advantages | Short cycle times <60s through injection molding process
Removal of final part without any trimming necessary 50% weight reduction compared to injection molded reference part Decoupling of process steps through TwinZ-automation concept
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weight | Weight: 275g
50% weight reduction compared to reference part Weight reduction driven by wall thickness of 0,5 mm due to continuous-fiber reinforced organo sheets Reference part: Injection molded part with wall thickness of at least 3 mm |
material | Polypropylene/Glass fiber organo sheet (47% fiber volume content)
(PP/GF) PP/LGF30 injection molding material (30% weight content) |
process | Combination of injection molding and thermoforming of organo sheets in a one-shot process
Infrared heating system fully integrated into MC6 software of the injection molding machine |
development status | Ready for large-scale production
First serial applications already in the market |
development partners | KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, Takata AG, Christian Karl Siebenwurst GmbH & Co. KG, Borealis AG, Bond-Laminates GmbH, Motan-Colotronic GmbH |
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Stefan Fenske
Technology Manager FiberForm & IMC
stefan.fenske@kraussmaffei.com
+49 89 8899 3231
KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH
Krauss-Maffei-Str. 2
80997 München
Germany
Mesut Cetin
Product- und Projectmanager Composites
mesut.cetin@kraussmaffei.com
+49 8122 9782 317
KraussMaffei Automation GmbH
Möslstraße 19
85445 Oberding-Schwaig
Germany