FAKUMA 2026: Partner project

An electric ALLROUNDER 570 A in clean-room version produces four auto-injector housings in a cycle time of around eleven seconds. The high-performance machine from the ALLDRIVE series is predestined for fast and precise serial production of medical technology products and fulfils the requirements for production in ISO 7 clean-room class. The 4-cavity mould is based on the proven Kebo “Lift & Strip” concept and is actuated completely mechanically and synchronously via the machine ejector. The highlight of the application is a dynamic mould insert integrated into the cavities, through which each component receives an individual Data Matrix code. The insert is equipped with 144 individually controllable micro-heaters, which reach temperature within milliseconds and generate individual geometric structures. Each micro-heater measures only 0.28 x 0.28 millimetres and weighs only around 0.0000015 grams (1.5 micrograms), making it 20,000 times lighter than a grain of rice. Subsequent production steps are unnecessary. This reduces cycle time, installation area and the costs of an additional marking device and robot system for part handling.

A central database system communicates with the GESTICA machine control system and the Matriq system via an OPC UA interface. The part ID, the relevant operating data and measurement data of the ALLROUNDER, as well as the individual Data Matrix codes, are synchronously linked in the database. The components can then be clearly identified using a camera system and precisely assigned to the corresponding production and measurement data. This makes it possible to retrieve machine data and process parameters such as date, shot count, injection pressure and cushion volume at any time.