Newsletter_12-2022_EN

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A hybrid Allrounder 630 H in clean-room design communicates with the mould, hot runner controller, material dryer
and automation via the Gestica control system and OPC UA. (Photo: Arburg)
Digitally networked production cell
communicates with mould and periphery
An especially „smart“ exhibit and an example for the future of digital production cells is the turnkey system based on a hybrid Allrounder
630 H: the injection moulding machine communicates via the Gestica control system and OPC UA with mould, hot runner controller, material
dryer and automation. The „Moldlife Sense“ computer system is integrated into the 32-cavity mould provided by Arburg’s partner
Hack, and enables monitoring across the complete life cycle.
In this example, the practical advantages of
digitalisation and automation in plastic processing
are especially evident in the production
of blood vials for medical technology.
New interface: machine communicates
with mould
The „Moldlife Sense“ computer system enables
the complete mould life cycle to be monitored.
(Photo: Arburg)
The „Moldlife Sense“ computer system enables
the complete life cycle to be monitored.
Arburg has implemented the new solution
for communication between mould
and machine together with the cooperation
and development partner Hack. A hybrid
„Packaging“ Allrounder 630 H in clean-room
design produces, with the 32-cavity mould
of Hack, transparent blood vials made of
shatterproof PET. The location of changes
occurring at the mould can be precisely
assigned with the help of a sensor system.
Two cameras take images or videos, e.g. of
mould separation and parts ejection. There
are also four displacement as well as four
knock sensors for the tie-bar guidance. In
this way, process changes can be detected
at an early stage and damage to the mould
reliably avoided. The data is passed directly
to the machine control system via an OPC
UA interface.
Gestica features for quick and
secure working
In addition to the mould, the central Gestica
control system, hot runner controller (Mold
Masters), a special PET material dryer (Eisbär)
and the automation (Waldorf ) are connected
to the central Gestica control system via
OPC-UA. In this way, the temperatures of hot
runner and dryer can be monitored, and the
automation started and stopped directly via
the Gestica. The hot runner controllers also
communicate via the Euromap (EM) 82.2,
and the automation via the new interface EM
79. Further features such as the „aXw Control
PressurePilot“ controller function and the
„aXw Control MeltAssist“ provide additional
process reliability and enable comfortable
and quick working.
In-line quality assurance
32 blood vials are produced in a cycle time
of around 7.5 seconds, and removed via a side-entry
robot made by Waldorf. The encapsulated
automation is equipped with four
cameras, which check that the components
are straight. A QA request can also be called
up at the push of a button.
ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
D 72290 Loßburg