World-leading trade fair formnext 2021: Arburg products and experts in high demand
- World premiere: High-temperature Freeformer processes medical PEEK granulate into implants
- Successful fair: International visitors, great response, high-quality discussions
- Clear statement: Arburg, one of the original exhibitors at formnext, has a maximum presence
Lossburg, 23.11.2021
At formnext 2021, Arburg wowed trade visitors with numerous innovations for industrial additive manufacturing. Many international visitors also travelled to the world’s leading trade fair in Frankfurt to find out first-hand about innovations and trends in the AM industry. Arburg’s international team of AM experts put on a strong show together with InnovatiQ. The highlight was the world premiere of the high-temperature Freeformer 300-3X, which processed medically approved PEEK granulate to produce skull implants.
“As an original exhibitor and member of the trade fair advisory board, we have been actively involved for years in making formnext the central meeting place for the AM world. We are pleased that we made a successful appearance at this year’s trade fair despite a difficult environment,” said Dr Christoph Schumacher, Head of Marketing at Arburg. “Arburg’s prominently positioned stand was visited by many international visitors, who were very interested in our innovations and solutions for industrial additive manufacturing. Our experts engaged in many valuable discussions and received interesting enquiries.
World premiere: Processing PEEK granulate reliably
At formnext 2021, Arburg presented the world’s first high-temperature Freeformer 300-3X, which processed the medically approved PEEK granulate Vestakeep® i4G from Evonik into skull implants. The machine’s build chamber can be heated to 200 degrees Celsius and the plastic material to up to 450 degrees Celsius. Visitors were also able to see for themselves how the process quality of medical technology products and other safety-relevant components can be reliably documented and traced back 100 per cent using the “ProcessLog” customer portal app.
Many fascinating application examples
Numerous products from AM practice showed that Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) covers a wide range of applications – from resorbable implants and sophisticated PP components to complex hard/soft connections. Also on display were items such as flexibly adaptable operating equipment, electrically conductive components, and soft shoe soles with a honeycomb structure. Part highlights from world-famous Freeformer customers, such as customised baseball bats from US sports goods manufacturer Wilson and wafer-thin adhesives from adhesive solution expert tesa, also met with a great response. In addition to Arburg’s Freeformer exhibits, innovatiQ’s portfolio was also on display at the stand. From 1 December, both divisions will be bundled under the management of Dr Victor Roman in a new subsidiary, ARBURGadditive GmbH + Co KG.
Large stand, major innovations, great interest: World-leading trade fair formnext 2021 was a complete success for Arburg.
Contact
ARBURG GmbH + Co KG
Press office
Susanne Palm
Dr Bettina Keck
Postfach 1109
72286 Lossburg
Tel.: +49 (0)7446 33-3463
Tel.: +49 (0)7446 33-3259
presse_service@arburg.com
About Arburg
German family-owned company Arburg is one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic processing machines. Its product portfolio encompasses Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces of between 125 and 6,500 kN, the Freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing and robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions and further peripheral equipment.
An international sales and service network ensures first-class customer support at a local level: Arburg has its own organisations at 35 locations in 26 different countries and, together with its trading partners, is represented in more than 100 countries. The machines are produced exclusively at the parent factory in Lossburg, Germany. Of a total of over 3,300 employees, over 2,750 are employed in Germany and over 550 in Arburg’s organisations around the world. Arburg has triple certification, in accordance with ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 50001 (energy).
Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com
