Smart Molding International 4-2021

molding technologies 37 www.smart-molding.com Another advantage of the VR-con - cept over a conventional horizontal injection molding machine should not go unmentioned: Due to the vertical configuration, the floor space requirement is significantly smaller than that of the horizontal machine. However, the vertical space require - ment is comparatively taller and places demands on the hall height in this respect. Change of direction completed Commenting on the experience gained so far with the alternative 2C- injection-molding-cell, ELDISY Man - aging Director Dipl.-Ing. Elmar Stoffel summarizes on behalf of the entire project team: "We consider the new machine concept to have eliminated all our points of criticism of the injec - tion molding systems used to date and will thus be able to supply the molded parts required by Volkswagen. Our con - fidence in the correctness of the deci - sion has prompted us to order three more VR-machines from LWB-Steinl, this time with 9000 and 18000 kN. Several more are in concrete planning. With this, we have completed the sys - tem change and assume that we have thus further secured our competitive - ness as an automotive supplier." About ELDISY-GmbH Founded in 2000 in Gardelegen / Sax - ony-Anhalt, the company, whose name is an acronym for "Elastomeric Sealing Systems", is part of the highly diversi - fied German Vorwerk family holding. With around 1,200 employees worldwide, Eldisy primarily develops and manufactures sealing systems as well as mono- and multi-component injection-molded parts for original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 system suppliers in the automotive industry. They meet high functional requirements in static and dynamic applications and also contribute to the overall appearance of cars in terms of design and feel. In addition, sealing systems are also produced for industrial appli - cations such as windows, garage doors and electrical appliances. De - pending on requirements, these are individual components or complex assemblies. Author: Reinhard Bauer - Technokomm LWB-Steinl www.lwb-steinl.com Detailed view of the thermoplastic injection units positioned on the top of the frame modules and injecting from above The molded part in question is made of two thermoplastic components, specifically the main body made of polypropylene, which is combined with elastic TPE-sections at the contact points with the car body and in the passage areas for the windshield wipers