KraussMaffei Corp. opens doors for 60th anniversary
Key Highlights
- KraussMaffei Corp. welcomed about 500 processors and suppliers to an open house Oct. 14 to mark its 60th anniversary in the U.S.
- The all-electric Generation 3 PX injection molding machine was on display prior to its appearance at NPE 2027.
- The IMM has a more compact footprint and multiple smart features.
By Ron Shinn
The new Generation 3 PX series all-electric injection molding machine took center stage at KraussMaffei Corp.’s 60th anniversary in North America celebration Oct. 14.
The revamped series debuted at K 2025, but this PX 160-540 is the first model to reach the U.S. The machine will be exhibited at NPE 2027 in the Conair booth.
It was displayed in the front of KraussMaffei’s assembly hall next to a Generation 2 model to show off one of its main selling points — a 23 percent smaller footprint.
The press is equipped with KraussMaffei’s new web-based MC7 control system.
The open house drew about 500 processors and suppliers to the day-long event.
KraussMaffei Group, based in Parsdorf, Germany, opened a sales and distribution office in New York in 1966. It moved to Florence, Ky., in 1986, where it now has 230 employees.
In addition to showing off its own injection molding, extrusion, automation and other technology, some 48 suppliers were on hand to demonstrate and talk about their products.
The Generation 3 PX all-electric series has a new, compact structural design and new servo drive technology with an electric ejector. Tie bar spacing is optimized to accommodate heavy, complex molds and automatic mold height adjustment is included. It will be available in sizes from 90 tons to 360 tons of clamping force.
The series also uses KraussMaffei’s APCplus (Adaptive Process Control) system, which automatically adjusts injection parameters to compensate for material variations. This improves part consistency and reduces material and energy consumption.
Efficiency and energy savings are enhanced by the use of linear guides with minimal friction, free-standing beams, stable supports and a recuperative drive system.
The MC7 control system has been designed to ease set-up, operation and maintenance, according to a KraussMaffei official. Connection to auxiliary devices has been simplified. It has also been hardened against cyberattacks.
Also on display was a single-screw extruder for pipe production and KraussMaffei’s polyurethane in-mold coating equipment known as ColorForm.
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Editor Ron Shinn is a co-founder of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and has been covering the plastics industry for more than 35 years. He leads the editorial team, directs coverage and sets the editorial calendar. He also writes features, including the Talking Points column and On the Factory Floor, and covers recycling and sustainability for PMM and Plastics Recycling.