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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 3

Raw Materials Bottlenecks Are the Mother of Invention

Editorial

It’s a bit like the railways: everyone wants to travel by train, but no-one wants to invest in the infrastructure. And so it is with the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 4

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 6 - 9

Layer-by-Layer from Granulate to Part

High-Speed Additive Manufacturing of Fiber-Reinforced Structural Parts

A new joint venture is getting a hybrid manufacturing cell ready for market. A screw-based plasticizing unit is mounted on a 6-axis robot....   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 10 - 12

Breeding Ground for Additive Manufacturing

Medical Device Developments at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus

As part of a collaborative initiative, the Brightlands Chemelot Campus focuses on the development and implementation of advanced additive...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 13 - 14

Design in the Fast Lane

Audi Shortens Release Cycles with Full-Color Multi-Material 3D Printing

Audi expects significant reduction in prototyping lead times for tail light covers by using a full color 3D printer. Compared to...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 15 - 21

Droplets to the Beat of Milliseconds

Arburg Plastic Freeforming: Current Investigations on Part Optimization

Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) is based on qualified original materials in the form of plastic granulates as used in injection molding....   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 22 - 25

Hot Runner Balancing Enters Production

Proven Method for Automatic Balancing of Multi-Cavity Hot Runner Molds with Standard Connection to Industry 4.0-Systems

Competitive advantages and growing cost pressures are behind the relentless drive to keep raising production line output. The key elements...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 26 - 27

Modular Safety

Newly Developed Modular Safety Guarding for Flexible Installation

The injection molding machine manufacturer Engel is improving employee safety in plastics processing with its newly developed safety...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 28 - 32

"With System Integration, Fewer Errors Occur"

Christian Götze (GKTool) and Moreno Carvani (HRSflow) about Cost-Efficient Production through Integrated Mold Technology

Flexibilization of production, lightweight design, functional surfaces, increasing product customization, consistently low reject rates...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 33 - 35

Process Safe and Cleanroom Suitable

Männer Lands with the Needle-Operated E-Plate Unit in the Medical Project Business

Due to its ability to produce high-precision plastic components, electrically driven pin actuation is increasingly being used in medical,...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 37 - 41

Declaring War on Quench Marks

The Correct Plug Geometry Makes the Wall Thickness More Homogenous

In addition to the choice of forming process parameters, the design of the pre-stretching plug in particular affects the wall thickness...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 42 - 45

Strong Cohesion

New Filler Linking Enhances the Properties of PTFE Compounds

Although fluor-homopolymers already have high performance properties, they are difficult to modify selectively. This is due to the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 46 - 49

Digital Preview of Bio-Based Parts

Injection Molding Simulation Puts Bioplastics on the Road to Industrial Mass Production

It is difficult to use bioplastics in engineering parts due to a lack of processing data. However, these data are very important for making...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/11, PAGE 50

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