Following a year of “Fakuma break”, the WITTMANN Group is now looking forward to presenting itself again live on site in Friedrichshafen and showing its product highlights at its booth. But this time, “live” is more than just being there on site. In addition to the exhibits to be viewed physically, WITTMANN will also offer the opportunity of live connection with its various facilities via its new media technology WITTMANN Interactive to obtain information about additional exhibits.
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SmartPlus 60 |
Highlight SmartPlus
The highlight of this year’s presentation by WITTMANN BATTENFELD is the new SmartPlus. The SmartPlus is a servo-hydraulic machine which stands out by its high level of cost and energy efficiency, as well as repeatability. Thanks to the use of proven technologies and carefully selected options, short delivery times and an excellent price-performance ratio have been made possible for this machine.
A special feature of the SmartPlus is the new B8X control system with system components developed in-house. These enable a higher frequency, shorter response times and a higher repeatability rate for parts, with the same operating comfort as before and the familiar visualization concept. Of course, the SmartPlus also offers the KERS energy recovery technology originally developed for the EcoPower.
The SmartPlus is currently undergoing practical tests at selected customers. From the 4th quarter of 2021 onwards, the machine is expected to be available in a first series with clamping forces ranging from 60 to 180 t.
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Hub cap for lawn mowers, produced on the new SmartPlus 180 |
The advantages of the new SmartPlus will be demonstrated on a SmartPlus 180/750. This machine is equipped with the HiQ Flow® application software, the new CMS-Light condition monitoring system to monitor an extended range of service-relevant machine parameters and a GRAVIMAX G14 gravimetric blender. The automation system, using a PRIMUS 26T robot from WITTMANN, is implemented via an Easy Cell developed and manufactured by WITTMANN BATTENFELD Deutschland in Nuremberg. The Easy Cell mounted on castors requires no safety gate and thus takes up only a minimal amount of space beside the injection molding machine. In spite of its compact design, customers receive the complete range of CE-compliant safety features.
On the SmartPlus 180/750 a hub-cap for lawn mowers will be manufactured from PP, using a mold supplied by Uralan, Germany. In the interest of sustainable manufacturing, the part will be produced from a mixture of virgin material with regrind. The HiQ Flow® software will be used to ensure adequate parts quality. This is a material viscosity-related injection control system to compensate the effects of temperature and batch fluctuations on the viscosity of the material.
