16.06.2008 – "The Proform premiere went very well for us. The quality of dicussions was very high since this exhibition is being attended by trade visitors only", concludes Eberhard Lutz, ARBURG Director Sales Germany. "Through the consolidation of two branches we were able to make new contacts at Proform. Therefore this new trade fair vey well complements our activities in North Rhine-Westphalia and Northern Germany."
 
In order to impressively showcase its competence regarding plastic and metal combination, ARBURG presented at Proform injection moulding around insert parts on a horizontal ALLROUNDER 370 S with 600 kN clamping force and an injection unit size 170.
 
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.