PRESS RELEASE August, 2010

Tools and Rotary Tables from Braunform at the K2010

Rotary Table Technology with Large Diameters in Best Form.
Braunform sees a trend in large, compact rotary tables with diameters up to 1,400 mm

Bahlingen, 24.08.2010: Braunform is focusing on the current trend in tool and die technology for the K2010, concentrating primarily on tools for medical and multi-component technology. Braunform will be displaying a 32+32 rotary mold with a rotary table. Because of its slim design, the robust and fast rotary tables from the series540 to the series 1400 (turning plate diameter 500mm to 1,360 mm) in accordance with EUROMAP, are going to be a highlight at the booth of the company out of Bahlingen. As a pioneer of multi-component technology, Braunform is one of the few suppliers offering upper-class rotary tables with diameters between 900 mm and 1,400 mm.

Braunform has been engaged in this technology since 1990. Eckard Herb, Managing Directorof Braunform has been observing this trend towards larger rotary tables for a while,: „Increasingly complex geometries as well multi-cavity strategies demand increasingly larger rotary tables. They need to be compact as well as fast. What counts most in practice, however, is a robust and flexible rotary table.“ Braunform has an extensive program, including the „Titans“ among rotary tables offering products up to 1,400mm diamaters (turning plate diameter 1,360 mm).

Advantages in Detail

Despite extreme dynamic forces, rotary tables from Bahlingen stand out because of their steadfast robustness. The root of this robustness is in the covered rotary platewhich guarantees high lifetime cycles. The flexibility of the design offers the user a variety of advantages in daily operations and allows for fast and efficient solutions in multi-component technology. Connections on the front side provide for optimal water supply, guaranteeing efficient coolant circulation for short cycle times. Direct transmission to the tool is also an option which can be realised. Setting up molds on rotary tables from Braunform is done without adaptors. This enables the user to change molds quickly and efficiently. However, the newest generation of rotary tables from Braunform doesn’t only stand for efficient change-over times. The rotary tables are very flat. They stand out because of what their shallow depths allow for: shorter parting distanceswhen opening the mold saves on cycle time and there is also more room for complex molds. A variety of special options round up the program. Rotary tables of the series 540 to the series 1400 are offered as a Basic Line or Premium Line at a maximum tool weight ranging from 450 to 4,000 kg.

The Premium Line – options for more freedom

The standard indexing (Basic Line) works with a hydraulic motor endlessly rotating at a turning anglelayouts. Additional accessory functions are also available upon request. of 180° (2 station cycle) with hydraulic locks at the end position. In its Premium Line, Braunform offers a hydraulic motor with turning angles of 120° (3 station cycle) und 90° (4 station cycle) for additional multi-component tasks. A servo motor with SPS is also available. Up to six cooling circuits plus pneumatic and hydraulic circuits can be integrated into the Premium Line. Braunform also offers integrated unscrewing units for unscrewing functions and an integrated ejector with individual ejector layouts. Additional accessory functions are also available upon request.

K2010: Braunform displays 900mm multi-cavity rotary table with TPE/PS parts

Braunform is going to display a 900 mm rotary table out of its middle-sized assortment at the K2010. The 900 mm rotary table will be fitted with the mold half of a 32+32 multi-cavity mold (32+32 cavity SGW for Regular Head Guard). In the mold, a customer of Braunform will produce a 2 component TPE/PS-combined raser part with a part weight of 0,83 g/part. According to Braunform, this rotary table is suitable for machines with clamping forces of 2.500 to 2.750 kN with a turning rate of 1,5 sec during continuous operation.