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Technics – Markets – Trends Volume 6 – 2/2012

Robot W818:A work of art

Quarterly magazine of WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH and WITTMANN BATTENFELD GmbH. Appears to meet the informa- tional demands of staff and customers. Editorial office: WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH, Lichtblaustrasse 10, 1220 Vienna;tel. +43-1 250 39-204, fax +43-1 250 39-439; [email protected]; http://www.wittmann-group.comIssue 3/2012 of “WITTMANN innovations” will appear at the beginning of the third quarter 2012.

WITTMANN innovations (Volume 6 – 2/2012)

Articles that appeared in WITTMANN innovations so far

Automation• Productionandqualitycontrolin

medicalengineering1/2007• Thehandlingoflargestructuralfoam

parts2/2007• ThenewR8robotcontrol3/2007• High-end:Theproductionofseat

adjustmentrods1/2008• Driveengineeringforrobots1/2008• Automatingtheproductionoftrans-

ponderpins2/2008• Automatedproductionofremote

controlkeys3/2008• AutomationatCarcloTechnical

Plastics,UK4/2008• TheflexibleautomationcellasABA-

PGT1/2009• Thecultivationofgrowthwith

WITTMANNrobots2/2009• Brudertoywheelproduction4/2009• ProductionofpalletsatGeorgUtzin

Poland1/2010• EcoModehelpsgettingenergyef-

ficientrobots2/2010• Automatedproductionofoillevel

sensors2/2010• Automatingrotationwelding3/2010• ThenewR8.2robotcontrol4/2010• Linearrobotsinthecleanroom

1/2011• Super-fastpartremoval2/2011• Automationofcupsandlids3/2011• Superiormulit-componentmolding

4/2011• Theautomationofinsertmolding

1/2012

Conveying/Drying• CentraldryingandconveyingatRob-

ertBOSCH1/2007• QualitycontroloftheWITTMANN

dryers1/2007• Dryingandconveyingsystemat

Kromberg&Schubert2/2007• Costefficientmaterialdrying2/2007• FEEDMAXconveyingunitsfitfor

thecleanroom3/2007• ThenewDRYMAXED80material

dryer3/2007• Focusonmaterialfeeding1/2008• TheWITTMANNnetworkcontrol

atArge20002/2008• Changingparameterswhenconvey-

ingdifferentmaterials2/2008• Optimizingamaterialconveying

system3/2008• DRYMAXdryerscompletewith

energyrating3/2008• Metchemcentralmaterialhandling

system4/2008• AuxiliariesatDelphiinChina1/2009• TheLISICOSMETICScentralsys-

tem2/2009• Perfectplanningofcentralsystems

avoidsdowntime3/2009• TestingtheWITTMANNenergy

claimsatFKT4/2009• ThenewFEEDMAXB1001/2010• Greinerissavingenergybyusing

WITTMANNdryers2/2010• TheA.C.S.conveyingsystem3/2010• TnenewFEEDMAXPrimusmaterial

conveyor4/2010• ThenewDRYMAXAton2/2011• TheBKFconveyingsystem2/2011• WDKunststofftechnikanditscentral

system4/2011• PETprocessorusesaWITTMANN

conveyingsystem1/2012

Granulation• Inlinerecyclingofsprues1/2007• GiantgranulatorMCP1002/2007• ThenewMASgranulator3/2007• Thechallengingrecyclingprocess

1/2008• TheMC70-80granulatoratCentrex

2/2008• GiboPlastenforcesrecycling2/2009• ThenewAFaugerfeedforMCcen-

tralgranulators4/2009• Grindingofferrite1/2010• Grindingcriticalmaterial3/2010• TMPCONVERT:Customizedsolu-

tions1/2011• InlinerecyclingwithMinor23/2011

Blending• ThenewWITTMANNblendersof

theGRAVIMAXseries2/2007• Thetruthaboutblendereconomics

3/2007• ThenewGRAVIMAX14Vblender

3/2009• Theartofblendingregrind3/2011

In-Mold Labeling• WITTMANNIMLstackmoldsys-

tems3/2007• TheWITTMANN2+2stackmold

1/2008• ATMd.o.o.inSerbiagrowswith

WITTMANNsystems3/2009• QuadrangularIMLdesignat

PLASTIPAKinCanada4/2010

News From The Subsidiaries• Australia2/2008• Austria2+3/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011• Benelux3/2008,2/2009• Brazil3/2007,1/2009• Bulgaria2/2009• Canada1/2007,1+2/2008,3/2009• China2/2010• CzechRepublic/Slovakia4/2009• Denmark1/2009• Finland4/2008+1/2012• France2/2007,3/2008• Germany1/2007• GreatBritain2/2009,2/2010• Hungary1/2008• India2/2008,3/2010• Israel1/2012• Italy4/2008, 1/2010, 4/2011• Mexico3/2007,3/2009, 1+2/2011• Slovenia/Croatia1/2010• SoutheastAsia2/2007• SouthKores3/2010• Spain3/2007• Sweden2/2009• Switzerland1/2008• Taiwan4/2009• Turkey3/2008, 2+4/2011• USA2/2008,3/2009, 1/2011

Temperature Control• Theadvantagesofpulsedcooling

1/2007• Comparingwatertooil2/2007• Thenewtemperaturecontrollersof

theTEMPROplusCseries3/2007• ThenewCOOLMAXcompactcool-

ingunits2/2008• Temperaturecontroller“guarding”

injectionmoldingmachines3/2008• TemperaturecontrollerswithDUO

cooling4/2008• Variothermaltempering1/2009• ThenewTEMPROplusC1802/2009• ThenewTEMPROdirectC120

[C250]3/2009• WFC:WITTMANNWaterFlow

Controlfunctionality4/2009• TEMPROplusC180watertempera-

turecontroller1/2010• WITTMANNTEMPRO:Theuni-

versalbenchmark2/2010• BFMOLDTMmoldcoolingsystem

3/2010• ThenewTEMPROplusDtempera-

turecontrollers4/2010• Online-thermography1/2011• Temperingandinjectionmoldingat

Fuchs&Sohn2/2011• TEMPROplusDintheautomotive

sector1/2012

Injection Molding• WITTMANNBATTENFELD:One

stopshoppingforinjectionmolding4/2008

• MetalinjectionmoldingatIndo-USMIM4/2008

• Costoptimization:EcoPowerbyBATTENFELD1/2009

• ITassistedservices1/2009• Waterinjectionforall-plasticparts

2/2009• KronaIndústriaandWITTMANN

BATTENFELD2/2009• Moldingmicro-partswiththeMicro-

system503/2009• Multi-componentprocessatwolf-

craft4/2009• Processdataacquisition:partnership

withWilleSystem4/2009• Thenewall-electricEcoPowerinjec-

tion molding machine 4/2009• ThomasDudleyandWITTMANN

BATTENFELD1/2010• IMLwithTMXpress1/2010• AIRMOULD®andAQUAMOULD®

Mobile1/2010• DesignMoldedPlasticsandtheir

moldingmachines2/2010• StadelmannreliesonWilleandWITT-

MANNBATTENFELD2/2010• ThenewMicroPowermoldingma-

chine3/2010• AQUAMOULD®andprojectile

injectiontechnology3/2010• Newbenchmarkinlargemachines:

MacroPower4/2010• STELLAreliesonWITTMANN

BATTENFELDmachines4/2010• TheServoDrivetechnology1/2011• The75thmachineforKrona1/2011• PackagingspecialistTMXpress

2/2011• WAVIN(CzechRep.)andWITT-

MANNBATTENFELD3/2011• SANITmoldingasuccess3/2011• WEPPLERFilterusingBATTEN-

FELDmachines4/2011• MacroPowerfortheproductionof

cableties1/2012

WITTMANN innovations – 2/2012 3

Editorial

DearReader,

Sincethemiddleoflastyear,wehavemaintainedaregularblogwrittenbyAdrianLunney,awell-knownjournalist,onourwebsitewww.wittmann-group.com.“LUNNEY’sblog”dealswithavarietyoftopicsintheplasticsindustry.Intheis-suedated16thMarch,AdrianLunneylookedatdevelopmentsinbionicsandthecorrespondingdevelopmentsintheplasticsprocessingindustry:Themanufactureofprostheticskin,plas-ticheartsandartificiallimbsmadeofcarbonfiber.

Atfirstglance,thehandlingofsuchproductsmaynotappeartofitintoourcompany’sclassicfieldsofactivity.Nevertheless,thereisaclearassociationwithourestablishedportfolio.Forinstance,ourMicroPowerinjectionmoldingsystemisfrequentlyemployedintheprocessingofveryex-pensive,absorbablesyntheticmaterialsintheareaofmedicalengineering.Atpricesrangingfrom2,000to5,000EURperkilogramforthesesophisticatedplastics,whichareusedforclips,bonescrewsandplates,everysinglegramofmaterialthatcanbesavedmatters.Insuchapplications,theadvantag-esofourMicroPowersystem’sunique,high-precisioninjec-tionmoldingtechnologyarebroughtconvincinglytobear.

InEurope,MicroPowertechnologywaslastpresentedtothepublicinmid-MarchattheMEDTECinStuttgart.ThecontinuedriseinlongevityindevelopedcountriesandrapidgeneraladvancesinmedicalengineeringareopeningupnewpossibilitiesfortheuseofMicroPowerinmedicaltechnologyalmostonaweeklybasis.Inthemeantime,thisyear’snextimportantplasticstradefair,theNPEinOrlando,hasalreadytakenplace.Onmorethan700m²ofexhibitionspace,ourU.S.subsidiaryWITTMANNBATTENFELDInc.presentedacomprehensivecross-sectionofourentireproductrange.InjectionmoldingmachinesofthePowerSerieswererepre-sentedinallsizesrangingfromMicroPowertoMacroPower,andourSeries8robotsdemonstratedtheirversatilityinabasketballpracticesessionwhichincludedskillfuldribblingandscoringwithMichaelJordan-likeprecision.Ascoreautomationcomponentsinfivecompleteworkcells,therobotssubsequentlydemonstratedthattheycanalsomeetthedemandsplacedonthemintheplasticsindustry.Manyotherspectacularandinnovativeproductswereintroducedtovisitorsinanentertainingandinformativeway.

Thisissueofinnovationswillagainwhiskyouofftoallpossiblecornersoftheworld.Wereportoncustomerap-plicationsinGermany,AustriaandRomania,andwevisitourbranchesinIndia,ColombiaandSwitzerland.Iwishyouenjoyablereading!

Sincerelyyours,MichaelWittmann

Michael Wittmann

ContentInjectionMolding

The CELLMOULD® Process

Looking for tenths of seconds

Romanian complete system

Tempering

Automation

Complete Documentation

Under the molding machineGranulation

„My EcoPower“ in Austria

PortraitWITTMANN and BATTENFELD in

Switzerland.(p. 14)

Helmut Eckardton manufactur-ing lightweight parts at Schröder.Page 4

Series

Entire Solutions Bogdan Nestor

reporting about the PLASTICOM investments.Page 6

Zdravko Gavranintroducing new TEMPRO develop-ments.Page 8

Walter Klauson the WEIDEN-HAMMER lid production.Page 10

Denis Metralon the space under the machine for granulators.Page 12

Part 4 of the series:Martin Varch, Philips, answer-ing our questions.Page 13

PortraitIndia

celebratingits birthday.

(p. 15)

Portrait… of WIBAColombia.

(p. 15)

WITTMANN innovations – 2/20124

InjectionMolding

• Weightreduction.• Eliminationofsinkmarks.• Lowin-moldedstresses.• Lowwarping.• Improvedrigidityatsameweight.• Lowinternalcavitypressures.• Improvedpolymerflowbymeans

ofthegas.• Tighttolerances.

About70%ofSCHRÖDER’sbusinessisintheauto-motivefield,wherethemostimportanttrendisweightreduction.Thiscanbeachievedinseveraldifferentwaysbyeitherreducingthewallthickness,reducingtheden-sityoftheparts,orbyincreasingthefunctionality.ForSCHRÖDER,structuralfoamwithdirectgassingistherightsolutiontomeetthehighestdemands.

SCHRÖDERKUNSTSTOFFTECHNIKinKierspe,Germany,isacustommoldingcompanythatisapartoftheprivatelyownedGermanEBGGroup.The

companyinKierspehasabout70employeesandruns33injectionmoldingmachinesrangingbetween15and420metrictons.SCHRÖDERalsohasamoldingcompanyintheCzechRepublicwithabout90employeesandwith16moldingmachines,bringingthetotalnumberofemployeesofallthegroupcompaniesthatconcentrateoncompressionandinjectionmoldingofthermosetsisabout250.

DagHagby,CEOoftheSCHRÖDERcompanies,pointsout:“OurspecialtyatSCHRÖDERinKierspeisthedesignofmoldsandtheproductionofcomplexandextremelycomplexinjectionmoldedproducts.”SCHRÖDERhasalreadybeenproducingstructuralfoammoldingswithgasinjectionforquitesometime.Thisprocessoffersseveralsignificantadvantages:

CELLMOULD® is the WITTMANN BATTENFELD process for structural foammolding with direct gassing. The process development was based on more than40 years of experience with structural foam molding using physical blowing agents. The nitrogen is injected into the cavity and thus forms foamed products with a fine and regular cell structure. All the equipment components aredeveloped and manufactured by WITTMANN BATTENFELD.Helmut Eckardt

SCHRÖDER goes with WITTMANN BATTEN-FELD CELLMOULD® for light weight parts

2-component CELL-MOULD® injection molding machine with 400 metric tons of clamping force.


InjectionMolding

Whencomparedtoseparateinjectionsandpost-moldingassembly,the2-componentpartcanbedesignedmuchlighterinweight.

MostofSCHRÖDER’sCELLMOULD®partsaremadefromPBTwith20%glassorPPwith20%mineralfiller.ManyotherPolymerssuchasPA,POM,PBT,OC,PC-ABSblends,TPEandothersareusedinproduction.

CELLMOULD® equipment

In2011SCHRÖDERpurchased5newinjectionmoldingmachines,allfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD.FourofthemareequippedwithCELLMOULD®,theprocessfordirectgassingdevelopedandbuiltbyWITTMANNBATTENFELD.

TheCELLMOULD®machineshaveclampingforcesof300and400metrictonsandareequippedwith25L/Dscrewandbarrelunits.WITTMANNBATTENFELDsup-pliesnotonlytheequipmentitself,butalsoanyserviceforthemachinesandtheprocess.

ThestrongestargumentforSCHRÖDER’sdecisiontoworkwithWITTMANNBATTENFELDwasthefactthattheyaretheonlysupplierforCELLMOULD®machineryandthespecialfoamingtechnology.

CELLMOULD®technologyprovidedsomeadditionaladvantagesforSCHRÖDER:

• Partquality:Thepartsareofaveryfineandregularcellstructure.Theprocessisabsolutelyreliable.

• Easyprogrammingandcontrol:AsalltheparametersettingsforCELL-MOULD®aredonebyusingtheUNI-LOGB6control,programmingandoptimizingareveryeasy.AllCELL-MOULD®parametersarestoredto-getherwiththemoldparameters.Qualitycontrolparametersarevisualizedonthesamescreen.

• Gascontrol:Thenitrogenisinjectedviaaspecialgasinjectionnozzle.Thegasinjectionprocesscontrolislocateddirectlyattheinjectionunit,sothereisnoneedforanyseparateunitstand-ingbesidethemachine.

• Lowcost:Gasfordirectinjectionnormallyissuppliedfromconventionalnitrogenbottles.Beforetheinjectionofthegascanbeexecuted,ithastobecompressed.

SCHRÖDERalsodecidedtopurchaseacombinednitrogenandpressuregeneratorunitfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD.Thisgeneratorisaspiratingenvironmentalairthatafterwardsiscleaned,thendried,thenseparatedintonitrogenandoxygenbymeansofamembranesystem,andfinallycompressedto330bar.AllfourCELLMOULD®machinesaresuppliedwithgasfromthisgenerator.ThesamesystemcanbeusedaswellforAIRMOULD®,theWITTMANNBATTENFELDgas-assistedinjectionmold-ingtechnology.•

Reduction of wall thickness

Theinjectionofthegasreducestheviscosityofthepoly-mer.Becauseoftheimprovedpolymerflow,evenverytightcavitieswithawallthicknessoflessthan2mmandlongflowpathscanbefilledatlowercavitypressures.

Reduction of density

Wheninjectinggas,apolymerholdingpressurenormallyisnotrequired.Thecavityisfilledbythepolymercomplete-lyoralmostcompletely.Shrinkageofthevolumeiscompen-satedbythephysicalblowingagent(gas,usedinsteadofachemicalblowingagent).

Densityreduc-tionmustbeseeninrelationtothemechanicalcharacteristicsoftheproducts.SCHRÖDERproductsareshowingden-sityreductionsofabout7–10%.

Increasing functionality

Componentswithrigidandsoftsectionsareproducedbymeansofthe2-componenttechnology.Partswithintegrat-edsealingsectionsareproducedinasingle-stepoperation.

Cell structure of a CELLMOULD® part.

2-component CELLMOULD® part with integrated TPE seal lip.

Dag Hagby, CEO of SCHRÖDER KUNSTSTOFF-TECHNIK, with a complex CELL-MOULD® part in front of BATTEN- FELD CELLMOULD® machine with 300 metric tons of clamping force.

Helmut Eckardtis Head of New Technologies at WITTMANN BATTENFELD in Meinerzhagen.


PLASTICOM IMPEX SRL, based in Titu, Romania, became the first customer of theRomanian WITTMANN BATTENFELD agency that was founded in 2009. PLASTICOMwas brought into life in 1993 by Constantin Neacsu, one of the most dedicatedbusinessmen in the Romanian plastics processing field. Having grown every year,PLASTICOM has become very successful and is increasingly relying on both auxiliariesfrom WITTMANN and WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding machines.Bogdan Nestor

In2009,PLASTICOMstartedits

collaborationwithWITTMANNBATTENFELDSRL,thethennewlyestablishedRomanianagencyoftheWITT-MANNGroup.PLASTICOMdecidedoutrighttoacquiretwoinjectionmoldingmachinesfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD,evenwithinadifficulteconomicenvironment,asthefinancialcrisisinRomaniahadjustbegun.

Allinjectionmolders’customersaredemand-ingthebestqualityatthesameprices,eventhoughthematerialcostshaverisen.ThePLASTI-COMexecutiveschangedtheirwayofthinkingandmanagedtoproducebetterqualitywiththesamemachineryresources,butatlowercost.PLASTICOMwasstillusing15non-BATTEN-FELDmachinesthatwere15to18yearsold.Eventhoughtheywerenottheirown,WITTMANNBATTENFELDtechnicianstookcareoftheoldmachinestokeepthemcontinuouslyrunning.ThisservicewasacrucialpartofPLASTICOM’sprogress.

Ingeneral,PLASTICOMprocessesABS,PEHD,PS,andtransparentPSintoaestheticallypleasingparts.Ifthetransparentpartsarenotmoldedperfectly,theyaresimplyscrap.AsPLASTICOMisnotusingregrindmaterial,thepercentageofscraphadtobeconsiderablyreducedinordertomeetthecustomer’srequirementsandtosuccessfullycompetewiththeotherinjectionmoldersonthemarket.

Central material handling system

In2010,thedecisionwasmadetoinstallacentraldryingandconveyingsystemthatwouldsupplythethen17injec-tionmoldingmachineswithplasticsmaterial.Again,anoverallprofessionalsolutionwasfoundintheWITTMANNproducts.

PLASTICOM get head start with thehelp of WITTMANN BATTENFELD

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View of the new PLASTICOM pro-duction floor:injection molding machines from WITTMANNBATTENFELD and WITTMANNrobots and mate-rial conveyors.

From left to right: Bogdan Nestor, Director of WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD Romania, PLASTICOM Pro-duction Manager Ovidiu Neacsu, PLASTICOM General Manager Constantin Neacsu.


Now,thenewcentralWITTMANNdryingandconvey-ingsystemprovidesthematerialforbothPLASTICOMproductionfloors,servingoldermachinesaswellasthenewlyacquiredmodels.ThesystemismadeupoftwoGM09pumpsandtwoXMBfiltersthatareinchargeoftwovacuumcircuits.Thepumpsareconnectedviaamanual3-way-valve,andifoneofthepumpsshouldshutdownbyreasonoffailure,thevacuumwillbekeptrunningatfullcapacitybytheotherpump.Furthermore,thesystemcontainsaDRYMAXEbat-terydryer,threeSILMAXmaterialhoppers(withvolumetriccapacitiesof100,150and300liters)andanRFID-codedcouplingstationwith7inlets(eachofthemwith6outlets).Thematerialloadershavebeenchosenwithregardtothere-spectiveinjectionmoldingmachine’sthroughput,resultingindifferentmodelsfromtheWITTMANNFEEDMAXBseries

withvaryingsizes.Asnotallmoldingmachinesareprocess-ingmasterbatch,onlyeightDOSIMAXvolumetricdosingsystemshadtobepurchased.TheeMax/24networkcontrolsystemfromWITTMANNprovedtobeverystable,andwasthemosteconomicsolution.Becauseoftherecentacquisitionofanotherfourinjectionmoldingmachines,thedryingandconveyingsystemwasincreasedfurtherlastyear,includingthepurchaseofonemoreeMax/24networkcontroller.

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Automated production

Alsoin2010,PLASTICOMbeganproductionwithtwomoldsthatwerededicatedsolelytorunningontheirtwobigWITTMANNBATTENFELDmachines.Thesewereproducingparts24hoursaday,runningevenonSaturdaysandSundays.

Evenso,PLASTICOMcouldnotreallyproducethenumberofpartsneededbythecustomer.Asaresult,twoWITTMANNW833robotswiththeappropriateEOAT(end-of-arm-tooling)werepurchased.

Afterhavingworkedfortwomonthswithoutautoma-tion,theoutputimmediatelyjumpedupby20%aftertheintroductionoftheWITTMANNrobotsintotheprocess.Thiswasanamazingimprovement,anditwasexactlywhat

PLASTICOMneeded.Thero-botsareequippedwithtelescopicY-axessotheywillnotinterferewiththecraneinstallationintheproductionhall.

Looking atthe results

Inadditiontotheaforemen-tionedproducts,PLASTICOMalsoboughtsomeWITTMANNtemperaturecontrollersoftheTEMPROserieswhichwerebothreasonablypricedandcompletelyreliable.GeneralManagerCon-stantinNeacsustatestobeverysatisfiedwiththeequipmentboughtfromWITTMANNBATTENFELDRomania.Heun-derlinestheexcel-lentsupportandtechnicaladvice

givenbythesupplier.Hesaysthatthissuccessfulcollabora-tionwilldefinitelycontinue.ProductionManagerOvidiuNeacsuadds:„Wehavedoubledourproductionsince2010,thismeanswehaveproduceddoubletheamountofplasticsmaterial,andIhavenoideahowwecouldhavemanagedthiswithoutourcentralconveyingsystemfromWITT-MANN.Thissystemdoesitsjobverywell–beyondallourexpectations.”•

PLASTICOM get head start with thehelp of WITTMANN BATTENFELD

For space saving reasons, the differ-ent components of the central drying and conveying sys-tem are installed on a platform.

Some details of the central system: XM B filter sta-tions and coupling station (left), filters.

Bogdan Nestoris Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD SRL in Bucharest, Romania.


Tempering

Users in the plastics process-ing industry are continually on the lookout for methods to increase process reliability. Monitoring of process param-eters is a critical prerequisite for improving and maintain-ing product quality given identical or shorter cycle times. WITTMANN now offers related innovations in the field of temperature regulation.Zdravko Gavran

Loggingofprocessparametersisessentialfortracingproductionerrors.Temperature,pressure

andflowrateareequallyimportanthere.Unintendedrisesordropsintem-peratureduringproductiondirectlyaffectthequalityoftheparts.Suchchangesintemperaturecan,inturn,becausedbypressureandflowcondi-tions.

Oscilloscope function

Ifalastingchangeinmoldtem-peratureoccursandgoesunnoticedinitially(forexample,duringanightshift),theexacttimeofthedeviationcanbedeterminedbymeansofthetemperature,pressureandflowcurvesprovidedbytheTEMPRO’soscil-loscopefunction.Theserecordingsmakeiteasiertoascertainthecausesofdeviations.

Constrictionsduetodepositsintemperature-controlchannelsareindicatedbyincreasedpumppressureandreducedflowrate.Pumpfailuresareindicatedbyreducedpumppres-sureandflowrate,andthecausesofmalfunctionsnotdirectlyrelatedtothetemperaturecontrollercanalsobelocalized.

Ifahot-channelfailurecausesthecavitytooverheat,forinstance,thismightbeduetotheinsufficientavail-abilityofcoldwaterforthetempera-turecontrollertousetocoolthecavity.Onthebasisofsuchanalyses,itis

Temperature control: Confidenceis good, control is better

Oscilloscope func-tion of the TEMPRO plus D temperature controller permits recording of temperature (left), pressure and flow characteristics (right). The picture in the middle shows the indication of four flow rates on the display of a TEMPRO plus D dual zone tempera-ture controller.

A look into the inner workings of a WITTMANN dual zone temperature controller with integrated distribu- tors. Highlighted here is the distri-bution of one of the two tempera-ture regulation circuits among two flow circuits.


Tempering

ultimatelypossibletoinitiateappropriatequalityassurancemeasurestohelppreventerrorsinfuture.Lastbutnotleast,theoscilloscopefunctioncanbeusedtomonitormanufac-turedparts.Ifpartproductionvaluesrecordedoveracer-tainperiodoftimedeviatefromspecifications,therelatedpartscanbesortedoutentirely.

Complete documentation

Forcomprehensivedocumentationofprocessparameters,thetemperature,pressureandflowratesrecordedbythedevicecanbetransferredveryeasilyviathestandardintegratedUSBportoftheTEMPROplusDtemperature

controllertoastoragedevice(USBstick).Thisdatastorageisfortheprevious24hours.DatagatheredduringcurrentoperationscanalsoberecordeddirectlyontoaUSBstickuntilitsmemorycapacityhasbeenexhausted.

TheserawdatacanthenbeeasilytransferredtoapersonalcomputerandprocessedtherebymeansofthespeciallydevelopedWITTMANNsoftware.

Thisinstrumentcanalsobeusedasservicesupportformorerapideliminationofcontrolproblemsoverlongdistances.

Dual flow measurement

Ifatemperaturecontrollerwithjustonetemperatureregulationcircuitisemployed,theusualprocedureistoconnectthecoolingchannelsseriallytothemold.

Ifauserwantstoconnectseveralflowcircuitswhilstretaininguseofthesingle-circuittemperaturecontroller,adistributorisneeded.

Thisunitdistributestheexistingtemperatureregulationcircuitamongtwoflowcircuitswhichthenpermitflowthroughthemoldviaaparallelconnection.

Suchadistributorhastheoptionofbeingintegratedintothetempera-turecontrollermodelsD90,D140andD160oftheWITTMANNTEMPROseriesforthepurposeofdualflowmeasurement,whichallowsmutu-allyindependentcontroloftheflowsthroughthetwo“sub-circuits”thuscreated.

Thisdualflowmeasurementisalsopossiblefordual-circuittemperaturecontrollers.Inthiscase,afterdistri-butionoftheindividualtemperatureregulationcircuitsthereareatotaloffourflowcircuits,theflowratesofwhichcanalsoberegisteredsepa-rately.

Allflowratesfromalltemperatureregulationcircuitscanbedisplayedcontinuouslybythedevicesoastopermitquickassessmentoftheflowsinthemold.•

Zdravko Gavranis Technical Sales Support of the Temperature Controllers Depart-ment at WITT-MANN Kunststoff-geräte GmbH in Vienna, Austria.


Automation

The packaging industry requires very short cycle times which creates themain challenge to process design and machine technology. At WEIDEN-HAMMER PLASTIC PACKAGING (WPP) in Zwenkau, Germany, an innovativecooling concept is used to manufacture completely distortion-free containerlids from PP with the shortest possible cycle times. This requires automationcapable of realizing sequences as short as just a few tenths of a second.Walter Klaus

Theproductionoflidsforfoodcontainerswithdiametersfrom80to

110millimetersseemstrivialatfirstglance,butitisnotbyanymeans.Thespecificationsforthisparticularprojectwereespeciallydemanding.

Uponcommencementoftheproject,WITTMANNandWEIDENHAMMERhadalreadyagreedonanumberofgeneralconditionswhichwouldnolongerbemodifi-able.Theseincludedthereturnoninvestmenttobeprovidedbytheautomationsystem,aguaranteedcycletimeandafixedtotalprice.Theprocessitselfwasfullofdifficultdetails.Allpartsweretoremainfullyundeformed,notonlyduringremovalandhandling,butalsoduringdensestackingincartonsintheproperposition.Thiswasoneofthepre-conditionsforaprocessthatneedstobefault-freeonalastingbasis.Foodcontainerswithlidsofthissortaresealed230timesperminute,aspeedthatrequiresaflawlesspart.Furthermore,theentiresystemhadtobeconstructedandpre-equippedtoallowlateruseinIML(in-moldlabeling)modeintermsofmechanics,aswellascontrolandprogrammingtechnology.

Also,changeovertothisproductionmodehadtobedemand-based,andpossiblethroughsimpleretrofittingwithoutmajormodifications.Moreover,thisconversionop-tioncouldnotlengthenthecycletimeoriginallydefinedforthelid-installingapplication.

ForWEIDENHAMMER,therewereobviousreasonstograntWITTMANNthecontractforthissystem.AccordingtoMaurizioConte,operationsmanageratWPP,theserea-sonsincluded“moderntechnology,service-orientationandagoodbasisforcommunication,coupledwithabalancedprice-performanceratio.EquallyimportantforusweretheexclusivelypositiveexperiencesgatheredbyouraffiliatedplantinHockenheimwithWITTMANNforovertwoyears,andtheverygoodresultsyieldedtherebyasimilarlydesignedsystem.”

The production concept

Thesystemconsistsofanall-electricinjectionmoldingmachine,an8-cavitytool,andaWITTMANNautomationcellwithaW737high-speedrobot,aW732four-axisservorobot,andasortingandtransferunitforpackingthelidsincartons.ThorstenSturm,WPPoperationsmanagerinZwenkau,explainstheuseoftheall-electricinjectionmold-ingmachinewith“fiftypercentenergysavingscomparedtofullyhydraulicmachines,andamuchlowerriskofcontami-natingpartsmanufacturedforthefoodindustry.”Comparedwithfreefallofthelidfromthemoldandsubsequentalign-mentinthesortingdevice,handlingwithappropriateauto-mationprovidesanaddedadvantageofminimizedcontami-nationrisk.Inaddition,theelectricmachinehelpsreduceenergyconsumption,aqualitythatalwaysreceivesspecialattentionatWEIDENHAMMER.

Thedifferentlidstobeproducedatthisfacilityhaveawallthicknessof0.5mmandadiameterofupto104mm.Theytendtowarpduringboththeproductionprocess(coolinginthetool)andthesubsequentshrinkageprocess.Warpinginthetoolitselfispreventedbyaspecialcoolingtechnologywhichallowsextremelyshortinjectionandcoolingtimes.

Automated, lightning-speed production of packaging lids

A laterally inserted high-speed robot (WITTMANN W737) removes eight plastic lids from the injection mold and passes them on to a transfer and align-ment unit in each case.


Automation

Warpingduringshrinkageisavoidedbyrapidhandlingandsecure,stablestorageinthecarton.Fastanddistortion-freesolidificationofPP,whichhasahighmeltindex,requiresacoolingsystemwhichmaintainsthesteeltool’scavitiesataconsistentlylowtemperaturebyimmediatelydissipatingtheheatintroducedbythemelt.Thisisachievedbyverythinwallsbetweenthecoolingchannelsandthecavities’interior,andwatercooledto12°Cforveryefficientenergytransfer.

Acceleration to 7 g

Thelidsmanufacturedinthe8-cavitytoolareremovedbyalaterallyinsertedW737specialrobotwithahigh-speeddrivebasedontheprovenW-Drivetechnology.Optimized

forsuchsituations,thistechnologyachievesaccelerationsofupto7g.Theinsertionandwithdrawalstrokeseachhavealengthof800mm.Despiteaverysteepaccelerationramp,thetopspeedismaintainedforaveryshorttimebeforetherobotisbroughttoastandstillagainbyanequallysteepdecelera-tionrampinordertoremovethepart,forwhichpurposeademoldingstrokeisnotnecessary.Vacuumsuctionunitsleadthewayduringinsertion.

Nosoonerhavetheseunitsreachedtheirpositionthanthelidisejectedandtransferredtothem.Thisachievesaremovaltimeof0.6s,asmeasuredfromthe“moldisopen”signaltothe“moldisclosed”signal.Formingpartofthestandard,SmartRemovalfunctionalityofWITTMANN’scontrolsys-tem,thistechniqueallowstheoperatortoattaintheshortestpossibleremovaltimeatthe“pushofabutton”.Indispensableforthegripperisanextremelylightweightyethighlyrigid

design,achievedbymeansofapreciselycalculatedalumi-numconstruction.FortheW737high-speedrobot,too,themovingmassesneededtobeminimizedtoachievethehighaccelerationsinvolvedhere.Theremovedpartsarepassedontoagrippingandtransferunitwhosekinematicsblendthesimplestdrivetechnologywithfastmotion.Withintwoseconds,thelidsaretransferredintworows,eachaccom-modatingfourparts,andthendistributedamongfourparalleltracks,while,simultaneously,thetransferofanewroundisprepared.Placedinguiderailsonsortingbelts,thepartsarethencollectedandalignedsothattheycanbepickedupbyaW732standardrobotwithfourservoaxesandstackedinacarton.Iftheextremelyrapidtransferinthetoolcausesthelidstobecomeoffsetwithrespecttothetheoreticalmidpoint,thisdeviationiscompensatedviathecontouroftheguiderailsonthesortingbelts.

Onitswayoutofthetool,andbeforetransferringthepart,boththeremovalgripperandthetransfergripperpassanionizingbar.Theionizedairherecompletelyeliminatesanyelectrostaticchargeontheparts,therebyreducingtheircontaminationbyparticlesintheambientair.Thedischargeprocessalsopermitsaccurateandlastinglystablestoragepatternsinthecartonwithoutcausingpartstorepeleachotherandshiftoutofposition,whichiscrucialforavoidingdistortionduringcoolingandconsequentshrinkage.Fast-acting,color-independentsensorscheckforcorrectposition-ingandquantityofpartsfollowingdepositioninthecarton.Adivisionoftasksbetweenthethreebasicunitshasmadeitpossibletoachievethespecifiedandassuredtotalcycletimeoffourseconds.

Short commissioning times

Theentiresystem,consistingofthefastremovalmecha-nism,transferunitandsortingbelts,isintegratedintoabaseframe.Thismodulartechnologyenablesnotonlyfastandaccuratetransferofparts,butalsoprogrammingandteach-inoftheindividualgripperpositionsduringproduc-tionatWITTMANN.Theentireunitwassubsequentlyalignedandfixedwithrespecttothetool’szero-pointatWEIDENHAMMER,thusbecomingreadyforoperation.ItwaspossibletocommissionthesystemveryquicklyatWEIDENHAMMER,therebysignificantlyreducingtheinstallationcosts,whichformpartofthepurchaseprice.Anotherpositiveresultwasminimizationoftheproductionsystem’sdowntimes.

Provinghighlybeneficialduringregularoperationtoo,therobots’programstructureandcontrollinkagecontribut-edinaspecialwaytotherapidcommissioningprocess.Thedevicesoperateonwhatisknownasthe“handshake”prin-ciple:Inthiscase,theW737robotisdefinedasthe“master”responsibleforcontrollingthebasicfunctionsoftheW732robot,aswellasthetransferandsortingunit.ProgramfunctionssuchasStart/Stop,Movingtohomeposition,SetstopandEmergencystopcanthusbeaccessedfromasingleTeachBoxfortheentirefacility.

Thefacility’stechnologyandimplementationhavebeenreceivedwithgreatenthusiasmatWPPinZwenkau.Ac-cordingtoMaurizioConte,“afurtherWITTMANNfacilitydesignedidenticallyinprincipleiscurrentlybeingsetupatourpremises.”•

The transfer and alignment unit with an ionizing bar receives and distributes the eight lids within two seconds on four parallel tracks.

A W732 servo robot removes the plastic lids from the sorting belt and stacks them according to a special deforma-tion-free pattern in the packaging unit.

Walter Klauswas (until his re-tirement in 2008) Technical Director of WITTMANN Robot Systeme in Schwaig, Germany.


Granulation

Therearesomebenefitsofrecyclingthematerialin-line,andanincreasingnumberofcustomersareinterestedingranulatorplacementunderneaththe

injectionmoldingmachine.Agranulatorcanbefullyinte-gratedunderthemachine,thusgivingfreeaccessaroundtheIMM.Thisreducesthefootprintoftheproductionequipment,anditleadstoquieterworkingconditionsbyminimizingthegenerationofnoise,whichisconfinedundertheIMMframe.Thereareadditionaladvantagesofgranula-torplacementdirectlyunderthemold:

• Nolaborcostforhandlingthematerial.• Compactinstallationcomparedtoacon-

veyorbeltalongsidetheIMM.• Thespruesare100%recycledin-linewith-

outtheriskofpollution.• Asafetydevicecanbeinstalledconnect-

ingthegranulatortotheIMM.Thenthegranulatorwillworkonlyifitisplacedcorrectlyunderthemachine–removingitfromitsoperationpositionwouldstopitforsafetyreasons.

DifferentaugermodelsareavailablefortheWITT-MANNMinorandJuniorseriesofscreenlessgranulatorsaswellasfortheMAS2granulatorthatisanidealfitforthein-linerecyclingofsofttomediumhardplastics.

MAS2 Auger granulator

TheMAS2AugergranulatorfromWITTMANNisaconventionalgranulatorwithaugerfeedwhichallowsittobeplaceddirectlyunderneaththemoldareaofthemoldingmachine.The247x255mmcuttingchamberandtheopenrotorareidenticaltothatforthemodelMAS2(3movingand2fixedknives).Thelowrotationalspeedof200rpmguaranteesuniformregrindandminimalfines.TheMAS2Augergranulatorisavailablewithalargeaugertroughopen-ing(600x280mm)forwiderrunners.Fortheprocessingofsoftmaterials,thegranulatorfeaturesaknifethatislocatedabovethescrewtoavoidlarge,softsprueswrappingaroundthescrew.Manyoptionsareavailabletomeetthecustom-er’sspecificrequirements:

• METALSTOP,thepatentedmetalde-tection.

• Highlevelindicator.• Connectorforwatercooling.• Hopperdirectlyontheaugerfeedthroat

forrobotorconveyorfeed.• Augerfeedthroatheightof524mm.• Remotecontrolbox.

Asaspecialoption,WITTMANNgranulatorscanalsobefurnishedwiththeso-calledARS(AutomaticReversingSystem).TheARSprovidesoptimalprocessingforcon-tinuousoperationandcanhelpavoidshutdownsduetoblocking.Ifanoverloadisdetectedbychangesinamperageorspeed,themotorstopsandreversestoremovethepartthatcausedtheblockageandthenturnsforwardagain.Thisfeatureisleadingtothehighestprocesssecurity.•

Placing the granulator under the processing machine is a method that is offering somerelevant advantages to plastics processors.WITTMANN is developing an extensive rangeof under-the-press granulators.Denis Metral

Granulating under the machine

Views of applica-tions using the WITTMANN MAS2 Auger under-the-press granulator.

Denis Metralis International Product Manager for granulatorsat WITTMANNBATTENFELD France SAS in Seyssinet-Pariset.


Series

• What size and spec is your EcoPower machine? WehaveanewWITTMANNBATTENFELDEcoPower55/350H,UNILOGB6S.

• Who is Philips? RoyalPhilipsElectronicswithheadquartersintheNetherlandsisacompanyofferingawideva-rietyofproductsforhealthcareandwellness.

• Which IMM’s brands do you currently have? WecurrentlyuseEngelandWITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachines.

• Why did you decide to purchase an EcoPower? Wehadconductedsomere-searchcomparinghydraulicand

electricmachines.Finally,ourfindingspointedtotheselectionofanEcoPowermachinefromWITTMANNBATTENFELD.

• Which were your expectations with your EcoPower 55? Wewereaimingtoachieve:firstareductionofcycletime,andalsoareductionofpowerconsumptionandareductionofwatercooling.

• Which are the actual results? Wewereabletoachievemuchmoreprocessstabilityinproduc-tion.

• How many molds are you typi-cally using on your EcoPower 55 at present? Weareunsingatotalofsevenmolds.

• What are your favorite design features on the EcoPower 55? Welikeverymuchtheuserpagesandthemanyoptionsregardingtheconfigurationofthemachineinterface.Thismakesforamucheasieroperationforouropera-tors.

• Maybe you had other benefits that you would like to mention? Wefindthatwehaveamuchcleanerworkingenvironmentcomparedtothefullyhydraulicequipment.

• Which changes would you suggest for the WITTMANN BATTEN-FELD EcoPower series of injec-tion molding machines? Wethinkthatagoodideamightbeafeatureforautomaticheightadjustment.•

Philips Process Engineer Martin Varch and “his” EcoPower injection molding machine.

Royal Philips Electronics has many subsidiaries all over the world.The Group runs a Competence and Development Center for Consumer Lifestylein Klagenfurt, Austria.

Austria:Philips benefiting from the EcoPower

My EcoPower

Part 4

Respondent:Martin Varch

Position:Process Engineer

Company:Philips

Location:Klagenfurt, Austria


Portrait

Switzerland: WITTMANN and BATTENFELDwork hand in hand

Designingefficientinjec-tionmoldingprocesses

notonlyrequiresfirst-classequipment,butalsotheabil-itytocohesivelymatchthevariousmeansofproduction,suchasprocessingmachines,automationandperipherals.TheWITTMANNGroup’sglobalenterpriseshavemadeittheirgoaltoalwaysbearallaspectsofaproductionplantinmindforthebenefitoftheircustomers.Onlyacapacitytoappropriatelycombineknow-howfromthevariousareasofplasticsprocessingcanachievecustomer-specificsolutionswhichactuallyearnthename“solution”.

Successful unity

Inthisspirit,theWITT-MANNGroup’sSwitzerland-basedcompaniesforthefirsttimepresentedthemselvesatajointexhibitionstandatthisyear’sSwissPlasticsshow.Onexhibitweretwoall-electricinjectionmoldingsystems,eachfullyequippedwithrobotsandperipherals.TherewasanEcoPowersystemwithaW823robotforproduc-ingatechnicalpart,andaMicroPowersystemwithaW8VS2SCARArobotforproducingamedicalclipweighing2mg.Intermsofcontroltechnology,therobots,temperatureregulatorsandotherperipheralswerefullyintegratedintotherespectivemanufacturingcells.ThepresentationatSwissPlastics2012gaveeachofthetwocompaniesanop-portunitytodemonstratetheirentiresystemcompetencetotheprofessionalaudiencethere.Bothhighly-integratedmanufacturingcellsservedtosym-

bolizetheconstructivecollaborationbetweenWITTMANNandBATTEN-FELD.

WernerBürli,ManagingDirectorofWITTMANNKunststofftechnikandThomasRobers,HeadofSalesandManagingDirectorofBATTENFELDSchweizalsocommentsimilarlyonthecorecompetenciesoftheirenterprises,leavingnodoubtthattheypursuethesamegoals.“Weprovideinjectionmolding

machineswhich,togetherwithWITT-MANN’scustomizedautomationandperipheralequipment,compriseinjectionmoldingsystemsthatoffer

higheconomicvalue”,declaresThomasRobers.WernerBürlifurtherempha-sizesaneedforconsideringprocessingmachinesandperipheralsastwoas-pectsofasingleefforttowardsystemsexpertise:“Wedealwithtemperaturemanagementintools,materialdryingandconveyance,and,ofcourse,ap-plicationautomation.Inallareas,wehaveproductswhichleadthemarket.Ofdecisiveimportance,however,isoursystemsexpertisewhichallowsustoaccountforentireprocessesaswellaslogistics.Fromthis,wedevelopasolutionwhichmaximizesaddedvalueforthecustomer.”•

The WITTMANN Group is represented in Switzerland by two companies:BATTENFELD Schweiz AG in Volketswil, responsible for sales and serviceof injection molding machines, and WITTMANN Kunststofftechnik AG,based in Kaltbrunn and specializing in automation and peripherals. Bothcompanies nonetheless frequently find themselves working in closecooperation, thereby substantiating their motto of “one-stop shopping”.

Four managers at the Swiss Plastics 2012 pursuing a common objective (from left to right): Werner Bürli, WITT- MANN Kunststoff- technik AG (Switzer- land); Michael Wittmann, WITT-MANN Kunststoff- geräte GmbH (Austria); Georg Tinschert, WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD GmbH (Austria); Thomas Robers, BATTEN-FELD Schweiz AG (Switzerland).

(Photo: M. Flury)

The WITTMANN Group’s Swiss branches in Volketswil (left) and Kaltbrunn.


Portrait

India celebrating the first 5 successful years

SinceitsincorporationinDecember2006,WITTMANNIndiahasre-

nameditselfWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDIndiaPvt.Ltd.tobetterreflectthebroadenedsalesandservicesupportafterWITTMANN’sacquisitionofBATTENFELDinApril2008.Sinceitsfounding,theIndiancompanyhasen-joyeduninterruptedgrowth.Thisisnotonlyreflectedinitsmarketshare,butalsointhegrowthofitsteam,whichhasnowhassurpassed35employees.ThisguaranteesexcellentcoverageofallIndianplasticscenters.Today,WITTMANNBATTENFELDIndiaisindependentlydevelopingcustom-izedautomationsolutions,andistheleaderindevelopmentoflinearrobots.Anotherleadershiprolewasearnedinthefieldofpowderinjectionmoldingwithspeciallyadaptedinjectionmold-ingmachinesoftheBATTENFELDHMseries.

A challenging and dynamic market

TheIndianManagingDirector,NandaKumar,pointsout:“TheIndianplasticsprocessorsareinnovative,dynamicanddemanding;theyrequiretechnologicalleadership,togetherwithoutstandingserviceandshortresponse

times.StartingthedayWITTMANNBATTENFELDIndiacameintoexistence,itwasourgoaltobeanallaroundreliablepartner.Weareproudtohaveachievedthiswith-inademandingenvironment,andofcoursewearetryingtofurtherdevelopourmarketpositionbypromotingtheotherproductsinourextensiveportfolio.TheIndianplasticsmarkethasgrownconsistentlyoverthelastyearsbydoubledigitfigures,andwehavebeenabletogrowatanevengreaterrate.”

NandaKumarseesalotofpoten-tialforfurthergrowthinrobotsandautomation,butalsointhefieldofcentraldryingandconveyingsystemswiththecorrespondingWITTMANNM7.2control.HeisalsoconfidentthattheEcoPowerinjectionmolding

machines,aswellastheautomationofblowmoldingmachines,willmakeastrongimpactontheIndianmarket.

Today,theIndianplasticsindustryislook-

ingforenergyefficientequipmenttobeabletoreducemanufacturingcosts.Here,WITTMANNBATTENFELDismakingabigimpactduetotheircommitmenttoachievingthelow-estpossibleenergyconsumptionoftheirequipment.TomeetthegrowingdemandoftheIndianplasticsindustry,WITTMANNBATTENFELDIndiawillonceagainexpandtheirmanufac-turingcapacityin2012.•

The new prem-ises of WITTMANN BATTENFELD India in Chennai.

fromWITTMANNMexicointermsoflogistics,sparepartsandservice.TheColombianplasticsprocessingindustryholdsgreatpotential.Demandforperipheralequipment(rangingtocom-pleteconveyorsystems),IMLsystemsandinjectionmoldingmachinesisris-ing.Anumberofprominentcompanies

intheplasticssectorrelyonrobotsandotherperipheralequipmentfromtheWITTMANNGroup,whosecompe-tenceasatechnologicalpartnerisheldinthehighestregard.

Customerrelationsaremaintainedbythetechnicalservicedepartmenttoo,whichcontributestothebondofgenuinetrustwhichhasarisenbetweencustomersandtheserviceteams.ThestaffofWIBAColombiaismadeupofengineerswithtechnical/chemicalbackground.In2012,ManagingDirec-torSublemaRiosformulatedthegoaltopositionWIBAColombiapermanentlyasthelargestsupplierofperipheralequipmentandmoldingmachinesinColombia.Thecompanywillpresentitselfanditsproductstoindustrypro-fessionalsfrom1stto5thOctoberattheColombiaplast2012(booth1718).•

TheColombiaplasttradefairheldinBogotain2008sawtheinaugura-

tionofalocalchannelfordistributingtheproductsofWITTMANNBATTEN-FELD.Thisambitiousprojecthassinceburgeonedintotheenterprise’sColom-biansalesorganization.

WIBAColombiawasestablishedatthesuggestionofCarlosChávezwho,asmanagingdirectoroftheWITT-MANNGroup’sMexicanbranchatthetime,wantedtoexpandtheenterprise’sactivitiestoLatinAmerica.Forstrategicreasons,expansionbeganinColombiawiththeaimofachievingthesamesignificantmeasureofsuccessCarlosChávezhadalreadyachievedinMexico.In2011,WIBAColombiafinallycom-menceditsoperationsasanindepen-dentcompany.Thenewlyfoundedestablishmentreceivedcrucialsupport

WIBA Colombia establishing on the local market

Rear row:Willington Guzman,Carlos Mendoza, Jorge Lopez.Front row: Jairo Mantilla, Man-aging Director Sublema Rios, Estrid González (from left to right in each case).

The Indian team at the Plastindia with General Manager Nanda Kumar (first row, third from the left) and Domenik Nikollaj, Material Handling Sales Manager in Vienna, Austria (first row, second from the right).

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