Engel's fast motion support

Engel has developed a smart assistance system which automatically optimises the acceleration phases to support faster movements in injection moulding machines.

In high-performance applications, this can significantly shorten cycle times and provide a competitive advantages.

An Engel e-speed injection moulding machine produces 125ml round containers from rPET with a 4-cavity mould using thin-wall injection moulding and in-mould labelling used for packaging foods.

In high speed applications, the time the injection moulding machine takes to open and close the mould is a material part of the cycle time. Like a robot arm, the moving mould mounting plate on the injection moulding machine does not simply open and close; instead it follows individual motion points. For each individual phase, iQ motion control software computes the optimum acceleration for the matching machine setting.