Do you manufacture medical technology parts from plastic and are you enthusiastic about innovative injection molding technology? Then you should plan a visit to Netstal at K 2025. In our booth D24 in hall 15, we will be presenting the latest generation of the Elion MED with a shortened design, optimized toggle lever geometry and a new injection gearbox. With the new Elion MED, you can produce on a smaller footprint with increased efficiency. We call this "the evolution of efficiency".
These highlights await you:
- High performance in a small space: We have consistently optimized all modules for a compact footprint. The result is a significantly shorter machine that offers outstanding performance and great flexibility for a wide range of applications with identical clamping force.
- Leading precision: High-precision sensors with an extremely high 2 kHz sampling rate enable unmatched precision and reproducibility. The newly revised quality monitoring system ensures seamless monitoring and assurance of production quality.
- Unmatched reliability: Netstal machines are particularly durable. With the new Elion, we have further developed proven concepts. The machine is extremely solidly engineered. This enables us to meet your high requirements so that you can produce continuously for many years without any loss of performance.
- Maximum efficiency: The servo drives we use offer you the best energy efficiency. With the newly designed servo-hydraulic direct drive for the aggregate movement and the application of the contact force, we have once again significantly increased the energy efficiency of the Elion.
- Clean room compatible: Thanks to fully encapsulated and water-cooled drive motors and hermetically sealed control cabinets, the new Elion operates with virtually no emissions. We have designed the entire machine with its new protective housing for optimal cleaning. The Elion MED can be used in clean rooms up to class 7 as standard. Higher clean room classes are also possible with additional equipment options.
- Open connectivity: The new Elion offers all modern interfaces based on OPC-UA for networking with central control systems and various peripheral components. Thanks to HTML 5 integration, even more complex system components can be easily integrated into the machine control system.
Live production at the Netstal booth:
For the market launch, we will be demonstrating the new Elion MED in action at K 2025 in Hall 15: On the 1200 kN machine, which is optimized for clean rooms, an autoinjector housing is produced in a cycle time of approx. 12 seconds, using an innovative 4-cavity mold from Zahoransky.
What makes it special is that, thanks to indexing technology with an integrated rotary unit and individually controlled, servo-electric needle shut-off nozzles, the cycle time is significantly reduced compared to conventional tools. Automation is handled by a 6-axis robot that removes the components when the tool is closed. Saxe’s compact solution includes optical quality control and automatic container changeover – fully integrated into the machine’s Axos control system. Tool cooling is also cleverly solved: Mouldflo water distributors integrated into the clamping plate record and monitor temperature differences and flow rates in real time.
Other partners involved in the exhibit are Petek (cleanroom technology), HB Therm (temperature control units), Piovan (material feed), Sabic (material), SAX Polymers (masterbatch) and bfa solutions (MES).
