Online connection of MSV Brno and the KUBOUŠEK Technology Center in České Budějovice

During the first year of operation of the KUBOUŠEK Technology Center, many customers have used its services to their satisfaction. We will introduce its benefits at the International Engineering Trade Fair in Brno.   Luděk Čekal, KUBOUŠEK Technologies and Instruments (KTI) sales manager, briefly describes the new concept: “We will concentrate on the elements of…

Enthusiastic crowd at the KraussMaffei Competence Forum

njection Molding, Reaction Process Machinery, Extrusion: the KraussMaffei Group has been shaping technological development in all three areas for decades. More than 1,800 visitors at the Competence Forum in Munich experienced a veritable celebration of innovative machines and technologies on June 6 and 7. The occasion was the 180th anniversary, celebrated with the slogan of “Technology…

Beyond the profile projector. The evolution of dimensional control in the Industry 4.0 era.

Traditional measurement systems: the Profile Projector The profile projector is a popular tool on mechanical shopfloors. Profile projectors are also known as optical comparators and are used in quality control departments. The projector basically magnifies the profile of the element and displays it on a screen. This image is then used to calculate the required measurements such as lengths, angles…

Roctool HD Plastics™ – Intense Black in One Shot

With HD Plastics™ and Roctool’s heat & cool technology, OEMs can reach an unprecedented level of quality and finish on their products. Providing very premium looks, high gloss possibilities and matching the texture they initially targeted. Without secondary operations after molding, OEMs get the same result they would have obtained with additional operations of paint, lacquer or…

A different perspective on temperature control – Rhytemper pulse temperature control

ONI Temperiertechnik Rhytemper GmbH (headquarters in Großröhrsdorf, Germany) is engaged in the production and development of temperature control systems. The main focus of its activity is the Rhytemper® pulse temperature control method, the patent of which was registered in 1994. This concerns a structure of multi-circuit temperature control systems working on the pulse control principle. The…

We Present the MuCell Technology

On the KraussMaffei 451 GX machine we, in cooperation with the American company Trexel, are presenting the MuCell (Microcellular Foam Molding) technology. It is the technology of physical foaming of a part, which can be used in up to 60% of automotive projects. Injection of plastic together with nitrogen in a supercritical state saves 6 to 30%…

APC plus: On the Way to Zero-Defect Production

Thanks to intensive research and many years of experience, KraussMaffei has taken another successful step toward perfect consistency with respect to component quality. The adaptive APC plus process control ensures consistent molded part filling under any conditions. In the start-up sequence as well as in cascade injection molding or with varying recyclate mixtures – or simply…

Autumn Mondays at KUBOUŠEK were aimed at education and students

After the successful opening of the Technology Center, another KUBOUŠEK project was launched. The Education Center started its program of long-term cooperation with schools by a block of autumn lectures for students of the University of South Bohemia.   Students gained professional experience right in the premises of the Technology Center On 30 October and 6…