Lean PVD production cell for vacuum metallization of plastic parts

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 class="article-title" style="-webkit-appearance: none; background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 46px; line-height: 56px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px 0px 20px;"> Lean PVD production cell for vacuum metallization of plastic parts</h1> <div> <ul style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 40px 20px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px 3px 5px;">Fully automated production cell for metallized plastic parts</li> <li style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px 3px 5px;">Significant lead-time reduction & improved quality</li> <li style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 0px 3px 5px;">Joint project to be presented at <a class="hashtag hashcore_hashtag_link" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #2b2b2b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">#Fakuma</a></li> </ul> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> PVD vacuum metallization gains momentum for metal finishing of plastic parts in automotive and other industries. In new compact and automated production lines metallization and subsequent processes are integrated with injection molding, improving cost efficiency and quality. This lean-integrated production technology is revealed at the upcoming <a class="hashtag hashcore_hashtag_link" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #2b2b2b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">#Fakuma</a> plastic show in Friedrichshafen.</div> <h2 style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #333333; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"> Fully automated production cell</h2> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> At the exhibition, the companies <span style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ehlebracht-plastics-technology.com/" style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Ehlebracht Plastics Technology</a></span></span>, <span style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.impactcoatings.com/" style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Impact Coatings AB</a></span></span> and <span style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pi4.de/" style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: blue; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">pi4_robotics GmbH </a></span></span>will operate a complete and fully automated production cell for metallized plastic parts. The cell includes an Engel injection molding machine, PVD vacuum metallization equipment, robotic visual inspection and packaging of produced components. Production cells with injection molding and PVD are, for example, used for metallized plastic reflectors.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g-ss8NO-VmucDfC-nj6Ri3mirEnB43UPudOIHVMKG1x_ufxXTbVwGe_zli90GYYJKr9YGdgHrJJKzvNJzRHdp-ZjXJuvLealclNceNLYh7oOxXZ0i-1XOyaDJ8X-jVO65CIOEmvmSYQx/s1600/PVD+reflector_lo_res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g-ss8NO-VmucDfC-nj6Ri3mirEnB43UPudOIHVMKG1x_ufxXTbVwGe_zli90GYYJKr9YGdgHrJJKzvNJzRHdp-ZjXJuvLealclNceNLYh7oOxXZ0i-1XOyaDJ8X-jVO65CIOEmvmSYQx/s1600/PVD+reflector_lo_res.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #888888; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;">PVD metallized plastic reflectors (source: Impact Coatings AB)</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> The integrated solution has many advantages over operating injection molding and metallization as separate processes, including lead-time reduction, improved quality, and significantly reduced scrap rates.</div> <h2 style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #333333; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin: 35px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"> PVD vacuum metallization to replace chromium plating</h2> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> In addition, Impact Coatings AB has introduced a small footprint solution for UV-cured lacquer, to be integrated with molding and metallization. The result is very compact, cost efficient and eco-friendly production system for decorative metallized plastic. This helps automotive, home appliance and other industries choose PVD vacuum metallization to replace chromium plating on plastic, when phasing out hexavalent chromium from the industry.</div> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> <em style="-webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Main picture: integrated production cell for injection molding and PVD metallization (source: Impact Coatings AB)</em></div> <div style="-webkit-appearance: none; color: #414141; font-family: Lustria-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding: 10px 0px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div>

Lean PVD production cell for vacuum metallization of plastic parts

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