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New 5-Axis 5X series Sepro Developed in Partnership with Stäubli A new lines of 5 axis CNC multi-axis robots – the 5X– specifically designed for injection molding applications, will bee highlighted at K 2103. Developed by Sepro Robotique in partnership Stäubli Robotics, these robots give injection molders two new choices for performing complex part manipulation inside and outside of the mold space. Both lines are driven by the same Visual control and are being demonstrated on the Sepro stand Hall12, 12A49, at K2013 (16th-23rd of October 2013).

“For years, injection molders with complex automation requirements have had to make a difficult choice,” explains Jean-Michel Renaudeau, Managing Director, Sepro Robotique, La Roche sur Yon, France. “They could choose Cartesian beam robots that were designed for their applications but usually limited to 3 primary CNC axes of motion, or they could select a 6-axis polyarticulated robot designed for general industrial applications. The 5X Visual lines deliver new 5-axis solutions created with the needs of injection molders in mind.”

Sepro and Stäubli have been cooperating successfully since 2006, with Sepro integrating the Stäubli multi-axis robots when those capabilities were required. Now they have taken that relationship a step further.

For many years Sepro have offered 5 axis solutions but the co-operation with Sepro much more compact, faster and has almost halved the cost of the extra wrist motions being servo driven versus pneumatic.

So having the benefits of this complex control is now within your reach.

THE 5X LINE Designed for universal and complex applications, the 5-axis 5X Line is based on Sepro 3-axis Cartesian beam robots that are designed for high-precision and high-speed performance. A 2-axis Stäubli wrist is added to provide additional compact servo rotations (R1 = 0-180° and R2 = 0-270°) making it easy to adapt to even complex applications like insert placing, complex extraction paths in the mold, path tracking for flame treatment, and the like. The standard Visual 3 control system is the same high-speed control that is used on the 6-axis articulated-arm and other premium robots from Sepro.

The 5X robots feature a “monobloc” frame structure and prismatic guide rails to ensure greater rigidity. Powerful servomotors guided by intelligent, anti-vibration software guarantee maximum acceleration and minimum mold intervention time. The Sepro-exclusive Y-Free feature momentarily disengages the drive system on the strip arm so that it can move freely as the part is being ejected. This simplifies programming parts ejection tracking and can reduce costs by allowing the use of simpler gripper designs.

The 5X line is available in three models, the 5X-15, the 5X-25 and the 5X-35 for injection-molding machines from 30 to 800 tons. The horizontal stroke can range from a minimum of 1500 mm (59 in.) on the 5X-15 to a maximum of 9000 mm on the 5X-35. Vertical strokes available are 1000 mm, 1200 mm, 1400 mm and 1800 mm (telescopic) while the strip stroke measures 500 mm, 700 mm and 900 mm on the 5X-15, 5X-25 and 5X-35, respectively. Maximum payload on the smallest model is 5 kg , 10 kg on the middle unit and either 15 or 20 kg on the largest. Sepro are conservative on their payloads and you can run at full speed and acceleration on their payloads.

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All 5X robots use the Visual3 control which has digital vacuum, additional 23 inputs and 24 outputs for automation, the faster background PLC. Sepro have the most advanced controllers on any plastics industry robot on the market and this has been extended in the Visual 3.

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Founded in 1973 and now headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon (France), Sepro Robotique was one of the first companies in the world to develop Cartesian beam robots

for injection-molding machines, introducing its first CNC controlled “manipulator” in 1981. Today, Sepro is one of the largest independent sellers of Cartesian robots. Customers around the world are supported by wholly-owned daughter companies in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico and Brazil. Numerous direct sales and service offices as well as independent business partners, distributors and service hubs that extend Sepro’s global network to over 40 other countries. The company’s global turnover is approximately €60 million, with 90% of robots exported from France and 40% sold outside of Europe. Sepro is the largest robot supplier to the automotive industry in Europe and North America, and has equipped more than 25,000 injection-molding machines worldwide.

Sepro is represented in Australia and New Zealand Mitchell Industries Mitchell Industries is not just a sales office it’s also an engineering company as well. Its Profile Solutions division makes world leading plastic container leak testers which have been exported to 34 countries.

With this capability we can also provide conveyors, comprehensive guarding and other automation to go with the Sepro Robots.

For more information contact: Thomas Mitchell Mitchell Industries Ph: (61) 1300 5545 99 Fax : ( 61) 1300 5545 588 Leak@profauto.com or mitchind@gmail.com Our Website – is being updated, so please see www.sepro-robotique.com and www.seproamerica.com Our youtube channels: MITCHINOZ ( Mainly Sepro,

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Meet the Cellular Shoe: The 3D Printed Multi-material ‘XYZ 151’ Shoes have been very popular for the 3D printing world.

Couture designs and running shoes that are 3D printed promise a custom-­ ized "wow" factor. Some even doubling as a smart phone case.

New Zealand-based designer Earl Stewart, who is also the Creative Director of OPZone Connect, designed shoes as part of his master’s thesis project

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(in design, under the supervision of Ross Stevens) from Victoria University of Wellington. The shoes are 3D printed in whole or in part.

This XYZ shoe was formed using a Stratasys Objet Connex Multi-material 3D printer which is famous for the ability to deliver the perfect balance of flexibly and rigidity. This airy, minimalist design can actually break out into six different "mixed material" pieces. The ability to print both rigid and rubber-like materials simultaneously and also fine tune them is an amazing feature of the Connex 3D printing technology! Users' feet are scanned to utilise precise measurements into the final product.

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29th August 2013

RDA HUNTER'S ME PROGRAM GIVES 3D PRINTING INSIGHTS RDA HUNTER'S ME PROGRAM IS HOSTING A BREAKFAST EVENT AT WHICH 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DEMONSTRATED.

RDA HUNTER’S ME PROGRAM GIVES 3D PRINTING INSIGHTS FOR HUNTER INDUSTRY AND EDUCATORS RDA Hunter’s ME Program hosted a breakfast event at which 3D printing technology experts gave Hunter industry leaders and schools insights into what the future holds for three dimensional printing.

Leading Hunter manufacturers and representatives from schools across the region attended the event, which was held at the Hunter Trade and Investment Centre from 7.30am, to see the latest 3D printing techniques being demonstrated and hear about strategies for preparing industry and school students for a future which includes 3D printing.

“With applications for a wide range of industries including advanced manufacturing, medical, biotech and agri-business, 3D printing will influence the way business is done in the future,” said RDA Hunter CEO, Todd Williams.

“Hunter industry is always quick to embrace new technologies to ensure it stays competitive in the ever-changing global market. RDA Hunter through the ME Program continues to encourage indus-­ try and schools to innovate guaranteeing a skilled regional workforce long-term.” continued Mr Wil-­ liams.

The breakfast program included presentations by, John Whinnen from Objective 3D Printing Systems provided insights into what the future holds for 3D printing and how teachers can prepare their students for using the technology.

Josh Jeffress from Design Anthology explained how the business utilises 3D printing to deliver cus-­ tomer’s industrial design projects Daniel Styles from Singleton High School will provide an overview of how Singleton High School is incorporating 3D printing into its teaching and plans to develop their syllabus further.

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As a result the optimal water temperature used for the cooling process can not be used. To avoid condensation the cooling water temperature has to be increased. This leads to extended cooling times and a follow on reduction in productivity.

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AIP continues to help Foodbank The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) will be continuing their Foodbank Christmas Hamper project for the fourth consecutive year on the 6th of December.

The three industry associations work together to pack over 600 hampers for Foodbank to distribute to those in need at Christmas; many of whom are without employment, are families with young children, or are homeless.

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The packing of the hampers is a culmination of twelve months of work, over $60,000 worth of goods raised to go inside the hampers and generous support from many companies across the country. Each hamper is worth $100 and is made up of food and personal hygiene products.

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We are smack bang in the middle of a second industrial revolution.

3D printing, or “additive manufacturing” as it is more properly known, is about to transform every single aspect of our lives.

Machines today can print objects out of almost any material – from nylon to glass, from chocolate to titanium – and with any complex geometry.

This is transforming not just engineering, but many other fields, including education, archaeology, bioprinting, and even food printing. Look online and you will see thousands of objects ready to be printed on demand, from custom-shaped hearing aids to authentic-looking replicas of ancient cuneiform tablets.

More importantly, soon anyone will be able to make complex products quickly and cheaply, something that will democratise innovation and unleash human creativity.

The next stage of this journey, which we are just beginning to experience, is control over the composition of such printed – going beyond shaping geometry, to shaping the internal structure of materials – with unprecedented fidelity.

Forget the traditional limitations imposed by conventional manufacturing, in which each part is made of a single material. Instead, we are talking about specifying microstructure with micrometer-scale precision.

We are making materials with materials, and embedding and weaving multiple materials into complex patterns.

We can print hard and soft materials in patterns that create bizarre and new structural behaviours, like materials that expand laterally when pulled longitudinally.

This flexibility means you will soon be able to print a custom tennis racket that cleverly compensates for your unique weaknesses, or a replacement spinal-disc implant exactly tailored for your bad back.

The third and final episode of this journey, of which we have only seen the early signs so far, is the control over behaviour.

Here we will go beyond controlling just the shape of matter and its composition. We will then be able to program these materials to function in arbitrary ways – to sense and react, to compute and behave – moving from an object’s mechanical functionality to controlling how it processes information and energy as well.

When this day arrives, you will be able to print virtually anything – from a mobile phone to a robot that will walk out of the printer, batteries included.

But that robot will not look at all like today’s robots, because it will not be limited by the constraints imposed by conventional manufacturing.

The ability to construct systems like this will create a new paradigm of engineering, one that is not unlike biology.

If humans distinguished themselves from their evolutionary ancestors by making tools, then additive manufacturing represents the ultimate tool – it will transform human culture in ways we can hardly anticipate. *Hod Lipson is an associate professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He has pioneered evolutionary robotics and AI, and has co-authored a report for the US government on 3D printing.

Article courtesy of New Scientist

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Hopper inlet 500mm x 800mm Cutting chamber 460mm x 800mm Four (4) stationary blades from D2 steel Six (6) rotary blades from D2 steel Rotor speed 450 rpm Cutting Dia. 460mm Scissor cut action 10mm hole in the screen 22KW (30HP) Electric motor Sound proofed hopper Sound proofed panels Manual hopper opening 2.25KW (3HP) material transfer unit and cyclone Output approx. 300 - 500 kg/hr 1440mm L x 1440mm W x 1900mm H Net weight 2000 kg All electrics to comply with Australian safety standards

*Price: $16,200.00 Plus GST

Delivery: Ex-Stock Sydney 

Machine quoted above is new. *Price only applicable to stock machines.

Avian Sales & Service Tel. (02) 9533 7277 Fax. (02) 9533 7299 Mobile. 0416 23 24 60 info@aviansales.com.au www.aviansales.com.au

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PLASTICISING SCREWS AND BARRELS A COMPLETE RESTORATION AND RENOVATION SERVICE

We at Avian Sales & Service can make your old Screws and Barrels look like new.

Our skilled engineers work to exacting standards to transform, rebuild and put new life back into your old worn out Screws and Barrels.

Screws are reconditioned by Hardface welding and Double Nitriding or Hardface welding and Chrome Plating, which ever is required.

Bi-Metal Barrels are honed parallel to exacting standards. Nitrided barrels are honed parallel to exacting standards and Double Nitrided.

With our fast reliable turnaround, speedy delivery, personal service and quality second to none, all this plus an invoice you can live with.

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SCRUBBER FREEZE: NO MORE STRIPPING OF DIE HEADS FOR DEGRADED PVC

Scrubber Freeze is a product ahead of its time. Although most PVC bottle makers have changed to other options, there are still companies that continue to strip down their machinery. This can be consigned to history with Scrubber Freeze.

We know that PVC suffers from hydrochlorination, which means that it degrades and gives off hydrochloric acid. This process is autocatalytic – meaning that the hydrochloric acid causes the PVC to degrade further.

Because Scrubber Freeze cleans the die pin and the head (which is normally cleaned during a manual strip-down), as well as the screw, barrel and swan neck, this means that no previously degraded PVC will cause premature degradation of the head and die.

Scrubber Freeze is a highly filled, calcium-zinc stabilized PVC grade of purging compound which cleans by purely mechanical means. Scrubber Freeze is also self-indicating: it is light blue in colour, so if it comes out brown it is bringing out carbon – so keep purging.

75mm PVC Screw with Catastrophic burn – BEFORE

75mm PVC Screw with Catastrophic burn – AFTER 25KG of Scrubber Freeze

The above photos are real and were taken before the purge and then straight after the purge at a company called Hozelock in the UK. This extruder is used to extrude flexible PVC hose. The result is truly amazing!

This is HARDCORE purging at its best! No tricks here, this material will clean your PVC extruder and head like no other material. When used before start up as an ongoing maintenance product you will rid yourself of black specs in your products.

Aquapurge purging compounds ACTUALLY work!!

Please contact Matthew Hall to arrange a trial on 0417 384 029

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Ambassador Travel Travel to Trade Fairs Around the World

Event Calendar 05-Oct-13 09-Oct-13 16-Oct-13 23-Oct-13 28-Oct-13 31-Oct-13 24-Jan-14 28-Jan-14 27-Jan-14 28-Jan-14 07-Feb-14 11-Feb-14 23-Feb-14 27-Feb-14 03-Mar-14 05-Mar-14 03-Mar-14 05-Mar-14 11-Mar-14 15-Mar-14 07-Apr-14 11-Apr-14

Anuga Cologne International Trade Fair for the Food Industry K 2013 Dusseldorf International Trade Fair for the Plastics Industry CeMAT Asia 2013 Shanghai Int Trade Fair for Materials Handling, Automation Technology, Logistics.

Christmasworld Frankfurt The World of Seasonal Decoration ProSweets Cologne Food Technology Conference Ambiente Frankfurt World's Most Important Consumer Goods Trade Fair Gulfood Dubai Food, Hotel & Equipment Exhibition Sino-Pack 2014 Guangzhou 21st China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials Pack Inno 2014 Guangzhou China (Guangzhou) International Packaging Products Gala METAV Dusseldorf International Trade Fair for Manufacturing Technology & Automation Hannover Messe 2014 Hannover The world's most important technology event

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International Food & Drinks, Food Service Equipment, Services Exhibition 28th International Exhibition on Plastics & Rubber Industries Processing and Packaging Leading Trade Fair 6th International Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics

TRAVEL NEWS Recent staff travel.

Graeme has been on a river cruise on the Danube, from the mouth of the Black Sea to Vienna followed by some travel to Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg and Rothenberg.

More recently some travel in Australia as far as Hervey Bay in Queensland to see the whales.

Rothenberg, on the Romantic Road, Germany

Paul has been again to the USA to tour the west and visit friends on the east coast.

Helen has just returned from Italy and has escorted tours in Iran.

Nadine has been to visit relatives in Germany and Spain and Giuseppe has also been in France and Italy.

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