Arburg GmbH + Co KG (referred to as ARBURG) is a German machine manufacturing company. It is owned by the Hehl and Keinath families and, with its electric, hybrid and hydraulic plastic

injection moulding Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold. Injection moulding can be performed with a host of materials mainly including metals (for ...

machines, turnkey systems and its industrial additive manufacturing system, is among the industry leaders worldwide. With approximately 2,500 employees in Germany and a further 500 worldwide, Arburg serves sales markets for machines with clamping forces ranging from 125 to 6,500 kN. The machines are used for plastic part production in industries such as automotive, communications and consumer electronics,

medical technology Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of liv ...

, domestic appliances and

packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a co ...

. In addition, modular robotic systems and peripheral devices are produced. Arburg is represented by fully owned organisations at 33 locations in 25 countries and by trading partners in more than 50 countries. The central production and administration site is Lossburg in the Northern Black Forest, while other German locations include the "Technology Centers" in Radevormwald and Rednitzhembach. The globally operating Hehl Group recorded a consolidated turnover of 750 million euros in 2018. With its arburgGreenworld programme, the injection moulding manufacturer Arburg is committed to

circular economy A circular economy (also referred to as circularity and CE) is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. CE aims ...

and to the sustainable use of resources. Arburg's name was added to the ''Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer'', a compendium of German global market leaders, in 2010.

Applications

In addition to standard

processes, the company also offers special equipment for areas such as multi-component injection moulding, the processing of thermoset,

elastomer An elastomer is a polymer with viscoelasticity (i.e. both viscosity and elasticity) and with weak intermolecular forces, generally low Young's modulus and high failure strain compared with other materials. The term, a portmanteau of ''elastic p ...

and

silicone A silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer made up of siloxane (−R2Si−O−SiR2−, where R = organic group). They are typically colorless oils or rubber-like substances. Silicones are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medicine, cooking ...

(

Liquid Silicone Rubber Silicone rubber is an elastomer (rubber-like material) composed of silicone—itself a polymer—containing silicon together with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Silicone rubbers are widely used in industry, and there are multiple formulations ...

), gas and water injection moulding technology (GIT, WIT), foaming technology, overmoulding of inserts, PIM (Powder Injection Moulding including: Metal Injection Moulding and Ceramic Injection Moulding) as well as clean room technology. Moreover, Arburg has its own system for additive manufacturing ( freeformer).

Milestones

*1923: Establishment of the Hehl family business *1956: Serial production of injection moulding machines begins *1960: Sale of the thousandth injection moulding machine *1961: Patent for the Allrounder principle, enabling up to ten different working positions on a single machine *1962: Development and production of the first two-colour machine *1982: First machine featuring a graphical user interface *1993: Introduction of the "Selogica" control system *2000: Inauguration of Arburg II, adding a further 36,000 square metres of floorspace to the production area, resulting in a total of 146,000 square metres *2006: Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces up to 5,000 kN *2009: Inauguration of the new Arburg Customer Center *2012: Celebration of 60 years of training at Arburg with 1,500 trainees *2013: Presentation of the freeformer additive manufacturing system ( ARBURG Plastic Freeforming) *2015: Senior partner Eugen Hehl is inducted into the "Plastics Hall of Fame" *2016: Inauguration of the new assembly hall in Lossburg – expansion to 165,000 square metres *2016: Presentation of the Allrounder 1120 H with a clamping force of 6,500 kN in a new design and with the new "Gestica" control system. *2018: Presentation of the largest freeformer 300-3X *2020: Inauguration of the new Arburg training centre

Awards (Selection)

* 2012 "Georg-Menges-Preis" for Herbert Kraibuehler * 2014 Reddot Design Award for the "freeformer" 3D printer * 2015 Eugen Hehl is inducted into the "Plastics Hall of Fame" * 2015 Baden-Wuerttemberg Competence Prize for Eugen Hehl * 2016 Leonardo da Vinci Award for the “freeformer” 3D printer * 2017 Industry 4.0 Prize * 2018 Triple award for Arburg’s training programme * 2018 iF Design Award for the "Allrounder 1120 H" * 2018 Reddot Design Award for the "Gestica" control system * 2019 Bosch Global Supplier Award * 2020 VDI medal of honour for Eugen Hehl

References

Arburg Homepage US EnglishArburg building new US HQ in ConnecticutDeep history, stability push Arburg forward

External links

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