Interesting silicone processing for the German rubber convention
WITTMANN BATTENFELD has been active in LSR processing for many years. In response to the increasing significance of this sector, the company decided for the first time this year to exhibit at the DKT with a booth of its own.
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Machine with LSR metering device from Nexus |
An LSR application will be showcased with an all-electric EcoPower 160/130 on this occasion. This machine, equipped with the new, user-friendly UNILOG B8 control system, is an extremely energy-efficient model with a high level of precision and repeatability and ideally suited for liquid silicone processing. The machine will make jigsaw pieces from LSR material supplied by Momentive, Germany, with a mold from Nexus, based in Austria. Nexus will also be present with its own booth. For this application, the machine has been equipped with an LSR metering device from Nexus as well. The injection unit in open configuration permits easy integration of the LSR feeding and metering elements.
The automation system has been developed jointly by Nexus and WITTMANN BATTENFELD. The parts are removed and deposited on a cooling belt by a W832 robot from WITTMANN. They are subsequently packaged in a tubular bag machine and then transferred to a conveyor belt.
About the WITTMANN Group
The WITTMANN Group is a worldwide leader in the production of injection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment for the plastics processing industry, headquartered in Vienna/Austria and consisting of two main divisions: WITTMANN BATTENFELD and WITTMANN. They jointly operate the companies of the group with eight production plants in five countries, and its additional sales and service companies are active with 34 facilities on all important plastics markets around the world.
WITTMANN BATTENFELD pursues the further expansion of its market position as an injection molding machine manufacturer and specialist for state-of-the-art process technologies. As a supplier of comprehensive, modern machine technology in modular design, the company meets both present and future market demands for plastics injection molding equipment.
The WITTMANN product portfolio includes robots and automation systems, material handling systems, dryers, gravimetric and volumetric blenders, granulators, temperature controllers and chillers. With this diversified range of peripheral appliances, WITTMANN offers plastics processors solutions to cover all production requirements, ranging from independent production cells to integrated plant-wide systems.
The syndication of the various segments under the umbrella of the WITTMANN Group has led to complete connectivity between the various product lines, for the benefit of plastics processors with an increasing demand for seamless integration of processing machinery with automation and peripherals.
