K 2025: ALLROUNDER CUBE 1800

The ALLROUNDER CUBE1800 with a clamping force of 1,800 kN and a column distance of 570 x 570 millimetres has a very compact design. The cube machine is particularly suitable for the cost-effective production of technical moulded parts, medical technology products and applications for the personal care sector, to name just a few example.

The exhibit is equipped with a size 400 horizontal injection unit and a size 170 travelling injection unit. A 4+4-cavity demo mould from Foboha is used to produce two-colour PP caps in a cycle time of around nine seconds. The Compact Cube is easily accessible from above for installation, removal and maintenance work. The cube is rotated servo-electrically, while mechanical gear racks perform the horizontal movement. Four frames are injection moulded at station 1. After a 90-degree rotation to the passive side of the cube, the pre-moulded parts cool down at station 2. After another rotation, the second component is moulded at station 3. Finally, at station 4 - also cycle time-neutral - the finished parts are removed automatically and are deposited on a conveyor belt by an inversely mounted Agilus six-axis robotn.

ARBURG's cube machines are available with clamping forces of 1,800, 2,900 and 4,600 kN. Injection moulding in two parting lines arranged one behind the other as well as cooling and removal all take place simultaneously. The use of the passive sides of the cube alone significantly reduces cooling times. In addition to classic free-falling packaging applications, cost-effectiveness can be further increased through additional cycle time-neutral process steps such as the loading of inserts, unscrewing, assembly of individual components, integrated testing and automated part removal. With the same clamping area, a cube machine provides twice the number of cavities. Depending on the circumstances, an ALLROUNDER CUBE can replace several conventional injection moulding machines, thereby reducing the space required by up to 75 percent.