Smart Molding International 3-2022

30 molding technologies smart_molding international 3/2022 The PRIMA Z Syringe is the first production line with 16-cavity mold in the market (all photos: ZAHORANSKY) R obert Dous, Managing Director ZAHORANSKY Automation & Molds and Chief Sales Officer ZAHORANSKY GROUP: "The future of manufacturing consists of lean produc- tion with integrated processes, as well as reduced interfaces with high avail- ability and quality. We offer our cus- tomers complete turnkey production facilities with our one-stop-shopping approach. All injection molding, auto- mation, and assembly processes are in- tegrated there. We will be presenting solutions for this at the K Trade Fair." One focus at the booth will be on modern processes such as integrated Injection Stretch BlowMolding (ISBM). Thanks to the transfer handling inte- grated into the injection molding tool, ISBM makes it possible to produce vi- als on a standard injection molding machine – the special injection blow- ing machines that would otherwise be required are no longer necessary. The featured exhibit is also equipped with the new Z.LODOS tray loader. The special feature: The tray change time is "0", meaning there is no system downtime required for the fully au- tomatic tray change. This results in a significantly leaner production process in the manufacture of medical prod- ucts, as well as easier compliance with cleanroom specifications. Another focus of the trade fair presentation is the expanded range of hybrid compo- nents, especially in the medical tech- nology sector. In this area, plastic is used as a proven substitute for glass in pre-filled disposable syringes as drug dispensers, among other things. These products can be manufactured in one step using ZAHORANSKY’s highly auto- mated large-scale facilities, reducing manufacturing steps and thus costs. ZAHORANSKY will show not only a se- lection of exhibits from hybrid compo- nent manufacturing, but also complete installations. The PRIMA Z Syringe, for example, is the first production line on the market featuring a 16-cavity mold for manufacturing syringes as primary pharmaceutical packaging for liquid medicines. These parenteral syringes, as they are known, are produced in a modern plastic injection molding process with overmolded cannulas. Compared to glass syringes, the plas- tic staked-needle syringes can be fed directly to be filled with the respective drug. With production systems such as the VITRO Z models, ZAHORANSKY can meet the growing global demand for in- vitro diagnostic products (IVD), such as ZAHORANSKY AG streamlines production of toothbrushes and medical products At this year’s K Trade Fair, ZAHORANSKY will clearly demonstrate its technological leadership with highly automated and fully integrated facilities in the medical technology sector.