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Complex injection moulder cell wins
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German safety shoes manufacturer, Uvex, has chosen Arburg as its 'Supplier of the Year 2005', following the delivery of a complex production cell for the production of plastics toe protectors.
Uvex chose Arburg as its 'Supplier of the Year 2005' in the investment goods category A key factor in the selection of Arburg was the delivery of a complex production cell for the production of plastic toe protectors for safety shoes, which was put into operation at Uvex in 2005
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Arburg wins with its complex production cell - this is the fourth time that prizes have been awarded in the various categories.
Arburg secured the title 'Supplier of the Year 2005' in the investment goods category for its delivery of a complex production cell for the production of plastics toe protectors for safety shoes.
In order to further improve the wearing comfort of the shoes, the toe protectors are produced as a hard-soft combination of a hard high-tech plastic and a soft TPU.
The system designed and built by Arburg consists of two autonomous Allrounder injection moulding machines, each with a Multilift robotic system.
The two machines are connected via a work-piece circulation system.
The toe protectors are produced from the hard high-tech plastics on the first machine, removed by the Multilift H robotic system and set down on work-piece carriers.
From there they are transported to the second machine via a circulation system whose robotic system picks up the parts and inserts them in the mould's complex contour nest.
The soft TPE component of the toe cap is moulded on during this second step of the process.
* Prize giving with Rainer Winter - "A key deciding factor for the award was the sound technical solution, the adherence to the delivery time and the mutually constructive cooperation", emphasised Seuling in his eulogy.
Kraibuehler received the prize from Rainer Winter, managing partner and chairman of the management board of Uvex.
* Celebratory supporting programme - the projects of the companies who received awards were presented in the afternoon during a company tour.
The festive evening event centred around the Olympic Games with a surprise guest in the form of bobsled pilot and two-time gold medal winner Andre Lange, who answered everyone's questions about the Olympics in a relaxed atmosphere.
* About Arburg - Arburg, a German machine construction company, is one of the leading global manufacturers of injection moulding machines for plastics processing with clamping forces between 125kN and 4,000kN (12.5-400 tonf).
Fields of application are, for example, the production of plastics parts for motor vehicles, communications and consumer electronics, medical technology, domestic appliances and packaging.
The product range is completed by robotic systems, complex projects and other peripherals.
Arburg's operations are coordinated by an integrated management system and are DIN EN ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.
Arburg is represented in a total of 70 countries - in all the major plastics markets - with a comprehensive on-site sales and service network.
Some 1,950 employees share in Arburg's success worldwide.
Production is carried out by approximately 1,650 employees, exclusively at the parent factory in Lossburg (Germany).
A further 300 employees work at the 22 subsidiaries and representative offices.
In 2006, Arburg is celebrating '50 years of ARBURG injection moulding machines' and presented the Allrounder Golden Edition anniversary series.
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