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FELD México’s presentation at the Plastimagen plete freedom for program sequences, for ex-
will be the EcoPower 180/750+ DC machine. ample in creating automation systems.
With this system, the company will demonstrate
to its visitors the WITTMANN Group’s expertise
in the area of utilizing renewable energies. This
machine, powered by a solar electricity storage
battery, is equipped with a Primus 126T robot
with a load capacity of up to 10 kg. With this sys-
tem, a crinkle box will be produced from PP, us-
ing a single-cavity mold coming from Haidlmair,
Austria.
Finally, WITTMANN will demonstrate its capaci-
ties in the field of micro injection molding on its
MicroPower 15/10 by using a 4-cavity mold with Drymax basic dry air dryer
nano structures made by 3D printing and coming
from NanoVoxel, Austria. The main advantage of From the extensive range of dryers, WITTMANN
this new technology is the possibility of having BATTENFELD México will exhibit two Drymax dry
minute structures produced within a very short air dryer models, a Drymax primus and a Drymax
time and at low cost. At the Plastimagen, a plate- basic, plus a complete drying system consisting
let measuring 8.5 by 8.5 mm with a world map of a Drymax 300 battery dryer connected with
showing all of WITTMANN’s production sites will two Silmax drying hoppers, each with 600 l ca-
be produced for demonstration purposes. pacity. The dry air dryers from the Drymax se-
ries are equipped with two desiccant cartridges
Automation and auxiliaries
and deliver continuous process air of constant
In addition to the complete production cells, a dry air quality. The insulated Silmax drying hop-
wide range of robots and auxiliaries will be on pers come with the automatic, intelligent Smart-
show at this year`s Plastimagen. Flow air distribution system as standard, which
ensures a demand-based flow rate of dried air
Drymax basic dry air dryer through the plastic granulate. To accommodate
low material throughput rates, a compressed air
The robots presented by WITTMANN BATTEN- dryer from the Card series will also be on display.
FELD México will include a WX142 model and a
WX143. These models stand out by their great WITTMANN’s portfolio of temperature control-
versatility in their functionalities as parts removal lers will be represented by models from both the
appliances or as components of automation sys- Tempro plus and the Tempro basic series. The
tems. For instance, their R9 robot control system appliances from the Tempro plus series offer a
includes a QuickNew wizard, which leads opera- high level of user friendliness as well as an exten-
tors through a user-friendly animated menu to sive range of standard equipment. Their combi-
enable very easy creation of parts removal and nation with digital flow rate devices, such as the
depositing programs. The TextEditor supports WFC or the Flowcon plus, provides an intelligent
line-based programming and thus ensures com- temperature and flow control system for moni-
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