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Techniques – Markets – Trends Volume 10 – 3/2016

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WITTMANN innovations (Volume 10 – 3/2016)

Automation• Productionandqualitycontrolinmedi-

calengineering1/2007• Thehandlingoflargestructuralfoamparts2/2007• ThenewR8robotcontrol3/2007• High-end:Theproductionofseatadjustmentrods1/2008• Driveengineeringforrobots1/2008• Automatingtheproductionoftrans-ponderpins2/2008• Automatedremotecontrolkeys3/2008• AutomationatCarclo,UK4/2008• Theflexibleautomationcell1/2009• ThecultivationofgrowthwithWITT-MANNrobots2/2009• Brudertoywheelproduction4/2009• PalletproductionatUtz,Poland1/2010• EcoModeforefficientrobots2/2010• Automatedoillevelsensors2/2010• Automatingrotationwelding3/2010• ThenewR8.2robotcontrol4/2010• Linearrobotsinthecleanroom1/2011• Super-fastpartremoval2/2011• Automationofcupsandlids3/2011• Superiormulti-componentparts4/2011• Automatinginsertmolding1/2012• Theexpertautomationoflids2/2012• LSRpartsatSilcotech,Switzerland:Qualitythroughautomation3/2012• Zero-rejectproduction4/2012• SmallestpartsatJENOPTIK2/2013• TheSchrambergautomation3/2013• TheBusch-Jaegerautomation1/2014• AutomatingIn-MoldDecoration2/2014• AutomationatPortEriePlastics3/2014• AutomatingSTARPLASTIK4/2014• JonesPlasticandWITTMANN1/2015• RobotsatGreeland/Singapore2/2015• SEBtandemrobots(F)3/2015• TheSacelautomation(I)3/2015• AutomationinKorea4/2015• SuzukiIndiaandWITTMANN4/2015• IMIspecialsolution(Bulgaria)1/2016• InnowareinIndonesia2/2016• 2robotsatSanwa,Singapore2/2016

Conveying/Drying/Entire Systems• CentralsystematBOSCH1/2007• Qualitycontrolofdryers1/2007• Kromberg&Schubert'ssystem2/2007• Costefficientmaterialdrying2/2007• FEEDMAXforthecleanroom3/2007• ThenewDRYMAXED803/2007• Focusonmaterialfeeding1/2008• NetworkcontrolatArge20002/2008• Changingparameterswhenconveying

differentmaterials2/2008• Optimizingaconveyingsystem3/2008• Dryerswithenergyrating3/2008• TheMetchemcentralsystem4/2008• AuxiliariesatDelphiinChina1/2009• LISICOSMETICS'centralsystem2/2009• Perfectplanningofcentralsystemsavoidsdowntime3/2009• TestingenergyclaimsatFKT4/2009• ThenewFEEDMAXB1001/2010• GreinerissavingenergybyusingWITTMANNdryers2/2010• TheA.C.S.conveyingsystem3/2010• FEEDMAXPrimusconveyor4/2010• ThenewDRYMAXAton2/2011• TheBKFconveyingsystem2/2011• WDKunststofftechnikanditscentralsystem4/2011• PETprocessorusesaWITTMANNconveyingsystem1/2012• ThePLASTICOMsystem2/2012• TheNICOMATICsystem3/2012• Savingenergyinmaterialdrying4/2012• TheBespakmaterialhandling2/2013• VisionTechnicalMolding:Prescriptionforefficiency3/2013• WPCinjectionmolding1/2014• NewPollmanncentralsystem2/2014• TheHELLAMexicosystem3/2014• TheProcopisystem,France4/2014• TheSLMmaterialmanagement4/2014• SlovenianproducerreliesontheWITTMANNGroup1/2015• EntiresolutionanAlliancePrecisionPlastics,USA2/2015• OurSpanishcustomerFushima2/2015• InjectionMoldingatTielke2/2015• TheWiBaQuickLookApp2/2015• FRANKplasticcentralsystem3/2015• Johnsoncentralsystem(China)1/2016• DryingatLekSun(Malaysia)1/2016• GOTMARsystem(Bulgaria)2/2016

Granulation• Inlinerecyclingofsprues1/2007• GiantgranulatorMCP1002/2007• ThenewMASgranulator3/2007• Challengingrecyclingprocess1/2008• TheMC70-80atCentrex2/2008• GiboPlastenforcesrecycling2/2009• MCgranulatorswithAFauger4/2009• Grindingofferrite1/2010• Grindingcriticalmaterial3/2010• TheTMPCONVERTsolution1/2011• InlinerecyclingwithMinor23/2011• Granulatorsunderthepress2/2012• Largesolutionsforlargeparts1/2013• Minor2atJECOBEL,Belgium2/2016

Blending• ThenewGRAVIMAXseries2/2007• Blendereconomics3/2007• GRAVIMAX14Vblender3/2009• Theartofblendingregrind3/2011• Dosingonthehighestlevel1/2013• Precisionforsaferailtraffic4/2013• Howtogettobetterblending4/2015In-Mold Labeling

• IMLstackmoldsystems3/2007• TheWITTMANN2+2stackmold1/2008• ATMd.o.o.inSerbiagrowswithWITTMANNsystems3/2009• PLASTIPAKinCanada4/2010• TeaPlastinAlbaniawantstobecometheNumberOneinIML3/2012• EcoPower:fourfoldIML1/2013• IMLasamultifacetedprocess4/2013• IMLatAMRAZinIsrael4/2015• 3D-IMLatVERTEXinPoland1/2016

News from the Subsidiaries• Australia2/2008, 2/2013• Austria2+3/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011,

4/2012, 3/2013, 2/2015, 3/2015, 2/2016• Benelux3/2008,2/2009• Brazil3/2007,1/2009• Bulgaria2/2009• Canada1/2007,1+2/2008,3/2009• China2/2010• Colombia2/2012• CzechRepublic/Slovakia4/2009,3/2014• Denmark1/2009, 1/2013• Finland4/2008+1/2012• France2/2007,3/2008,4/2015• Germany1/2007, 3/2012, 4/2013,3/2014• GreatBritain2/2009,2/2010• Greece2/2014• Guatemala1/2013• Hungary1/2008,4/2015• India2/2008,3/2010, 2/2012• Israel1/2012• Italy4/2008, 1/2010, 4/2011• Mexico3/2007,3/2009, 1+2/2011• Poland2/2013, 3/2013,4/2015• Russia4/2012• Slovenia/Croatia1/2010• SouthAfrica1/2016• SoutheastAsia2/2007• SouthKorea3/2010• Spain3/2007• Sweden2/2009• Switzerland1/2008, 2/2012• Taiwan4/2009,4/2015• Turkey3/2008, 2+4/2011• USA2/2008,3/2009, 1/2011, 4/2013, 4/2014, 2/2016• Vietnam4/2015

Flow Control/Temperature Control• Advantagesofpulsedcooling1/2007• Comparingwatertooil2/2007• ThenewTEMPROplusCseries3/2007• COOLMAXcoolingunits2/2008• Temperaturecontroller“guarding”

injectionmoldingmachines3/2008• TEMPROwithDUOcooling4/2008• Variothermaltempering1/2009• TEMPROplusC1802/2009• TEMPROdirectC120[C250]3/2009• WFC:WaterFlowControl4/2009• TEMPROplusC1801/2010• TEMPRO:Universalbenchmark2/2010• BFMOLD®moldcooling3/2010• TEMPROplusD4/2010• Online-thermography1/2011• TemperingatFuchs&Sohn2/2011• TEMPROplusDintheautomotivesector1/2012• Oscilloscopefunction2/2012• Compacttemperaturecontroller4/2012• Optimaltempering=quality1/2013• TheStarlingerspecialsolution2/2013• NewWITTMANNequipment4/2013• TEMPROusesheatwaste1/2014• CleansolutionatDELPHI4/2014• Blumusingaspecialsolution1/2015• ThenewFLOWCONplus4/2015• TEMPROplusDatFischer(D)1/2016#• WFCretrofitkitisavailable2/2016

Injection Molding• Injectionmoldingonestopshop4/2008• MetalinjectionmoldingatIndo-US

MIM4/2008• Costoptimization:EcoPower1/2009• ITassistedservices1/2009• Thewaterinjectionprocess2/2009• TheKronaIndústriaequipment2/2009• Micro-parts:Microsystem503/2009• Multi-componentprocessatwolfcraft4/2009• Processdataacquisition:partnershipwithWilleSystem4/2009• Thenewall-electricEcoPower 4/2009• TheThomasDudleycompany1/2010• IMLwithTMXpress1/2010• AIRMOULD®andAQUAMOULD®Mobile1/2010• DesignMoldedPlasticsandtheirmold-ingmachines2/2010• StadelmannreliesonWilleandWITT-MANNBATTENFELD2/2010• ThenewMicroPower3/2010• AQUAMOULD®andprojectileinjec-tiontechnology3/2010• Newbenchmark:MacroPower4/2010• TheSTELLAcompany4/2010• TheServoDrivetechnology1/2011• The75thmachineforKrona1/2011• PackagingspecialistTMXpress2/2011• WAVIN(CzechRep.)andWITT-MANNBATTENFELD3/2011• SANITmoldingasuccess3/2011• WEPPLER'smoldingmachines4/2011• MacroPowerproducingcableties1/2012• TheCELLMOULD®process2/2012• The43ESMINmachines3/2012• Remoteconnectivity3/2012• Foamedhigh-qualityparts4/2012• LECHNER'MacroPower4/2012• MacroPoweratGTLINE1/2013• Praiseforthestandardmachine!1/2013• VerticalmachinesatElectricfil2/2013• BECK'smoldingtechnology2/2013• ESCHAusingHMmachines3/2013• HofferPlastics'HMmachines3/2013• GuppyusingtheEcoPower3/2013• TheBackhaussuccess4/2013• Incapsulation:cleanandsafe4/2013• Multi-componentparts1/2014• Successthroughversatility1/2014• ThetriedandtestedatPhilips2/2014• Light-weightfoamedparts2/2014• TheKRESZ&FIEDLERSystems3/2014• SMEmolderAutenrieth3/2014• TopmicropartsfromKüngAG3/2014• Openingupefficiencyreserves4/2014• HiQShaping4/2014• ServoPowersavesenergy1/2015• Bestqualityathünersdorff1/2015• TheGripItFixingssuccessstory1/2015• GerresheimersysteminChina2/2015• MicroPoweratTessy(USA)3/2015• MoldingatInterplex(China)3/2015• RT-CADTiefenböck(A)4/2015• DieterWiegelmann(D)4/2015• OneSealApSinDenmark4/2015• DenkKunststofftechnik(D)1/2016• ELASMOSystems(A)1/2016• REUTTERGroup(Germany)2/2016• P.P.H.LIMAKinPoland2/2016

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DearReader,

IthasbeenalongtimesinceWITTMANNKunststoff-geräteGmbHwasfirstfoundedinViennain1976.Havingreached2016,wecannowtakeprideinannouncingthisyear’s40thanniversaryoftheWITTMANNGroup.Thisjubileean-niversarywouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheinventive-nessandentrepreneurialspiritofthecompany’sfounder,myfather,WernerWittmann,incombinationwiththeuninter-ruptedinnovativeforcewhichhasbecomethecorecorporatephilosophy,andtowhichouremployeeshavebeencontribut-ingsoactivelyandeffectivelyforsuchalongtimenow.Weallfeelanextremelyprofoundcommitmenttotheideaofcontinuousinnovation–dayafterday–theworldover.

Naturally,wewantedtocelebratethisjoyousanniversaryingrandstyle.OnJune8thand9th,wewelcomed1,650gueststoHallDoftheViennafair.Theycametocelebratewithusandtogetanoverviewofourcurrentproductrange–includingalargenumberofinnovations.“Plastics,KeyDriverforSustain-ability”,wasthetitleoftheopeningaddressbyDr.RüdigerBaunemann,GeneralDirectorofPlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V.

Thiswasfollowedbyanimpressiveshow,whichsetthestageforthesubsequentproductpresentations.InnovationsondisplayincludedinjectionmoldingmachinesfromourPowerSeriesrangeinavarietyofsizesandforalltypesofpro-ducts.Also,withregardtoautomationandperipheralequip-ment,wepresentednewsolutionsfromeveryarea:robotsandpickers,unitsformaterialdryingandconveying,anewtemperaturecontrollermodel,andanewgranulator.

Visitorseagerlytookadvantageoftheopportunitytoat-tendtheprofessionallecturesthatwereofferedinmultiplelanguages.Thoselecturesexaminedanextremelywiderangeoftopics–particularlyquestionsconcerningequipmentandprocessesofparticularinteresttoplasticsprocessorsinclud-ingrecycling,optimizedautomationsystems,specialinjectionmoldingtechniques,andtheintegrationofproductionre-sources–allcurrenttopicsthatencouragedparticipationinlivelydiscussions.OntheeveningofJune8th,wetooktheliber-tyofinvitingourgueststoagaladinnerintheOrangerieofSchoenbrunnPalace.Prominentvisitorsgatheredaroundthemanytablesandtherichvarietyofimpressionstheyhadexperiencedthroughoutthecourseofthedaywereagainthesubjectofmanyadiscussion.

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothanknotonlytheguestsofourjubileeanniversarycelebration,butalsoallofouremployees–forthesuccessofthisevent,andforthepast40years.Congratulationsonyourimpressiveaccomplishment!

Yourscordially,MichaelWittmann

Editorial

Michael Wittmann

ContentInjectionMolding

Stüdli and the MacroPower

Gabriele Hopfportrays the Taiwanese manufacturer of demanding cos-metics packaging.Page 6

Thomas Roberson the Swiss injection molder and its successful businessphilosophy.Page 4

Automation

High-class products for ERF

Robots for more efficiency

FlowControl

FLOWCON optimizes processes

News 100 machines for Hayco

New subsidiary in Poland

Sabine Koll,K-ZEITUNG,was present when the 7,000th W818 robot was deliv-ered to Kroma.Page 8

Gabriele HopfandWalterLichtenbergervisited the COLOP production in Wels, Upper Austria.Page 10

Framework agree-ment with the highly respected plastics processor.Page 13

New: WITTMANN BATTENFELD Polska acting on a great market.Page 13

Impressions from our 40th anniversary party.Page 14

40 years of WITTMANN

WITTMANN innovations – 3/20164

InjectionMolding

S tüdliPlastAGisoneoftheoldest

injectionmold-ingoperationsinSwitzerland.EstablishedasametalfoundrynearWinterthurbyHansStüdliatthebeginningofthelastcentury,thecompanysoonturnedtothepres-singandinjectionofwhatwerethenconsiderednewplastics.

TodayStüdliemploys47peopleandoperates28injectionmoldingmachineswithupto11,000kNclampingforce.Thecompanypro-cesses2½thousandtonsofplas-ticperyear.Nearlyallorderstaketheformofcon-tractmanufacturingwork,and80%ofthemareforSwisscustomers.Thecompanyproducesstructuralcomponents,housings,coversandtechnicalpartsforwell-knownbrandmanufacturersofcoffeemachinesandrefrigerators.Italsomakestechnicalpartsforcustomersfromthemachineryconstruction,cleaningtechnology,gardening,sportsandleisuresectors.

Very successful in achallenging market environment

ThestrongSwissfrancmakesSwissexportproductsmoreexpensive.EventhoughStüdliPlastmainlysuppliesdomesticcustomers,thecompanystillfeelstheeffectsofthissituation,becauseStüdli’scustomersmarkettheirappli-ancesabroad.Inordertoensureitsownprofitability,Stüdlireliesoncontinuousinnovationandontheknow-howofitsemployees.

Innovation and technology

TodayStüdliPlastmanufacturesinmodernfacilitieswithmanynewmachinesandefficientlogistics.Forlargema-chines,anewhallwithagenerousstorageareawasbuiltin2001.WilliKälin,GeneralManagerofStüdliPlast,reports:“ThemajorOEMsofthehouseholdappliancesindustryde-mandstorage.Deliverieshavetobetimedwithatoleranceofplus-or-minuszero.Thatmeanstherequestedquantitymustbethereonthedateoforder,notonedaysoonerandnotonedaylater.”

MacroPower as one of the core elements

Thenewthree-storybuildingnowprovidesadequatestoragespaceonthefirstandsecondfloors.Thegroundfloorisdesignedasaproductionhallandcurrentlyoffersenoughroomfornineinjectionmoldingmachinesrang-ingfrom3,000to11,000kN.

Stüdli Plast AG of Romanshorn, Switzerland, consistently relieson advanced technology and innovation as well as the expertise andmotivation of its employees – and that’s what makes it successfulin a challenging business environment.Thomas Robers

Stüdli Plast in Switzerland pledges allegiance to MacroPower

Willi Kälin (center), General Manager of Stüdli Plast, and Heinz Grob (right), Production Manager, express their satisfaction together with Thomas Robers (left), General Manager ofBATTENFELDSchweiz AG, about the two efficient and reliably oper-ating MacroPower 800 injection molding machines with W843 robots.


InjectionMolding

Recently,twoMacroPower800/5100fromWITTMANNBATTENFELDwithclampingforceof8,000kNwereinstalled.Theirinjectionunitsareratedforashotvolumeofupto3liters.BothmachinesareequippedwithaWITT-MANNW843robot,whichensuresrapidandgentlepartremoval.Therobotsareintegratedintothecontrolsystemofthemachinesothatthecom-pletesystemcanbeoperatedfromthemachine’scontrolscreen.Operationalsettingsarestoredandloadedinanin-tegratedfashionformachineandrobotwhicheliminatesanyriskofmix-ups.

In2011,almostimmediatelyaftertakingoverresponsibilityasgeneralmanager,WilliKälinnegotiatedthepurchaseofa1,000-tonmachinefromBATTENFELDSchweizAG.ThelargeMacroPowertwo-platenmachinesfromWITTMANNBATTENFELDwith8,000and10,000kNclampingforce,hadjustbeenunveiledforthefirsttimeattheFakumatradefair.Inthefollowingyear,StüdliorderedthefirstMacroPowerforSwitzerland,includingWITTMANNrobots,andoneyearlaterthesecondmachineofthatsametypefollowed.

WilliKälinandhisproductionma-nagerHeinzGrobwereparticularlyen-thusiasticaboutthesmoothoperationandthepreciseandcleanlyregulatedmovements.WilliKälinreports:“TheMacroPowerfeaturesverysmoothclampingactionevenwithheavymoldsandhighclosingspeeds.Noabrupttransitioninthedriveprofile,barelyanydrivenoises,andofcoursenoimpactswhatsoeverduringthefinalclosureofthemold.It’sonlyfairtosaythatnotallofourmachinesoperateaswellasthis,evenifyoumightactuallyexpectthatfrommodernmachinetechnology.”

Thetwo-platenmachinealsoscoredhighmarkswithitsshortconfiguration,itssmallfootprint,anditsenergy-effi-cientandlow-noisedrivetechnology.TheMacroPowerusesspeed-regulatedservomotors,whichsupplytheprocesswithonlyasmuchenergyasitactuallyneeds.Duringtheresidualcoolingtimeandotherwaitingperiods,theyshutoffcompletely.

BesidesthetechnicalbenefitsoftheMacroPower,acom-pletelydifferentcriterionplayedanimportantroleinStüdli’spurchasingdecision,theleveloftrustestablishedbythepersonnelrepresentingWITTMANNandWITT-MANNBATTENFELDandbytheirlocalSwissorganiza-tion.Thepersonalcontacts–fromtheservicetechnicians

tothecorporatemanagementoftheWITTMANNGroup–andthemanyyearsofsuccessfulcollabora-tionwithBATTENFELDmadethedifference.PlacementofanorderforasecondidenticalMacroPoweroneyearlaterprovedthattheirde-cisionwastherightone.Alongwiththeincreaseinthecompany’sowncompetitivenessbytechnicalmeans,Stüdliisalsoblazingcompletelynewtrails.Themoldprocurementknow-howthatthecompanyhasmeanwhilegainedtheworldoverservesasthebasisforabusinessfieldofitsown,andisthereforealsobenefitingStüdli’scustomers.Thisinitselfiscontinuingtogrowsalesandalsobroadenactivities.

Know-how and motivation

Another,nolessimportantsuc-cessfactorforStüdliPlastisthecontinuouslyexpandedknow-howandmotivationoftheiremployees.

WilliKälinisalongstandingauthorityontheinjectionmoldingindustry,whohascontributedhisexperiencetonearlyeverystepoftheprocess,fromorderacquisitiontodelivery.Forhiscustomers,heistheguarantorofreliablecollabora-tioninthefuture.Stüdlirecruitsyoung,extremelywell-trainedem-ployees,andensurescontinuedqualificationofexistingpersonnel.

Thecorporatecultureischarac-terizedbytakingonchallengesasateam.Whoeverfindsadefectoranopportunityforimprovementhelpstooptimizethesituation.

Generalmanagementandtheexecutiveboard(owners)haveal-sotakenthissameattitudetoheartandactivelydemonstrateit.Whenagoodordersituationrequiresadditionalweekendshifts,forexample,theexecutiveboardisperfectlywillingtoworkaSatur-dayshiftonthemachinesnowandthen,andisnotaboveperform-ingeventhemostmundaneoftasks.Thatearnstherespectofthe

employeeswhilestrengtheningcohesionandmotivation.Allinall,thisstrategicapproachhasmadeitpossibleforStüdliPlasttoachieveconsiderablegrowthoverthepastseveralyears.Thatgrowthalreadyshowssignsofcontinuingin2016.ThatisgoodnewsforbothStüdliandWITT-MANNBATTENFELD,becausefurtherinvestmentsininjectionmoldingmachinesmightnotbefaroff.•

Thomas Robersis the General Manager of BATTENFELD Schweiz AG in Volketswil, Switzerland.

The new, gener-ously propor-tioned production and warehouse building …

Willi Kälin and Heinz Grob of Stüdli Plast are clearly pleased with the molded part quality and performance of the two newMacroPower ma-chines.

Typical molded parts produced on the MacroPower: Component car-rier and base for a coffee machine (black) and vegetable drawer for a refrigerator (transparent).

… and 3 new silos (right) as part of the central mate-rial supply system, which is also new.


100%removaloftheliquidfrominsidethebottle.Consequently,thesebottlesareusedprimarilyaspackagingforlotionsinthetoppricesegment.

The absolutely con-vincing MicroPower

HighqualitystandardsandexcellentservicearethetopprioritiesatERF.Thisiswhythecompanyalsoinsistsontopqualityinthechoiceofitsinjectionmoldingequip-mentintermsofboththemachinesandtheservicepro-videdbythesupplier.

In2012,WITTMANNBATTENFELDsuccessfullyes-tablishedbusinessrelationswithERFwiththeMicroPower,itsmachineseriesspecificallydesignedforinjectionmoldingmicroandnanoparts.Today,ERFmakeshigh-precisionpartsfordosingpumpsincosmeticsbottlesontwomachinesfromtheMicroPowerserieswith150kNclampingforce.Thereliabilityandcost-efficiencyofthis

ERF,establishedbythetwobrothersMiniandMaxLiu

in1991,istodaywithits110employeesoneoftheleadingcosmeticspackagingmanufactur-ersinTaiwan.Asaturn-keysupplierofpackag-ingsolutions,ERFoffersitscustomersaroundtheworldacompleteserviceportfolioincludingcounselinganddesign,moldtechnology,productionandprintingoftheproducts,allusinglatesttechnologiessuchasmetal-izing,vacuumanodizing,hotstamping,screenprinting,UVvarnishingorsoft-touchcoating.

Thecompany’sproductrangeincludesairlesspumpbottlesmadeofPPandPETE,double-walledairlessbottles,lotiondispensers,PETGandPPextrusionmold-ingbottles,PPandPETEcreamjars,pipettesandmanyotheritemsinagreatvarietyofcolorsandshapes.Itsmainproductlineisairlessbottles.Theseweredevelopedin-housebyERF.Thetechnologyofthisproductenables

Ever Rich Fountain Co., Ltd. (ERF) based in Taichung, Taiwan,is a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of premium-quality cosmeticspackaging. In addition to locally produced injection moldingmachines, the company uses state-of-the-art injection moldingtechnology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD on its production floor.Gabriele Hopf

Premium-quality packaging withWITTMANN BATTENFELD

InjectionMolding

PMMA cream jar – left: colored inner part, right: finished jar.

Left:Double-walled air-less bottles.Right:Cream jars, single-component variant.

(Photos: ERF)


InjectionMolding

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager of WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting-brunn, Lower Austria.

innovativemachinemodel,whosetwo-stepscrew-and-plungerinjectionunit’sthermallyhomogeneousmeltisinjectedwithshotvolumesrangingfromlessthan0.05upto4cm³,withprocessstabilityandshortcycletimes,hasconvincedERFofthequalityofinjectionmoldingtech-nologyfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD.“WithasingleMicroPower,wehaveachievedtheoutputoffourstan-dardmachinespreviouslyusedinthisarea,”saysMiniLiu,Owner-ManagerofERF.“WITTMANNBATTEN-FELDisourpartnerwhenitcomestoinnovativemachinetechnology.”

ThemachinesareequippedwithaW8VS2SCARAro-botfromWITTMANNaswellasWITTMANNtempera-turecontrollersanddryers.

The hydraulic HM multi-component machine

InDecemberoflastyear,ERFaddedahydraulicmulti-componentmachinefromWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDtoitsequipment.ItisanHM240/525H/525Swithaverticalrotaryunit.Themulti-colormachineisusedintheproductionofPMMAcreamjars.Theouterlayerofplasticiscrystal-clearandtheinnerlayerispre-dyed,inordertocreateapianofinisheffect.MiniLiuexplainsthatthistechnologyoffersanumberofmajoradvanta-gescomparedtothepreviousvarnishingofthecreamjarsbyanexternalserviceprovider.Inthisway,bothpotentialtransportdamagetothesesensitiveproductsanddown-streamfinishingwithchemicalvarnishcanbeavoided.

The2-componenttechnologyalsoenablesasignificantreductionincycletimesincontrasttoinjectionmoldingofasinglethick-walledpartfromonecomponent,and

consequentlyamuchhigheroutput.ERFisapioneerintheproductionofcreamjarsin2-componenttechnol-ogy.MiniLiuregardstheproductionofcreamjarswiththistechnologyasapilotproject,withmoreproductstofollowifthisprojectprovessuccessful.Theimprovementinproductqualitycombinedwiththereductionincycletimes,whichenablesshorterdeliverytimes,constitutesamajorsteptowardsasignificantincreaseinmarketshareforMiniLiu.

Inadditiontothe2-colorproducts,crystal-clearcon-tainerswillbeproducedonthisinjectionmoldingma-chineaswell,whichdoesnotpresentanyproblemswhatso-everwiththemulti-componentmachinefromWITT-MANNBATTENFELD.

Inhisselectionofasuitablemachineforthemulti-colorinjectionmoldingtechnology,goodserviceandthehighestqualityoftheinjectionmoldingmachineswerethemostimportantconsid-erationsforMiniLiu,ashestates:“WITTMANNBATTENFELDiswell

knownforthequalityofitsmulti-componentinjectionmoldingmachines”,hecomments.“Wecouldalsoseethisforourselvesonvariousreferencevisitstootherus-ers.Moreover,WITTMANNBATTENFELDmaintainsasubsidiaryinTaiwan,whichensuresimmediate,directsupportforus.”

TheengineeringsupportprovidedbyWITTMANNBATTENFELDTaiwantoEverRichFountaininitsproj-ect,andbytheteamofexpertsinKottingbrunn,Austria,wasoneofthevitalfactorsforEverRichFountaininitsdecisiontoinvestinthemulti-componentinjectionmoldingsystemfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD.•

Mold for the pro-duction of cream jars with 2-color technology.

From the left: Roland Pechtl, WITTMANNBATTENFELD Sales Director Asia, Mini Liu, ERF Owner-Manager, Long Chiao Chen, Mold Designer ERF, David Chen, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Taiwan at the commissioning of the multi-com-ponent machine at WITTMANN BATTENFELD in Kottingbrunn.


Smallerbatches,more

complexmolds,andincreasinglydemandingqualityrequirements–thosearetherea-sonswhyKromaInternational,withmainofficeinLahr,Germany,hasstartedaprojecttoincreaseefficiencyinitsinjectionmoldingoperation.Onecomponentofthateffortistheinstallationoflinearrobotsonallinjectionmold-ingmachinesover1,000kNclampingforce.ForWITT-MANNBATTEN-FELD,thedelive-rytoKromawastheir7,000thW818robot.SalesManagerAndreasHollwegandSalesEngineerManfredNerz,whohasbeenhandlingcustomersupportforKromaforalongtimenow,setoutto-gethertopersonallyhandovertheCNCrobot–alongwithacommemorativecertificate–toKroma’sGeneralManagerErikMännle.

WhileWITTMANNBATTENFELDalreadyhasdecadesofexperiencewithrobotsystems,thistypeofequipmentapplicationisstillrelativelynewtoKroma.Untilrecently,theowner-managedcompanyhadequippedonlytheirlargeinjectionmoldingmachineswithhandlingsystemsinordertobeabletoremovelargeandheavycomponents–andthoseweresuppliedtogetherwiththemachine.

Linear robots for greater efficiency

In2015,anorderforsixlinearrobotstoberetrofittedtoexistingmachinesinthemediumclampingforcerangewasplacedwithWITTMANNBATTENFELD,includingtheW818.Kromanowwantstoinvestfurtherinautomation:“Havingfocusedtheefficiencyincreaseprojectinmold-makingin2014,weexpandeditlastyeartotheinjection

moldingarea.Equippingtheinjectionmoldingmachineswithrobotsplaysakeyroleinthatcontext”,saysGeneralManagerMännle.

Männletookoverthecompanyin2002andhasbeenex-pandingitcontinuouslyeversince.Todayheemployssome90peopleindesign,inmold-making,andintheinjectionmoldingarea.KromageneratedsalesofEUR9.2millionin2014.For2015,MännleexpectstobreaktheEUR10millionmark.Thelion’sshareofsalesisgeneratedintheinjectionmoldingsegment,and20%comesfromthemoldsector.Forty-twomoldsaremadeeveryyearwith18metalworkingmachines.Inall,Kromahasnearly800moldsinitsproduc-tiondepartmenttoday.

Kromahasmorethan38machineswithclampingforcesrangingfrom200kNto7,750kN,mostofwhichweresup-pliedbyWITTMANNBATTENFELD.Thosemachinesproducepartsweighingfrom0.1gto2kg,andthreeofthemaredesignedfortwo-componentapplications.Insertmoldingofcomponentsisalsooneoftheproductiontech-niquesKromaprovidestoitscustomers.Thosecustomerscomefromanextremelybroadspectrumofsectors,rangingfromtheautomotiveindustryandhouseholdappliancesto

Automation

The WITTMANN Group delivers their 7,000th W818servo-robot to Kroma. – The Baden-based injection moldingoperation promotes enhanced quality and efficiencythrough the use of part removal systems.Sabine Koll, K-ZEITUNG

Highest quality through automation

Kroma General Manager Männle praises the WITT- MANN robot systems’ easy programming and operation.

(Photo: K-ZEITUNG)


constructionandmedicaltechnology.“Ontheonehand,thatvarietyisabigadvantage,becausewearenotdepen-dentonanyoneindustry.Thatdefinitelyhelpedusalotduringthe2008/2009crisis”,explainsMännle.“Ontheotherhand,thatheterogeneitycreatessignificantchallengesforusininjectionmoldingproduction.Moreover,wehaveonlyafewproductsrunningcontinuouslyonthemachines,thebatchsizesaregettingsmallerandsmallerinmanysectors,andthatmeanswehavetochangemoldsoften.Butwestillhavetobeabletomanufacturecost-effectivelyanddeliverrapidly,becausemanycustomersarereducingtheirinvento-riesandwanttohavethepartsdeliveredondemandinstead.”Soheisobligedtousestandardizedmachines,automationandprocesses.

Morebroadly,inordertooutperformcompetitorsfromEasternEuropeandelse-whereoverthelongterm,Kromaisstrikingabalancebetweencost-effectivepro-ductionontheonehandandspecialtyproductsontheother.Examplesoftheirspe-cialtyproductsincludetech-nicalpartsmadefromhard-to-process,high-temperatureresistantplasticssuchasPPS,PPSUandPEEK.Männleisconvinced:“Theonlywayforaninjectionmoldingopera-tiontosurviveinGermanyisbyconcentratingonspecialtyproductsand/orofferinglogisticaladvantages.Thiscantaketheformofsuitablestorageservicesor,wherethesizeofthecomponentsmakesituneconomicalforthecus-tomer,totransportthemoverlongdistances.”TheairductsproducedbyKromainhighvolumesontheirlargeinjectionmoldingmachinesrepresentbutoneexampleofthis.

Alongwithitsownmold-makingoperations,Männleseesanadditionaladvantageinhiscompanyhavingitsownengineeringdepartment.ThisenablesKromatooffercom-pleteprojectstoitscustomers–fromdevelopmenttomold-makingtoproduction,allfromasinglesource.“Asaresult,weareabletoacquirenewcustomersthroughengineeringwhilealsoofferingveryfastresponsetocustomerdemands.”

AlthoughKromahasbeengrowingforyearsnow,Män-nlealsofeelsthepricepressureonthemarket.That’swhyheimposedmeasurestoincreaseefficiencyintheinjectionmoldingareain2015,togetherwiththegoalofachievingin-creasedquality.“Thetwoarecloselyinterconnected”,insistsMännle.“Whenwesupplygoodsandthenthecustomerlatercomplainsandrejectsthem,thatcostsusmoneyandhurtsourimage.Wewanttoimprovethatperformancesignificantly.”

Equippingnearlyalloftheinjectionmoldingmachinesinthemediumclampingforcerangewithrobotsisafunda-mentalpartofthisqualityandefficiencydrive.“Withrobots,theprocessrunswithfargreaterconsistencyandpreci-sion”,explainsMännle.“Theemployeesintheproductiondepartmentoperatemultiplemachines.Sometimestheywereunabletoclearallofthepartsfromtheconveyorbelts

fastenoughtopreventstoppages.Asaresult,theinjectionmoldingmachineshadtobeshutdown.”Whenmaterialremainsinthenozzles,thathasanegativeimpactonpartquality.Kroma’sremovalrobotsnowensurethatcycletimesarepreciselymaintained.

Anotherbenefitisthattherobotsnowautomaticallyplacepartsfromfamilymolds(right-leftvariants,forexam-ple)inseparatepackages,therebyeliminatingtheneedformanualsortingandthepotentialformix-ups.Thisspeedsupassemblyandimprovesquality.

ThehandlingsystemsfromtheWITTMANNGrouphaveultimatelyreducedthepartrejectratewherefallinghadpreviouslybeenapotentialsourceofdeformation.Over-allprocesseshavealsobeenstreamlinedthroughtheplace-mentofpartsdirectlyintotheirpackaging.

Retrofit in-progress

Kromanowwantstograduallyretrofitallmedi-um-sizeinjectionmoldingmachineswithrobots,aswellascertainsmallerma-chinesinspecialcases.Theuseofarobot,forexample,eliminatedtheneedforasophisticatedunscrew-ingsystemona400-kNinjectionmoldingmachinewhichKromausestomakefinescrewsoutofPPSGF.Männleisconvincedthatthedecisiontocontinuein

thedirectionofconsistentautomationwastherightone:“Weareimprovingqualityinproductionandreducingcosts.AndtherobotsfromWITTMANNBATTENFELDareveryuser-friendlyandeasytoprogram,sowehaveveryfewhandlingproblems.”

AsfarasKroma’sGeneralManagerisconcerned,thequalityandefficiencydriveintheirinjectionmoldingope-rationisnotoveryet.HenowplanstointroduceaPD(pro-ductiondataacquisition)andCAQ(computer-aidedquali-tyassurance)system,sothatthesettingsandparametersrequiredfortheindividualpartscanbetransmittedtothemachinesfromacentralpointandtheactualdatacansub-sequentlybeplayedbackforqualityassurancepurposes.“Thiswillenableustooptimizethespecificationdata,there-byclosingthecontrolloop.InthiswayIhopenotonlytoreducetheerrorrateevenfurther,butalsotoraiseoverallefficiencythroughshorterdowntimes.”

Longterm,Männlealsowantstoimplementorganiza-tionalchanges.“Thereishardlyamachinetechnicianany-wherewhoknowsallofthefunctionalitiesofmoderninjec-tionmoldingmachines.Moreandmoremanualskillsarenowbeingreplacedbymoderntechnology.Consequently,theroleofmachinetechnicianswilltendtoinvolvemoreprocesssupport,monitoringandoptimizationinthefuture.Inthatcontext,wewillneedproductionsupervisorstomo-nitorthemachinesviathePDAsystem.Manualinterven-tioninthemachinecontrolsystemwillthenbecometheexceptionandnottherule.”•

Automation

Sabine Kollis a trade journal-ist. This article first appeared in the March 11, 2016 issue of K-ZEITUNG.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD Sales Manager Andreas Hollweg (right) and Sales Engineer Manfred Nerz (left), present a certifi-cate to Kroma General Manager Erik Männle to commemorate the handover of the 7,000th WITTMANN W818 robot.

(Photo: K-ZEITUNG)


Flow Control

ThelatestinnovationfromCOLOPisthenew“PrinterStandard”stamp,whichisnowavailableinitsseventhge-nerationandfeaturesbothaunique,moderndesignandalargenumberoftechnicaladvancements.Asahighlight,thedesignofthisstampofferstheabilitytocustomizeitsgenerouslysizedABSplasticimagewindow.

Technology from the WITTMANN Group

COLOP’scommitmenttoinnovation,qualityandsus-tainabilityisapparentnotonlyinthecompany’sproducts,butalsointhedecisiontousethebestavailableproduc-tiontechnologies.AttheWelssite,COLOPusesonlythemostmoderninjectionmoldingtechnologyfromtheWITT-MANNGroup.

Mostofthe22injectionmoldingmachinesinstalledinWelsarefromthefullyelectricEcoPowermodelseriesmadebyWITTMANNBATTENFELDwithclampingforcesrangingfrom350to2,400kN.Dependingontheareaofapplication,themachinesareequippedwithWITTMANNspruepickersand/orlinearrobotsandtray

EstablishedbyKarlSkopekin1980,todayCOLOPStempelerzeugungSkopekGmbH&CoKGbasedinWels,Austria,isoneofthemostimportantAus-

triancompaniesintheWITTMANNGroup.TheCOLOPGroupemploysabout450peopleandisoneoftheworld’sleadingmanufacturersofinnovativemarkingdevicesofallkinds,especiallyself-inkingstamps.COLOPsuppliestheimpressivevarietyofitsproductsinmorethan120countries.AlongwiththeentireEuropeanarea,COLOPhasestablisheditsmainmarketsintheUSA,Russia,SouthAmericaandSoutheastAsia.

Besidethenowclassicaddressstampsmadeofplasticwithwhicheveryoneisfamiliar,theproductrangealsoincludesstampswithahighshareofsteelcomponentsforheavy-dutyapplications,smallhandystampsforuse“ontheroad”,flashstamps,andstampsthatpermituserstosettheirowntext,aswellasbandstampsandembossingpresses.COLOP,whoseenvironmentalmanagementsys-temcomplieswiththeISO14001standard,hasdevelopedanewproductlineunderthename“GreenLine”,withmo-delscontaining65to80%recycledplastics.

The stamping manufacturer COLOP of Wels in Austria prides itselfon the quality and precision of its products. When it comes to moldingtechnology, COLOP has placed 100% of its trust in the solutions fromWITTMANN BATTENFELD. For the optimal distribution of the temperingmedium, COLOP uses the new intelligent WITTMANN FLOWCON plus.Gabriele Hopf – Walter Lichtenberger

FLOWCON plus: optimal temperature distribution made easy

View inside the COLOP production facility in Wels, Upper Austria.


Flow Control

EverysingleinjectionmoldingmachineisconnectedtoatemperaturecontrollerfromtheTEMPROplusDMicroseries.Withreferencetothoseunits,Pointneremphasi-zesabovealltheirlow-maintenanceoperationandhighprocessstability.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD technologyfor a highly demanding product

Intermsofitsmanufacturingprocess,the“PrinterStandard”stampfromCOLOPisbynomeansaforgivingproduct.The“Printer”stampseriesisofferedinalargenumberofsizes,sotheso-called“imagewindow”associ-atedwiththestampmodelsofthatrangeisalsoinjection

moldedinmultiplesizes.Wheninjec-tionmoldingtheimagewin-dow,theposi-tionofthetwolateralsurfaceswithrespecttooneanotherpresentsaveryspecificchallenge.Ifthelateralsurfacesare

tooclosetogether,theyrubagainstthestamphous-ing–whichcan,intheworstcase,causethestampingfunctiontojam.

Ifthelateralsurfacesaretoofarapart,itbecomesdif-ficulttoattachtheimagewindowtothehousingelement.Inbothcases,thestampcannotbeused.>>

changersorwithanINSIDERcell.WhereanINSIDERsolutionhasbeenimplemented,robotsandconveyorbeltareintegratedintotheinjectionmoldingsystemalongwithotherupstreamanddownstreamprocessingperipherals,therebyresultingindecisiveadvantagesintermsofspacerequirements,materialflowandrobotcycletime.More-over,themachineshavebeenequippedwithhotrunnerandcavitypressuresensorsystems.

PhilippPointner,deputydepartmentheadforCOLOP’sinjectionmoldingoperations,appreciatestheEcoPowerrangeaboveallforitshighprecisionandrepeatability,bothofwhicharesupremelyimportantinstampproduc-tion,alongwithitslowenergyconsumption.ThislatterfeatureoftheEcoPowermodelseriesderivesfrom,among

otherthings,theuseofKERStechnol-ogy(KineticEnergyRecov-erySystem),whichmakesitpossibletousethebrak-ingenergyreleasedwithinthemachine.Sustainableandenviron-mentallysoundproductionofprecisionproductsinhighvolumes–thesearedecisivefactorsinoursuccess.“ThemachinesoftheEcoPowermodelrangeworkwithhighprecisionandareextremelycleanandenergy-efficient”,explainsPhilippPointner.AndPointnerisalsofavorablyimpressedwiththeircompactdesignandtheirrelativelyquietoperation.

Left:Stamp from the

“Printer Standard” product group pro-duced at COLOP.Right:The image window used with the Printer.

Philipp Pointner, Deputy Head of the Injection Mold-ing Department at COLOP (on the right in the fore-ground), speaking with Walter Lich-tenberger, Head of Temperature Con-trol Technology at WITTMANN.


FLOWCON and TEMPROfor mold temperature control

Inordertoensureanoptimaldistributionofthetemperingmedium–therebyensuringtherequiredstabilityoftheparts–COLOPusestwoquadrupleFLOWCONplusflowregulatorsfromWITTMANN.Oneofthetwounitsisusedonthenozzlesideoftheinjectionmoldingmachineandtheotherisusedontheejectorside.Thetwoflowregulatorsareconnectedtotheinjec-tionmoldingmachineviaanEthernetinterface,therebyimplementingthemodelknownastheWITTMANNGroup’sWITTMANN 4.0,whichenablestheintegrationofanextremelywiderangeofdevicesinthecontrolsystemoftheWITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachine.WITTMANN 4.0permitstheaccuraterepresentationoftheuserinterfaceofaperiph-eraldevice(heretheFLOWCONplus)onthecontrolsystemdisplayoftheprocessingmachine.Moreover,allproductiondatacanbestoredintheinjectionmoldingmachineandeasilyre-trievedforfutureuse.

Asaresultofthecompactdesignofthemold,thecoolingchannelsareverytightlyspaced.Thatlimitstheeffectivenessofcoolingintheindivid-ualcoresandthereforerequiresahighlyaccuratetemperaturecontrolwithinnarrowtolerances.Forthatreason,aWITTMANNtemperaturecontrollerwasinstalledaheadoftheFLOWCONplus.Ithasspecialpumpswhichgeneratehighpressure,resultingina40%increaseintheflowratesintheindividualcoolingchannels.

Throughtheparalleldistributiontothecool-ingchannels,eachindividualcoreofthemoldcannowbemonitoredandcontrolledviatheFLOWCON.Asaresultofthismethod,theout-lyingcoresofthemold,whichgeneratesignifi-cantlymoreheatradiation,canalsobebroughttotheoptimalcoretemperatureviaareducedflowrate.Steppermotorsmaintainaconstantflowrate,deviatingfromthepresetvaluebynomorethan0.1l/min.

Priortothestartofproduction,itisrecom-mendedthatareferencevalueberecorded,wherebyalloftheFLOWCON’sregulatorvalvesareopenedinordertodeterminethemaximumflowinthemold.Theseflowratevaluescanbestoredandcomparedwiththoserecordedpriortothenextproductionrun.Thisenablestheop-eratortodeterminewhetherthemoldflowratevaluesstillpermitreliableproduction.

TheuseoftheFLOWCONplusasdescribedhere–incombinationwithasuitablymodifiedtemperaturecontroller–hasmadeitpossibletoensurethatthesidesofthestamps’imagewin-dowsarealwaysintherightposition.

Idealconditionshavebeenestablishedwhichnowformthebasisforincreasinglatitudeinproduction.•

Flow Control

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager at WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting- brunn, Lower Austria.WalterLichtenbergeris Head of Tem-perature Control Technology at WITTMANN Kunst-stoffgeräte GmbH in Vienna.

In operation at COLOP: The new FLOWCON plus from WITTMANN improves tempera-ture distribution in the mold.

FLOWCON plus, in-tegrated in the B6P machine control system.

FLOWCON plus and TEMPRO plus D temperature controller.


100 injection molding machines for Hayco

Hayco,headquarteredinHongKong,isaworldleaderinthemanufactur-

ingofmodernhouseholdproductsandappliances.Thecompanyhasadiverseportfolioofproductsthatitsuppliestoleadingconsumerbrands.HaycohasbeenmanufacturinginChinaforover30years.ItsthreeplantsinShenzhenareover1.5millionsquarefeet.

InAugust,2015,HaycoannouncedthatitwouldinvestoverUSD50mil-lionforabrand-newinjectionmoldingandassemblyplantintheDominicanRepublictoexpanditsglobalfootprintandimprovedeliveriestotheUSAandEuropeinthefuture.TheneedforworldclasstechnologyinthisnewfacilityandreinvestmentinitsexistingChineseope-rationsinShenzhenledthemtopartnerwithWITTMANNBATTENFELDandtheintegratedinjectionmoldingsolu-tionstheyprovide.

Solutions from one manufacturer

Bothpartiessignedthecontractforequipmentpurchase,includingover100unitsofWITTMANNBATTENFELD’s

SmartPowerservo-hydraulicinjectionmoldingmachine,MacroPowerserieslargeinjectionma-chine,peripheralauxiliaryequip-mentandthecen-tralfeedingsystem.

SmartPowercombinesthead-vantagesofhydrau-licmachineswiththoseofall-electricmachines:energyefficiency,preci-sion,user-friend-liness,compactdesign,highspeed,cleanness.ThenewMacroPowerspans400to1,600tons,withservo-drivenhydraulicpumpahighlyrecommendedoption.

WITTMANNBATTENFELDprovidescomprehensivesolutionstoHaycobybringinginproventechnol-ogyinprecision,one-stopprocure-mentandenergyefficiencysolutions.Moreover,WITTMANNBATTEN-

FELD’sglobalizednetworkservicesofhighlyskilledtechnicalsupportareavailable24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Alltheseshowedwhatthecompanyhascommittedtodoingtomakegoodonitspledgetoreinvigoratethevener-ableWITTMANNBATTENFELDnameanditsreputationforinnovation,andtheyhaveproventobeatrustedpartnertoHayco.•

On November 4th, 2015, the WITTMANN Group signed a frameworkagreement with Hayco. The agreement covers the production of SmartPowerand MacroPower series for Hayco in the coming 5–10 years.

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In the place of sign- ing the contract, Mr. Christopher Hay (left) who is the Chief Execu-tive Officer (CEO) of Hayco Group and Dr. Werner Wittmann who is President of WITT-MANN Group.

TheWITTMANNGrouphasbeensuccessfulinthePolishmarketfor

manyyears.Inthepast,theproductsfromWITTMANNKunststoffgeräteGmbH–robotsandperipheralappli-ances–andtheinjectionmoldingma-chinesfromWITTMANNBATTEN-FELDweremarketedinPolandbytwoseparateagenciesthatwereindepen-dentofeachother.

Lastyear,WITTMANNdecidedtopooltheGroup’sentiresalesandserviceactivitiesinPolandinasubsidiaryofitsown.Thepreviousagencyforinjectionmoldingmachines,BATTENFELDPolska,ledbyBogdanZabrzewski,wastakenoverbytheWITTMANNGroupandhasassumedresponsibilityfortheGroup’sentireproductportfolioonthePolishmarketsinceJanuaryofthisyear.

The new Polish subsidiary of the WITTMANN Group

Bogdan Zabrzewski, Managing Director of the new Polish subsidiary (2nd from the right) and his team.

Thenewlyestablishedcompany,WITTMANNBATTENFELDPolska,employsatotalof18associates.Withthissubsidiary,theWITTMANNGroupnowhasapowerfulorganiza-tiontoservethegrowingPolishmar-ketevenbetterandmoreefficientlythanbefore.

MichaelWittmann,WITTMANNManagingDirector,comments:“Itisourstrategytohaveourownbranchesinourmostimportantmarkets.WiththefoundationofWITTMANNBATTENFELDPolska,wearecon-fidentofbeingabletoachievefurthergrowthinsalesonthismarket.”•


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That was the celebration of the 40th

WITTMANN Group anniversary!

On June 8th and 9th the wait was finally over: It was time for festivities marking the 40th anniversary of the WITTMANN Group. Some 1,650 guests came to Vienna in Hall D of the Vienna fair and experienced a thoroughly successful event which provided lots of information about the latest innovations from WITTMANN and WITTMANN BATTENFELD.

The guests were warmly welcomed by Dr. Werner Wittmann together with his sons Michael (pictured on the left) and Thomas. Mag. Ina Sabitzer served as the master of ceremonies. The opening address was given by Dr. Rüdiger Baunemann of PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V.

Pyrotechnic effects provided for a spectacular ambi-ance during the course of the open-ing show. And the impressive “light figure” Dundu, known from major television shows, enchanted the visitors.


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That was the celebration of the 40th

WITTMANN Group anniversary!

WITTMANN Group presented machines and peripheral equip-ment from its full product range to the guests and to the large number of journalists pres-ent. This included many innova-tions, which were presented to the public for the first time.

For the evening of June 8th, WITT-MANN Group had issued an invitation to a gala dinner in the Orangerie of Schoenbrunn Palace, where culinary delights decked tables animated by lively conversations.

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