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News Release from: Krauss-Maffei (UK) | Subject: CX series injection moulding machines
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2006
Lower force injection moulders offer
precision
Efficiency, precision and flexibility make the latest 'small tonnage' or 'low kN' injection moulders ideal for producing top quality products at highly competitive prices.
With its new CX series injection moulding machines, Krauss-Maffei once again proves its ability to engineer and build 'small tonnage' machines Efficiency, precision and flexibility make the CX machines ideal for producing top quality products at highly competitive prices
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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At the Interplastica, Krauss-Maffei demonstrated the performance and flexibility that characterize the CX series with a KM 80-380 CX machine operating with an LR-S 100 linear robot.
The machine produced snap-on connectors with film hinges for automotive electronics in a 2+2 cavity mould.
A standalone LR-S 100 linear robot demoulds the parts and drops them onto a conveyor belt.
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The CX series is the logical further development of Krauss-Maffei's successful C series, which sold over 12,000 machines in ten years.
It continues the proven two-platen design, which reduces the length of the clamp by 30%.
Customers can install more machines on the same production area.
The cantilevered clamp unit makes it simpler to plan transport systems for demoulded parts and leaves maximum space for peripheral equipment.
A key feature of the clamp unit is the excellent platen parallelism.
Four cylinders act absolutely symmetrically for uniform clamp force distribution.
The all-hydraulic clamping system with integrated drive cylinders is responsible for fast, dynamic opening and closing movements.
The CX series includes the right injection unit with screws optimized for each different production task.
Krauss-Maffei offers a choice of up to five plasticizing unit sizes and four screw diameters per injection unit.
The company's proven successful screw designs, the rotary piston injection unit and central force application are a guarantee for high throughput and outstanding melt quality.
High priority for the latest MC5 control was a system that was ultra-easy to run and simple to service and maintain.
Capable of fast process analysis, the MC5 virtually eliminates the risk of operator input errors Easy access to the mould area and intelligent positioning of hydraulic components in the machine bed simplify mould changing and maintenance work.
The CX series is unique in for its versatility and the breadth of its application range.
Standard machines can be upgraded or modified, even after installation, for more complex production processes.
This includes different technical solutions for multicomponent moulding, physical and chemical foaming, gas- and water-assisted injection, and processes like DecoForm, SkinForm, ClearForm (compression moulding) and CleanForm (cleanroom moulding).
Integrating CX machines into automated manufacturing solutions is unproblematic.
And there are no constraints on the level of automation demanded by the solution.
* High-performance systems from a single contract partner - the work cell in action at the Interplastica includes the new LR-S, a linear robot variant with an independent control system.
The control panel graphics and the operator interface follow the same logic for the injection moulding machine and the robot.
This simplifies the operator's job, makes training easier and reduces the risk of operator error.
The stand-alone robot version can be used in conjunction with injection moulding machines from other manufacturers.
At the Interplastica, the LR-S is part of a standard manufacturing cell producing parts from polypropylene.
The LR-S is the standalone version of Krauss-Maffei's LR range of linear robots; LR robots have the control fully integrated in the injection machine control system.
* About Krauss-Maffei - worldwide Krauss-Maffei is a premium partner for plastics processing industries.
Krauss-Maffei machines and systems are used wherever plastics are converted into products.
Our know-how covers every aspect - from the product idea to the customer-specific system solution.
Krauss-Maffei is the only company in the market with expertise in the three major machine technologies for plastics processing: injection moulding technology, extrusion technology and reaction process machinery.
We integrate the three technologies to generate synergies in processes and machinery for plastics.
As an international company, Krauss-Maffei has a presence in all important global markets and in the major plastics processing industries.
Our sales and service network currently comprises 23 subsidiaries and 40 agencies.
Krauss-Maffei employs around 2,450 people worldwide.
In the 2004/2005 business year (closing date September 30, 2005) consolidated sales for the Krauss-Maffei Group totalled EUR 551.1 million.
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