03/06/2008 – ARBURG impressively demonstrates the high performance of its injection moulding machines and its expertise in the field of plastic/metal combinations at the very first Proform trade fair, to be held in Dortmund from 10 to 13 June 2008. At Stand No. 4030 in Hall H4, the encapsulation of inserts on a horizontal ALLROUNDER 370 S with a clamping force of 600 kN and a size 170 injection unit is presented.
 
This injection moulding machine is integrated in a complex production cell designed and realised by the ARBURG Project Department. The ALLROUNDER operates with the MULTILIFT V robotic system, which enters vertically into the mould and is fully integrated into the SELOGICA machine control system. A toy buggy made from PP will be produced, the metal axles of which are encapsulated in plastic. In this application, the complex gripper of the robotic system performs insertion of the metal axles, removal of the sprue and of the individual components as well as their subsequent assembly into the finished toy car.