From March 8 to 11 2022, WITTMANN BATTENFELD will demonstrate ultra-modern injection molding technology with a wide range of exhibits including automation and auxiliary equipment to interested trade visitors at the Plastimagen in Mexico, in hall D, booth 614.
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For more than 20 years, the WITTMANN Group has been acting successfully in Mexico with its own subsidiary. Due to the positive development of this market, the Plastimagen has become an important platform for WITTMANN to present its latest technologies there in the fields of injection molding machines as well as automation and auxiliary equipment.
At this year’s Plastimagen, WITTMANN BATTENFELD’s exhibition program will focus on its competence in areas such as its electric high-speed EcoPower Xpress machines, light-weight technology, playful presentation of its automation expertise and a representative cross-section of its of auxiliary appliance range.
On a SmartPower XL 120/525, the production of a coat hanger with a single-cavity mold supplied by Haidlmair / Austria will be shown, using the AIRMOULD ® internal gas pressure process. The AIRMOULD ® interface, as well as the W818 robot, a gravimetric GRAVIMAX primus 14 blender and an ATON plus 70 dryer are all integrated in the machine’s UNILOG B8 control system. The compressor and nitrogen generator unit used was developed and manufactured by WITTMANN BATTENFELD.
Apart from this application, the company’s expertise in the field of light-weight technology will also be shown at a separate demonstration booth, where visitors will be offered detailed information about the new AIRMOULD ® Next technology and the CELLMOULD® structured foam process. Both these processes enable significant cuts in material input.
As a partner for the packaging industry, WITTMANN BATTENFELD will present itself with a high-speed machine from the EcoPower Xpress series. The model on display will be an EcoPower Xpress 400 equipped with a W833 pro robot from WITTMANN. This EcoPower Xpress is an all-electric high-speed machine specially developed for thin-walled applications with large volumes, such as are commonly used in the packaging industry. The application presented at the fair will show the production of spoons with a 32-cavity mold within a cycle time of 6 seconds.
The exhibits will include a machine from the all-electric EcoPower series with 1,800 kN clamping force as well. On this machine, a mold supplied by Erreka will be producing parts from PA66 material for the automotive sector. On this EcoPower 180, parts handling will also be carried out by a W818 robot. The machines from the EcoPower series stand out by their extremely high level of energy efficiency due to the use of ultra-modern servo motors plus KERS energy recovery technology.
