Company Announcement - At Plast 2015, which takes place from 5 until 9 May 2015 in Milan, Macam S.r.l. will present the innovative technological module activeFlowBalance in operation on a high-precision, all-electric injection moulding machine. At stand D162, hall 24, German-Japanese machine manufacturer Sumitomo Demag’s Italian representation will demonstrate an exhibit with a particularly high added value according to the "Blue Technolution" concept.

At this year’s Plast trade show, Macam S.r.l. will exhibit its “Blue Technolution” products, which are impressing customers with their high production and energy efficiency. An all-electric IntElect 100 (clamping force 1,000 kN) is producing wall plugs using a 32-cavity mould. This production project is particularly challenging because it requires an even filling of 32 capacities without creating burrs. This is a perfect area for the activeFlowBalance technology module. The stand technicians will demonstrate how an active or inactive activeFlowBalance module affects the quality of the moulded parts in the individual cavities. The parts are removed by a linear robot from Yushin Precision Equipments Co. Ltd. The SAS Automation gripper system places the dowel on a conveyor belt. The quality of the moulded parts is monitored by an Ushio Lighting Co., Ltd. camera system. This way, potentially defective parts can be separated quickly and disposed of as waste.

IntElect: high-precision machine for zero-defect production
During challenging applications with minimum tolerances, reliability, constant processes and precision are demands that are perfectly met by the IntElect all-electric machine range. The IntElect range is equipped with Sumitomo Demag’s direct electric drives, which were developed and manufactured by the company, and optimized for injection moulding. In contrast to belt electric drives, these direct drives achieve a higher energy efficiency and their highly dynamic movement axes ensure maximum precision, better repeatability and significantly lower cycle times. Equipped in this way, all-electric machines from Sumitomo Demag meet the specific challenges of the large-scale production of injection moulded precision parts. IntElect machines are part of the Sumitomo Demag’s “Blue Technolution” range of products. “Blue Technolution” is the label attached to Sumitomo Demag’s Systec SP, El-Exis SP, IntElect and Systec Servo machine ranges and describes a technology that is able to gradually reduce the current fleet consumption by 30% until 2016.

ActiveFlowBalance – balancing multi-cavity moulds
The activeFlowBalance module is able to correct the uneven and unreliable balancing of multi-cavity moulds and prevent related detrimental effects such as burrs, underfilling and mould damage. The activeFlowBalance feature uses the expansion of the compressed plasticized material during the changeover between injection and holding pressure, which leads to a more extensive filling of partially filled cavities due to their lower counterpressure. The filling levels balance themselves out naturally without extending cycle times.