K 2016 and Industry 4.0
Iranpolymer- According to Baspar, For the latest film in the series on Industry 4.0 at K 2016, Plas.TV visited the KraussMaffei Group in Munich.
For the manufacturer of injection moulding plants, and reaction process and extrusion technology systems, the benefits of Industry 4.0 for the plastics processor are clear-cut. With its KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal brands, the KraussMaffei Group offers networking solutions under the name Plastics 4.0. Among other things, these solutions help to cut production costs and ensure a high level of quality in the production process.
According to Peter Roos, President of the KraussMaffei Group’s Extrusion Technology Segment, Plastics 4.0 plays a part in three areas of manufacturing: “First we have the machine itself (“Intelligent Machine”); in the injection moulding process, for example, the intelligent machine makes use of the APC plus application, which we have developed ourselves, to optimise itself by finding the best operating points in routine operation. “Integrated Production” networks the machine with the other parts of the plant and the “Interactive Services” application ensures that the production process is trouble-free and low-maintenance.”
The extrusion technology sector provides an impressive example of how Plastics 4.0 is changing manufacturing. Whereas a machine operator once needed two hours to change machine parameters, thanks to QuickSwitch technology this can now be done in seconds, fully automatically at the touch of a button. The injection moulding process is also becoming increasingly intelligent. Here too, continuous automatic process parameter adjustment with the APC plus machine function, for example, helps to save time and keep the quality of the finished products at a consistently high level.
See more in the film in our series on Industry 4.0 at K 2016: Link to the film
Best practice for Industry 4.0 in plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing on “plastics40.tv”
32 member companies are already featured with practical examples of Industry 4.0 on our new website for K 2016. This provides a preview of the technologies they will be showing. Further details and more companies will be added until the start of the fair. The site will also include a technology overview on Industry 4.0 in plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing as well as the contributions from our Kountdown series.
