After Plastimagen Mexico 2016 - Exclusive Interview

E. J. KRAUSE DE MEXICO, SA DE CV  - Jose Navarro M.

Plastimagen is the largest and most important expo in Mexico for Plastic industry. This year, Plastimagen celebrating its 20th edition and more than 30,000 visitors coming from different industry were expected that uses plastic in their production for different products. The Plastic industry is rapidly growing because several industries such as car industry, food & beverage industry, packaging industry and medical devices industry have included plastic in their production. Jose Navarro, the general director indicated that right now Plastimagen have 25 countries participants showcasing the latest products, technologies, and plastic solutions; but they expect to go further to more than 30 countries participants for 2017 in November.

ARBURG GMBH+ CO KG - Miguel Garica

Anyone attending Plastimagen in Mexico City from the 8th to the 11th of March 2016 to gather information on the broad spectrum of manufacture of plastic parts would have found that Arburg is the place to go. At exhibition stand 730, two hydraulic Allrounders produce lightweight pedals and precise gearwheels in high volumes. Additionally, aFreeformerdemonstrates the industrial additive manufacturing of one-off parts and multi-variant small-volume batches. A highlight at Plastimagen 2016 was the fiber direct compounding in which glass fibers are fed in from a roving, cut to the desired length by a cutting device and added directly to the liquid plastic melt. High-strength lightweight components are produced in this manner. Additionally, Arburg has demonstrated the cost-efficient entry in technical injection molding by presenting a hydraulic Allrounder of the Golden Edition series. And the Freeformer, however, is designed for industrial additive manufacturing of one-off parts and small-volume batches.

ENGEL DE MEXICO S.A DE C.V. - Walter J. Jungwirth

ENGEL is an international company headquartered in Austria, with fine production line and represented at strategic locations in Europe, North America and Asia with 8 production plants; they are also one of the biggest producers of the premium injection molding machine manufacture worldwide. More and more injection production rely on automation; from the use of robot to do some simple take out actions to extremely complex production processes, all these were done in house at ENGEL. Walter Jungwirth, the director at ENGEL mentioned that there is a new trend coming from Europe which is Industry 4.0 and ENGEL already implemented into their machines meaning it immediately increases the productivity and efficiency of their machines. Customers can find all the requirements covered by ENGEL, a leading company worldwide focusing on production and application technology.

PAGANI DYCOMET, S.A DE C.V. - Ing. Francesco Croci

Pagani design and manufacture Plastic Granulators and Washing Systems have been 50 years. Due to the fact that their equipment is designed and manufactured in Mexico, they have the capability to adjust the machines to customers’ needs, and provide a custom designed washing system for the customers. They also have earned the reputation for quality and thorough services. Their customers confidence is not limited to Mexico only, they also have equipment for recycling and washing operating in the United States, Central America and some countries of South America. Ing. Francesco Croci says “nowadays, with the automobile industry growing up, especially Mexico is a rounding up again for the industry.” He believes it’s a good time for enjoy plactic industry.

WITTMANN BATTENFELD MEXICO, S.A DE C.V. - David Rodrigo Muñoz Barrera

The WITTMANN Group is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of injection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment for the plastics industry. As the president of WITTMANN BATTENFELD mentioned in the interview, Wittmann 4.0 means that links all the machinery, production and quality information seamlessly together, blending a huge amount of data so that the equipment can self-adjust. During Plastimagen 2016, WITTMANN BATTENFELD has also brought so many inspiring innovations in plastic, automotive, packaging and cosmetic industries to all buyers and visitors.