At Fakuma 2024, Arburg (Hall A3, Stand 3101) will be exhibiting an Allrounder 520 A "Ultimate", which will be producing high-quality PP closures for personal care products. A highlight of the trade fair application will be servo-electric capping directly in the mould with the aid of integrated axes from Arburg's sister company AMKmotion. Smart functions and assistants from the Gestica control system ensure optimised injection moulding processes, intelligent mould position monitoring, a reduced energy requirement, and flawless part quality.
Electric Allrounders from the high-performance Alldrive series are ideal for applications in the packaging and personal care industries thanks to their precision, energy efficiency and sustainability. Servo motors from Arburg's sister company AMKmotion additionally enable high-precision mould movements.
Electric machine with pilot mould
The exhibit, an Allrounder 520 A "Ultimate" with a clamping force of 1,500 kN, will be processing PP from Borealis. Lightweight flip-top closures for tubes with a moulded part weight of five grams are produced in a cycle time of around nine seconds. The flip tops are automatically closed directly in the mould using in-mould closing (IMC). The part design requires special geometries with two precisely defined pressure positions. Two servo motors from Arburg's sister company AMKmotion, which are controlled at different times, play a central role in the reproducible capping process. The innovative 2-cavity pilot mould comes from VTW, Austria. The mould is fully integrated into the Gestica control system, making it much easier for the operator to start up the machine and monitor the process sequences.
