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News Release from: Engel Austria | Subject: ELAST polymer injection moulders
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 November 2001
Expanded versatile standard in elastomer
moulding
The Engel ELAST 750/160V Expert injection moulding machine showcased on this years "K" exhibition documents the further improved Expert technology of Engel ELAST machines.
The Engel ELAST 750/160V Expert injection moulding machine showcased on this years "K" exhibition documents the further improved Expert technology of Engel ELAST machines Developed from the company's proven line of elastomer injection moulding systems already serving in a wide application range, these machines are noted specifically for their high standard equipment level and attractive pricing
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to a high-resolution colour flatscreen display, the basic machine now comes with Engel's proprietary quality data control and documentation software: The "Micrograph" graphics package, the "Microplast" suite for computing flow numbers as a direct indicator for a variation of the flow characteristics of a material compound, the "Elasttimer" heating time calculation program, and the "QDP Report" (Quality Documentation Package) for logging selected or all measured process parameters during manufacturing.
The standard equipment list of each Expert machine further includes an extra temperature control card, one melt temperature and one mould temperature indicator, and two additional mould heating circuits.
The control circuits each incorporate a separate heating power monitoring relay for triggering a plain text alarm message via the machine control system in the event of a heating cartridge failure.
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Moreover, a new information module integrated into the control system provides help text for diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes.
Several mould data sets can now be stored in an additional CPU, and the on-screen display can be switched to a foreign language (German/English as standard, additional languages on request).
The Engel ELAST Expert series comprises both vertical and horizontal-type machines with clamping forces from 750 to 8,000kN.
The Expert machine exhibited on this year's "K" is a vertical version featuring large heater plates for its clamping force of 1,600kN, as well as a 550 x 650mm2 platen area.
Its short-nozzle, direct injection type FIFO (first in, first out) injection unit provides a shot volume of 750cm3 while delivering a maximum injection pressure of 2000 bar.
The two-cavity mould, served by a cold runner system, is used to produce bellows-type cable glands from an EPDM material in a fully automatic process that eliminates trimming.
The cycle time is 180 seconds.
ENGEL is the world's largest single-brand manufacturer of injection moulding machines and at the same time one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastics processing machinery.
Today the Engel Group offers all the technology modules necessary for the processing of plastics from a single source: injection moulding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, moulds and automation equipment, whereby even individual component units compete and sell successfully.
With eight production plants in Europe, North America and Korea, its own branches in 17 countries and agencies in more than 70 countries, Engel offers its customers optimum local support worldwide, with new technologies and leading-edge production machines and equipment, enabling them to hold their own in today's extremely competitive market.
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