Equipment in the plastics technology centre
With its state-of-the-art injection moulding machinery and extruders, the plastics technology centre is the place where new materials are being developed, and compounding and injection moulding of bio-based as well as conventional plastics and composites goes on. Besides application-oriented materials development, research is also focusing on the processing behaviour of these new materials and the relationships between material composition and processing behaviour.
Injection moulding machine KraussMaffei 50 - 180 AX
Research and development
Technical details:
- Drive type: fully electric
- Closing force: 50 t
- Plasticising unit: SP 180, max. dosage volume: 59 cm3
- Tool integration height: 150 to 470 mm
- Sensors and in-line process monitoring: thermal imaging, fully automatic recording of process data, energy consumption, internal pressure and tool temperature
Tools and applications:
- Flexible test piece production, multifunctional "CAMPUS" tool: tensile bars, bending samples, shrink plates, surface structures, stair steps and flow spiral
- Production of small injection-moulded parts
Injection moulding machine KraussMaffei 160 - 750 EX
Industry
Technical details:
- Drive type: fully electric
- Closing force: 160 t
- Plasticising unit: SP 750, max. dosage volume: 393 cm³
- Tool integration height: 300 to 500 mm
- Sensors and in-line process monitoring: thermal imaging, fully automatic recording of process data, energy consumption, internal pressure and tool temperature
- Interface: process control by Priamus software
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Tools and applications:
- Multifunctional plate tool with inserts for the production and testing of various component geometries such as ribs, various surface structures, variable wall thicknesses and flow distances, weld lines, etc.
- Production of medium-scaled injection-moulded parts
- Process optimisation
- Industry 4.0
2-component injection moulding machine: Arburg ALLROUNDER 720 S 3200 - 800/170
Lightweight construction and (bio) hybrid materials
Technical data for the Arburg 2-component injection moulding machine:
- Drive type: fully hydraulic
- Closing force: 320 t
- Plasticising unit: two modular plasticising units SP 800/170
- Max. dosage volumes: 392 and 115 cm³
- Tool integration height: 300 to 600 mm
- Sensors and in-line process monitoring: thermal imaging, fully automatic recording of process data, energy consumption, internal pressure and tool temperature
- Variothermal bi-circuit temperature controller
Technical details of the Kuka KR30 robot:
- Type: six-axis articulated arm robot
- Load capacity: 30 kg
- Additional load: 35 kg
- Working range maximum reach: 2033 mm
- Repeat accuracy: < ± 0.06 mm
- Weight: 665 kg
- Mounting positions: floor, ceiling
- Control system: KR C4
- Removal of components
- Insertion of organic sheets
Tools and applications:
- (Bio) hybrid materials and special test specimens
- Combination of two plastics in one component
- Combination of textile semi-finished products and plastics, e.g. processing of organic sheets
- Lightweight construction for automotive or aviation sector
- Industry 4.0
Extruder Coperion ZSK18 ML
Research and recycling
Technical details:
- Type: co-rotating twin-screw extruder
- Throughput range: 1-40 kg/h
- Drive power: 10 kW
- Torque: 2 x 38 Nm
- Screw diameter: 18 mm
- Length: 48 D
- Thread depth: 3.2 mm
- Max. screw speed: 1200 min-1
- Modular screw and process set-up
- Dosage: gravimetric solids dosage
- Granulation system: strand granulation
Applications:
- Resource efficiency, recycling and incorporation of residues
- Material and process development (small throughputs and material quantities)
Extruder KraussMaffei Berstorff ZE34 Basic
Research and formulation development
Technical details:
- Type: co-rotating twin-screw extruder
- Throughput range: 50-230 kg/h
- Drive power: 54 kW
- Torque: 2 x 215 Nm
- Screw diameter: 34 mm
- Length: 46 D
- Thread depth: 6.1 mm
- Max. screw speed: 1200 min-1
- Modular screw and process set-up
- Dosage: eight gravimetric solids dosages and one liquid dosage
- Granulation system: strand and underwater granulation
Applications:
- Additivation of (bio) plastics (dyestuffs, processing aids, stabilisers)
- Incorporation of reinforcing components (e.g., natural or glass fibres), fillers (e.g. talc, organic residues) or recycling products (e.g., pyrolysis charcoal, powdery ground material)
- Specific materials development and blend production
- Material production for various industrial products, e.g.:
- Computer mouse, Nager IT e. V.
- Toothbrush, SWAK Experience UG
- Door panel, Volkswagen AG
- Ballpoint pen Slider Xite, Schneider Schreibgeräte GmbH
Extruder KraussMaffei Berstorff ZE42 Basic
Upscaling and process optimisation
Technical details:
- Type: co-rotating twin-screw extruder
- Throughput range: 100-440 kg/h
- Drive power: 107 kW
- Torque: 2 x 425 Nm
- Screw diameter: 42 mm
- Length: 46 D
- Thread depth: 7.6 mm
- Max. screw speed: 1200 min-1
- Modular screw and process set-up
- Dosage: eight gravimetric solids dosages and one liquid dosage
- Granulation system: strand and underwater granulation
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Applications:
- Process optimisation for the compounding of bioplastics, (bio) composites and highly filled compounds
- Recycling
- Process upscaling
Various granulation systems
- Gala underwater pelletising system model EFLEX with melt pump (pressure controlled underwater granulation of various melt compositions and extrusion of (high) filled thermoplastic composites)
- Various strand granulators
Extrusion blow-moulder
Research and development
Technical details:
- Product volume: approx. 10-40 ml
- Total power: approx. 1.8 kW
- Pure extruder output: 1.1 kW
- Three-zone single-screw
- Screw diameter: 16 mm
- Closing force: 2800 N at 6 bar
- Closing time: 0.35 s
- Mass flow: approx. 2.5 kg/h
- Stroke: 50 mm
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Applications:
- Testing the processability of plastics into blow-moulded hollow bodies
- Production of blow-moulded hollow bodies in small batches (bellows tube, bottles up to 40 ml volume)