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Wittmann Battenfeld to present its new EcoPower B8X at Fakuma 2023

ITTMANN BATTENFELD introduced. This enables customers sum connector automatically calcu-
Wwill present its new EcoPower to adjust their machine more accu- lates the screw diameter. All electric
B8X to trade visitors at Fakuma 2023 rately to their needs with the result of components of the barrel heating sys-
from October 17 to October 21 at a cost advantage. Some of the injec- tem are located in the control cabinet,
its booth 1204 in hall B1. In compari- tion units are also available in a Plus to provide easier access to the com-
son to its predecessor, the company version, which means with twice the ponents than would be possible if they
claims that this new machine stands injection speed. Secondly, the injec- were installed in prefabricated heater
out by even greater energy efficiency, tion unit has been technologically fur- boxes. A separate plug-in addition to
an extended range of injection units ther optimized. For instance, the in- the sum connector has been installed
and higher precision with an ‘innova- jection spindle is oil-lubricated instead for the nozzle heater, to facilitate the
tive’ drive system. of grease-lubricated, thus increasing exchange of the nozzle heater band.
its dynamism by reducing frictional
High performance and repeatability resistance. In combination with ad- The company claims that the toggle
with simultaneous low energy con- ditional injection unit sizes, this has a lever of the new EcoPower B8X has
sumption have always been a hallmark positive effect on the energy balance. been kinematically optimized. By this
of the machines from WITTMANN The number of different lubricants re- move, the force required for clamp-
BATTENFELD, and in this case es- quired has also been reduced. ing force build-up has been reduced
pecially of the EcoPower. At Fakuma by 15 %, which has reduced stress on
2023, WITTMANN BATTENFELD In addition to this, the injection unit of the servo motors and consequently
will present for the first time its new the EcoPower has been harmonized led to a further reduction of the en-
EcoPower B8X, which offers several with that of the SmartPower. The in- ergy consumption. It also enables
advantages in addition to a further jection unit is now pivotable, which a higher level of dynamism with the
reduction of its energy consumption significantly facilitates barrel change. result of better dry cycle times. The
compared to the previous version. Fore even more service friendliness, highly dynamic toggle lever in combi-
the injection unit has been equipped nation with the accelerated speed of
In its further development of the Eco- with a sum connector for the heat- the injection units and the option for
Power, special attention has been paid ing system including screw coding, to parallel movements included as stand-
to the injection unit. Firstly, a finer gra- ensure the additional advantage of a ard enables minimal cycle times, thus
dation of injection unit sizes has been
faster and faultless barrel change. The increasing the machine’s profitability.

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