IML thin-walled cups

An ALLROUNDER 720 A in the "Ultimate+" performance variant produces four thin-walled IML round cups with a wall thickness of just 0.37 millimeters in a cycle time of 3.95 seconds. In the resource-efficient application, special emphasis was placed on material-saving component design and energy efficiency.

Efficiency

The all-electric machine working in combination with Injection Compression Molding (ICM) improves the energy footprint by 20 percent while significantly reducing the component weight.

Process reliability

The assistance functions of the GESTICA maximize process reliability and minimize mold wear – tangible added value for you!

Recycling by type

The IML cup can be recycled by type after use. The special "Next Cycle IML" label can be completely separated from the cup during the recycling process.

Injection compression-molded IML thin-walled cups

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ARBURG solutions used

ALLROUNDER 720 A ULTIMATE+

An electric ALLROUNDER 720 A in the "Ultimate+" performance variant achieves very high injection volume flows and injection speeds of up to 400 millimeters per second thanks to the high-precision servo motors from sister company AMK. The direct-drive machine features a particularly high power density.

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Injection Compression Molding (ICM)

Injection compression molding is used to produce the thin-walled IML round cups from PP mono-material. The process uses much less injection pressure than conventional injection molding and is able to work with mold temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius instead of 12. In contrast to thermoforming, no pre-produced foils are used and no stamping waste is produced.

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Turnkey system

Integrated into the production cell for the packaging industry is a side-entry robot from Brink that inserts the labels, and removes the finished cups and stacks them on a conveyor belt. Four molded parts, each weighing 12 grams and with a wall thickness of just 0.37 millimeters, are produced in a cycle time of 3.95 seconds.

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Packaging

Thin-walled parts, IML products, screw caps? Our packaging machines combine FEM-optimized mold mounting platens, precise mold movements, high filling dynamics, short injection times and high plasticizing flow rates.

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Packaging Team

Are you looking for a similar solution? Our ARBURG Packaging Team will be happy to advise you! Our experienced team specializes in innovative packaging solutions and can assist you with your requirements.

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Partners

Borealis

Borealis demonstrates its commitment to the highest sustainability standards with ISCC PLUS certification for its Bornewables™ grades, made from renewable raw materials, and Borcycle™ C, its portfolio of transformative chemical recycling solutions. This injection molding machine produces fast cycle IML packaging containers from BJ368MO, a high flow block copolymer with excellent impact/stiffness ratio, produced from renewable (Bornewables™) and chemically recycled (Borcycle™ C) raw materials.

Otto Männer GmbH

As a pioneer in hot runner technology, Männer focuses on the development and manufacture of cylindrical needle-type shut-off nozzles for perfect surface quality, part consistency and process reliability. The MCN-P nozzle is specially adapted to the requirements of thin-wall technology with its high injection pressures and speeds. With their extremely high stability and wear resistance, food and thin-walled packaging is produced in the highest part quality with process reliability and cost-effectiveness.

BRINK Moulds & Automation

Thin-walled containers made from BRINK 4-cavity mould with high flow rate ICM technology and well suited for all-electric injection molding machines, automated with BRINK Versatile IML robot.

MCC Verstraete

The IML arm of MCC (including MCC Verstraete and MCC Korsini) provides high-quality, sustainable packaging solutions worldwide. Their deep understanding of materials, innovation and sustainability has made them the global market leader, producing over 80 million in-mold labels daily for numerous segments of the packaging industry. With NextCycle IML™, they have developed a revolutionary in-mold labeling technology to maximize the value of recycled PP (rPP). This breakthrough IML technology ensures that a fully decorated IML package can be mechanically recycled without the IML label impacting the rPP.