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Wittmann Battenfeld USA Open House 2014- Connecting Technologies This is a video following Wittmann Battenfeld's Open House & Innovations Workshop, which was June 5th & 6th, 2014 at their US headquarters in Torrington, CT.
As Seen In Plastics Technology
Process Heating/Cooling: Directly Cooled Pressurized Temperature Control Unit
New single- and dual-circuit directly cooled models were added to a recently launched pressurized temperature control unit (TCU) line.
Process Heating/Cooling: Compact Digital Water Distributor Mounts Close to the Mold
Reduced distance from the tool for Wittmann Battenfeld’s new WFC 120 digital water distributor means reduced pressure loss for the heating/cooling system.
Automation: New A-C Servo Axis Reduces Weight, Boosts Robot’s Payload
A newly developed direct drive from Wittmann Battenfeld and a re-design of the supporting structure has lightened the unit by 40% over its predecessor.
Automation: Robot Series Extended to Support Larger Machines
Wittmann Battenfeld latest Primus robot—48/48T—can support injection molding machines with up to 1200 tons of clamping force.
MES Platform Adds Energy Monitoring Module
Wittmann Battenfeld’s TEMI+ manufacturing execution system (MES) software has added the IMAGOxt software module to track energy consumption and more on a plant floor.
Drying: Compressed-Air Dryers
Billed as Flexible
Mount directly on machine feed.
A Window of Opportunity Opens to One Million Parts a Day
Injection molder and moldmaker Lawrence Industries was founded on the promise of plastics as a replacement for metal in window hardware—a market it now dominates.
Automation: Digital Twin Allows Slow-Motion “Replays” of Robot Movements
Wittmann Battenfeld say all data are recorded in the R9 control’s video assistance system within 4 msec and can be traced back into the past for up to 100 seconds, letting molders replay incidents.
Process Heating/Cooling: Pressurized Temperature Controller Adds Direct Cooling Model
Wittmann Battenfeld says the Tempro plus D120 temperature control unit (TCU) complements the Tempro plus D100 unit, providing a pressurized TCU of similar size with direct cooling.
Automation: Robot Line Redesigned
Wittmann Battenfeld says new WX153 is fully updated version of the W8 pro series launched in 2013.
Low-Pressure Injection Process Facilitates ‘Green Molding’
Besides speed and quality advantages, the low-pressure iMFLUX process is said to enhance sustainability—easing use of recycled and biobased materials, saving energy, reducing scrap, and adding lightweighting potential. See what molders say about these “green” benefits.
Fakuma Show Goes On (Digitally) for Wittmann Battenfeld
Self-contained inline scrap integration; medical, LSR, and packaging Cells; an MES Upgrade and more to be introduced virtually.
Fakuma Exhibitors Drop Out as Covid-19 Impacts 2020 Plans
Engel joins KraussMaffei, Wittmann Battenfeld and Sepro Group as major injection molding centered exhibitors who have announced they will be skipping the injection-oriented event or curtailing their presence.
Building a Better Buffer: Conveyor Tech at the Core of Lights-Out Molding Cell
An automatic climbing wall inspired the conveying technology at the heart of a lights-out two-machine molding cell churning out fully inspected and assembled automotive oil-filter drains.
Industry 4.0: Wittmann Battenfeld Makes OPC UA Compatibility Standard
Citing the impact of the coronavirus on the need to digitize manufacturing, Wittmann Battenfeld announced that effective April 1, newly ordered peripheral equipment complies with OPC UA communication protocols free of charge.
Ohio Molder Joins Statewide Consortium to Combat Covid-19
Pragmatic Manufacturing put its new Wittmann Battenfeld molding cells to work as part of an effort to produce and deliver more than 1 million face shields for front-line health care workers in Ohio in just five weeks.
Wittmann Battenfeld Customers Push Machines into Coronavirus Duty
Wittmann Battenfeld injection molding machines in Italy and Austria are churning out valves for respiratory masks and face shield frames and straps, respectively.
Wittmann Battenfeld USA Cancels Open House and Technical Symposium
Citing Covid-19, the supplier of injection molding machines, automation and auxiliary equipment has canceled the event planned for September 24-25 at its U.S. headquarters in Torrington, Conn.
New Product ID Technologies For Industry, Retail & Recycling
Confirming material composition and manufacturing source, anti-counterfeiting, waste sorting, and retail check-out scanning may all get a boost from new ID technologies.
Wittmann Battenfeld to Remain Operational During Covid-19 Crisis
Initially facing a forced shutdown, Wittmann Battenfeld—and many of the plastics manufacturers it supplies—were deemed essential and allowed to remain open.
Small, Family-Run Vermont Molder Pioneers in ‘Lights-Out’ & Industry 4.0
Going back 37 years, T&M Enterprises dared to push available technology far beyond the risk tolerance of much larger firms.