Smart Molding International 2-2022

22 machinery smart_molding international 2/2022 A s usual - BOY will take the op- portunity again and address the leading topics with two fair premiers and with other interesting applications. "We hope that we can again welcome a large number of visi- tors at our stand this year - especially our customers and interested parties from home and abroad", starts Alfred Schiffer his statement on the planned presentation of the specialist of injec- tionmouldingmachines in the clamping force range up to 1,250 kN. According to the first statements made by the trade fair team, the nine injection moulding machines at the BOY booth will be sup- plemented by further four machines at the booths of partner companies. The digitalisation and increasing net- working of the plastics industry is one of the key topics at K 2022. BOY has also taken care of the topic and will be offering its trade fair visitors a whole range of innovative technologies and developments. The new component in the BOY digi- talisation package is the ALPHA 6. The machine control in 16:9 screen format is equipped with additional functions as well as a new visualisation and sym- bolism. After its premiere presentation at the K 2022, the current Procan ALPHA ® 4 will be replaced by the ALPHA 6 control step by step. Circular economy and the climate protection are the other key areas at the K 2022. BOY has extremely energy-efficient injection moulding machines of the E-series in its product range for active climate protection and sustainability. Significant energy savings compared to machines with older technologies thus reduce the development of CO 2 emissions. Additionally, BOY will present its own development of a newcoolingwater dis- tribution systemwhichwill be offered as standard for all injection moulding ma- chines in the future. The set flow rate is digitally recorded and shown on the machine display. Tar- get quantities and tolerances can be set, displayed and monitored. A tempera- ture display with process data monitor- ing is optionally available. Also optionally available is the electro- mechanical ejector. In contrast to the previous hydraulic ejectors, the electro- mechanical version offers a main drive independently operating mode with synchronised ejector movement. In the BOY 125 E trade fair exhibit, the elec- tro-mechanical ejector will move syn- chronously to the gripper hand of the BOY-handling device LR 5. Likewise, an opening of themould in the opposite di- rection synchronously to themovement of the ejector is generally possible so that the moulded part does not experi- ence any horizontal acceleration when it is removed from the mould. With the electro-mechanical injection unit (eSP), BOY offers a very interesting hybrid version for its injection mould- ing machines in terms of application technology. The primary advantage of the electro-mechanically driven unit is BOY again prepares a strong presence at K 2022 Digitalisation, the circular economy and climate protection are the leading topics of the internationally oriented K 2022, taking place in Düsseldorf from 19 - 26 October. The nine injection moulding machines at the BOY booth will be supplemented by further four machines at the booths of partner companies. Digitalisation package (graphic: BOY)