Engineered specifically for high volume packaging, medical and automotive applications requiring the highest processing precision in the fastest cycle time, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is accelerating its global expansion of the IntElect platform.

Working to fill the gap in the mass-manufacturing market, notably thin-wall packaging, the company is releasing new sizes within its IntElect S all-electric high-performance injection molding machine range, including medium clamping force (mid-size) machines between 220 and 450 tons.

Peter Gladigau, Product Manager of the IntElect series at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, emphasized that with this latest released molders with cycle time speeds of between 3 to 12 seconds, productivity, energy efficiency and processing speed and stability can be achieved.

By expanding the IntElect S series, the company sets ambition to open up the all-electric molding machine market and the associated benefits to even more product applications, including low part weights and narrow tolerance components.

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag releases new sizes within its IntElect S range for mass-manufacturing market.

Positioned squarely between the conventional IntElect all-electric series and the new high-speed packaging injection molding machine PAC-E, the IntElect S is geared specifically towards plastic processors mass-manufacturing narrow tolerance and thin-walled components at the fastest speeds.

“Cycle times of between three and twelve seconds and injection speeds of up to 350 mm/s are the typical range of this machine," introduced Gladigau. He also highlighted the resilient, high performance drives, shorter clamp spindles and longer service life of the series.

Culminating in faster acceleration of the injection speed to achieve on average a one second cycle time saving when compared to a standard IntElect model.

The IntElect S mid-size range caters specifically to high performance applications with the shortest cycles, high material throughput, which typically consumes more energy. Indicative of the current energy challenges, for packaging applications, the IntElect S can lower energy consumption to between 0.25 to 0.32 kilowatt hours per kilogram, stated Gladigau.

In addition, featuring optimised tool movement, nozzle position, injection and ejector movements and metering speed, the IntElect S model outperforms previous generations of IntElect machines. Increasing the capacity of the IntElect’s braking energy recovery system not only improves energy efficiency but also extends the lifespan of electrical components and capacitators.

Clamp spindles tested under the hardest conditions show no evidence of visible wear after millions of cycles, proving safe operation of the machine even in the fastest-cycle applications.