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Zhafir Mercury series

Prof. h.c. Dipl.-lng. Helmar Franz THE INNOVATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CREATIVE IDEAS what has never been tried before. Prof. h.c. Dipl.-lng. Helmar Franz Chief Executive Officer "Have the technical options in the injection molding machine manufacturing been ex- hausted already?" Professor Helmar Franz asked this provocative question in 2006 on the occasion of a publication in the German plastics magazine "Kunststoffe". The answer at that time was literally: "If assump- tions like this had any validity at all we would still be driving at 30 km/h on the streets and would still need three months...

Germany is still the think tank of the plastics industry. The closeness to the people who have the know-how, like the raw material suppliers, the mold manufacturers and the suppliers of electronics and drives. Outstanding Teamspirit Working together with the Chinese colleagues creates synergies: The different demands of the market are taken into consideration and use is made of Haitian's production experience of many years. > More than a network The integration of highly qualified specialists into the development team opens options for planning resources, depending on the stage of the...

Zhafir Mercury Series

Four tie bars offset more mold surface Mechanics & Design: Novel machine design, optimum tolerances, lowest amount of maintenance. One component has to take on multiple functions. Reduction in the mechanical Few parts = optimum tolerances = high precision Side plates instead of tie bars create valuable space The basic idea is the manifesto: one component for mul- tiple functions and so fewer parts for the entire configu- ration of the machine. The platen become the tie bars and therefore provide for 70% more mold surface and a ma- chine design that is 30% slimmer. The symmetrical design...

Dipl.-lng. Volker Fritzlar WHY ARE WE ALWAYS HAGGLING OVER THE INJECTION SPEED?

Mechanic & Process: Maximum injection speed, creating a new dimension of the modularity, making it possible to process complex plastics. Simplest module design for the highest Separated injection and plastification, high melt quality, high dynamics. The modular principle of the Mercury can be found on the machine labeling. Our example ME1500-45/50: 1500 kN clamping force was combined with an injection unit, which has a 45 mm piston diameter More flexibility as a result of modularity high 2 Traditional concepts on the injection side are still compromises: high energy consumption, screw...

Dipl.-lng. Joerg Meyer ISN'T THE SAVING OF ENERGY Dipl.-lng. Joerg Meyer Energy neutralization and recirculation Saving energy through the efficient use of ener- gy - a basic principle of the Mercury Series. The ejector uses the energy from the moving platen with parallel movements, when mold open while ejection. A central power supply to the drive and the new generation of inverters from KEB make it pos- sible to return the braking energy "burned" back to the national grid. The power requirement drops and the power saving becomes really effi- cient as a result. Servomotors with extremely...

Electric & Safety: Keep it simple. Energy saving. High system stability, trouble-free and real time signal transmission Decentralized bus module, reduced cable, recirculation of the energy Innovative safety system The Zhafir Team designed a customized safety system just for the Mercury to guarantee the maximum degree of safety for each drive shaft. This included using the latest generation of mag- The latest inverter generation The compact modular design of the new gen- eration of converters from KEB offers high per- formance in the smallest space and guarantees maximum conservation of...

Dipl.-lng. Andreas Fensterer AT WHAT POINT IN THE PROCESS DOES ERGONOMICS START? Energy measurement: The Mercury software provides the energetic optimisation of the machine Flat menu hierarchy: On the main screen there are the most important data at a glance. It takes just one Mobile operation The control interface is fitted with a 15 inch ily to the non-operator side. It is therefore pos- sible to operate two machines at the same time in a classic production network without having to The infinitely adjustable height of the control panel allows comfortable operation, while reliev- The...

Usability engineering: The continuous control concept on all pages provides fast training. Software & User-interface: visualization of more complex processes Software to support the process, suitable for the broadest user profiles Mobile operation terminal, modular design programming This software has a modular design. The standards were isolated neatly by the Mercury functions. Therefore, updates and after the fact special functions can be clearly assigned without having to change the basic hardware of the machine. Dipl.-lng. Andreas Fensterer

Dipl.-lng. Dirk Issel HOW MUCH MACHINE NEEDS A PERFECT MOLDED PART? Process capability Dipl.-lng. Dirk Issel Drives & Application This is just one example of multiplicity of application tests with different materials and color changes: Packaging part made of PP on a 2-cavity-mold with hotrunner system. 0.6 mm wall thickness, 21 g part weight and a cycle time of 3.9 seconds. Consistent minimization of parts, true modular- ity and decentralized drives offer the user advan- tages in a variety of respects: The toggle system is precise and has a smooth, dynamic movement sequence extends the mold...

The rinsing process prevents melt residues The injection process is complet- The liquid melt (shown here in red) rinses the space in the injec- tion cylinder between the cylin- der head and the back side of The melt has pushed the plung- plunger leaves the area of the bore in the cylinder head. The rinsing process has ended and crosses over into the usual filling of the plunger entry High melt quality The free configuration of the injection unit pro- vides an optimal material processing. For short dwell times it's better to use a smaller screw; for larger dwell times and a higher...