Newsletter_07-2024_EN

tion coefficient of < 1% in the range of 10 to 1000 μl. The contactless
scales integrated into the transport system allow the filling volume to
be checked precisely at all times during the process.
„With the SupraMotion modules and our products for laboratory
automation, we are able to design innovative complete solutions
for customers in the life science sector – precise, reliable and largely
contamination-free thanks to contactless handling. Only Festo offers
these solutions!“ says Marcus Kroll, Head of LifeTech Business
Development at Festo. Upon request, interested potential users will
receive a customized application according to their needs.
About superconductor-based magnetic levitation
Superconductors are materials with unique magnetic features. The
superconductor used in SupraMotion applications can anchor the
magnetic field of a permanent magnet to its bulk, creating a strong
but invisible coupling keeping the magnet and superconductor at a
fixed distance from each other – even through walls, in liquids or in a
vacuum. Levitation gaps of 10 mm and more are possible. As long as
it remains below its transition temperature, the magnetic memory of
the superconductor stores the fingerprint of the magnet and thus its
position, even if the two are separated.
The technology is characterized by a low energy requirement
independent of the levitation height and payload – the power requirement
with the current coolers is between 15 and 80 watts, depending
on the application. The levitation effect is maintained for
up to 15 minutes in case of a power failure, does not require separate
control technology and does not heat up surfaces or levitation
modules.
Festo SE & Co. KG
D 73734 Esslingen
BOY Machines celebrated a successful
fiftieth anniversary at the NPE in Orlando
The German machine manufacturer BOY can look back on a successful
and well-attended plastics trade fair, the NPE in Orlando.
With a total of six exhibits the specialist for injection moulding
machines, based in Neustadt-Fernthal, Germany, impressed a large
number of trade fair visitors with interesting applications at the
booth of its American sister company BOY Machines, Inc.
BOY Machines, Exton PA (BMI) has been a solid factor in the
North American plastics industry since 1974.
A representative selection of the BOY machine range was demonstrated
to the trade visitors at the exhibition booth right at the
main entrance to Hall West: from the new BOY XS E and the compact
BOY 35 E VV injection moulding machine with integrated automation
cell to the BOY 125 E with an efficient servo drive and 1250
kN clamping force. The performance and strengths of the various
machines, the good automation options as well as the machine efficiency
were perfectly presented on the very functional, bright and
openly designed exhibition booth.
Mrs. Helga Schiffer, Chairwoman of BMI‘s Board of Directors,
was particularly impressed by the success of the NPE trade fair appearance.
‘We have participated in all NPE trade fairs from the very
beginning,’ commented Helga Schiffer, ‘but this time the number of
visitors clearly exceeded anything we have seen before and the discussions
were of a high quality. The need for personal contacts and
information after the long period of six years since the last NPE was
clearly noticeable.’
A good example of the efficiency of the BOY injection moulding
machines was the introduction of a production cell developed on
the basis of the LR 5, which demonstrated the versatility of the BOY
LR 5. In collaboration with a BOY 35 E VV insert moulding machine,
an additional input terminal, the LR 5 handling device and another
assembly automation, metal inserts were over-moulded into T-shaped
handles, removed by the LR 5 and delivered to an assembly automation
system.
Here, four bits individually selected by the visitor were inserted
into the plastic handle. The assembled set was then placed on a
conveyor belt by the LR 5 and the visitor received a self-configured
tool set.
The compact BOY 35 E VV with sliding table attracted special
interest by the visitors. BOY exhibited this machine for the first time
in the USA.
A particular ‘NPE eye-catcher’ was the BOY 60 E hybrid equipped
with electromechanical injection and plasticising as well as an
electromechanical ejector. Our injection moulding machine is completed
with our proven servo-hydraulic two-platen clamping unit. It
has turned out that this is often a much better option than the current
purely electromechanical machines. The clamping unit of the
BOY 60 E is cleaner in particular and therefore more suitable for
clean room applications, it has lower energy consumption and the
smallest footprint in its industry.
Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG
D 53577 Neustadt-Fernthal
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