WITTMANN CARD – Overview of new functions
CARD (Compressed Air Resin Dryer) is the name of the new compressed air granulate dryers from WITTMANN. They offer to injection molders an efficient solution to achieve optimal drying results even with small material throughput rates – as low as just 0.16 kg/h. Various functions such as the SLEEP mode, the RAMPEN mode, the COUNT […]
Read MorePositive expectations of the AM industry
“Despite the currently noticeable effects of the Corona crisis, the mood in our industry remains one of confidence.“ This is how Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the VDMA’s Additive Manufacturing Working Group, summarizes the results of a recent member survey. In April – in the middle of the corona-related lockdown – almost 80 members […]
Read MoreFCM, RASFF alerts 2019
Αναλύθηκαν για το έτος 2019 οι Ευρωπαϊκές κοινοποιήσεις ύπαρξης σοβαρού, άμεσου ή έμμεσου κινδύνου για τη δημόσια υγεία, επί των υλικών και αντικειμένων που έρχονται σε επαφή με τα τρόφιμα ΥΑΕΤ. Οι κοινοποιήσεις αναρτήθηκαν στην Ευρωπαϊκή πλατφόρμα του συστήματος έγκαιρης προειδοποίησης για τα τρόφιμα και τις ζωοτροφές (RASFF) και αφορούν στην πλειοψηφία τους διασυνοριακούς έλεγχους. […]
Read MoreMill-turn technology from DMG MORI for CT scanners
Franke GmbH meets the challenge of the soaring demand for system components for medical equipment such as CT scanners during the spread of the COVID-19 virus with the aid of DMG MORI machining centers. In 1936 Erich Franke developed the wire race bearing, which he describes as a “ball bearing with exceedingly low spatial requirements that satisfies […]
Read MoreSmart injection molding through flexible linking of injection molding machines by conveyor systems with buffering capacity
Happ is a well-known manufacturer of parts and assemblies for the automotive industry based in Ruppichteroth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The equipment used to make these products includes several injection-molding machines of the all-electric EcoPower series from WITTMANN BATTENFELD. Flexible linking together of two of these machines by conveyor systems with buffering capacity from the Happ […]
Read MoreSTADLER achieves high-purity plastic flakes and increases productivity at RCS PET sorting plant
Altshausen, 5 March 2020 – RCS is a company based in Werne, Germany, specializing in recycling management. With over 40 years’ experience, it provides companies efficient and sustainable solutions for the disposal of commercial waste with its three core competencies – waste disposal, raw material recycling and plastics. Sustainability and the environmentally friendly use of […]
Read MoreInternationalization of existing OPC UA specifications and publication of new interfaces for extrusion
04 May 2020 – In 2019, EUROMAP and the OPC Foundation have established the Joint Working Group “OPC UA Plastics and Rubber Machinery”. The aim of the international group is to develop worldwide standardized interfaces for plastics and rubber machines based on OPC UA. The existing EUROMAP recommendations EUROMAP 77 (data exchange between injection moulding […]
Read MoreBrixiaPlast, Plasticizing Screws and Barrels
Η Brixiaplast απευθύνεται στην βιομηχανία έγχυσης πλαστικών υλών. Σχεδιάζει και κατασκευάζει όλα τα εξαρτήματα για την παραγωγή των πολυμερών, όπως κοχλίες, κυλίνδρους και όλα τα μηχανικά εξαρτήματα. Η φιλοσοφία της εταιρίας είναι να πλησιάζει τον πελάτη ως συνεργάτης και όχι μόνο ως προμηθευτής. Οι δικοί σας στόχοι, οι εφαρμογές, τα υλικά που επεξεργάζεστε, είναι […]
Read MoreNew ISO standard published for safety of injection moulding machines
Frankfurt, 29 April 2020 – In April 2020, ISO 20430 for injection moulding machines, the first international safety standard for plastics and rubber machinery, was published, providing machine manufacturers with a globally uniform standard – ISO comprises 121 member countries. About 40 experts from machine manufacturers, associations and health and safety organizations from 13 countries […]
Read MoreCARD – New WITTMANN dryer models
With the acquisition of the Austrian company FarragTech on 1 April, the product portfolio of WITTMANN dryers has been expanded. The new dryer models of the CARD series can cover all drying applications – starting from material throughputs of just 0.16 kg/h up to throughputs of more than 1,000 kg/h. This applies without restriction to […]
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