At the FIP 2026 in Lyon, France, held from June 2 to 5, all-electric precision and efficiency took center stage at the WITTMANN Group’s trade fair booth. Each of the WITTMANN Group’s three all-electric injection molding machine series were represented on site by live machine exhibits, including a premiere for the French market: the new EcoPrimus. The fully automatic production cells demonstrated the great potential of complete solutions from a single source. WITTMANN also brought along a selection of individual robots and auxiliary devices to FIP 2026.
The markets are changing, and so are the requirements for injection molding technology. High performance and reliability must go hand in hand with a high degree of profitability. Precisely this is the target of the new all-electric EcoPrimus injection molding machine from the WITTMANN Group. At WITTMANN, the designation Primus stands for a clear focus on essentials – with maximal material, energy and cost efficiency, and that without compromising in any way on performance, quality standards or availability of spare parts.
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The EcoPrimus with 1000 kN clamping force has been developed for compact single-component injection molding in large quantities. For standard applications requiring only a limited range of options, the EcoPrimus combines high precision with efficiency and profitability. This was impressively demonstrated by the production of drink vessels made of crystal-clear PLA. The Eco Primus stands out by its robust and compact design, and in terms of easy operation it also leaves nothing to be desired for users. The machine comes with the latest-generation B8X control system from the WITTMANN Group.
The all-electric design concept of the EcoPrimus is based on the WITTMANN product developers’ many years of experience with the well-established EcoPower machine series. Both these series stand for high precision, repeatability and energy efficiency.
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From thermoplastics to LSR
Visitors to the fair could also experience the EcoPower live at the WITTMANN booth. The model on show was an EcoPower 110/350 in LSR design manufacturing a pump housing fully automatically. A 2-cavity mold supplied by Elmet was used. The LSR (liquid silicone) in these components serves to seal them against liquid media. The machine came equipped with a TOP 5100 LSR dosing pump from Elmet designed to ensure maximum process stability and cost efficiency in mass production.
The EcoPower scores with high injection speeds, extremely accurate regulation and high dynamism. Direct servo drives and utilization of deceleration energy reduce the energy consumption to a minimum. Thanks to its modular design, the EcoPower adjusts itself flexibly to production requirements – a particular benefit in liquid silicone processing.
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Complete production cell on two square meters
Minute structures within an area of 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.1 mm and corner radii down to 0.005 mm – these were the dimensions of a lab-on-a-chip application which challenged an all-electric MicroPower 15/10 injection molding machine during the FIP 2026. The MicroPower, designed for injection molding of micro parts, is more than just a machine. It is a complete work cell accommodating on no more than two square meters of floor space the clamping unit including a rotary disk, the patented 2-step injection system, as well as materials handling, automation, temperature controller, quality inspection and further process equipment. Yet the mold space with a distance of 400 mm between platens is still easily accessible. Linear guides ensure highly sensitive mold protection, and the clamping force is very evenly distributed across the parting line via a high-precision 5-point toggle lever.
The machine allows the injection plunger to move right up to the parting line of the mold. This shortens the melt cushion to a minimum and significantly reduces the sprue or even eliminates it altogether. This special design feature increases material efficiency and simultaneously improves quality consistency, since pressure transmission takes place via an extremely short flow path.
The lab-on-a-chip devices were produced from transparent PP. For this purpose, 3D-printed 2-cavity mold inserts from NanoVoxel were used inside a basic mold box supplied by Ernst Wittmer. The MicroPower was equipped with the W9VS2 robot from WITTMANN. What was new: the Scara robot was delivered with a full-fledged R9 robot control system. With its ability to integrate up to twelve servo axes as well as numerous analog and digital input and output modules, the R9 can solve even the most complex automation tasks. The R9 Teachbox runs on Windows, which makes it easy to link it up with other platforms.
From bulk materials handling to in-line recycling
All three live machine exhibits demonstrated clearly how efficiency and quality potentials can be exploited extremely effectively, wherever the injection molding machine, the automation and the auxiliary equipment are all planned and coordinated from a single source. From materials handling and transport, injection molding, temperature control and automation right up to in-line recycling and integration of digital solutions, the WITTMANN Group supplies all components for the injection molding process from in-house development and production. In the global markets, all of these products and solutions are also successful just by themselves. This is why devices such as linear robots, temperature controllers and granulators for in-line recycling were presented as stand-alone solutions as well on WiTTMANN’s booth at FIP 2026.
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