TOOL&MOULD AND MACHINE BUILDING 

MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS

Multi-functional miracle in practice

Over the following pages, we reveal the secrets of Jihlavan's success. With its decision to acquire the M30 MILLTURN multi-function machine, the manufacturer of hydraulic systems for aerospace and agricultural applications has laid a new cornerstone for the company.

Expertise for the resource-saving and flexible filling of sensitive products

The market for sensitive beverages is flourishing. Throughout the world manufacturers of dairy products have recognized the potential of wholesome beverages and expanded their product portfolio over the past few years. Most of the new products are filled into PET bottles. With its new linear InnoPET BloFill ABF aseptic block KHS is satisfying the requirements of the dairy industry for flexible filling technology for sensitive products.

• Machining deep bores without vibration using indexable inserts
• Klingelnberg wins "Best of Industry Award" for the second time
• Shining 3D is significantly expanding its presence in Europe 

• ABB appointed to modernize Zijin Mining Group’s copper mine in Serbia
• Achieving suitability for foodstuff without retrofitting the line
• State-of-the-art laser process measuring technology for precision machining 

NON-METALS

JOINING, MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

How to manage injection moulding using virgin, recycled and shredded material

Customer requirements for using recycled materials in injection moulding of thermoplastic components are increasingly more frequent, because they want to produce environmentally friendly products at reduced costs. When producing parts in different colours, painting of materials with masterbatch or holcobatch, can also reduce production costs. Beside shredded materials, which normally came as technological scrap form production, there are several recycled materials available on the market in different qualities.

MELD presents the newest L3 3D-printer based on friction and material mixing principle

Aeroprobe and Edison Welding Institute developed a new 3D-printing technology. A printer produced by MELD can print functionally gradient metal components with use of friction and mixing. This patented and several awarded MELD technology heats the material until soft state and allows repairs, deposition, joining or 3D metal printing of metal composite materials.

• Inductive proximity switch Meusburger
• New TPE Monprene fulfils the requirements for drinkable water
• Wear control of ENGEL extruders

• 3D-printing trade fair Formnext goes virtual
• COBOT’s 3D-printer manufactures first 3D-printed house in Germany
• New technologies improve laser cutting automation

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL DIAGNOSTICS

New generation of electric vehicles with lightweight composite materials

Transition to electric vehicles encourages automotive manufacturer and suppliers to adopt new technologies and workflows to increase the performance and reduce the environmental impact in the industry. Swedish research institute RISE upgrades experience from space industry. Using composite materials made of fiber reinforced plastic polymers will drastically reduce the weight of electric vehiclels.

Repairs of hydraulic cylinders

Hydraulic cylinders are among the most used hydraulic components beside hydraulic pumps. Because hydraulic cylinders are less complex, they are relatively easy to repair. Like other components, hydraulic cylinders have a limited operational time. At a certain degree of wear, they need to be overhauled or at lest sealed. In the next issue of IRT300 magazine it will be presented, how hydraulic cylinders are repaired.

• Festival Ars Electronica 2020
• Finish telecommunication giant Nokia is leading in setting the standards for 5G technology
• Plug&play digital solution for analysing events in workshops

• Junior school of lubrication
• Novelties in the field of technical diagnostics
• Cleaning methods in production