Since its establishment in Taiwan in 1974, FCS has reached its 50th anniversary this year and will meet you at the largest plastics and rubber event in Taiwan, the Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Exhibition (Taipeiplas 2024) from September 24 to 28. At this year's Taipeiplas, FCS will focus on the themes of green energy, carbon reduction, and recycling, showcasing various applications such as intelligent optics, sandwich molding, precision two-component molding, and microcellular foaming technologies, all equipped with the iMF 4.0 Intelligent Manufacturing System, linking four exhibition machines live to share new achievements.
"FCS 50 years: innovation never stops"
In recent years, whether it’s intelligent manufacturing, circular economy, or ESG topics, innovation solutions related to green energy and carbon reduction have been unavoidable. FCS has been implementing MuCell Microcellular Foaming Technology for many years, and it has gained increasing attention under the global push for energy saving and carbon reduction, particularly in footwear applications. In collaboration with one of the world’s top three shoemaking machinery suppliers, Tien Kang, FCS launched the "Gentrex Multifunctional Physical Foaming Injection Molding System" to produce thermoplastic green energy footwear materials. Over a dozen sets of this equipment, worth over NTD 100 million, have been sold. At this exhibition, MuCell technology will also be demonstrated, showcasing its application in optical goggles, offering a material-saving and low-carbon solution.
Innovative highlight 1: precision optical intelligent molding system
This includes the ultra-short series energy-saving injection molding machine SA series and the ultra-precision all-electric injection molding machine CT-e series, both of which will produce optical goggles that can be assembled on-site and worn immediately.
Outward Toggle Injection Molding Machine (SA Series), is FCS's newly released outward toggle hydraulic servo energy-saving machine, with clamping forces ranging from 100 to 3,200 tons, suitable for household goods, stationery, automotive, 3C, and home appliance industries. Its structural characteristics allow the SA to provide a relatively large opening stroke with a smaller specification and space, making it popular among customers producing deep bucket-shaped products. This time, the SA-160 with a clamping force of 160 tons will be used to automatically produce a four-cavity PC material goggle leg with a cycle time of 35 seconds, fully demonstrating the superior performance of FCS's standard hydraulic machines in high-end precision industries. At the Taipeiplas booth, the MuCell microcellular foaming system will also be showcased, achieving a weight reduction of 8-10% through microcellular foaming.
CT-e Series All-Electric Machine, not only saves 55% more energy compared to traditional injection molding machines but also gains more attention under the global ESG topics. Since its launch, over 300 units have been sold. This time, the 180-ton all-electric CT-180e will be showcased, producing a two-cavity PC material goggle lens with a cycle time of 40 seconds, offering a reference for precision and clean mass production applications in industries such as optics, medical, electronics, and food packaging.
This entire set of precision optical intelligent molding equipment also features the iMF 4.0 intelligent manufacturing system, integrating various intelligent sensing modules, including a product weight stability monitoring system, mold water flow temperature sensing and control system, tie bar clamping force monitoring system, etc., truly achieving stable mass production monitoring, improving yield, and reducing production waste.
