Smart Molding International 3-2022

21 machinery www.smart-molding.com ufacturer, we are making our contribu- tion by tackling these issues on both a strategic and an operational level," says Dr Christoph Schumacher, Director Marketing. "Our message 'There is only a Plan A' communicates clearly that there can be no 'Plan B' when it comes to resource conservation, the circular economy and carbon reduction – fol- lowing the motto of the sustainability movement 'There is no Planet B’." Of course, "Plan A" also corresponds with the focal points of K 2022, namely the circular economy, digitalisation and cli- mate protection, which have become even more important global challenges since the last trade fair in 2019. "Our trade fair appearance underlines that we have a ’Plan A’ when it comes to the perfect combination of sustainability, efficiency and cutting-edge technol- ogy", emphasises Dr Christoph Schu- macher. Around 2,300 square metres of "Arburg" in Duesseldorf At K 2022, Arburg will illustrate how highly networked, digitalised manu- facturing helps to conserve resources and increase production efficiency. It is all about the synergy between the circular economy and high-tech with the help of targeted digitalisation. The topic’s importance for Arburg can also be expressed in figures: Arburg’s pre- sentation area has increased by a to- tal of more than 800 to around 2,300 square metres: The Arburg stand now covers around 1,900 square metres, plus another 400 square metres for the arburgGREENworld pavilion in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum in the inner courtyard of the exhibi- tion grounds. Sustainability thanks to digitalisation How exactly can digitalisation de- liver sustainability? For example, through targeted sorting and recycling of plastics. Tools include the R-Cycle initiative and marking technologies such as watermarks or QR codes that are applied to products during the manufacturing process. Or equipping the Gestica control system with vari- ous digital assistance systems to make it easier for customers to manage the problem of fluctuating material qual- ity of recyclates. Arburg will tackle these issues both at its stand and the arburgGREENworld pavilion. Circular Economy Pavilion: sustainability in theory and practice The arburgGREENworld pavilion is all about concrete sustainability mea- sures in production and products: in other words, about what Arburg does within its own company to conserve resources and what its products do for customers. "Greenline" plugs from Fischer, one of the market leaders for fastening systems, will be produced on an electric Allrounder 370 A with recyclate package and Multilift robotic system. The give- away is a prime example of a suc- cessful circular economy in the field of post industrial recyclate (PIR). The sprue is deposited directly in a mill. It is then returned straight back into the process as regrind and reused. Arburg wants to "rock" the arburg- GREENworld pavilion with a young, completely new team at the stand. The team, which includes many train- ees, will also be a striking reminder: sustainability is a key component of our future; today’s efforts are essen- tial for future generations! Technologies for more sustainability and production efficiency The main stand will showcase cor- responding Arburg technologies that enable sustainable, efficient manu- facturing. Exhibits will include solu- tions with a small footprint, process control and networked peripherals, as well as completely new technologies, configurations with compact automa- tion or the series production of mass- produced articles. A total of eight hy- draulic, hybrid and electric Allrounders with a clamping force of between 350 and 6,500 kN and two Freeformers for industrial additive manufacturing will be on show at the trade fair stand. All injection moulding machines will be automated with robotic systems, in some cases integrated into complex turnkey systems and connected to the "arburgXworld" customer portal. Visitors will be able to see for them- selves the potentials of the Gestica control system and its assistants, such as the "aXw Control FillAssist". The Varimos plug-in from Simcon will be shown for the first time, which displays the effects of changes to machine pa- rameters based on AI. Another real eye-catcher will be the production of a high-quality tool case in Arburg design on a hybrid Managing Partner Juliane Hehl is responsible for Marketing and Business Development Dr Christoph Schumacher, Director Marketing