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Techniques – Markets – Trends Volume 11 – 4/2017

Oct.17–21

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Quarterly magazine of the WITTMANN Group. The magazine appears to meet the informational demands of staff and customers.Address: WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH, Lichtblaustrasse 10, 1220 Vienna – Editorial office, layout, graphic production:Bernhard Grabner – tel.: +43-1 250 39-204, fax: +43-1 250 39-439 – e-mail: [email protected] 1/2018 of “WITTMANN innovations” will appear at the beginning of the first quarter 2018. – www.wittmann-group.com

WITTMANN innovations (Volume 11 – 4/2017)

Articles that appeared in WITTMANN innovations so far

Automation• Productionandqualitycontrolinmedi-

calengineering1/2007• Largestructuralfoamparts2/2007• ThenewR8robotcontrol3/2007• High-end:Seatadjustmentrods1/2008• Driveengineeringforrobots1/2008• Transponderpinproduction2/2008• Automatedremotecontrolkeys3/2008• AutomationatCarclo,UK4/2008• Theflexibleautomationcell1/2009• Growthwithrobots2/2009• Brudertoywheelproduction4/2009• PalletproductionatUtz,Poland1/2010• EcoModeforefficientrobots2/2010• Automatedoillevelsensors2/2010• Automatingrotationwelding3/2010• ThenewR8.2robotcontrol4/2010• Linearrobotsinthecleanroom1/2011• Super-fastpartremoval2/2011• Automationofcupsandlids3/2011• Superiormulti-componentparts4/2011• Automatinginsertmolding1/2012• Theexpertautomationoflids2/2012• LSRpartsatSilcotech(CH)3/2012• Zero-rejectproduction4/2012• SmallestpartsatJENOPTIK2/2013• TheSchrambergautomation3/2013• TheBusch-Jaegerautomation1/2014• AutomatingIn-MoldDecoration2/2014• AutomationatPortEriePlastics3/2014• AutomatingSTARPLASTIK4/2014• JonesPlasticandWITTMANN1/2015• RobotsatGreeland/Singapore2/2015• SEBtandemrobots(F)3/2015• TheSacelautomation(I)3/2015• AutomationinKorea4/2015• SuzukiIndiaandWITTMANN4/2015• IMIspecialsolution(Bulgaria)1/2016• InnowareinIndonesia2/2016• 2robotsatSanwa,Singapore2/2016• 7,000thW818atKroma(D)3/2016• COMBI-PACKautomatesIML4/2016• JaegerPowayinChina1/2017• RenyMed’sautomationsolution3/2017

Conveying/Drying/Entire Systems• CentralsystematBOSCH1/2007• Qualitycontrolofdryers1/2007• Kromberg&Schubert'ssystem2/2007• Costefficientmaterialdrying2/2007• FEEDMAXforthecleanroom3/2007• ThenewDRYMAXED803/2007• Focusonmaterialfeeding1/2008• NetworkcontrolatArge20002/2008• Changingparameterswhenconveying

differentmaterials2/2008• Optimizingaconveyingsystem3/2008• Dryerswithenergyrating3/2008• TheMetchemcentralsystem4/2008• AuxiliariesatDelphiinChina1/2009• LISICOSMETICS'centralsystem2/2009• Planningofcentralsystems3/2009• TestingenergyclaimsatFKT4/2009• ThenewFEEDMAXB1001/2010• Greiner’sdryerssavingenergy2/2010• TheA.C.S.conveyingsystem3/2010• FEEDMAXPrimusconveyor4/2010• ThenewDRYMAXAton2/2011• TheBKFconveyingsystem2/2011• WDKunststofftechnikanditscentralsystem4/2011• PETprocessor’sconveying1/2012• ThePLASTICOMsystem2/2012• TheNICOMATICsystem3/2012• Savingenergyinmaterialdrying4/2012• TheBespakmaterialhandling2/2013• VisionTechnicalMolding3/2013• WPCinjectionmolding1/2014• NewPollmanncentralsystem2/2014• TheHELLAMexicosystem3/2014• TheProcopisystem,France4/2014• TheSLMmaterialmanagement4/2014• WITTMANNinSlovenia1/2015• AlliancePrecisionPlastics,USA2/2015• OurSpanishcustomerFushima2/2015• InjectionMoldingatTielke2/2015• TheWiBaQuickLookApp2/2015• FRANKplasticcentralsystem3/2015• Johnsoncentralsystem(China)1/2016• DryingatLekSun(Malaysia)1/2016• GOTMARsystem(Bulgaria)2/2016• TheHavells(India)system4/2016• FCplusmodulefordryers1/2017• Axjo+BATTENFELDSweden1/2017• TheREINERTcentralsystem2/2017• ThePT.WIKcentralsystem3/2017

Granulation• Inlinerecyclingofsprues1/2007• GiantgranulatorMCP1002/2007• ThenewMASgranulator3/2007• Challengingrecyclingprocess1/2008• TheMC70-80atCentrex2/2008• GiboPlastenforcesrecycling2/2009• MCgranulatorswithAFauger4/2009• Grindingofferrite1/2010• Grindingcriticalmaterial3/2010• TheTMPCONVERTsolution1/2011• InlinerecyclingwithMinor23/2011• Granulatorsunderthepress2/2012• Largesolutionsforlargeparts1/2013• Minor2atJECOBEL,Belgium2/2016• MIHBandJUNIOR3Compact4/2016• ARaymondandtheG-Max333/2017

Blending• ThenewGRAVIMAXseries2/2007• Blendereconomics3/2007• GRAVIMAX14Vblender3/2009• Theartofblendingregrind3/2011• Dosingonthehighestlevel1/2013• Precisionforsaferailtraffic4/2013• Howtogettobetterblending4/2015

In-Mold Labeling• IMLstackmoldsystems3/2007• WITTMANN2+2stackmold1/2008• ATMd.o.o.inSerbia3/2009• PLASTIPAKinCanada4/2010• TeaPlastinAlbania3/2012• EcoPower:fourfoldIML1/2013• IMLasamultifacetedprocess4/2013• IMLatAMRAZinIsrael4/2015• 3D-IMLatVERTEXinPoland1/2016• TheW837IMLlid-system2/2017

News from the Subsidiaries• Australia2/2008, 2/2013• Austria2+3/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011,

4/2012, 3/2013, 2/2015, 3/2015, 2/2016, 3/2016• Benelux3/2008,2/2009,3/2017• Brazil3/2007,1/2009,2/2017• Bulgaria2/2009• Canada1/2007,1+2/2008,3/2009• China2/2010• Colombia2/2012• CzechRepublic/Slovakia4/2009,3/2014, 1/2017,3/2017• Denmark1/2009, 1/2013• Finland4/2008+1/2012• France2/2007,3/2008,4/2015,2/2017• Germany1/2007, 3/2012, 4/2013,3/2014• GreatBritain2/2009,2/2010,3/2017• Greece2/2014• Guatemala1/2013• Hungary1/2008,4/2015• India2/2008,3/2010, 2/2012• Israel1/2012• Italy4/2008, 1/2010, 4/2011• Mexico3/2007,3/2009, 1+2/2011• Morocco, 1/2017• Poland2/2013, 3/2013,4/2015, 3/2016,3/2017• Russia4/2012• Serbia/Kosovo/Albania1/2017• Slovenia/Croatia1/2010• SouthAfrica1/2016• SoutheastAsia2/2007• SouthKorea3/2010,2/2017• Spain3/2007, 1/2017• Sweden2/2009• Switzerland1/2008, 2/2012• Taiwan4/2009,4/2015• Turkey3/2008, 2+4/2011• USA2/2008,3/2009, 1/2011, 4/2013, 4/2014, 2/2016, 4/2016• Vietnam4/2015

Flow Control/Temperature Control• Advantagesofpulsedcooling1/2007• Comparingwatertooil2/2007• ThenewTEMPROplusCseries3/2007• COOLMAXcoolingunits2/2008• TEMPRO“guarding”IMMs3/2008• TEMPROwithDUOcooling4/2008• Variothermaltempering1/2009• TEMPROplusC1802/2009• TEMPROdirectC120[C250]3/2009• WFC:WaterFlowControl4/2009• TEMPROplusC1801/2010• TEMPRO:Universalbenchmark2/2010• BFMOLD®moldcooling3/2010• TEMPROplusD4/2010• Online-thermography1/2011• TemperingatFuchs&Sohn2/2011• TEMPROplusDinautomotive1/2012• Oscilloscopefunction2/2012• Compacttemperaturecontroller4/2012• Optimaltempering=quality1/2013• TheStarlingerspecialsolution2/2013• NewWITTMANNequipment4/2013• TEMPROusesheatwaste1/2014• CleansolutionatDELPHI4/2014• Blumusingaspecialsolution1/2015• ThenewFLOWCONplus4/2015• TEMPROplusDatFischer(D)1/2016#• WFCretrofitkitisavailable2/2016• FLOWCONplusatCOLOP(A)3/2016• TEMPROplusD180atWethje4/2016• ThenewTEMPRObasicC1201/2017• RejlekGroupusesTEMPRO3/2017

Injection Molding• Injectionmoldingonestopshop4/2008• MIMatIndo-USMIM4/2008• Costoptimization:EcoPower1/2009• ITassistedservices1/2009• Thewaterinjectionprocess2/2009• TheKronaIndústriaequipment2/2009• Micro-parts:Microsystem503/2009• wolfcraft:multi-component4/2009• Processdataacquisition4/2009• Thenewall-electricEcoPower 4/2009• TheThomasDudleycompany1/2010• IMLwithTMXpress1/2010• AIRMOULD®/AQUAMOULD®1/2010• DesignMoldedPlastics2/2010• StadelmannreliesonWille2/2010• ThenewMicroPower3/2010• AQUAMOULD®+projectiles3/2010• Newbenchmark:MacroPower4/2010• TheSTELLAcompany4/2010• TheServoDrivetechnology1/2011• The75thmachineforKrona1/2011• PackagingspecialistTMXpress2/2011• WAVIN(CzechRep.)3/2011• SANITmoldingasuccess3/2011• WEPPLER'smoldingmachines4/2011• MacroPowerproducingcableties1/2012• TheCELLMOULD®process2/2012• The43ESMINmachines3/2012• Remoteconnectivity3/2012• Foamedhigh-qualityparts4/2012• LECHNER'MacroPower4/2012• MacroPoweratGTLINE1/2013• Praiseforthestandardmachine!1/2013• VerticalmachinesatElectricfil2/2013• BECK'smoldingtechnology2/2013• ESCHAusingHMmachines3/2013• HofferPlastics'HMmachines3/2013• GuppyusingtheEcoPower3/2013• TheBackhaussuccess4/2013• Incapsulation:cleanandsafe4/2013• Multi-componentparts1/2014• Successthroughversatility1/2014• ThetriedandtestedatPhilips2/2014• Light-weightfoamedparts2/2014• TheKRESZ&FIEDLERSystems3/2014• SMEmolderAutenrieth3/2014• TopmicropartsfromKüngAG3/2014• Openingupefficiencyreserves4/2014• HiQShaping4/2014• ServoPowersavesenergy1/2015• Bestqualityathünersdorff1/2015• TheGripItFixingssuccessstory1/2015• GerresheimersysteminChina2/2015• MicroPoweratTessy(USA)3/2015• MoldingatInterplex(China)3/2015• RT-CADTiefenböck(A)4/2015• DieterWiegelmann(D)4/2015• OneSealApSinDenmark4/2015• DenkKunststofftechnik(D)1/2016• ELASMOSystems(A)1/2016• REUTTERGroup(Germany)2/2016• P.P.H.LIMAKinPoland2/2016• MacroPoweratStüdli(CH)3/2016• EverRichFountain,Taiwan3/2016• TheAckermannproduction(D)4/2016• MicromoldingatEltek,Italy4/2016• MotoTassinari,USA1/2017• LinearPlastics,UK1/2017• LMBK(D)compactcells2/2017• Teflonmicroprecisionparts2/2017• TheHIDROTENcompany(E)2/2017• PLASTIKABEVC,Slovenia3/2017• BuzekprocessesPVAL3/2017

WITTMANN innovations – 4/2017 3

DearReader,

Inthefieldofmachineconstruction,nothinghappenstodaywithoutsoftwaretechnologyandattractivescreendisplays.Thus,thetriumphalprocessionofflatscreensofalltypesalsoaffectsplasticsprocessing.Andwithregardtomoldingmachines,wearenowusedtoexperiencinggener-ousscreensizesfordecades,withmoreandmoreperipheraldevicesalsoequippedwithwonderfulcolordisplays.InthecourseoftheongoingIndustry 4.0developments,screensareevenusedwithMESsystems.Andofcourse,thescreensizeincreasescontinuously,andgoeshandinhandwiththeevolv-ingtechnology.

Increasingly,theeye-levelspaceofthemachineopera-tor(andalsothespacearoundthemachinecontrol)hasbecomeofspecialinterest,eventargeted,toadegree.Asaconsequence,manyinjectionmoldingmachines(perhapsalsoequippedwithancillaryequipment,externalhotrunnersandMESsystems)cannowoftenresembleastockbroker’sworkplace.Manyscreensarepresent;displayingchartsandquantityvalues,givinginformationaboutthedevices’status.Thesearescreensthatcanbetakennoteofordeliberatelyig-nored.Bulkingtogethersomanydifferentdisplays,ofcourse,iscounterproductivetorenderingrealserviceintermsofaccessibilityandoverview.TheWITTMANNGrouphasaccordinglyaddressedthisproblem.WehaveequippedourUNILOGB8machinecontroltoopenupacentralviewforallperipheralequipmentandtothehighestdegreepossible.Asananalogy,let’scomparethistoatelevisionset:theoperatornolongerneedsadedicateddisplayforevery“channel”.

ThesolutioninsteadisourWITTMANN 4.0 Plugin.Afterhavingconnectedasuitableauxiliarydevicetotheinjectionmoldingworkingcell,thegraphicaluserinterfaceofthere-spectivedevicecanbeoperatedfromthemachine’sUNILOGB8terminal–evenfactoringintheauthorizationsettingsofparticularoperators.Theuserinterfaceofthenowconnecteddevicethatisdisplayedonthemachinecontrolmaybecomparedtoanappinstalledonasmartphone.Everythingisdisplayedwithoutanydifficulty:browsingthroughlists,alter-ingthedisplayofdiagramsorthree-dimensionalsimulations(e.g.oftheR9control’sdigitalrobottwin).

ThisisbutoneofmanyinnovationsthatwillbefeaturedintheWITTMANNGroupexhibitsatthisyear’sFakumashowinFriedrichshafen,Germany;October17–21.Welookfor-wardtosharingnewplasticsprocessingtechnologyfromallourproductdivisions,aswellasfromourProcessTechnologyDepartment.Pleasevisitusatbooth1204inhallB1!

Yourscordially,MichaelWittmann

Editorial

Michael Wittmann

Content

Zdravko Gavranon the SpeedDrive function and FLOWCON plus.Page 6

Gabriele Hopfpresents the new injection molding machine models.Page 4

Tempering technology

MartinStammhammerpresents the digi-tal robot twin.Page 8

Markus Wolframon the new dryer ATON plus H and WITTMANN 4.0.Page 13

Gabriele Hopfportrays UPT-Optik Wodak, Germany.Page 14

Cyber security

Injection molding technology

Control technology

InjectionMolding

Drying technology

Conveying The 3A Plastics central systemJulie Filliereon the central sys-tem of the French specialist.Page 18

Precise hybrid molding

Ensinger (USA) is still growing

TemperatureControl

Water as tempering medium

Johannes Rellaexplains the WITT- MANN cyber secu-rity approach.Page 10

Greg and Mitch Hannooshvisited the plastics processor inConnecticut.Page 16

KasperHagemannon HN in Billund, Denmark.Page 20

Highlights

WITTMANN innovations – 4/20174

FakumaHighlights

Silital(Oldratigroup/Italy),producedbyLineaStampiSrl.ThepartswillberemovedanddepositedonaconveyorbeltbyaW831robotfromWITTMANNequippedwiththenewR9controlsystem.

A3-componentapplicationwillbeshownonanewSmartPower60/210H/210S/210V.Witha6-cavitymoldfromGeobraBrandstätter(Germany),PPT,POMandPAwillbeprocessedintoaPlaymobilchimpanzee.Theopen

The highlight: EcoPower Xpress 400, all-electrichigh-speed injection molding machine

ThenewEcoPowerXpress–shownforthefirsttimeasaprototypeattheK2016–wasdevelopedtoseriespro-ductionlevelinthecourseofthisfiscalyearandwillbeavailableonthemarketintheclampingforcesizesof400tand500tfromtheautumnofthisyear.ThenewEcoPowerXpressisahigh-speed,all-electricmachinemodelprimarilygearedtotherequirementsofthepackagingandthin-wallindustry.ThehighlydynamicdriveaxesforinjectionaswellasclosingandopeningoftheEcoPowerXpressaredesignedforfastmovementsandultimatecontrolaccuracy.More-over,extremelyhighenergyefficiencyisachievedbyusingservodrives.

AttheFakuma,WITTMANNBATTENFELDwillde-monstratethefunctionalityofthismachinemodelonanEcoPowerXpress400/3300+manufacturingHDPEclosingcapswithinacycletimeof2.7secondsina96-cavitymoldsuppliedbyPlastisud(France).ThecapswillbecooledwiththecapcoolerfromEisbär(Austria)andthendepositedinboxes.

The main theme: smart multi-componenttechnology for complex applications

ThemainfocusofWITTMANNBATTENFELD’sexhibi-tionprogramthisyearliesonCOMBIMOULDmachinesfromthePowerSeries.Theactualexhibitswillincludetwomachinesfromtheservo-hydraulicSmartPowerseriesandonemachinedesignedforinjectionmoldingofmicropartsfromtheall-electricMicroPowerserieswithcompactlyinte-gratedmulti-componenttechnology.

OnaSmartPower120/525H/130L,a2-componentap-plicationwillbepresented,inwhichonecomponentisathermoplasticmaterial,theotherliquidsilicone.Thepartswillbemanufacturedwitha4+4-cavitymoldsuppliedby

Under the motto “be smart”, WITTMANN BATTENFELDwill present to interested trade visitors top-levelinjection molding technology from 17 to 24 Octoberat this year’s Fakuma in Friedrichshafen.Gabriele Hopf

The WITTMANN BATTENFELD highlight at the Fakuma 2017: the new EcoPower Xpress injection molding machine.

Injection units of the MicroPower COMBIMOULD application.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD at the Fakuma:sophisticated injection molding technology


FakumaHighlights

designoftheSmartPowerwithitsgenerousdimensionsandexcellentaccessibilityisparticularlywellsuitedformulti-compo-nentapplications,withsimultaneousoptimalenergyefficiency.

ThethirdCOMBIMOULDapplicationwillbethepro-ductionofa2-componentpluginsidetherecordingheadofavinylrecordplayer.ThepartsmadeofPCandelectrocon-ductivePCwillbeproducedwithasingle-cavitymoldfromOrtofon(Denmark)onaMicroPower15/10H/10Hequippedwithtwoparallelinjectionunitsandarotarydisk.PartsremovalanddepositingwillbehandledbyaWITTMANNW8VS4SCARArobotspeciallydesignedforthismachine.More-over,abuilt-incamerasystemin-sidethemachinewillprovidefullyautomaticqualityinspectionoftheparts.

Full integration of robots and peripherals via WITTMANN 4.0, combined withthe AIRMOULD® internal gas pressure process

OnallexhibitsshownattheFakuma,theintegrationofthemachinesandperipheralsintoanetworkunderWITT-MANN4.0willbeimplementedanddemonstrated.Forthefirsttime,theintegrationofWITTMANNATONmaterialdryersintotheUNILOGB8machinecontrolsystemhasalsobecomepossibleinaddi-tiontotheintegrationofrobots,TEMPROtemperaturecontrollers,GRAVIMAXgravimetricblendersFLOWCONflowcontrollers.

Inparticular,integrationintotheUNILOGB8machinecontrolsystemviaWITTMANN4.0willbedemonstratedonanall-electricmachinefromtheEcoPowerserieswithanInsidercell.Onthismachine,anEcoPower160/750with1,600kNclampingforce,acoathangerwillbemanufacturedwithasingle-cavitymoldfromHaidlmair(Austria),usingtheWITTMANNBATTENFELDAIRMOULD®internalgaspres-sureprocess.TheAIRMOULD®interfaceisalsointegratedintheUNILOGB8controlsystem.Thecombinedcompressorandnitro-gengeneratorunitusedhasbeendevelopedandmanufacturedbyWITTMANNBATTENFELD.ThepartswillberemovedanddepositedontheconveyorbeltintegratedintheproductioncellbyaW818robotfromWITT-

MANNwiththenewR9robotcontrolsystem.An“AIR-MOULD®Center”nexttothemachinewilloffervisitorsanopportunitytoexaminetheWITTMANNBATTENFELDAIRMOULD®processindetail.

TogivevisitorsanevenbetterunderstandingofWITT-MANN4.0–theIndustry 4.0solutionprovidedbytheWITTMANNGroup–,aninteractivedisplayboardwillshowaclear,easy-to-understandpresentationoftheinte-grationofWITTMANNperipheralsintotheUNILOGB8machinecontrolsystem.

Our services: MES and CMS –smart andefficient

WITTMANNBATTENFELD’sex-hibitionprogramattheFakuma2017willberoun-dedoffwithapresentationofourservices.

ThiswillincludethepresentationoftheMES(Manu-facturingExecutionSystem)fromournewMESpartner,MPDVMikrolab(Germany),forintegratinginjectionmoldingmachinesintoacorporatenetworkandthusintotheworldofIndustry 4.0.AspecialhighlightistheWIBA-MPDVSmartMonitoringmodule,whichcanbeintegratedoneveryB8monitorscreen.Inthisway,thestatusofallmachinesinthenetworkcanbeviewedfromeveryinjec-

tionmoldingmachine.Forthefirsttime,theintegrationofaninjectionmoldingmachineviatheEUROMAP77/83protocolbasedonOPC/UAwillbeshown,whichwillbecomeavailableinthenearfuture.EUROMAPplanstoreleasethenewEM77/83ver-sioninFebruary2018.

Visitorswillalsohaveanop-portunitytogatherinformationaboutthefunctionalityofCMS(ConditionMonitoringSystem),ourmodernmachineconditionmonitoringsystem.

TheCMSsystemmeasuresimportantmachineconditiondatawithsensors,analysesthereadingsinthemachine’scontrolsystemandtransfersthedatatothecorporateMESsystemtoenableoptimalplanningofmain-tenanceschedules.

Andfinally,ourWebService24/7system,WITTMANNBATTENFELD’sonlineserviceavailableroundtheclockon7daysaweek,willbepresentedatthisyear’sFakumashow.•

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager of WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting- brunn, Lower Austria.

Integration of the WIBA-MPDV SmartMonitoring module in the UNILOG B8 con-trol system.

(Courtesy of:WITTMANN BATTEN-

FELD, MPDVMikrolab GmbH)

Survey of the CMS (Condition Moni-toring System).


Fakuma Highlights

SpeedDrive option for evenmore efficient temperature control

Althoughinjectionmoldingisoneofthemostefficientmodernmassproductionprocesses,theplasticsprocess-ingindustrystillstrivestoincreaseefficiencyevenfurther.Here,processors’attentionhasincreasinglybeenfocusinginrecentyearsontemperaturecontrol.WITTMANNhasnowtakenanotherimportantstepinthisareawiththenewSpeedDriveoptionforitsTEMPROplusDtemperaturecontrollers.Thisoptionisnowavailableforpressurizedap-pliancesupto180°C.

Itconsistsofamotorspeed-controlledpump,whichoffersusersseveraladditionaloptionstomaketheinjectionmold-ingprocessevenmoreefficient.Tostartwith,TEMPROplusDcontrolleroffersextremelyaccuratetemperaturecontrolinsidethemoldinlet(withdeviationsofnomorethan±0.2°C),aswellascontinuous,parallelsystempres-surecontrolbasedontheinlettemperature,whichensurescavitation-freerunningofthepump(140–180°C).ButwithSpeedDrive,themotorspeedorpumppressure,orthedifferentialtemperatureareadditionalparameterswhichcanbepresetwithouthavingtopurchaseanyadditionaloptionalequipmentforthetemperaturecontroller.(Withtheacquisitionofanoptional,maintenance-freeflowmeter–vortexupto100°C,ultrasoundupto180°C–itisalsopossibletosettheflowquantity,whichwillthenbemain-tainedautomatically.)

WitheveryoneoftheseadditionalparametersettingsprovidedbySpeedDrive,processreliabilitycanbeincreasedand,dependingontheapplication,italsobecomespossibletosaveenergy–andconsequentlycosts.

Motorspeed,pumppressureandalsodifferentialtem-peraturehaveadecisiveinfluenceontheinjectionmoldingprocess.

Motor speed

Determiningaconstantmotorspeed,whichcanbesetbetween1,200and4,000rpm,istheeasiestwaytoinfluencetheprocess.However,thismethoddoesnotallowforanychangesintheprocesswhichmayoccur.

If,forexample,thepumppressurerisesduetoblockageofadirttrapinthecircuit,themotorspeedofthepumpisnotadjustedautomatically.Processmonitoringwiththemotorspeedascontrolparameterisstillpossiblethough,if

thepumppressurederivedfromthesetmotorspeediscon-trolledbysettingtolerancelimits.Insuchcases,themotorspeedcanbeadjustedmanually.

Pump pressure

Withthiscontrolparameter,theprogressivewearofthepumpimpellercanbetakenintoaccount.Thisiseffectedbyincreasingthemotorspeedofthepumpwithreferencetothepumppressureset-pointtocounteracttheprogressivewearoftheimpeller,untilthemaximumspeedof4,000rpmisreached.

Bytargetedsettingoftolerancelimitsinstepsof0.1bar,analarmsignalistriggeredassoonastheactualpumppressureisoutsidethetolerancelimitswithreferencetotheset-pointvalue.Thissignalindicatesaworn-outimpellerthatneedstobereplaced.

Water flow controllers and temperature control-lers have established WITTMANN’s good repu-tation. Today, they are essential for the plastics processing industry. At the Fakuma 2017, WITT- MANN presents the current highlight of the company’s long-time development work.Zdravko Gavran

The unsurpassed tempering solution:TEMPRO plus D, SpeedDrive, FLOWCON plus

TEMPRO plus D160 temperature controller, now with the new SpeedDrive.


Fakuma Highlights

Differential temperature

Dependingontheapplication,molddesignandconnec-tionsinstalledbytheprocessor,atemperaturedifferenceoccursbetweenthemoldinletandthemoldoutlet.Thedif-ferentialtemperatureisthecontrolparameterwhichshouldbepreferred.Thedifferentialtemperaturesaysalotaboutthethermalbalanceinsideamold,inparticularaboutthemoreorlesshomogeneoustemperaturedistributioninsidethecavities.Oncethedifferentialtemperaturehasbeencalculatedforaparticularapplication,itcanbecomeasetparameterandbemonitoredbydefiningtolerancemargins.Ifanychangeoccursintheprocessparametersoftheinjectionmoldingmachinewithaneffectonthecycletime,thesetdifferentialtemperatureisrestoredbyincreasingorreducingthepumpspeedinresponsetothechange.

Flow quantity

ControllingtheflowquantityrequiresinadditiontotheSpeedDriveoptionaflowmeter,whichalsoincreasesprocessreliabilityaswellaslengtheningthemain-tenanceintervals.Thehighaccuracyofthemaintenance-freeflowmeasurement(vortex±1.5%ofthemaximumvalueinl/min)enableshigh-precisionsettingandmonitoringofflowquantitiesdowntoatenthofaliter.

Intheeventofdeviations,themotorspeedofthepumpisadjustedviaafre-quencyconverter,sothatitcontinuestoop-eratewithinthesettolerances.Whileitwasnecessarytoalter,i.e.enlargethedimensionsofcompetitors’products,WITTMANNhassucceededinkeepingthedimensionsofTEMPROplusDtemperaturecontrollersunchangedinspiteofaddingafrequencyconverter,whichofcoursealsohasapositiveeffectonthepriceatwhichtheSpeedDriveoptioncanbeoffered.

Regardlessofwhichparametershavebeenset:aTEMPROplusDequippedwithSpeedDrivegivesprocessorsadecisiveheadstartintermsofprocessaccuracyoverap-plianceswithconventionalpumps,sincethevariablespeedmakesitpossibletoadjusttheoperatingpointofthepumptotheprocess

The important question ofenergy consumption

Improvedprocessreliabilityisoneimportantaspect;butinordertosaveenergyaswell,theentiretemperaturecon-trolcircuitshouldbeexaminedmoreclosely.Somesavingscanalreadybeachievedbybetterinsulationofthemoldsandtubes,whichmakesaparticularlylargedifferencewithtemperaturesabove100°C.Inpumps,savingscanbereal-izedbyusingmoreefficientmotors.(Sincethebeginningof

thisyear,onlymotorswiththeefficiencyclassIE3areusedinpumps–theirdegreeofefficiencyat1.1kWis84.1%.)Loweringtheoperatingpressureofthepumpbyalteringthemotorspeedbringsaboutfurthersavings.Thisreducesthepowerinputofthepumpandconsequentlyitselectricityconsumption.

However,italsoreducestheflowquantity,whichcausesahigherdifferentialtemperatureanddisruptionofthether-malbalance,andconsequentlyuneventemperaturedistri-butioninsidethecavities.Buthowcouldbothobjectivesbeachieved?Areductionintheoperatingpressureofthe

pumpwhilekeepingthetotalflowquan-tityunchanged?

FLOWCON plus

FLOWCONplusisWITTMANN’sanswertothequestionofhowaloweroperatingpressurecanbeachievedforthepumpwithoutchangingthetotalflowvolumethroughthepump.

FLOWCONplusisacompact,fullyautomaticmediumdistributorwhichcanbeplacedclosetothemoldandenablesparalleldistributionofthetotalflowvolumeamongtheindividualtempera-turecontrolchannels.Inthisway,thetotalpressurelosscanbereduced,anditbecomespossibletocontrolandmonitortheflowquantityandoutlettemperatureineveryindividualtemperaturecontrolcircuit.

FLOWCONplus,previouslyonlyavailableincombinationwithaWITT-MANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachine,isnowalsoonofferasacompact,space-savingstand-alonesystem,whichcanbeconnectedtoaninjectionmoldingmachineofanybrand:eitherviaanalarmbusbarandanexternalon/offdevice,orviaOPCUA.ATTY(20mA)temperaturecontrollerdatatransferinterfaceisnowalsoavailableforthisappliance,whichmakesitpossibletoconnecttheFLOWCONplussystemtoinjectionmold-ingmachineswitholdercontrolsystemsaswell.

Finally,thereisanoptionaltemperaturesensoravailablefortheFLOWCONplus,positionedintheinlet,enablingcontrolviadifferentialtemperature.ThenewFLOWCONMasterboxprovidesthevisualoper-atingsystemforthestand-alonesolutionand,unliketheversionintegratedinamachine,alsohousesthepowerconnection.

Perfect tempering solution

Allinall,WITTMANNcurrentlysuppliestheperfect,unrivalledtemperaturecontrolsolutionsfortheinjectionmoldingprocess.ItconsistsofaTEMPROplusDtempera-turecontrollerwiththeSpeedDriveoption,connectedtoaFLOWCONplussystemwithupto48circuits.•

FLOWCON control unit, Masterbox, FLOWCON plus (from above).

Zdravko Gavranis Head of the Temperature Con-troller Construc-tion Department at WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.


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TheR9controlsystem,al-readyshownattheK2016,offersanenlargeddisplay

screenof10.1"inportraitformat(comparedto8.4"onthemanualinputterminalofR8)andhasacapacitivetouchsurfaceinlinewiththecurrenttablettrend.Thissurfacenowalsosupportsgesturecommands(wipingforpagechangeandzoomingwithtwofingers),whichmakestheopera-tionoftheapplianceevenmoreintuitive.R9isalsoequippedwithseveralmulti-coreprocessorsforimprovedperformancethroughoptimaldivisionoftasks.Time-andsafety-relevantprocessescannowbecompletelydetachedfromthevisualizationleveltoensuretop-qualityoperationalsafetyandfastestpossibleresponsetocriti-calincidents.

Inconsiderationoftheseinnovations,WITTMANNhasdevelopedsomenewapproachestoprovideevenbettersupportformachineoperators.Thenewpos-sibilitiesincludevisualizationoftheprogrammedsequence.

Virtual display of real processes

Basedonitsprogramming,thecontrolsystemgeneratesavirtualproductioncell,partsofwhosevisualizationcanbezoomedwithfreelyselectableperspec-tives,whichcanbealteredatanytime.Inthisway,adigitalcopy(twin)oftheactualproductioncelland/ortherobotispresentinthecontrolsystem.Thistwinhasthesameattri-butesandcharacteristicsastheequipmentexistinginrealityandthusenablessimulationoftheapplication-specificprocesses.

Assoonastherelevantpartsofarobotprogramhavebeencreated,itispossibletoenterthesimulationmodeviathetestmenuofthecontrolsystem.Todistinguish

thevirtualtwinunmistakablyfromtherealequipment,aluminousframeappearsonthescreenoftheR9TeachBoxinthismode,andthevirtualrobotisshownintheformofaschematicimage.

Thismodealsoenablessimulationoftheinjectionmoldingmachinebasedonrecordedkeyparameters.Thesimulationmodethusenablestheoperatortodetectanyseriousfaultsintherobotprogramveryquicklywithouthavingtotaketheriskinvolvedinarealtestrun.Highlycomplexsequencesconsistingofuptosixsimultaneous

With the introduction of the new R9 robot control system, WITTMANNimpressively demonstrates the potential which can be realized by the useof latest hardware and software technologies in the form of increasedefficiency and operational safety. A significant functionality which hasthus become possible is the digital robot twin, which is now availableas standard with the R9 control system and enables virtual validationof the sequences to be carried out by the robot at any time – and conse- quently without any risk for the processing machine or the robot.Martin Stammhammer

WITTMANN’s digital robot twin

A real produc-tion cell. On the opposite page: the correspondingvisualization as a digital twin, on the R9 robot control terminal.


movements–suchasmovementsofallrobotaxestogetherwithadditionalrotationalaxes–whichcouldcausetherobottocollidewiththeprotectiveframeorthetie-barsoftheinjectionmoldingmachine,arenolongersuch“terrify-ing”programmingtasks.

Especiallysinceerrorsinthesequencinglogicandpotentialsynchronizationproblemswithoverlappingandsimultaneousfunctionscanbedetected.(Forinstance,theexactpositionofapneumaticaxisisonlyknownwhenitisinitsendposition,thereforeheretheissueofamovementcommandshouldalwaysbefollowedbycheckingwhethertheendpositionhasbeenreachedbeforeanewcommandisgiven.–Bycontrast,aservoaxissignalsitspositionauto-maticallyatextremelyshortintervals.)

Thedigitaltwinisavailablefortheentireprocessineveryoperatingmode,including“dryoperation”,manualoperationorstepoperation.

Running on a PC

InadditiontousingthedigitaltwinontheR9controlsystemfromWITTMANN,itcanalsobestartedonaPC.Iftherelevantdevicedefinitionsareavailablethere,asimula-tionruncanalreadybecarriedoutbeforetheprogramis

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enteredintotherobot,andpossiblesequencingerrorsaredetectedatanearlystage.Insuchcases,thedigitaltwinminimizestheunproductivetimewhichmustbespentonmachinesetupinaproductioncell.ForthelogicsequenceoftherobotprogramhasalreadybeentestedonthePCbeforehand–onlytherealpositionsoftherobotstillneedtobe“taught”followingdatatransfer.

TheR9controlsystemoffersyetanothersafetyfeaturewhichgoesbeyondusingthedigitaltwin.Inmanualopera-tionandduringdrycycles,theR9controlsystemactivatesitsanti-collisioncontrol.

Thelattercontinuouslymonitorsthepowerinputofeverysingledrivesystem.Intheeventofexcessivedevia-tionsfromthestandardvalue–andconsequentlyanacute

dangeroftherobotcollidingwithothercomponentsinsidetheproductioncell–thedrivesystemsareshutoffim-mediately.

“Withthedetachedvisualizationofthedigitaltwin,weaimtoachieveshortersetuptimesandensuretrouble-freeoperationbymeansofpreventiveaction.WeareverymuchlookingforwardtothepleasureofpresentingallofthisforthefirsttimetoourcustomersattheFakuma2017”,saysMartinStammhammer,InternationalSalesManagerRobotsandAutomationSystemsoftheWITTMANNGroup.•

MartinStammhammeris International Sales Manager Ro-bots and Automa-tion Systems of the WITTMANN Group in Vienna.

WITTMANN’s digital robot twin

R9 robot control with start screen.

R9 robot control, the screen display-ing the digital twin of a working cell.


The WITTMANN 4.0 security concept

Itiscommonknowledgethatthemostfundamentalaspectofanysecurityconceptisregularlyperformingsoftwareupdatessothatabovealltheoperatingsystemiskeptuptodate.Whiledoingthisdoesnotaffordcom-pleteprotection,itisneverthelessanimportantbasicstep.Performingupdatesautomaticallyisnot,however,feasibleforproductionsystems,sinceanupdatecanhaveunforeseeableconsequencesforthefunctionalityofthe

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ReportsofattacksinvolvingtheWannaCryransom-wareandsimilarmalwarereallywokeupplasticsprocessorstotheissueofsecuritywhenitcomesto

cyber-physicalsystemsandfacilities.Afterall,theWannaCrycaseresultedinnumerousvery

well-knowncompaniessufferingtheworstcasescenarioforamanufacturingoperation,namelyanunplannedproduc-tionshutdownforanunforeseeableperiodoftime.Likeothermalwarebeforeit,WannaCryworkedbyexploitingasecurityvulnerabilityintheWindows™operatingsystem.

In the Industry 4.0 era – or more generally speaking, in the midst of the “digitaltransformation” currently taking place in the world – the networking ofinjection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment is proceedingapace. We now have to meet the challenges faced in the field of plant security.Johannes Rella

WITTMANN Group equipment for maximum cyber security

Integration chart of the WITTMANN 4.0 Router.


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connectedmachineryordevice.Intheworstcasescenario,anautomaticupdatemayendupcausingamachinetoshutdown,leadingtothedreadedlossofproduction.Assuch,productionsystemsinanIndustry4.0environmentremainespeciallyatriskandsusceptibletoanyvulnerabilitiesintheoperatingsystemsinusebeingexploited.

WITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingma-chineswithB6andB8controlsaswellasrobotswiththelatestR9controlfromWITTMANNpreventtheoperatingsystemfrombeingpermanentlycompromisedbyvirusesduetothefactthatchangesthataffectthesystemaresavedtoaninternalRAMdiskviaaUnifiedWriteFiltermechanism.Thismakesitpossibletorestorethedevice’soperat-ingsystemtoitsfactoryde-faultseachtimethesys-temisbootedup.

Becauseofthis,virusescannotbecome“embed-ded”inthesystemandaffectitpermanently.

WITTMANNBATTEN-FELDhasneverthelesstackledthewiderissueofsecurityand,inclosecooperationwithoneoftheleadingcybersecuritycompaniesintheindus-try,developedasecurityconceptfornetworkedWITTMANN4.0work-cellsthathasalreadybeenimplementedinthefield.Thedevelopmentworkwasbasedontheassump-tionthattheproductionnetworkoutsideaWITT-MANN4.0workcellcouldbecompromisedintermsofsecurityeventhoughtheoperatorisnaturallysittingbehindafirewall.ThisiswhythesystemarchitectureofaWITT-MANN4.0workcellisdesignedaccordingtotheonionprinciple.

Thefirewallofthecus-tomer’snetworkformstheoutermostlayersurround-ingtheWITTMANN4.0workcell.Becausethesecuritymechanismsandsettingsthereareunknowntothemanufacturingcells,thislayermustberegardedasbeing“unsafe”.ThenextsecuritylayerisformedbyarestrictivelyconfiguredWITTMANN4.0firewallthatisinstalledinarouterspeciallydevelopedforthepurposebyWITTMANN.

Thesoftwareontherouterisdigitallysignedandeverystepoftherouter’sbootroutineisdesignedtobe“se-cure”.Thisprecludesanattackbeingmadeviaasoftwareupdate.Incontrasttoconventionaloff-the-shelffirewalls,

theWITTMANN4.0firewallistailoredtothespecificpurposeofeachdeviceandfunctionthatmaybeexpectedtobeacomponentoftheworkcell.

Theconfigurationofthefirewallisthereforeespeciallyrestrictive.WiththeexceptionoftheOPCprotocol,whichisusedforcommunicationwithanMESorERPsystemviaOPCUA,allcommunicationportsareclosedbydefaultandcanonlybeopenedfromwithintheworkcell,andonlybytheoperatorperformingspecific,intentionalsteps.

Communication with “the outside world”

WITTMANNBATTENFELDinjection moldingmachineswithB8controllers,

forexample,cancreateanexternalconnectionviaTeamViewerinordertomakeremoteservicingfunctionalityavailable,ifdesired.

Havingestablishedasession,remoteservicingallowsaWITTMANNBATTENFELDofficedi-rectaccesstotheautho-rizedinjectionmoldingmachineforthepurposeofanalysis.

ManualauthorizationcanlikewisebeissuedfortheWITTMANNGroup’sQuickLookApp.ThisallowsanAndroidoriOSmobiledevicewithinthecompany’snetworktoviewthemachinestatusofWITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachineswithB6andB8controlsandWITTMANNrobotswithR8.3orR9controls.Inthiscase,theWITT-MANN4.0routertellstheQuickLookApponwhichportswhichmachinesandrobotscanbefound.

Everyopeningofanadditionalcommunica-tionportdoes,ofcourse,

createanotherloopholeandthusincreasesthepotentialriskofcyberattacks.Openingaportis,however,adeliber-ateactperformedbytheoperatorandtheportonlystaysopenforthedurationofintendeduse.

Protection against DoS attacks

AnotheradvantageoftheWITTMANN4.0systemar-chitectureisthatitprotectsproductionsystemsagainstso-calledDoS(DenialofService)attacks.Thesetypically>>

WITTMANN 4.0 Router

LAN

WAN

Workcell – LAN

TCU

FLOWCON

Intranet

Plug & Produce Service

Routing Coreand Port-

DMZOPC UA Aggregation Server

Workcell

forwarding

Internet

Production Network

MESSystem

Robot

TCU

GRAVIMAX

DRYMAX

FEED

MAXIMM

Firewall and Network Intrusion Detection

IT Firewall

Firewall and Network Intrusion Detection

WITTMANN 4.0 cyber security data flow.


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MANN4.0workcellaccordingtothe“Plug&Produce”principleatwill.AfteranewlyattachedperipheraldevicehasbeenserverauthenticatedbymeansofSSL/TLSproto-colandkeyexchangeviacertificate,deviceidentificationisperformed.

Thenewlyattacheddeviceidentifiesitselfandisreg-isteredinthedevicelistoftheWITTMANN4.0routerwiththecorrespondingidentifiers.Thedevicelistactsasa

databasethatisusedbytheB8control-leroftheWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDinjec-tionmoldingmachinetoconfigurethenewlyat-tacheddevice.

Theperi-pheraldeviceshavetheirownpass-wordsthatareusedforloggingin.Eachdeviceissuppliedwithadefaultpasswordthatcan,andindeedshould,bechangedby

theoperator.Theresponsibilityforpasswordsecuritylieswiththerespectiveoperator,particularlyastherearenofactorydefaultmasterpasswords.TheloginprocesstakesplaceusingthepreviouslyestablishedsecureSSLconnec-tion.

TheactualdataexchangebetweenthevariousattacheddevicesandultimatelytoanMESorERPsystemtakesplaceviathestandardOPCUAprotocol.Communica-tionbetweentheinjectionmoldingmachineandtheMESsystemwillinfuturebeupdatedtousetheEUROMAP77standardassoonasitisreleased–probablyinSeptember2017.VariousEUROMAPstandardsfortheperipheraldevicecommunicationviaOPCUAarealreadyinthestan-dardizationphaseandwillbeimplementedimmediatelytheybecomeavailable.

EveryWITTMANN4.0workcellisequippedwiththeaforementionedcomponentsandsecuritymechanismsasstandardsoastoprovidetheoperatorwiththebestpos-siblecyberprotectionandmaximummachineanddeviceavailability.

OverthecourseofnumeroustestsconductedbythecybersecuritycompanycommissionedbyWITTMANN,simulatedattacksusingavarietyofdifferentthreatsce-narioswereactedoutandtestedby“white-hat”hackers.WITTMANN4.0proveditselftoberobustinallscenariosandenabledproductiontocontinueuninterruptedwithintheentireworkcell.•

attempttobombardtheremotestationwithsuchanim-mensefloodofrequeststhatitmaynolongerbeabletocopewithitscommunicationstasksandshutsdown.

Ifthisfloodofcommunicationspacketsreachedapro-ductionmachinedirectly,itcouldwellresultinthemachineshuttingdowncompletely.WithintheWITTMANN4.0architecture,however,theonlythingthatmaypossiblyshutdownwouldbetherouterandthusonlythecommu-nicationswiththeMES/ERPsystem,thoughitmaybeas-sumedthatthissystemwouldnolongerbeactiveatthetimeeitherduetonetworkoverload.Theprocessingmachinesandotherequip-mentwithintheaffectedWITTMANN4.0workcellareabletocon-tinueworkingunhindered,however.

Overandabovethis,thereisabasicprotectiveme-chanisminplaceintendedtopreventtheWITTMANN4.0routerfromshuttingdowninthecaseofaDoSattack.AspecialfeatureoftheWITTMANN4.0routeristhatitisableto“estimate”thevolumeofcommunicationtraffictheinternallynetworkeddevicestypicallyhavewithanexternalMES/ERPsystem.

Thecommunicationfrequencyofproductionequip-mentisknownwithincertainboundsandcanbepredictedbydintoftheOPCUAprotocolusedhereandthecomingEUROMAPstandardsbasedonit.

Shouldthisfrequencyvaryatypicallyoverthemediumterm,itmustbeassumedthatthereisananomaly,suchasaDoSattack.Asacountermeasure,theWITTMANN4.0routerclosesthesocketbeingusedforcommunicationinordertopreventthesocketbeingattacked.Thefunctional-ityoftherouteristherebymaintained.

WITTMANN 4.0: “Plug & Produce”

AtthecoreofaWITTMANN4.0workcellisaWITT-MANNBATTENFELDmachinewithB8controller,WITT-MANNrobotwithR8.3orR9controllerandthevariousWITTMANNperipheraldevices.

Thiszoneisshieldedfromtheoutsideworld,thusallow-ingforsecureoperationwiththeoperatingsystemversionsuppliedwiththeequipment.ThelatestperipheraldevicesfromWITTMANNcanbepluggedinandoutofaWITT-

View of the router installed in the control cabinet of the injection mold-ing machine.

Johannes Rellais Head of the Software Develop-ment Department at WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.


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upfurtherbyaheaterelement.Thehotairisthenblownontothedesiccantinthedirectionop-positetothatofmoisturization,toacceleratethedemoistur-izationofthedesiccantevenmore.Thetemperatureoftheregenerationairisadjustedtothedryingtemperaturerequiredforthematerial.TheATONplusisthusabletoselecttheopti-maltemperaturerangefortheregenerationautomaticallyandtoraiseorlowertheregenerationtemperaturewherenecessary.

Incombinationwithadewpointsensor,theATONpluscanbeoperatedintheEcoMode.Thisfunctionenablesthedryertoselectanidealregenerationprocessfortherespectivematerial.

Ifitisnotnecessaryforthesegmentedwheellooselyfilledwithdesiccanttokeeprotatingwithoutinterruption,sothatcontinuousregenerationisneeded,thedryerwillswitchoverautomaticallytotheEcoMode,thusreducingthenumberofregenerationcycles.Thislowersitsenergyconsumptionevenfurther,whilestillpromotinganexcel-lentdryingairperformancewithalowdewpoint.•

ThenewATONplusHsegmentedwheeldryercanbeconnectedwithaWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDinjectionmoldingmachineviaarouterand

subsequentlyoperatedfromthemachine’scontrolsystemwithoutanyrestrictions.However,inordertoensureauniformimageonthemachine’scontrolsystematalltimes,thedisplayofthedryer’scontrolsystemhasbeenadjustedaccordingly.

Theintegrationofthisapplianceintothemachine’scontrolsystemnowmakesitpossibletosetand/oralterthedryerparameters(e.g.thedryingtemperature)simplyonthemachine.Thestatusofthedryerandthecurrentdewpointcanalsobecheckedfromthere.Evendryersequippedwithseveraldryinghopperscanbeaccessedfromtheprocessingmachine.

The dryer functions

ThenewATONplusHdryerassuchnowfeaturesatouchscreenenlargedbyalmost50%,witha7"diagonal.TheATONplusisalsoatop-classproductintermsofenergysavingpotential.

Normally,amaterialdryerrequiresmostofitsenergyfordesiccantregeneration.TheATONpluscomeswiththe3-Save processasstandard,afunctionforthermalenergyrecovery,whichenablesthedryertorunmoreefficiently.Thehotairrequiredforregenerationisfirstpre-heatedin-sideaspeciallydesignedheatingtube,thendirectlyheated

After the robots, the flow controller, the temperature control andmaterials handling equipment from the WITTMANN Group,the WITTMANN ATON plus H material dryer now also supportsthe WITTMANN 4.0 concept. This new generation of segmentedwheel dryers will be showcased at this year’s FAKUMA show inFriedrichshafen (Germany) for the first time.Markus Wolfram

WITTMANN 4.0 for the ATON plus H

Markus Wolframis Sales Manager of the Material Handling Equip-ment Department at WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.

The touch screen display of the ATON plus H is shown on the screen of the injection molding machine’s control system under WITTMANN 4.0.


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HorstWodak,owner-managerofUPT-OptikWodakGmbH,wasalreadyabletodrawon25yearsofexperienceinopticalmoldmaking,whenheestab-

lishedhisowncompanywithtwoemployeesin2005,about300mfromitspresentlocation.

Sevenyearslater,theambitiousentrepreneurmovedtothepresentlocation–bythenwithaworkforceof54andaninventoryof11injectionmoldingmachines.Today,thecompanycounts125staffmembers,andplanstoaddan-other20employeesinthecourseofthisyear.Thenumberofinjectionmoldingmachineshasnowbeenincreasedto27,withclampingforcesrangingfrom300to8,500kN.

High-class optical parts

UPT-OptikWodakGmbHspecializesinpremium-qualityopticalpartsandholdsapositionofglobalmarketleadershipinthisproductsegment.

Thecompany’srangeofproductsandservicesstartswiththecalculationoftheopticalfunctionsandtheirimplementationintermsofgeometry,andgoesallthewayfromprototyping,productionofsampleandseriesproductiontoolinginitsownmold-makingshoptomea-surement,testingandseriesproductionofhigh-gradeopticalparts,includinggold,silverandaluminumcoatings,andtheassemblyofcomplexcomponents.Thecompany’s

productrangecomprisesilluminationopticsforbuildings,streets,airfields,tunnels,operationtheaters,trafficlights,trainsignals,lightbarriers,aswellaslightconductorsfortheautomotiveindustry,objectlensesforprojectors,night-visionglasses,reflectors,headlightinserts,plug-inconnectorsforthetelecommunicationsindustry,beamfocusinglensesforsolartechnology,mirrorsinsatellitesordisposalsforoptometristsandmuchmore.TheseproductsaresuppliedtocustomersinEurope,America,RussiaandAustralia.ThecustomerbasealsoincludescompetitorsforwhichUPT-OptikWodakmakesopticalinsertsandprototypes.

TheproductsofUPT-OptikWodakareopticalplasticpartsinthehigh-endsegment,whoseprecisionandac-curacycanonlybesurpassedbyopticalequipmentmadeofglass.Manufacturingtheseproductsrequiresspecificexpertknowledgeacrosstheentirerangeofgoodsandservices,butaboveallinmoldmaking.

Sixultra-precisionmachinesareusedinproduction,whicharecapableofmillingandturningwithanaccuracydowntothesub-µmrange.Thecompany’smeasuringandtestingequipmentisalsolaidoutfordetectingthemostminutedeviations,inordertomeettherequiredhighqual-itystandardfortheproducts.Allmachinesoperateinair-conditionedhallstoensurethehighstandardofprecisionforthepartsproduced.

Manufacturing premium-quality optical components requires machines andtooling which meet the highest standards of precision and repeatability.To produce large-size parts in this segment, UPT-Optik Wodak GmbH basedin Nuremberg, Germany has been using a hybrid machine from WITTMANNBATTENFELD’s MacroPower series since the beginning of this year.Gabriele Hopf

Hybrid technology for the production ofhigh-precision optical parts

Picture left:Optical lens, one of the many high-class products manufactured by UPT-Optik Wodak. Picture right:Illumination optics for the building indus-try – produced on the MacroPower E from WITTMANN BATTENFELD.


The MacroPower E hybrid machine

Sixofthecompany’s27injectionmoldingmachinesoperateinaclass10,000cleanroomaccordingtoFEDstandard.Initsinjectionmoldingdepartment,UPT-OptikWodakusesalmostexclusivelyall-electricmachines,sincetheseofferthestandardofprecision,repeatabilityandcleannessthecompanyrequiresformanufacturingitshigh-endproducts.AccordingtoHorstWodak,thelowerenergyconsumptionofelectricmachinescomparedtohydraulicmodelsandtheirlowersoundlevelarealsoargumentsinfa-vorofusingthesemachines.SinceNovember2016,ahybridmachinemodelwith8,500kNclampingforce,aMacroPower

E850/5000fromWITTMANNBATTENFELD,hasbeenoperatingatUPT-OptikWodaktomakelarge-sized,thick-walledopticalparts.Theproductionofthesepartsrequiresamachinewhichoffersultimateprecisionandrepeatabilityontheonehand,ontheotherhandlongholdingpressuretimesmustbeensuredwithoutoverloadingthedrivemod-

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ules.Thankstoitscombinationofaservo-hydraulicclampingunitwithaservo-electricinjectionunit,theMacroPowerEistheidealequipmentforahighlyaccurateinjectionpro-cess.Toimprovetheclosingfunctionofthecheckvalveforthelongcycletimesofupto25minutes,themachineisequippedwithanactiveclosingfunctionforthecheckvalvefollowingdosing.Moreover,theoptionalEXPERT-Coininghigh-precisioncoiningsystemofferedbyWITTMANNBATTENFELDisusedonthisMacroPowerE.Thissystemcanactuateeachpressureboxindividuallytoregulateplatenparallelism,andthusachieveanevenhigherdegreeofpreci-sion.Moreover,thefacilitytoinjectmeltinseveralplacesduringasingleinjectionprocessenablesUPT-OptikWodak

toputonanextralayerwithasecondsetofinjectionparameters,ortoinjectmeltintotwocavities.

PartsremovalanddepositingofpartsonaconveyorbeltishandledbyaW843prorobotfromWITTMANN.Thankstoitsreinforcedprofiles,thisrobotcomeswithahighloadcapac-ity,whichisrequirednotsomuchbythepartweight,butratherinordertoremovethepartssafelyfromthemoldwiththeirverysolidpieceofsprue.

Best results

Followingon-sitetestsathiscom-pany,HorstWodakisverysatisfiedwiththeperformanceoftheMacroPowerE.“TheMacroPowerEmeetsourstringentrequirementsintermsofprecisionand

repeatabilityandshowsexcellentperformanceinhandlingtherequiredholdingtimes”,hecomments.Furthermore,Wodakappreciatesthemachine’slowenergyconsumption,itssmooth,quietrunningandlast,butnotleast,thecompactdesignofthislargemachineaswellasitseasy,uncomplicatedoperationviatheUNILOGB6controlsystem.•

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager of WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting- brunn, Lower Austria.

Hybrid technology for the production ofhigh-precision optical parts

Picture left:MacroPower E 850/5000 with WITTMANN robot and parts deposit belt.Picture right:Removal of an op-tical light conduc-tor produced on the MacroPower E from the mold.

Marcus Otto (left), WITTMANN BATTENFELD salesman, and Horst Wodak, Owner-Manager of UPT-Optik Wodak GmbH in Nuremberg.


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EPCassembledateamandembarkedonanexhaus-tive,globalsearchfornewmachinerythatwouldbestmeetitsneeds.Intheend,theanswerwasonly70

milesawayinConnecticut–andthedecisionoftheteamwasunanimous.TheteamchoseWITTMANNBATTEN-FELD,andpurchasedthreeturnkeyworkcells.

“Proud of this partnership” –aggressive growth plans

InarecentinterviewatWITTMANNBATTENFELD’sUSheadquartersinTorrington,CT,MattMcKenney,GeneralManagerofEPC,spokeaboutthereasonshisteamchoseWITTMANNBATTENFELDastheirmoldingma-chineandequipmentsupplier.

“We’reproudofthispartnership”,hesaysasheinspectshiscompany’sthreenewmoldingcells,whichwerefullyassembledandreadyforoperationonthefloorofWITT-MANNBATTENFELD’sIMMtrainingcenter.WITT-MANNBATTENFELDprovidedallofthemachineryandequipmentfortheturnkeymoldingcells,exceptforthemolds.“Thiswasnotaboutbuyingthreenewmachines–itwasaboutestablishingamutuallybeneficial,long-termpartnershipwithasuppliertohelpourcompanygettothenextlevel.”

BusinessisgoodatEPCbutthecompanyisnotstandingstill;theyhaveaggressivegrowthplansoverthenextfiveyears,plansthatincludeobtainingadvancedISOcertifica-tion,winningadditionalbusiness,anddoublingtheirannualsales.Anessentialpartofthisgrowthplaninvolvesupdating

Based in Putnam, CT, USA, Ensinger Precision Components (EPC),a division of Ensinger GmbH (Germany), is a custom molderof engineering and high-performance thermoplastic componentsfor the aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and medical markets,amongst others. The company recently embarked on an effort tomodernize its plant and replace some older molding machineryand equipment – with WITTMANN BATTENFELD devices.Greg and Mitch Hannoosh

EPC (USA) fuels their growth withWITTMANN BATTENFELD

Matt McKenney, Ensinger Preci-sion Components General Man-ager (left) and Charlie Middelaer stand in front of a WITTMANN BATTENFELD EcoPower 110 injection molding machine, installed at EPC’s workfloor in Putnam, CT.


oldermachinery;thenewWITTMANNBATTENFELDworkcellswillbereplacingmoldingmachinesthatare20yearsold.

“It’simportantforustomodernizeourequipment,notonlyforbetterperformance,buttoshowcustomersthatwe’reinvestinginourbusiness”,saysMcKenney.“Moldingmachinetechnologyhascomealongwayinthepast20years.”EPC’splanistocontinuetoupgradeitsmachinery,sotheaverageageoftheirmachineswillbe10yearsoldorless.

One-stop shopping –and much more

WhenEPC’steamwasdoingitsresearchonnewmoldingmachinesuppliers,WITTMANNBATTEN-FELD’s“one-stopshopping”aspectwasuniqueandattractive,accordingtoMcKenney–theabilitytosourceallofthemachineryandequipmentfromonesupplier,withonepointofcontact.Butalotmorefactoredintotheirdecision.

“Therewerethreeorfourele-mentsthattippedthescalesinfavorofWITTMANNBATTENFELD,andone-stopshoppingwasone”,saysMcKenney.“Wewereabletopurchaseallofthemachineryfromthem;theyaretheonlysupplierthatwasabletoprovidetheIMM,robot,granulator,dryers,temperaturecontrolunits,andfeeders.It’sabigadvantageforustohavethemnotonlysupplyalloftheequipment,buttotakesingle-sourceresponsi-bilityforitallaswell.Anotherwastheirlocation,beingsoclosetoourfacilityinPutnam,CT–wecandriveherewhenweneedanything.”Beyondthathementionedtheavailabilityofspareparts,thecom-pany’swebconnectivityservices,andveryimportantly,WITTMANNBATTENFELD’strainingcapabili-ties.

WITTMANNBATTENFELD’sabilitytointegrateallofthemoldingparametersintothemachinecontrolprovidesanotherbigadvantage,accordingtoMarkusKlaus,IMMDi-visionManagerforWITTMANNBATTENFELD.“Whetherit’stherobotprogramming,themoldsettings,ortheaux-iliaryequipmentparameters,allofthiscanbeaccessedinoneplace”,hesays.

“EPC’soperatorswillbetrainedonthenewmachineryandequipmentrighthereatourIMMtrainingcenterinTorrington”,saidKlaus.“ChristianGlückwillleadthiseffort,andtheywillbetrainedontheuseofthemachines,robots,andauxiliaries.”Oncethetrainingiscomplete,theworkcellswillbedisassembledandshippedtoEPCwhereWITT-MANNBATTENFELDwilloverseetheirreassemblyandstart-up.

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Challenging materials

ThethreenewWITTMANNBATTENFELDworkcellsareallEcoPowermachines,andarethefirstall-electricma-chinesatEPC.“Thiswasagooddecisionforthepartsbeingmolded”,saysMcKenney.

“Weneededtheadvantagesprovidedbyelectricma-chines–clean,fast,repeatable.”AerospaceanddefensearethebiggestmarketsservedbyEPC,followedbybusiness

equipmentandindustrial,andhightemperaturematerialsareusedformanyoftheseparts.ThespecialtymoldingdonebyEPCishighlyprecise.

EnsingerGmbHisagloballeaderinprocessingmaterialssuchasPEEK,PPS,PI,aswellasawidevarietyoffilledresins.Infact,Ensingeristheworld’slargestuserofVictrex/PEEK.

“Thesematerialscanbeachal-lengetoprocesssuccessfully,soweneededtomakesureournewmachinerysuppliercouldworkwithustodesignthebestpossiblesystems”,saysMcKenney.“We’reconfidentournewmachineryandequipmentwilldothejob,butwevaluethesupportwereceivefromWITTMANNBATTENFELDevenmore.”

Unanimous decision

Priortotheirpurchaseofthethreenewworkcells,EPC’sonlypreviouspurchaseofWITTMANNBATTENFELDequipmentwasahightemperaturewaterunit.Sowhenthe7-personteamwenttoworkre-searchingmoldingmachinesuppliers,ithadverylittleknowledgeofwhattheWITTMANNBATTENFELDcompanycouldoffer.

TheteamusedEPC’suniqueneedsasabaseline:

• Theneedtoprocesschallenginghightemperature,highvaluematerials.

• Shortmoldingrunswithfastchange-oversnecessary,asmanyas6-10moldchangesaday(multiplemachines).

• Theneedforfrequentmaterialpurges,aswellasscrew&barrelreplacement.

EPC’steamincludedmachineoperatorsandmanage-ment.Theyresearchedeightsuppliersandintheend,thedecisionwasunanimoustochooseWITTMANNBATTEN-FELD.“Wewillcontinuetomodernizeourequipment,andwethinkwehavetherightpartner”,saysMcKenney.“We’relookingaheadtonextyear,andwanttoreplaceatleasttwomoremachines–andweknowwhowe’llbeworkingwith.”•

Greg and MitchHannooshare running the Next Step Com-munications Inc. marketing agency in Kittery Point in Maine, USA.

EPC (USA) fuels their growth withWITTMANN BATTENFELD

Housings and components for air sampling pumps.

Parts for plasma cutting systems.

Housing for ana-lytical instruments and sensors.


Conveying

The3APlasticscompanyisaspecialistin

thermoplasticinjec-tionmoldingwithhighmechanicalproperties.Thecompanyfocusesonthemanufactur-ingoftechnicalpartsfortheleisuresector,particularlyinthemanufacturingofsub-stitutionsolutionsfornon-ferroussteelandnon-ferrousparts.

The central systemcomponents

TheWITTMANNsysteminstalledisequippedwithstain-lesssteelcontainersthatallowforabetterandmoreeconomicstorageofmaterials.Theconveyingdevicesguaranteeasimple,secureandsmoothconveyingprocess.Basically,thesystemconsistsofaWIT-TMANNDRYMAXE180batterydryairdryerandaWITT-MANNSILMAXEdryinghoppersystemtogetherwithfivehop-perloaders.

Thebatterydryerisconfiguredasahightemperaturesystem;offeringincreasedprocesstemperaturecapabilityupto180°Cfortheefficientdryingofmaterialsathighertemperatures.TheSILMAXdryinghoppersareallequippedwiththeSmartFlowfunction,theintelligent

airdistributionfromWITTMANN.SmartFlowadjustsautomaticallytodifferentmaterialsthataredriedwithinthehoppers,andtofluctuatingmaterialdemands.Inaddition,thespecialDRYMAXmaterialsaverfunctionprevents

In 2014, Laurent Lacharme founded 3A Plastics in the Vercors Regional Nature Park in La Baume-d’Hostun in France. Since its creation, the 3A Plastics company has relied on a fully automated installation for greater comfort and safety. In particular it has installed injection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment from the WITTMANN Group. We met Laurent Lacharme to discuss his central material handling system that was installed at the end of 2014.Julie Filliere

The 3A Plastics (France) centralmaterial handling system

The 3A Plastics plant in La Baume-d’Hostun, France.

From left to right: Dominique Griat (3A Plastics Work-shop Manager), Laurent Lacharme (3A Plastics Man-ager), Grégory Ma-ron (WITTMANN BATTENFELD France Salesman).


over-dryingandthermaldegradationofplasticresinduringperiodsofreducedthroughputbyautomaticallyloweringthedryingtemperature.TheCODEMAXcouplingstationisequippedwithglasselbowsthatareperfectlysuitedtotheconveyingofabrasivematerials.TheRFIDcodedcouplingstationensuresthecorrectdistributionoftheplasticgran-ulestotheinjectionmoldingmachines.

3A Plastics is handling a wide rangeof different materials

Whenaskedabouthisreasonstoinvestinacentralizedmaterialhandlingsystem,LaurentLacharmereferstothehugeadvantageofthusgettingaworkshopthatisentirelyclean,safe,andfunctional.The3APlasticscentralmaterial

handlingsystemallowsforthecentralizationandtheentiremanagementofallprocessedmaterialsallinonecertainplace–completelyisolatedfromtherestoftheworkshop.Suchanarrangementoffersperfectprocesssecurity,and

Conveying

alsoavoidsadditionalnoisedevelopmentintheworkshop.Thisstrategicchoiceisclearlyunderstoodwhengivingcon-siderationtothelargenumberofdifferentkindsofmaterialsthatareprocessedby3APlastics:PEEK,PSU,PAA,PPS,PTFE,PEI,TPU,PET,PPA,LCP,BLEND,PPO,PPE,TPE,PBT,andsomeveryspecificmaterialslikePA12HYBRIDFCL/FVLandothermaterialsthatarefilledwithglassfiber,carbon,Teflon,tungstenandmolybdenumdisulphide.3APlasticsissubjecttostrictspecifications,thusthedecisioninfavorofacentralsystembecomesperfectlyclear.

Beneficial Virtual Network Computing

InregardtotherecentlyinstalledaccessfacilitiesviaVNC(VirtualNetworkComputing),LaurentLacharme

stateshistotalsat-isfaction.Hepointsoutthemanybenefits,especiallythepos-sibilityofbeingabletocontroltheentirecentralmaterialhan-dlingsystemfromjustoneworkstationandcomputer.

Itispossibleforhimtoworkwiththesystemfromhisoffice,orevenfromhome,control-lingallthematerialhandlingsystem’sparameters,start-ingandstoppingtheloaders,visual-izingdryinghopperprocesses,adjustingmaterialconveyingtimesandsoforth.

At3APlastics,managementandstaffalwaysareconstantlyget-tinginvolvedwithfacilitatingthedailyproductionprocesses,automatingandsecuringthesepro-cesses,andcollect-ingmanufacturingdata.AstheinstalledWITTMANNmate-rialhandlingsystemisnotusedtofullcapacityatthemo-ment,itcomesasnosurprisethat3A

PlasticsannouncestoexpandtheproductionplantinLaBaume-d’Hustonatthebeginningof2018.Insteadof1,000m²ofproductionfloor,themanufacturingspacetherewillexpandto1,500m².•

Julie Filliereis the Assistant to the Management, and is in charge of the marketing activities at WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD France SAS in Moirans.

View of a part of the 3A Plastics central material handling system.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD EcoPower 110 injection mold-ing machine at 3A Plastics in La Baume d’Hostun.


Temperature Control

TheHNGroupwasformedoutofthree

previouslyindepen-dentcompaniesbymergersandacquisi-tions,theoldestofthemdatingbackto1941.Today,theHNGroupisaprivatelyownedlimitedcom-pany.Today’sownerandChiefExecutiveHenrikNicolaisenhadfoundedoneofthepreviouslyindepen-dentcompaniesin1991.

WITTMANNBATTENFELDhasbeenasuppliersince1986.Atpresent,theoldestBATTEN-FELDinjectionmold-ingmachinestillinusedatesfrom1994,drivenbydrive-on-demandhydraulictechnology,which,overthepast23yearshassavedthecompanyalotofenergy.

Overtheyears,HNGrouphaspurchasedacompre-hensivenumberofWITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachines,aswellasCNCrobots,temperaturecontrollers,materialdryers,andmaterialblendersfromWITTMANN.

Today,theHNGroup’sinjectionmoldingdepartmentconsistsofmorethan50highlyautomatedproductioncells.Thefinishedparts–high-volume,low-volume,prototypeseries,andzeroseries–aresoldtotheDanishindustry,andareexportedtootherEuropeancountries.HNmanufac-turesmanycomplexparts,including2-component,3-com-ponent,andinsert-moldedparts.Thecustomersarelocatedinthemedicalandelectronicssector,intheautomotive,food,andtoyindustries,aswellasintheenergybusiness(wind,solar,gas,water).Manyoftheserelyonjust-in-timedelivery.

Partnership with the WITTMANN Group

InDenmark,theWITTMANNGroupisrepresentedbyWibaTechApSinFredensborg.Lately,HNhaspurchasedalargenumberofTEMPROplusD180moldtemperaturecontrollersfromWibaTech.Thesetemperaturecontrollersenablemoldtemperaturesofupto180°C,usingwaterasheatingmedium.WemetAllanHansen,theHNGroup’sSalesandMarketingManager,andthePurchasingManager,KimSørensen.WeaskedthemabouttheirWITTMANNTEMPROdevices,andwhytheyusenowwatertemperaturecontrollersinsteadofunitsusingoilasthetemperingme-dium–apparentlyamajorchangethathadbeenmade.

Why is high temperature necessary?Allan Hansen:ProcessingadvancedrawmaterialslikeUltrason,Fortron,

andPeak,youneedmoldtemperaturesabovethewaterboilingpoint.Formerly,thiswaspossibleonlybyusing

The HN Group A/S company is one of the leading sub-contractormanufacturers in the field of plastics in Denmark. It is based inBillund which somehow is known as the Danish plastics industry’s

“Silicon Valley”, also being home to the Lego Group headquarters.For some time now, the company has used WITTMANN equipment,including TEMPRO plus D temperature controllers.Kasper Hagemann

HN Group benefits from water as a high-temperature medium

One of HN Group’s new TEMPRO plus D180 high temper-ature water con-trollers (right, in the background), connected to a WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding machine. This pro-duction cell also comprises a WITT-MANN CNC robot on the machine and a WITTMANN material dryer (in the foreground).


Temperature Control

Insert-molded part, produced at the HN Group’s plant in Billund, Denmark.

thermo-oilasheatingmedium.Usinghotoilhassomeob-viousdisadvantages–usinghotpressurizedwaterinsteadismuchbetter.Justtakethefactthatthespecificheatingcapacityofwaterismorethantwicetheheatingcapacityofoil.Reachingtheappropriatetemperature,andchangingit,canhappenmuchquickerandwithmoreaccuracywhenus-ingTEMPROplusD180watertemperaturecontrollers.

Which challenges do you see, using hot water under pressure?

Kim Sørensen:Therearetwoofthem.Let’stalkaboutthesafetyfirst.

Ourstaffiswell-trained,andtheyknowhowtodealwithpressurizedwater.Inregardtothis,wehaveneverhadanyproblems.Thesecondpointisrathercomplex,butissolved

bythecyclicmediumexchangefunctionofWITTMANNTEMPROtemperaturecontrollers.Highertemperaturesandincreasingpressureleadtowaterextractivesthattendtodamagethetechnicalcomponents.Cyclicmediumexchangecountersthiseffect.Asuccessivewaterexchangetakesplace

thatisexecutedeverytenminutesforashorttermofhalfasecondonly.Amagnetvalveopensandaddsasmallamountoffreshwater,andthesameamountofwaterisdischargedviathecoolingwateroutletsimultaneously.Thus,inthecourseoftenhours,thewaterischangedcompletely,with-outdisturbingtheprocess.

How does HN Group see WITTMANN BATTENFELD as a supplier?

Allan Hansen:Thereasonforourlong-termmutualcustomer/supplier

relationshipwithWITTMANNBATTENFELDisfromourpointofviewsimplybasedonpositiveexperience.WeseeWITTMANNBATTENFELDasadecentandtrust-worthypartnerandsupplierofqualityproducts.

Kim Sørensen:Weknowthat

WITTMANNBATTEN-FELDsupportsusprofessionallyinregardtosalescoun-seling,sparepartssupply,orpreventiveandadhocservicerespectively.WITT-MANNBATTEN-FELDunderstandsthatweareinneedofquickresponseatanytime.

Forthefuture,HNGroupconsiderstheWITTMANNBATTENFELDSmartPowerinjectionmoldingmachine.

Thismachinecompletelycoverstheirneeds.DuetoitsservodriveanduniqueKERStech-

nology,itoffersalotofadditionaladvantages:innovativedesign,durability,minimalneedformaintenance,andlowenergyconsumption.

Abovethat,everyWITTMANNBATTENFELDmachinecomeswiththeadvanced,user-friendlyandhighlyintegra-tiveUNILOGB8machinecontrol.

AllanHansenandKimSørensenalsomentiontheWITTMANNBATTENFELD“one-stopshop”concept,providingeverythinganinjectionmolderneedsfromonlyonesource.

Finally,theyrefertothemachines’controlasamajoradvantage,beingabletocontroltheinjectionmoldingma-chineaswellasalltheperipheraldevices,usingonlytheUNILOGB8machinecontrol.Itisevenpossibletosuperviseacompleteproductioncellusingasmartphone,oratablet,fromanywhereinthecompanypremises.

TheseadvantageswhentakentogethermaytipthescalesfortheWITTMANNBATTENFELDSmartPowertechnol-ogyinthefuture.•

Purchase Manager Kim Sørensen in the HN Group’s injection molding department.

KasperHagemannis Engineer at Wiba Tech ApS in Fredensborg, Denmark.


News

Celebrating WITTMANN BATTENFELDSlovakia’s first anniversary

Manyimpor-tantcus-

tomersattendedthebirthdayparty:ReutterSK,MagnaSlovteca,VeeserPlastic,ESOX,J.P.PLAST,Sartech,CEIT,UlstrupPlast,andJMPPlast–justtonameafew.

Afterhav-ingwelcomedtheguests,JurajMajerskýintro-ducedtheWITT-MANNGroupproductrangeandhighlightedthemostimpor-tantoccurrencesthathadhappenedinthecourseoftheSlovakiansubsidiary’sfirstyearofexistence.WITTMANNBATTEN-FELDSlovakiahattakenoverthelocalmarketmanagementfromWITT-MANNBATTENFELDCZsuccess-fullyandthenewteamwereacceptedimmediately.

Intensified activities

ThenewSlovakianbranchhasreneweditsactivitiesinthefieldsofproductsales,sparepartsdelivery,andservice.

Forexample–andwithaviewtothegrowingSlovakianmarket–thestockholdingvolumeofsparepartshasincreasedconsiderably.

Thiswasespeciallyappreciated,becausethemeasurehascausedanadditionalsavingoftimeforthecom-pany’scustomers.SlovakiancustomerswillonceagainbenefitfromWITT-MANNBATTENFELD’sfutureeffortstofurtherstrengthentheseactivities.WITTMANNBATTENFELDSlovakia

isalsowellonthewaytosetanewlo-calbenchmarkinregardtoqualityandinnovation.

Theframeworkprogramofthisparticularbirthdaypartyalsoincludedlightentertainment:actorsdressedinhistoricalcostumes,stagedswordfights,andtheperformanceofmedi-

evaldances.Aftertheshow,everybodywasinvitedtovisitTrenčíncastle.WITTMANNBATTENFELDSlovakiareceivedverypositivereactionsfromalloftheirguestsforthecelebration–andfortheirrenewedmarketingactivities.Excitingyearslieaheadforthenewenterprise.•

On June 8, 2017 the celebration of the first anniversary of theSlovakian WITTMANN BATTENFELD subsidiary took place in thebastion of Trencín castle. More than 70 participants were wel- comed by Michal Slaba and Juraj Majersky, the WITTMANN GroupManaging Directors in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Trencín castle was chosen as the venue for the birthday party, cel-ebrating the first successful year of WITTMANN BATTENFELD SK spol. s r.o., the Slovakian branch of the WITTMANN Group.

From left to right: Michal Slaba, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD CZ spol. S.r.o. (Czech Republic), and Juraj Majersky, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD SK spol. s r.o. (Slova-kia), welcoming customers and guests.


ing,integratedWITTMANNrobots.Therehavebeen15newWITT-MANNBATTENFELDmachinespurchasedbyMANN+HUMMELsince2010,aswellasmanyWITT-

MANNrobots(rangingfromW711uptoW843models),asthepartner-shipbetweenthetwocompaniescontinuestogrow.

WhatdifferentiatesWITTMANNBATTENFELDfromothersuppliersinparticularisitscustomersupport.BradRoberts,MANN+HUMMELUSA,INC.’sPurchasingManager,said:“WITTMANNBATTENFELD’scustomerfocusisoneofthekeyat-

tributesthattrulysetsthemapartfromtheircompetitors.WeverymuchvalueandappreciatetherelationshipwehavewithWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDandwearelookingforwardto

apositivefutureofcontinuedgrowthtogether.”

“Weseethisawardasoneofthehigherhonorsweasacompanycanachieve”,saidDavidPreusse,PresidentofWITTMANNBATTENFELD,INC.“Whenwehaveourcustomersmakingnoteofandhonoringoursuccessandthedifferencethatoureffortmakes,itreallymakesusproudoftheworkwe’vedone.”•

News

Flex Preferred Supplier Award 2017

OnMay31,2017,Flexhon-oredtherecipientsofits

2017PreferredSupplierAwardsatthisyear’sGlobalSupplierSummit,hostedattheFlexCustomerInnovationCenterinMilpitas,California,intheheartoftheSiliconValley.

TheWITTMANNGroupwasoneofthisyear’srecipients.160guestsattendedtheawardceremony,wheretheawardwashandedovertoDomenikNikollaj,InternationalKeyAc-countManageroftheWITTMANNGroup.

TheFlexPreferredSupplierAwardsrecognizeoutstandingperformance,strategicvalue-add,excellentservice,

innovationandcollaboration.Suppli-ersselectedfortheawardswerenomi-natedbyFlexprocurementandsupplychainprofessionalsandemployeesinvariousbusinessgroups.

“Flexrecognizesandap-plaudsthecontributionsofourpreferredsuppliersfortheirunwaveringdedicationandcommitmenttoprovidingop-erationalexcellence,”saidTomLinton,ChiefProcurementandSupplyChainOfficeratFlex.“Wearepleasedtohonorthesegreatcompanieswithour2017PreferredSupplierAward.”

Withapproximately200,000professionalsacross30coun-tries,Flexprovidesinnovative

design,engineering,manufacturing,real-timesupplychaininsightandlogisticsservicestocompaniesofallsizesinvariousindustriesandend-markets.•

Supplier Excellence Award for 2016

TheUSAbranchoftheWITT-MANNGroup,WITTMANN

BATTENFELD,INC.inTorrington,CT,haswonMANN+HUMMELUSA,INC.’sNAFTA2016SupplierExcel-lenceAwardfor‘CustomerServiceandReliability’.

Theawardhonorsthesupplierwhohasbeenmostexemplaryintheirper-formance,support,anddedicationtoMANN+HUMMEL.WITT-MANNBATTENFELDwasnotedinparticu-larforitsstellarresponsetime,itstransparency,itsconvictiontowardsresolvinganyissues,andthegeneralqualityofitsinjectionmoldingma-chinesandrobots.WITTMANNBATTENFELDwasalsoawinneroftheMANN+HUMMEL‘SupplieroftheYear’awardin2013and2014.

MANN+HUMMEL,astrongWITT-MANNBATTENFELDcustomerworldwide,hasbeenusingBATTEN-FELDinjectionmoldingmachinesinNorthAmericasince1998/99formoldingautomotiveintakemanifoldsandnumerousotherparts.Overtheyears,moreWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDmachineshavebeenputtoworkatMANN+HUMMELincludingHM500,HM650,MacroPower800,MacroPower1000,andMacroPower1300machines,allwithaccompany-

Left to right: Benjamin Piercy, MANN+HUMMEL; Tom Betts, WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD; Markus Klaus, WITTMANN BATTENFELD; Brad Roberts, MANN+HUMMEL; and Kurk Wilks, MANN+HUMMEL.

Domenik Nikollaj, WITTMANN International Key Account Manager (links) und Tom Linton, Flex Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer.

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WITTMANNBATTENFELD INC.1 Technology Park DriveTorrington, CT 06790, USAtel.: +1 860 496 [email protected]

WITTMANN ROBOT(KUNSHAN) CO. LTD.No. 1 Wittmann Rd.DianShanHu TownKunshan City, Jiangsu Province215245 CHINAtel.: +86 512 5748 [email protected]

WITTMANNKUNSTSTOFFGERÄTE GMBHLichtblaustrasse 101220 Vienna, AUSTRIAtel.: +43 1 250 [email protected]

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