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Engel cuts cycle times for thick-walled housings

Engel cuts cycle times for thick-walled housings▲For the manufacture of the housing parts, an all-electric e-motion 310H / 170W / 160 combi injection molding machine in cleanroom design will be used during the K 2019.Austrian injection moulding machinery maker Engel has developed atwo-component injection moulding system to reduce cycled times for theproduction of housing parts for medical devices. “Thekey thing with housing parts is the cooling time,” said Dr. Georg Steinbichler,SVP of research & development for technologies at Engel Austria.Asthe wall thickness cannot be decreased for stability reasons, conventionalone-component production leaves no opportunity to reduce the cycle time.However,in the two-component process, Engel injects two thin layers, each of whichquickly cools.“Sinceboth injection moulding steps are carried out at the same time, overallproduction efficiency increases,” added Steinbichler.Thecompany has used a Hack Formenbau 8-cavity Vario Spinstack mould on thecleanroom version of its all-electric e-motion 310H/170W/160 combi injectionmoulding machine to achieve “very short” cycle times.Themachine is equipped with a vertical indexing shaft with four positions: thefirst for injection moulding the bodies, using a transparent polypropylene fromBorealis; the second for cooling; the third for applying a second layer ofpolypropylene to the pre-moulded parts; and the fourth for a viper 20 speedrobot remove the parts.Thelinear robot reaches down to remove the eight housing parts from the closedmould to make the cycle time even shorter.Thetwo-component process also allows for adding a sight glass to the opaquehousing as it is being injection moulded.Thefully servoelecric two-component precision mould is the first to featureEngel’s newly developed software programme.“Withthe software’s help, it makes no difference to machine operators whether themould is hydraulically or servoelectrically operated,” said Dr. GerhardDimmler, SVP of product research and development at Engel Austria.Theuser can programme the servoelectric movements without the need for additionalqualifications, according to Dimmler.Servoelectricmoulds are more precise compared to hydraulic systems and allow for completelyoil-free production when combined with all-electric injection mouldingmachines.Thesolution also features Engel compact cell which helps lower the productionunit’s footprint. Forfully automated operation, the cell includes the box changer into which theviper speed robot deposits the injection moulded parts.Engelwill be demonstrating the process at K 2019, 16 to 23 Oct, in Düsseldorf,Germany.source: https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/engel-cuts-cycle-times-thick-walled-housings

editor 2019-09-22

Manufacturing groups warn of economic hits from new tariff threats

Manufacturing groups warn of economic hits from new tariff threatsIn a new phase of the U.S.-China trade war, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will impose new 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods starting Sept. 1.The new tariffs would build on existing measures so that, effectively, tariffs now would hit every product Americans import from China.Trump announced the new tariffs in a series of tweets on Aug. 1, after meeting with U.S. trade officials who had reported on talks in China on a comprehensive deal. The Trump administration already had slapped a 25 percent tariff on $250 billion of Chinese goods.The news generated reaction from business groups.National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons issued a statement saying that optimism levels of U.S. manufacturers "took a substantial hit in our latest survey, driven largely by uncertainties in trade policy."Timmons called on China to sign "an enforceable, bilateral trade agreement that ends the uncertainty and levels the playing field for all manufacturers."Timmons also said U.S. manufacturers understand that China cheats — including by stealing intellectual property and forcing transfers of technology and data — and said the trade group was the first to call for an enforceable trade agreement with China.But Trump's moves have a cost."The administration's latest tariff action will certainly get [China's] attention, but it also has the attention of manufacturing workers in the U.S. and their families who are feeling the negative impact of current tariffs and will be made even less competitive with this new tax on trade. We trust that the administration has considered all of these short-term economic downsides as they reach for long-term improvement," Timmons said.The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, which represents automakers, also stressed a need to address intellectual property issues."It was our hope that ongoing talks would lead to an agreement and allow the Trump administration to lift existing tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese inputs," MEMA said in an Aug. 1 statement, adding that the announcement on new tariffs "dashes this hope.""These tariffs will negatively impact the U.S. economy and will serve as a thorn in the side of a global marketplace already under stress," the association said.At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of international affairs, urged both countries to commit to progress before the new tariffs come into effect, and "remove all remaining tariffs as swiftly as possible.""Raising tariffs by 10 percent on an additional $300 billion worth of imports from China will only inflict greater pain on American businesses, farmers, workers and consumers, and undermine an otherwise strong U.S. economy," Brilliant said.source : www.plasticsnews.com

Editor 2019-08-25

Breakthrough plastic solutions for medical applications

Breakthrough plastic solutions for medical applicationsDemand for medical devices made of plastics has been increasing steadily, as have the quality requirements that these products have to meet, and this upward trend is set to continue. Medical plastic manufacturers adopt new product development as a major growth strategy, leading to more new innovative material solutions for wider applications.The OCS platform from TransMedics utilizes several grades of Makrolon polycarbonate.The increasing demand for plastics in the medical industry is attributable to the excellent versatility and biocompatibility characteristics of plastics, which make them suitable and easy to utilize in the production of medical devices.The global medical plastics market size is expected to continue growing. Enforcement and upgrading of various infection prevention standards coupled with a growing volume of surgical, hospital, and outpatient procedures are anticipated to drive the market growth, according to the US based market research company Grand View Research.Natural polycarbonate tuned for intended needsLondon-based bioplastics startup Teysha Technologies has developed a natural polycarbonate platform that can create fully biodegradable substitutes for traditional plastics used in in a large variety of applications, including medical implants and equipment.The bioplastic, AggiePol, is derived from sustainable feedstocks and can be physically, mechanically and chemically tuned. In doing so, the strength, toughness, durability and longevity can be adjusted to suit the needs of its intended application.Teysha’s technology uses a plug-and-play system that takes monomers and co-monomers, the natural building blocks of plastics, to create eco-friendly alternative to traditional polymers.Instead of using hydrocarbon-based petrochemicals, which are sourced from fossil fuels and generate various pollutants in the manufacturing of the material, Teysha’s platform uses starches and agricultural waste products.Unlike existing bioplastics such as PLA and PHA, by controlling the chemistry, formulation and polymerization conditions, the degradation rate of AggiePol can be precisely tuned, i.e. either within weeks or years, minimizing the environmental impact of plastic products after the end of their useful lifetime.According to Dr Ashlee Jahnke, Co-inventor and Head of research at Teysha Technologies, the main mechanism of polymer degradation is water-driven in the system developed, and this allows for breakdown in any environment containing sufficient moisture and not necessarily requiring microbial activity or industrial composting conditions.Innovative organ preservation system with clear enclosureCold ischemic storage has been the traditional method for organ preservation during transplantation. However, this technique has limitations, such as a narrow window for safe transport, the potential for damage even within safe time limits and the inability to test organ function.To improve the way organs are preserved during transportation, TransMedics, Inc. developed the Organ Care System (OCS), an innovative, portable system that delivers warm, nutrient-rich blood to the organ, allowing it to function outside of the body and enabling organ optimization and assessment.TransMedics has three OCS products – OCS Heart, OCS Lung and OCS Liver, each of which has three primary components: a portable console with a wireless monitor, a disposable perfusion set and nutrient-enriched solutions.The perfusion set’s clear enclosure protects the organ using Makrolon 2458 and Makrolon Rx1452 polycarbonates from Covestro, while the attached connectors utilize Makrolon Rx1805. The materials offer the combination of transparency and toughness needed for the OCS platform.According to Covestro, Makrolon polycarbonates for medical applications offer several beneficial attributes, including: dimensional stability, impact and chemical resistance, suitable for sterilization, and biocompatible according to many ISO 10993-1 test requirements.TPE with adhesion to thermoplasticsEarlier this year, KRAIBURG TPE introduced its adhesion-optimized THERMOLAST M compounds with adhesion capabilities for a variety of medical thermoplastics.In close cooperation with Eastman, the THERMOLAST M thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have the capability to adhere directly to specialized polymers used in medical applications, including Eastman’s Tritan copolyester, PP, ABS, ABS/PC, and PET.Comprehensive tests of THERMOLAST M compounds show excellent peel strength on the various Eastman Tritan copolyester types, confirmed KRAIBURG TPE. They are particularly suitable for medical applications, such as transparent packaging, seals and soft-tip applications.The medical compounds made by KRAIBURG TPE, which are a variety levels of hardness, allow for design flexibility, ease of processing and meet all standards for surfaces requiring enhanced grip and slip resistance. They can also be sterilized using standard treatments with ethylene oxide (EtO), gamma or electron radiation.The optimal combining of hard and soft components through injection molding is an excellent way to leverage the benefits of Tritan copolyesters’ outstanding attributes, such as clarity, toughness, heat and chemical resistance, and the added functionality brought by the KRAIBURG TPE.KRAIBURG TPE emphasizes that the company ensures the compliance of its THERMOLAST M materials with strict international standards for biocompatibility, purity and quality.A number of select compounds are tested and certified according to USP Class VI (Chapter 88), ISO 10993-5 (cytotoxicity), ISO 10993-10 (intracutaneous irritation), ISO 10993-11 (acute systemic toxicity), and ISO 10993-4 (hemolysis).All THERMOLAST M compounds are listed in FDA Drug Master Files (DMF) to document their formulation in accordance with a mandatory change control procedure. Besides, all medical compounds are exclusively manufactured with dedicated production lines.In line with its 2019 strategy, KRAIBURG TPE is in the process of expanding its portfolio for the medical and pharmaceutical markets. A specialized team of experts is now ready to provide customers with advice on all issues relating to materials selection, development of applications and tools, in addition to approvals according to applicable provisions.Medical-grade TPEs for biopharmaceutical tubingTeknor Apex Company recently introduced three new Medalist compounds for challenging tubing applications in the biopharmaceutical industry for peristaltic pumps and extreme low temperature applications.The materials designed for peristaltic pump tubing provide the elasticity required to keep pace with rapid pump action and the durability needed for the tubing to retain its shape.In comparison with the industry-standard TPE alternative to silicone, the Medalist TPEs exhibit lower levels of spallation—the shedding of particles from the inner and outer surfaces of the tubing caused by repeated compression and release during pump operation.The Medalist compounds are made with FDA-listed ingredients, are certified at a minimum to the ISO 10993-5 standard for biocompatibility, and are REACH SVHC compliant. They are free of DEHP and other phthalates, BPA, and latex. Standard grades are ADM-free.China Plastic & Rubber Journal (CPRJ) - Apr 2019 IssueSource:China Plastic & Rubber Journaledit: plastics handler http://www.ihandler.co.kr

Editor 2019-06-28

Nissan looks for ways to use long-lasting EV batteries

Lars Ardarve, Automotive NewsFrancisco Carranza, managing director of Renault-Nissan Energy Services, is leading alliance efforts to boost revenue from battery-powered cars as traditional revenue streams dry up.Gothenburg, Sweden — Data from Nissan Motor Corp. shows the batteries used by its Leaf electric car will outlast the vehicle by 10-12 years, said Francisco Carranza, managing director of Renault-Nissan Energy Services.So a question facing the automaker is what it should do with those batteries once the car is no longer in service.Nissan monitors everything from charging patterns to battery degradation on the more than 400,000 Leafs it has sold in Europe since launching the first generation in 2011.Based on the average life of a car at 10 years, Carranza put the battery life at 22 years. "We are going to have to recover those batteries," Carranza told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Gothenburg May 22.Nissan has been looking at ways to boost revenue from electric cars for itself and its customers as traditional revenue streams dry up in the switch from combustion cars to electric cars."Aftersales revenue will massively suffer from electrification," Carranza said.Nissan has a number of projects to use its batteries, either new or used in applications outside of the car. Last year a three-megawatt storage system using the equivalent of 148 Leaf batteries, both new and used, was opened at Amsterdam's ArenA soccer stadium aimed at providing a more reliable and efficient energy supply and usage.Nissan also offers solar panels and battery storage for homes, similar to a program marketed by Tesla, under the Nissan Energy Solar brand. Solar panels and battery storage cost from 7,635 pounds ($9,700) in the United Kingdom. The system is controlled via an app."We are stepping away from the garage and closer to the living room," Carranza said.Nissan is trialing ways that its electric cars can be used to balance supply and demand at peak times by storing energy and then returning it to the grid during times the car is not being used. A pilot project in Denmark run with Italian energy company Enel showed owners could earn up to 1,300 euros ($1,454) by this method, Nissan said.The Leaf is certified as an energy plant in Germany, Denmark and the U.K. This allows it to be connected to the grid in the same way more traditional powerplants. "It's working even better than we anticipated selling back to grid," Carranza said. "The more you dig, the more you find gold. The amount of revenue and profit by using vehicles to provide services to the grid is big."Owners who signed up for the program are getting used to the fact that energy levels might be depleted. "That is why we have investing so much money in the past years testing customer expectations. If you get money you know you have to do something to earn it," Carranza said.source : www.plasticsnews.com

Editor 2019-06-02

Novares buys MPC, expands reach in North America

-Novares buys MPC, expands reach in North AmericaMiniature Precision Components Inc.Miniature Precision Components has injection molding, extrusion and blow molding, focusing on technical parts for the auto industry.Updated Feb. 13: French auto parts supplier Novares Group SA has strengthened its footprint in the United States with the acquisition of Miniature Precision Components Inc.Based in Walworth, Wis., MPC is a major automotive plastics supplier of injection and blow molded under-the-hood parts and assemblies for vehicle powertrains.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.MPC was sold by four members of the Brost family who each held a 25 percent stake in the privately-owned company, Novares CEO Pierre Boulet said in a phone interview with Plastics News. Founder Jay Brost started MPC in his garage in 1972. Brost’s sons, Jim and Dan, previously held positions at the company.Going forward, MPC will operate as a business unit under the Novares name. MPC Chief Operating Officer Vadim Yakubov will transition to vice president of the business unit.Novares announced the acquisition Feb. 12, saying it will double the size of the French company's powertrain business and extend its supply to “all main OEMs” globally.“We’ll have a better-balanced sales profile with 45 percent in Europe and 40 percent in the U.S.,” Boulet said of the acquisition.The move is a key step in Novares’ strategic goal to achieve sales of 2 billion euros ($2.25 billion) by 2020. The global supplier, which has a presence in 22 countries, generated sales of 1.1 billion euros ($1.24 billion) in 2018. MPC, with annual sales of $265 million, will increase Novares’ sales to 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) a year. The bulk of those sales are in injection molding with some blow molding and extrusion.Novares has moved full-speed ahead with its global expansion strategy. Most recently, the company acquired all of the outstanding shares in its former joint venture company in Wuhan, China. Novares is also under negotiation to purchase the remaining shares of a second Chinese joint venture with Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.Last year, Novares launched its first production plant in Morocco, following the opening of facilities in Mexico and Romania.“In seven years, we have built 10 plants and we have expanded the capacity of 19 plants,” Boulet said of the company’s global strategy, which has included shifting some production from high-cost countries to low-cost ones.Novares is “nearly at the end” of the strategy, however, with just two plants left to finalize this year, Boulet said.“We are not planning to launch any new plants going forward,” he added. “That means our footprint is nearly finalized today and the heavy investment is behind us.”As for MPC, Boulet said the U.S. manufacturer shares the same “metal-to-plastic DNA” with Novares and will reinforce the French supplier’s value-added product portfolio. Novares previously went by the name Mecaplast-Key Plastics.MPC manufactures automotive components that are used in complex, system-critical powertrain and under-the-hood applications such as engine and transmission sealing, air and fluid management and emissions control. Some of its key customers include Ford Motor Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, General Motors Co. and major Tier 1 suppliers.“They have been very successful with Ford and GM, but they were only a regional player,” Boulet said. “They could not provide [the automakers] with global production facilities, so they were limited to regional deals.”Boulet said the two companies were a good fit, as MPC was looking to expand its international footprint and Novares was “looking for something more American.”MPC has production sites in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Mexico, plus a warehouse in Arizona. It also has two additional sales and engineering sites: one in Southfield, Mich., and the other in Nagoya, Japan.In addition to clients and footprint, the acquisition will give Novares access to MPC’s production technology, including its 3D suction blow molding and molded foam capabilities.MPC was named PN’s 2004 Processor of the Year and ranked No. 33 in the most recent listing of North American injection molders. The company employs 1,600.source :

Editor 2019-02-16

Demand for automotive parts to see decline

Demand for automotive parts to see declineNorth American International Auto ShowPotential future buyers check out a car during the public days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.Total motor vehicle assemblies in the U.S. declined by 8 percent in 2017. This broke a string of seven consecutive years of annual increases in the number of total assemblies. The number of vehicles assembled in 2017 was 11.2 million units. In 2016, the total was 12.2 million units.The forecast for 2018 calls for another decline of 4 percent in the number of motor vehicles (cars and trucks) assembled in the U.S. This will put the annual total at 10.8 million units.The decline in assemblies will be the result of a drop in new vehicle sales, both domestically produced and imported. After seven straight years of gains in new vehicle sales, manufacturers reported a decline of about 1.8 percent in 2017, to 17.2 million cars and light trucks. This follows sales of 17.6 million units in 2016. The forecast calls for a drop of 4 percent in sales for 2018, to a total of 16.5 million units.The seven-year stretch of growth for the auto industry from 2010 to 2016 was the longest in nearly a century. It started at the tail end of one of the industry's (and our national economy's) deepest recessions. You will recall that the Great Recession was so difficult for the U.S. auto sector that it resulted in federally backed bankruptcy reorganizations of both General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler. At the low point in 2009, new-car sales plunged to fewer than 11 million a year and motor vehicle assembles dropped to 5.7 million units.Coming out of the recession, the auto sector was one of the fastest-growing segments of the whole economy. The release of pent-up demand, combined with historically low interest rates, fueled a full-sized recovery in the industry.But the positive factors that pushed the uptrend since the end of the Great Recession peaked in 2016. Interest rates are now rising steadily, and pent up consumer demand has largely been sated. After seven straight years of sales gains that were substantially more robust on average than the growth in the overall economy, it was only a matter of time until the auto market became saturated. The latest data show there are now 1.26 vehicles on the road for every licensed driver, the highest ratio ever.This does not mean that the industry is headed for another severe downturn. It just means that market demand will decelerate for the next couple of years. Overall economic conditions are expected to remain healthy in the U.S. for the foreseeable future. Wages are rising and so are the employment levels. This will keep a floor under the light vehicle market for at least the next couple of years.Another factor that will affect demand for new cars in the next few years is their improved durability. Customer-satisfaction surveys indicate that the quality of motor vehicles has improved, so many Americans are keeping their cars longer. Thus, the same high-quality standards that manufacturers used to entice customers to purchase a new car in the near-term will now have the longer-term effect of keeping them out of the showroom for greater periods of time.There are some other factors on the horizon that could also create downward pressure on sales. The supply of cars and parts made in Mexico and Canada could be affected if the Trump administration pushes through major changes to the NAFTA. Manufacturers are also moving forward with self-driving and electric vehicles, though it is unclear how or when the market will accept them. My best guesstimate of how much longer it will take to generate large market demand for these types of vehicles is greater than two years but less than 10.Rising — or dare I say maybe even declining — fuel prices will also be a factor in future direction of market demand for new types of autos. Though they are currently low by historical standards when adjusted for inflation, prices at the pump are rising as 2018 gets underway. Since gas prices are relatively low historically, it lends some credence to recent proposals to raise the gas tax for the first time since 1993 to offset some of the costs of a desperately needed but politically difficult infrastructure bill.Summing it up for the plastics processors that supply the motor vehicle industry, overall market demand for your products this year will not be as strong as it had been in the past few years. But despite the current phase of consolidation in the data, domestic auto sales remain at a strong level from a historical perspective. And for those of you with exposure to manufacturing facilities and markets outside the U.S., you can take heart in the fact that global motor vehicle sales are still rising. The research firm IHS Markit estimated that global light vehicle sales rose 1.5 percent in 2017, to 93.5 million cars and trucks.I have one other thought about demand for plastics parts this year, though I am not sure if or how it will affect the market. Evidence suggests that due to quality improvements, owners are keeping their cars and trucks on the road longer. And as mentioned above, the ratio of vehicles to licensed drivers is at an all-time high. Therefore, it occurs to me that both of these trends may put upward pressure on demand for aftermarket parts.

Editor 2018-12-25

Ocean Cleanup gets to work in the Pacific

▲ The backbone of the clean-up system deployed Oct. 16 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is high density polyethyene pipe, which can withstand the rugged conditions of waves, sun, storms and salt.The nonprofit group Ocean Cleanup launched its unmanned plastic debris collection system in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on Oct. 16 following a trial in the Pacific Ocean.The group said the 2,000-foot-long high density polyethylene boom retained its floating U-shape as designed when it was deployed in the open ocean. A polyester woven skirt attached to the boom's underside gathers plastic from little shards of broken toys to huge fishing nets at the surface to a depth of 10 feet."We are ready to start the cleanup," the Rotterdam, Netherlands-based group said in a social media post.System 001, as it's called, is considered the world's first large-scale ocean cleanup system. It is expected to gobble up 150,000 pounds of plastic for eventual recycling in its first year in the North Pacific gyre between California and Hawaii. If successful, backers plan to create a fleet of 60 floating screens, with a goal of cleaning half the patch in five years could be reached.Ocean Cleanup plans to haul the captured marine litter ashore for recycling with a waste-carrying ship every few weeks.System 001 worked as planned in its Pacific trial period from Sept. 15 to Oct. 2. The group says it kept the U-shape, moved at sufficient speed through the water, reoriented when wind and wave direction changed, held an effective span in its steady state, and received no significant damage.The backbone of the boom is made with Agru XXL pipe, which was produced in Austria by Agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH to withstand the external stresses of waves, UV radiation, storms and salt water. The floater pipe was developed by both Agru and Ocean Cleanup and then Agru custom made it with high grade PE 100-RC resin.Ocean Cleanup would like to be at a full-scale deployment in the Pacific Ocean by 2020 and is seeking corporate sponsors. The group hopes to use money earned from recycling and selling collected plastic to finance future projects in the Pacific as well as the Indian and Atlantic oceans."I think many people see innovation as a way to get rich. Not so much as a way to make the world a better place or enrich humanity," Boyan Slat, Ocean Cleanup founder, says in a documentary posted Oct. 14. on YouTube "I think inventors and entrepreneurs have a moral obligation to be mindful of the negative effects of their creations. And they should really attempt to create morally positive technologies."Slat also hints about some day turning his attention to tackling plastic problems at their sources."I hope to do more than just clean up stuff. There are many more problems," he said.

Aeyoung Park 2018-10-29

Fakuma 2018) ENGEL to present new multidynamic at Fakuma

- ENGEL is presenting the new development for the first time at FakumaTraditionally the maximum speed and acceleration of the robot movements is designed for the maximum load-bearing capacity and the greatest possible strokes, but few applications fully exploit this spectrum. This is exactly where ENGEL comes in with multidynamic. When loads are lower and strokes shorter, ENGEL viper robots equipped with multidynamic move faster, thus enabling shorter cycle times.The software belongs to the standard range of all ENGEL viper robots. It automatically controls the speed and acceleration as a function of the load, thus combining the shortest possible cycle times with the best possible precision, energy efficiency and service life of the mechanical components. The plant operator does not need to manually optimise the robot speed, a fact which accelerates the production process start-up. Reduce handling times by a further 10 to 30 percentWhat is new is that multidynamic calculates and automatically sets the optimum speed not only for the linear movements but also for the movements on the servomotor-driven rotary axes. The software determines the maximum allowable dynamics from the weight handled and the gravity distance from the rotary axes. Through this additional optimisation, the handling time can be reduced by a further 10 to 30 percent in rotation-intensive applications.If the system detects an overload due to excessive handling weight or an increased distance to the centre of gravity, it outputs a warning message for the system operator and thus actively contributes to preventing excessive wear on the mechanically-driven components, or even system failure. Premiere at FakumaAt the Fakuma, multidynamic will be demonstrating its impressive new performance for the first time. To allow this to happen, injection moulded parts with and without additional weights will be alternately picked up and moved by an ENGEL viper 20 robot. Visitors to the fair can follow live on the injection moulding machine's CC300 control panel how the robot identifies weights and gravity distances, slowing down both its linear and rotary movements when the gripper picks up the component with an additional weight and accelerating again when the gripper is carrying less weight. The determined masses and gravity distances as well as the corresponding cycle times are clearly displayed and documented on the CC300 control.The multidynamic software is available for ENGEL viper robots of all sizes as a standard feature. The first viper robots with the new multidynamic will be delivered starting in April 2019.● ENGEL at Fakuma 2018: hall A5, stand 5204

Aeyoung Park 2018-10-16