High-tech surface solutions (www.industrial-production.de)
Performance leap in machining
Oerlikon Balzers, technology brand of the Oerlikon Group, will be presenting its latest solutions on the EMO trade fair stage. For example, the S3p coating Baliq Tisinos pro for hard machining up to 70 HRC will be presented for the first time. Other highlights include the carbon coating Balinit Mayura, the diamond coatings of the Baldia family and modern digital production and connectivity technologies.
read more...Wear-resistant injection molds (www.polyformnext.de)
You can't do without a PVD coating
When aggressive glass fibers in the plastic attack the injection mould, a chromium nitride coating can form an effective protective barrier against abrasion. The mold makers at Siebenwurst and car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz benefit from this and other advantages in the production of load compartment recesses for the EQS electric model.
read more...Additive manufacturing at Oerlikon Balzers (www.polyformnext.de)
Flexible surface processing of 3D printed components
In its laboratory in Liechtenstein, Oerlikon Balzers uses additive manufacturing technology to produce prototypes and components in small series. To achieve greater flexibility in the surface processing of these workpieces, the company uses two M1 Basic systems from AM-Solutions.
read more...Review 2022 - Outlook 2023 (www.polyformnext.de)
Georg Kassek, Oerlikon Balzers Coating Germany
2022 was a demanding, challenging financial year, but it was also the year in which normality returned with the K trade fair. At the turn of the year 2022/2023, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry: What was your biggest highlight in 2022? Is the outlook for 2023 gloomy or do you see any rays of hope? Which topics will keep us busy, which trends are on the rise?
read more...Tool management 4.0 (www.polyformnext.de)
The intelligent tool is not a vision
In Tool Management 4.0, the ideal solution is to use Data Matrix Codes (DMC) and cloud-linked, specifically retrievable life cycle data.
read more...Surface technology (www.industrial-production.de)
Metallization of plastic parts
Oerlikon Balzers has supplied the BMW Group plant in Landshut with coating systems for the metallization of plastic parts. The ePD technology enables innovative functions and designs and complies with REACH environmental regulations.
read more...Economical drilling in composite components (www.polyformnext.de)
Efficient CFRP processing on the wings
Fiber composites make aircraft lighter, but not machining. Tool supplier C6 Composite Tooling and its coating partner Oerlikon Balzers are demonstrating how tool life can be tripled and tool costs reduced for complex drilling in composite components with a complete package for aerospace customer FACC.
read more...Review 2021 - Outlook 2022 (www.polyformnext.de)
Georg Kassek, Oerlikon Balzers
Georg Kassek, Head of Sales Forming Tools at Oerlikon Balzers, looks back: What was formative for 2021? And what was particularly surprising? What will keep us busy in 2022 and which trends are on the rise?
read more...Sustainable automotive production (www.polyformnext.de)
BMW relies on technology from Oerlikon Balzers for the iX
The BMW plant in Landshut uses coating systems and solutions from Oerlikon Balzers for the metallization of plastic parts. The company's Epd technology enables innovative functions and designs and complies with Reach environmental regulations.
read more...Mold making (www.polyformnext.de)
Diamond against wear
Due to their hardness, diamonds are particularly wear-resistant, offer high thermal conductivity and are chemically inert. This makes them suitable for machining abrasive materials. New diamond coatings on cutting tools are designed to improve their performance and enable tight tolerances in parts production.
read more...Tool management (www.industrial-production.de)
Tools under digital control
The digital tool management system from Oerlikon Balzers provides access to life cycle data via the cloud, enables paperless sorting and re-sorting of orders and ensures data transparency throughout all processes.
read more...Aluminum alloy (www.industrial-production.de)
Light metal alloy for additive manufacturing
Less weight combined with a high level of safety - these are the requirements of both the aerospace and automotive industries. New materials are needed to achieve this. A research project with partners Oerlikon, Linde and the Technical University of Munich is tackling the challenge.
read more...Coatings (www.industrial-production.de)
Oerlikon Balzers: new Managing Director Germany
Nils Fleck has been the new Managing Director of the German company of Liechtenstein-based surface specialist Oerlikon Balzers since January 6, 2020.
read more...Digital coating processing (www.industrial-production.de)
App tracks tool coating
The start-up c-Com is developing an app that documents the coating history of a tool. The application from the provider of data management for tools exchanges data with the Oerlikon Balzers customer portal.
read more...Mold coating for TPU injection molding (www.polyformnext.de)
Moving solutions for a well-rounded business
When injection moulding wheels and castors, manufacturer Blickle uses a special coating on the injection moulds to minimize maintenance and rejects. They are rarely in the spotlight, but when defects occur, logistics are: conveyor belts, trolleys and almost everything else that moves needs robust wheels and castors.
read more...Surface technology for automotive production (www.industrial-production.de)
Oerlikon Balzers expands portfolio through acquisition
Oerlikon Balzers, supplier of surface solutions, has completed the acquisition of Härterei Dipl.- Ing. Peter Eicker KG (Eicker) in Germany. The aim is to expand the product range and strengthen the position in the automotive industry.
read more...Extrusion (www.polyformnext.de)
Layer in the blowhead
More throughput and less maintenance at Südpack. For the first time, Südpack, a manufacturer of multilayer packaging films, has had the blow heads of its extrusion lines coated.
read more...Wear protection in injection molding (www.polyformnext.de)
Creates more per shift
Mass product and therefore under cost pressure, but very demanding in production: preforms for PET bottles can only be realized economically if high output rates are achieved with equally high process reliability.
read more...Coatings in mold making (www.polyformnext.de)
More downtime instead of standing time
Mold coating reduces maintenance costs. Tool reworking every 8000 shots when processing an ABS into a screen - this enormous effort should be minimized.
read more...Surface solutions for the industry (www.polyformnext.de)
Oerlikon Balzers opens new plant in Canada
With the opening of a new plant in Guelph, Canada, near Toronto, Oerlikon Balzers is strengthening its presence in the Canadian market as part of the Oerlikon Group's Surface Solutions Segment.
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