At the Mindelheim-based company BBG, an end-to-end line for finishing glass with polyurethane (PUR) is being set up to demonstrate and test the results of a research project. The project “EKI — Engineering for AI-based Automation in Production Environments” is intended to pave the way for the intelligent adaptation of production systems to changing requirements and environmental conditions, for example in order to manufacture new variants of a product.

Boy will present two completely different injection moulding machines in Poland. While the largest injection moulding machine of the manufacturer — a Boy 125 E with a horizontal clamping force of 1,250 kN — represents the upper limit of the company’s product range, the Boy 25 E VV with 250 kN is the most widely built Boy injection moulding machine.

In a joint project, GF Machining Solutions and Zecha compare four different automated manufacturing processes for injection moulding — with a focus on their qualities and runtimes.

When HaGeForm Sachsen GmbH was in despair about a cylindrical pocket, the visit from Mapal came just in time - and the right tools were also on board.

Digitalisation and sustainability hand in hand — at Plastpol 2022 from 24 to 27 May in Kielce, Poland, Engel is presenting smart exhibits in Hall F (Stands 3 and 4) to show how important the automation and digitalisation of injection moulding processes are — not only for productivity, but also for improved energy and resource efficiency.

With the 'Darwin' project, the Fraunhofer Spinn-off Plus 10 and SKZ want to develop new AI solutions for injection moulding and put them through practical tests. The models will be tested on different machines in order to design a manufacturer-independent solution.

At Plastpol taking place from 24 to 27 May, Wittmann Battenfeld Polska will present modern injection moulding systems as well as state-of-the-art robots and auxiliary appliances at booth F11 in hall F.

For many injection moulding tasks with hot runner moulds, external control units are indispensable. Hasco hot runner offers high-grade, high-performance hot runner control units in different designs that meet the many specific requirements of the operators.

Wirthwein Medical, a system supplier for medical technology based in the Odenwald region of Germany, has been using Hasco’s quality standard mould units for many years now. With the help of the new multicoupling system Z8094ff, the set-up times for the production of measuring vials has been halved.

Ground ball screws, linear roller guides and super-precision ball bearings from NSK are helping Imsa to consolidate its position in the field of specialised deep-hole drilling machines, which are particularly popular for mould-making applications in the automotive sector.