Nestled beneath the ridges of the Ore mountains in Germany are two plants manufacturing thousands of multi-material components for OEMs daily. With an additional site recently opened in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, Hugo Stiehl Kunststofftechnik GmbH (HSK) invested in 10 injection moulding machines…

Schnelle Lösungen für funktionale Kunststoffbauteile in Kleinserien: 1zu1 realisiert eine komplette Spritzguss-Baugruppe für ein neues Medizintechnik-Produkt von MEDIRA. Bei der innovativen Behandlungsmethode wird eine künstliche Herzklappe eingesetzt. 1zu1 fertigt im Reinraum 16 Spritzguss-Baut…

Mit servo-elektrisch angetriebenen, ultrapräzise gesteuerten Linearaktuatoren erweitert Servomold, Spezialist für die Elektrifizierung von Spritzgießwerkzeugen, sein Portfolio an Komponenten zur Durchführung von Linearbewegungen in der Reinraumfertigung. Eine Übersicht über die damit gegebenen…

– Exclusive: Robotic system specifically for Asia
– Flexible: Flexlift with loads of 5, 10, or 15 kilograms and one or two vertical axes
– Reliable, fast, precise: Powerful introduction to automated moulded part production

Arburg now offers a linear robotic system designed specifically and exclusively for…

Nachdem die Reinraumtechnik anfangs vor allem in der Medizintechnik, der Pharma- sowie der Chipindustrie zum Einsatz kam, haben sich die Reinheitsanforderungen an die Produktionsumgebung mittlerweile auch in der Kunststoffverarbeitung deutlich verschärft. Somit werden immer häufiger partikelfreie…

ENGEL is expanding its renowned tie-bar-less victory injection moulding machine series with the integration of the previous e-motion TL, now introduced as the victory electric. This innovative addition combines the strengths of tie-bar-less technology with the advanced features of servo-electric dri…

Servomold, a global specialist in the automation of injection moulds, is increasingly focusing its activities on the medical technology sector. To this end, the company has invested almost €5 million in the local expansion of its site, which was only completed in 2018, to a total of 1650 m², 750…

Using a fully integrated high-end production system for COC syringes, Netstal demonstrates how production quality and safety can be guaranteed 100 percent. The key to this is the seamless recording and documentation of all relevant process and quality features.

At the Fakuma, Netstal was producing 10…

– Together: Arburg and AIMPLAS research new materials for 3D printing
– Targeted: New materials for applications e.g. in medical technology
– Sponsored: Arburg provides Freeformer 200-3X for research purposes

The renowned Technological Institute of Plastics AIMPLAS in Valencia, Spain, and Arburg have bee…

Efficiency in the medical sector is reliant on equal measures of precision and mass-production. It lays the foundation for reducing healthcare costs for patients and medical providers. At Fakuma 2024, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will showcase how scalable solutions can be implemented to optimise productivi…