Arburg at the Equiplast 2014

Für den Einsatz in der Medizintechnik bietet Arburg Allrounder Spritzgießmaschinen mit Reinraummodul und auch in der Farbe Lichtgrau an. Ein solches Exponat ist auf der Equiplast zu sehen. (Foto: Arburg) / Arburg offers Allrounder injection moulding machines with a clean room module for use in medical technology. Also available in light grey. A machine of this type will be on display at the Equiplast. (Photo: Arburg)

- Special: Electric Allrounder for clean room production
- Substitution: COP replaces glass in syringe barrels
- Cost-effective: Energy-efficient exhibits equipped for specific applications

Arburg will showcase two exhibits at Equiplast, which will be held in Barcelona from 30 September to 3 October 2014. At Exhibition Stand C339/Hall 3, visitors from Spain and Portugal will see cost-effective moulded part production with electric and hydraulic Allrounders, both of which bear the Arburg “e²” energy-efficiency label. Sophisticated medical technology products and consumer goods will be manufactured in shorter cycle times and high-precision quality.

“At the Equiplast, we will demonstrate how our modular, energy-efficient Allrounder injection moulding machines can be specifically adapted according to the application and the industry, and how high production efficiency can thereby be achieved,” says Martín Cayre, Managing Director of the Spanish Arburg subsidiary, describing this year's trade fair attendance.

COP syringes on electric Allrounder

A sophisticated medical technology application will be presented with an electric Allrounder 370 E, which features a clamping force of over 600 kN and a size 170 injection unit. The machine is in the light grey medical technology colour and features a clean air module supplied by Ionstatex above the clamping unit to ensure clean production conditions. Using a mould from Männer, two 2.35 gram syringe barrels will be produced from the innovative material COP (Cyclic Olefin Polymer) via a side gating with needle type shut off nozzle in a cycle time of around nine seconds. COP has similar barrier properties to those of glass, but it is unbreakable and less expensive to manufacture. As a cyclic olefin copolymer, this material is transparent, biocompatible, blood compatible and only slightly water-absorbent. COP is therefore extremely well suited to the production of syringe barrels, which can e.g. be produced and packaged already pre-filled in a downstream operation.

Efficient production with hydraulic Allrounder

The second exhibit will demonstrate the efficiency of the proven Golden Edition hydraulic machine series. An Allrounder 420 C Golden Edition manufactures mobile phone covers with a single-cavity mould from Hasco. Here, the cycle time is around 30 seconds. Due to the productivity package, this exhibit ensures cost-effective operation and bears the Arburg “e²” energy-efficiency label. The package includes the Arburg Energy Saving (AES) system with variable-speed pump drive and a water-cooled drive motor. In addition, the machine also features a “Clever Mould System”, which ensures cost-effective and practical small-series production. This system facilitates efficient and fast mould changes on all injection mould machines with a suitable clamping system.