Thermoformed rear door wins award
Door assembly for Renault Twizy electric car Company: Walter Pack Material type: ABS-PC and ABS Misc.: Assembly of 5 plastic parts, plus ..
Multivac introduces new entry-level thermoforming machine
R 085 as cost-effective new entry-level thermoforming machine Suitable for both flexible films & rigid films, food & non-food applications ..
Plastic brake pedal for colume production
The focus of lightweight design activities is increasingly including safety components using thermoplastic fibre composites. Normally steel has been the material used for brake pedals but in a project concerning the brake pedal of the new 918 Porsche Spyder, the suitability of a plastic brake pedal for volume production has been demonstrated for the first time. The use of plastic has also led to a weight reduction of about 30% to 50% in comparison with steel versions. Dipl.-Ing. Volker Freitag, Dr Ing. h.c. F. Porsche, Weissach, Germany, and Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Kamphaus, ZF Friedrichshafen, Damme, Germany, describe the challenges and achievements of this project.
Fig. 1: Brake pedal with pedal bearing block (photo: ZF Friedrichshafen)
More than just thermoforming
Mutivac Group is presenting a series of new, cost-efficient and material-saving thermoforming solutions at the Interpack and Fachpack trade fairs. Interpack 2014 will be held in Dusseldorf, May 8-14, 2014; the latest Fachpack ran in Nuremberg from September 29 – October 1, 2013.
Sausages in thermoformed cavities (photos: Multivac)
Thermoforming products
Yogurt specifically for men Giant food company Danone launched its own yogurt product line for men in Bulgaria in summer 2013. The concept ..
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Packaging to go in Asia
Amut-Comi, based in Vigevano, Italy, is the result of the merger between two Italian companies: Amut provides the thermoforming division and Comi adds its know-how in rigid packaging thermoforming. The joint venture is planning to conquer the international market in the thermoforming sector.
Thermoforming with four stations (photos: Amut)
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Sophisticated thermoformed trays and hinged packs
Illig Maschinenbau, a global manufacturer of machinery and tools for the thermoforming and packaging technology, presented two major examples of applications demonstrating improved productivity using its Intelligent Control (IC) concept. The exhibits on the stand were an IC-RDKP 72 and IC-RDM 54 K.
Illig booth at K 2013
100% biobased PEF for thermoforming
Wifag-Ploytype and Avantium announced their agreement to collaborate on thermoformed products from 100% biobased PEF. This collaboration will be complementary to collaborations Avantium has in place with The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and ALPLA.
Both parties are excited about the market opportunity of PEF in the application area of thermoforming of cups, containers and trays, which are used today for the packaging of food products like meats, nuts, or dairy products like cheese and yoghurt.
PEF (or polyethylene furanoate) is a novel polymer produced by Avantium’s proprietary YXY technology. The YXY technology is running in Avantium’s pilot plant in Geleen, and converts plant based feedstock into chemical building blocks. PEF is a next generation plastic. It has superior properties over existing materials, it can be produced cost competitively and is 100% biobased, resulting in a more than 50% reduction in carbon footprint and non-renewable energy usage.
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Cannon: Processing technologies for PUs, epoxies, composites and thermoforming
The Cannon Group will present their developments in the fields of processing technologies for polyurethanes (PUs), epoxies, composites and thermoforming. A special attention will be paid to the field of energy efficiency.
The vacuum assisted injection (VAI) of rigid PU foams in refrigerator cabinets and sandwich panels for insulation represents a suitable manufacturing method to obtain superior filling properties, good adhesion to metal facings and significant thermal insulation values. Several foaming plants using this Cannon technology have been supplied in the past three years, providing numerous technical and economic advantages to the end users. Their configurations will be illustrated and discussed by the specialists who that conceived them.
In the automotive field numerous Cannon machines have been recently supplied to primary car makers for the injection of PU formulations against noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) in the cavities of a car body. A new technical solution will be shown for this demanding application with a dedicated presentation.
A new dedicated equipment conceived for the manufacture of glossy, clear-coated decorative parts for the transportation industry – including applications for luxury boats and private jets – will also be shown.
Five new mixing heads for reactive components will be on show, specifically conceived and optimised for rigid foams for thermal insulation and refrigerators, flexible foams for automotive seating, co-injection of PU and glass fibres (InterWet technology), fast RTM moulding of epoxy-based composites (Estrim technology).
The manufacture of special grades of flexible slabstock foams (extra-soft, very low-density, highly-filled, etc) made possible by the introduction of the patented CarDio technology years ago, will be illustrated within the wider range of Cannon Viking continuous and discontinuous plants for flexible and rigid foams.
Innovative and complex thermoforming packages will be presented for demanding applications: those involving the process of thick sheets made with multiple-layers of different plastics for automotive fuel tanks, the use of Twin Sheet forming technology, the manufacture of very large parts for aeolic generators nacelles and other wide bodies, the production of domestic refrigerators with high-productivity in-line models.
www.cannon.com
The Cannon DX is a compact, transportable, precise dosing unit for Epoxy resin Vacuum Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM). (photo: Cannon)
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Kiefel: Stacking systems increase productivity
?Kiefel focuses on efficient stacking in the packaging area. The company presents two stacking systems which can help to save time and increase productivity. At the fair, the company will demonstrate how to produce highly transparent, polypropylene (PP) cups using the cup forming machine KTR 5 Speed combined with the stacking system Best. Special feature of this stacking system is that the cups are stacked vertically to creates good conditions for the next automated steps such as sleeving and packaging. The stacking station Best has been developed particularly for the food industry. This system does not include any wear parts and is therefore said to guarantee a high product safety. Combined with this stacking station, the KTR 5 Speed cup former reaches almost the same cycle times when processing PP as when processing polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
The other stacking system is integrated in the pressure forming machine KMD 78 Speed. A 16-up tool will produce biscuit trays made of PP. This stacking system already comprises the formation of horizontal stacks and is therefore especially efficient. A conveyor belt with an ergonomic height transports the stacks out of the machine.
It is noteworthy to mention that both the KTR 5 Speed and the KMD 78 Speed are flexible regarding the material processing. Not only PP and PET can be processed, but also bioplastics like polylactides (PLA).
www.kiefel.com
Pressure forming machine KMD64 Speed (photo: Kiefel)
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