The new technology incorporates three different processes for transforming plastic. It is aimed at the production of geometrically complex parts, promising a significant reduction in the time needed for their manufacture.
The EBIT project includes the production of complex tubular parts for the automobile sector (tubes for air intake in the engine, as well as for air conditioning the vehicle, etc.)
With this new manufacturing system, blow molding the tube and injecting the parts on to the surface of the plastic are done simultaneously, thereby producing the finished part. The improvement in the speed of production, which translates into a lower cost per part compared to other processes, “offsets the increased investment in productive assets”, according to those responsible for the project.
Participants in the EBIT project have included the Catalan companies ABM Moldes, Mateo & Solé and Plastia, among others. Further, the consortium has developed a pilot manufacturing machine located in ASCAMM’s facilities and new concepts for mechatronic molds (molds that become smart elements in the productive chain) adapted to the EBIT process.