reduced price tag.
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