Smart Molding International 3-2021

machinery 31 www.smart-molding.com pressure, which results in reducing the warpage inside the part. WITTMANN BATTENFELD will pres - ent this technology in Kottingbrunn using a high-speed EcoPower Xpress 160/1100+. The machine is equipped with a WITTMANN robot for fast parts removal. Using a 4-cavity mold sup - plied by GLAROFORM, Switzerland, a thin-walled cupwill be produced within a short cycle time. The highly dynamic drive technology of the high-speed EcoPower Xpress makes it possible in particular to work with the short injection times required for the ICM process. Saving resources with AIRMOULD® Next internal gas pressure With AIRMOULD® Next internal gas pressure technology, nitrogen is in - jected into the mold cavity, which is either partly or completely filled with melt, thus forming an internal cav - ity structure. In this way, light-weight parts can be produced within a short cycle time and simultaneously with good surfaces. All necessary system components were developed by WITTMANN BATTENFELD. The pressure control module and the manual operating device required for use on machines of other brands have been thorough - ly revised, with a special emphasis primarily on compact design of the new units, as well as improvement of user-friendliness and quality moni - toring. The new AIRMOULD® Next inter - nal gas pressure technology will be demonstrated in Meinerzhagen with a SmartPower 120/525. On this ma - chine, a towel holder made of poly - styrene will be produced. Decorated and functionalized surfaces In a joint project with LEONHARD KURZ, a maker of functional foils and foil feeding equipment, and Syntech Plastics, an IMD technology supplier, WITTMANN BATTENFELD is continu - ing to drive the interesting and prom - ising theme of decorated and func - tionalized surfaces for the automotive industry as well as white goods and other sectors, by supplying appropri - ate injection molding technology. To this end, the company is working on a machine concept which incorporates all essential elements for four differ - ent decoration processes and will be adjustable to specific applications. The equipment is to be laid out flex - ibly for IMD with a foil feeding unit, IMD with foil pre-heating, IMD Vario with pre-heating and thermoform - ing insert molding. The machine is equipped with the EXPERT-Coining package, which permits parallel mold movements during the injection process. Via WITTMANN Interactive, the partners will present the production of an interior covering for the auto - motive industry with a functional surface at the WITTMANN BATTENFELD facility in Nuremberg on a SmartPower 300 produc - tion cell with automation and WITTMANN 4.0 inte - gration. The finished in - terior part will be shown on demonstrators at both theWITTMANN booth and the booth of LEONHARD KURZ. WITTMANN BATTENFELD www.wittmann-group.com EcoPower 55 EcoPower Хpress 400