KraussMaffei’s ColorForm system in REHAU Automotive production site

ColorForm system from KraussMaffei, with MX 2300 SpinForm with spin platen, automation plus RimStar-Compact 8/8 ColorForm, and several tools.

First, a decoratively printed IML film is automatically cleaned and transferred to the first mold cavity by a robot. Then, it is processed in several steps to create a front panel with a high-quality look, which is finally coated with a self-healing IMC polyurethane protective layer in the mold.

An automated process allows the sequence with and without PUR painting, and if a pre-molded part is detected as “Not OK” by the system, it is ejected and also no longer covered with the PUR layer.

The process is determined on the basis of the data collected, which is provided to the customer in high resolution by KraussMaffei’s dataXplorer. 

The dataXplorer documents up to 520 machine signals from the injection molding machine and dosing system with a resolution of up to five milliseconds and saves them in curve sequences.

For PUR painting, an MX 2300 SpinForm with spin platen and 23,000 kN clamping force, a RimStar Compact 8/8 ColorForm metering system and automation work together perfectly.

The picture shows the RimStar Compact 8/8 ColorForm metering system.

REHAU Automotive and KraussMaffei have a long-standing partnership and both companies are also celebrating anniversaries. The REHAU Group is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, while KraussMaffei can look back on 186 years of history.

KraussMaffei presented the guests from REHAU Automotive with the Group's 75th anniversary logo - produced using its own powerPrint 3D printer.