Smart Molding International 4-2021

machinery 25 www.smart-molding.com and give rise to a number of industry leaders. The external circulation leads to the creation of global industry giants. The efficiency and price advantages of Chinese manufacturers are fully dem - onstrated during the pandemic, which may attract global capital and acceler - ate the upgrading of the industry. At present, Chinese injection mold - ing machine manufacturers mainly oc - cupy the middle and low-end market, but in the high-end market, the leading companies are gradually narrowing the gap with foreign high-end companies. Against the background of the reduced revenue of downstream companies due to COVID-19, domestic injection molding machines with good quality and low cost are gaining more popu - larity among customers. This is attributed to the fact that compared to imported injection mold - ing machines, domestic injection mold - ing machines have been improving in terms of technology and quality while maintaining their price advantage, which is certainly inseparable from the upgrading and optimization of hardware. At the 75th United Nations General Assembly in 2021, China sol - emnly announced its commitments to attain carbon emission peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. This marks, as the im - portant do - main of the manufactur - ing industry, the plastic machinery sec - tor will undergo a bigger reform. Together with the "plastic restriction", higher requirements will be put forward for upgrading the equipment of manufac - turing enterprises! According to incomplete statistics, the market share of energy-efficient equipment in China is only around 3%, and the overall operating efficiency of energy-efficient products and systems is about 20% lower than that of de - veloped countries. This indicates that China has a huge potential to enhance the energy efficiency of servo energy- saving equipment. Advanced Servo Hydraulic Injection Molding Machine (FA Series) At the recent PLASTEC WEST, the largest annual plastics exhibition in North America, FCS showcased the "Advanced Servo Hydraulic Injection Molding Machine (FA Series)", which was based on the theme of food pack - aging containers and modular specifi - cation selection, flexible to meet the industrial needs of food packaging and thin-walled containers. This exhibition not only matched the demand of the China market but also was well received by the global market in the context of COVID-19! The FA machine can be equipped with FCS' proprietary iMF4.0 Intelligent ManuFactory, which is also compatible with other injection molding machine brands, enabling production manag - ers to keep track of production status. Currently, 30% of FCS customers in Taiwan have incorporated iMF4.0 into their production management, allow - ing them to reduce uncontrollable fac - tors in the production process. The FA-100 with a clamping force of 100 tons was presented at the ex - hibition, producing 2-cavity mold of 14g cutlery with an average cycle time of 25 seconds. FA series is highly ef - ficient, stable, and energy-saving, which is suitable for household, sta - tionery, automotive, 3C, home appli - ance industries, computers, and other peripheral parts. Green and low-carbon sustainable development path has become an in - evitable choice for enterprises, which accentuates the importance of ener - gy-saving and high-efficiency injection molding machines for manufacturing enterprises. As a manufacturer of in - jection molding machines, FCS is ac - tively promoting carbon neutrality in the injection molding machine market by improving its servo energy-saving injection molding machines, of which, this goal is both a comprehensive chal - lenge and a manifestation of the social responsibility of FCS. FCS www.fcs.com.tw FA-100: demolding process (All pictures: FCS) Advanced servo hydraulic injection molding machine (FA Series)