When it comes to demanding AM parts, the Freeformer is in its element. The Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) process with the Freeformer is predestined for medical technology, the processing of soft materials and PP, as well as for the additive manufacturing of multi-component parts.
"We see the crisis as an opportunity to push forward with our digital solutions at full speed", says Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of the Engel Group in the run-up to the first Engel live e-xperience.
Dr. Johannes Kilian is the new Head of Process Technologies at Engel Austria. This appointment sees Engel further strengthening its process technology development, which is strongly driven by digitalisation.
Whether it is the cycle time, energy consumption or process stability: the levers for greater efficiency and quality in the injection moulding process are many and varied.
By focusing on five Business Developments dedicated to the specific industry-related market challenges, the group has organised its sales structure to further improve efficiencies and advance the company’s industry response.
On 30 September 2020, Raffaele Abbruzzetti, Managing Director of Arburg Srl, opened the new premises of the Italian subsidiary in Peschiera Borromeo in the presence of more than 100 invited guests.
The hydraulic Allrounder 270 S compact is Arburg's first injection moulding machine that can be configured online via the arburgXworld customer portal and ordered directly with short delivery times.
Engel is extending its all-electric e-mac injection moulding machine series to include a machine with a clamping force of 1300 kN, thus further strengthening its position as a one-stop supplier for applications with electric injection moulding machines.
With the Allrounder 1300 T, Arburg is significantly expanding its range of vertical rotary table machines to include a 1,300-mm table diameter option.
As international crude oil prices fluctuate and environmental awareness rises, recycling rates of plastic waste have become the most important issue in the future of the plastics and rubber industry.
The Arburg Technology Days have been a unique and firmly established event in the international world of plastics since 1999. In 2020, due to the coronavirus and with significant foresight at the time, Arburg cancelled the event to avoid exposing visitors and employees to risk.
With the presentation of six interesting applications, the manufacturer of injection moulding machines with clamping forces of up to 1250 kN will present its innovative performance diversity.
