ENGEL launches CC300 control unit generation in Poland

Operation of highly-integrated and automated production processes easier, more comfortable and safer are ENGEL’s objectives in the development of its new CC300 control unit generation, which will be presented in Poland for the first time at PLASTPOL 2014.

The new features include the extra-large 21" multitouch display with a new and even clearer structure, separate views for each task, which eliminate operator errors in full-feature scope, and the central control button e-move that gives the operator a feeling for the machine in spite of the multitouch functionality. By being rotated, e?move enables all machine and robot movements to be controlled millimetre by millimetre and in a speed-sensitive manner.

"With the CC300 we are setting a new trend," says managing director of ENGEL Polska Piotr Nachi?o in Warsaw. "The first users' feedback has been extremely positive." One main reason has been that the operators are able to figure out the new control unit immediately. The basic principles that operators appreciated in the previous model have been retained. In addition, user technologies that have since become standard were transferred to the demands of the injection moulding processes – for example, the intuitive gesture controls found in smartphones.

All four machines on display at the two ENGEL stands feature the CC300 machine control unit.

At its main stand in hall F ENGEL will present automotive and packaging applications, and LIM, while the special presentation in hall E is dedicated fully to the new ENGEL e-motion 30 TL injection moulding machine. 

A tie-bar-less ENGEL e?victory 200H/80W/120 combi injection moulding machine – automated with an ENGEL viper 20 linear robot – will impressively show at PLASTPOL that ENGEL system solutions not only meet these requirements fully, but also handle LIM multi-component processes securely and efficiently. A mould provided by ACH solution of Fischlham in Austria will be used to produce sensor housings for flow measurement with integrated seals. Using servo-powered injection units guarantees a particularly high degree of precision, which would normally call for special solutions in the LSR field where very small injection unit volumes are involved but which in this case is provided by a standard unit. The application uses iQ weight control. The software patented by ENGEL recognises fluctuations of the melt volume already during the injection process and automatically compensates for them still in the same shot.

ENGEL's tie-bar-less design, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, offers a number of advantages for silicone multi-component processes. For example, large multi-component moulds can be installed on relatively small injection moulding machines. On the other hand, the patented force divider evenly introduces force to the mould across the whole mould mounting surface. Both outer and inner cavities are thereby kept closed with precisely identical force, significantly reducing mould wear and raising product quality. 

For packaging sector, an ENGEL e-motion 440/160 T plays the lead in the ENGEL packaging exhibition area. At the fair the all-electric injection moulding machine will produce a margarine tub using thin-wall technology and a 2-cavity mould. Thanks to integrated in-mould labelling, the unit costs are very low. Ready-to-fill food packaging with high quality decorations is manufactured in a single step. The project partner for IML Automation is Campetella from Montecassiano, Italy.

In the automotive segment, maximum force at comparatively little space – offered by the ENGEL duo dual-platen large-scale machines is highlighted. With regard to the footprint, the ENGEL duo 500 pico is one of the smallest machines of this series and with a dry cycle time of 2.6 seconds, it is the fastest dual-platen machine available on the market. At PLASTPOL an ENGEL duo 3550/500 pico will manufacture engine covers from glass-fibre and mineral-fibre reinforced polypropylene in collaboration with an ENGEL viper 20 linear robot. 

 At PLASTPOL 2014 the machine manufacturer dedicates a separate exhibition area to its service products and services under the heading ENGEL plus. Among others the ENGEL e?service.24 and the ENGEL e-factory 2 will take centre stage there. With ENGEL e-factory 2, the new release of ENGEL's MES solution, ENGEL is setting new standards in production data acquisition. Thanks to its enhanced set of features, ENGEL e?factory 2 can be connected directly to ERP systems such as SAP – even injection molding machines of different brands can now be integrated. This way the operations manager can keep an eye on production figures from his desk in real time and take immediate counter actions in case of deviations. This leads to greater productivity and higher production plant availability.