A high-performance six-pack from BOY at Interplas in Birmingham, UK

BOY´s auf der Interplas 2017 in Birmingham. / BOY´s at the Interplas 2017 in Birmingham.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, BOY’s UK distributor BOY Ltd. exhibited no less than six BOY injection moulding machines at Interplas. This also meant BOY had more machines on display at its stand than any other exhibitor at Interplas 2017.

BOY Ltd. presented an interesting cross-section of the BOY product range, including a BOY XXS, BOY 25 E VH overmoulding machine, BOY 55 A PRO, BOY 60 E and two BOY 100 E units.

Alongside these six BOY exhibits, an illustrated history of the machine manufacturer from Neustadt-Fernthal awaited fair delegates visiting the company’s attractive and modern trade fair stand. From its earliest days in 1968 to the ultramodern technology now used by the plastics industry, visitors learned about the many successes and steady growth of the German specialist for injection moulding machines with a clamping force of up to 1,000 kN.

Particular attention was paid to showcasing the latest injection moulding machine, the BOY XXS. Mounted on a rotating platform, the compact table-top machine with 63 kN clamping force was an all-round attraction. With screw diameters of 8 mm to 18 mm, shot volumes of up to 10.2 cm³ can be achieved. Mountable on an (optional) movable undercarriage, the BOY XXS features a highly compact form factor and is also suitable for continuous operation in many different manufacturing applications.

Coated with an anti-static varnish, the BOY 60 E clean room machine impressed delegates with its compact clean room, which consists of the cantilevered two-platen clamping system, an ionisation box installed above to filter the tool area air, as well as a comprehensive series of stainless steel parts. A space-saving packaging machine is also integrated under the clamping unit, which enables products to be manufactured and packed under clean room conditions. Designed for clean room class ISO 7, the machine is powered by a high-efficiency servomotor pump that generates very little waste heat.

BOY Managing Partner Alfred Schiffer was effusive in his praise of the company’s presentation at Interplas in Birmingham. This opinion was unreservedly shared by BOY Ltd. Managing Director Bob Wilson, whose many promising discussions with visitors over the three days of the fair have left him very optimistic about the future of the UK market.