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Automation• Productionandqualitycontrolinmedi-

calengineering1/2007• Thehandlingoflargestructuralfoamparts2/2007• ThenewR8robotcontrol3/2007• High-end:Theproductionofseatadjustmentrods1/2008• Driveengineeringforrobots1/2008• Automatingtheproductionoftrans-ponderpins2/2008• Automatedproductionofremotecon-trolkeys3/2008• AutomationatCarclo,UK4/2008• TheflexibleautomationcellasABA-PGT1/2009• ThecultivationofgrowthwithWITT-MANNrobots2/2009• Brudertoywheelproduction4/2009• ProductionofpalletsatGeorgUtzinPoland1/2010• EcoModehelpsgettingenergyefficientrobots2/2010• Automatedproductionofoillevelsen-sors2/2010• Automatingrotationwelding3/2010• ThenewR8.2robotcontrol4/2010• Linearrobotsinthecleanroom1/2011• Super-fastpartremoval2/2011• Automationofcupsandlids3/2011• Superiormulti-componentmolding4/2011• Automatinginsertmolding1/2012• Theexpertautomationoflids2/2012• LSRpartsatSilcotech,Switzerland:Qualitythroughautomation3/2012• Zero-rejectproduction4/2012• JENOPTIK:Handlingofsmallestparts2/2013

Conveying/Drying• CentraldryingandconveyingatRobert

BOSCH1/2007• QualitycontroloftheWITTMANNdryers1/2007• DryingandconveyingsystematKrom-berg&Schubert2/2007• Costefficientmaterialdrying2/2007• FEEDMAXconveyingunitsfitforthecleanroom3/2007• ThenewDRYMAXED80materialdryer3/2007• Focusonmaterialfeeding1/2008• TheWITTMANNnetworkcontrolatArge20002/2008• Changingparameterswhenconveyingdifferentmaterials2/2008• Optimizingamaterialconveyingsystem3/2008• DRYMAXdryerscompletewithenergyrating3/2008• Metchemcentralmaterialhandlingsystem4/2008• AuxiliariesatDelphiinChina1/2009• TheLISICOSMETICScentralsystem2/2009• Perfectplanningofcentralsystemsavoidsdowntime3/2009• TestingtheWITTMANNenergyclaimsatFKT4/2009• ThenewFEEDMAXB1001/2010• GreinerissavingenergybyusingWITTMANNdryers2/2010• TheA.C.S.conveyingsystem3/2010• TnenewFEEDMAXPrimusmaterialconveyor4/2010• ThenewDRYMAXAton2/2011• TheBKFconveyingsystem2/2011• WDKunststofftechnikanditscentralsystem4/2011• PETprocessorusesaWITTMANNconveyingsystem1/2012• ThePLASTICOMsystem2/2012• TheNICOMATICsystem3/2012• Savingenergyinmaterialdrying4/2012• TheBespakmaterialhandling2/2013

Granulation• Inlinerecyclingofsprues1/2007• GiantgranulatorMCP1002/2007• ThenewMASgranulator3/2007• Challengingrecyclingprocess1/2008• TheMC70-80atCentrex2/2008• GiboPlastenforcesrecycling2/2009• ThenewAFaugerfeedforMCcentral

granulators4/2009• Grindingofferrite1/2010• Grindingcriticalmaterial3/2010• TheTMPCONVERTsolution1/2011• InlinerecyclingwithMinor23/2011• Granulatorsunderthepress2/2012• Largesolutionsforlargeparts1/2013

Blending• ThenewWITTMANNblendersofthe

GRAVIMAXseries2/2007• Thetruthaboutblendereconomics3/2007• ThenewGRAVIMAX14Vblender3/2009• Theartofblendingregrind3/2011• Dosingonthehighestlevel1/2013

In-Mold Labeling• WITTMANNIMLstackmoldsystems

3/2007• TheWITTMANN2+2stackmold1/2008• ATMd.o.o.inSerbiagrowswithWITTMANNsystems3/2009• QuadrangularIMLdesignatPLASTIPAKinCanada4/2010• TeaPlastinAlbaniawantstobecometheNumberOneinIML3/2012• EcoPower:fourfoldIML1/2013

News From The Subsidiaries• Australia2/2008, 2/2013• Austria2+3/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011,

4/2012• Benelux3/2008,2/2009• Brazil3/2007,1/2009• Bulgaria2/2009• Canada1/2007,1+2/2008,3/2009• China2/2010• Colombia2/2012• CzechRepublic/Slovakia4/2009• Denmark1/2009, 1/2013• Finland4/2008+1/2012• France2/2007,3/2008• Germany1/2007, 3/2012• GreatBritain2/2009,2/2010• Guatemala1/2013• Hungary1/2008• India2/2008,3/2010, 2/2012• Israel1/2012• Italy4/2008, 1/2010, 4/2011• Mexico3/2007,3/2009, 1+2/2011• Poland2/2013• Russia4/2012• Slovenia/Croatia1/2010• SoutheastAsia2/2007• SouthKores3/2010• Spain3/2007• Sweden2/2009• Switzerland1/2008, 2/2012• Taiwan4/2009• Turkey3/2008, 2+4/2011• USA2/2008,3/2009, 1/2011

Temperature Control• Theadvantagesofpulsedcooling

1/2007• Comparingwatertooil2/2007• ThenewtemperaturecontrollersoftheTEMPROplusCseries3/2007• ThenewCOOLMAXcompactcoolingunits2/2008• Temperaturecontroller“guarding”injectionmoldingmachines3/2008• TemperaturecontrollerswithDUOcooling4/2008• Variothermaltempering1/2009• ThenewTEMPROplusC1802/2009• ThenewTEMPROdirectC120[C250]3/2009• WFC:WITTMANNWaterFlowCon-trolfunctionality4/2009• TEMPROplusC180watertemperaturecontroller1/2010• WITTMANNTEMPRO:Theuniversalbenchmark2/2010• BFMOLDTMmoldcoolingsystem3/2010• ThenewTEMPROplusDtemperaturecontrollers4/2010• Online-thermography1/2011• TemperingandinjectionmoldingatFuchs&Sohn2/2011• TEMPROplusDintheautomotivesector1/2012• Oscilloscopefunction2/2012• Compacttemperaturecontroller4/2012• Qualityassurancethroughtheoptimaltemperingprocess1/2013• TheStarlingerspecialsolution2/2013

Injection Molding• WITTMANNBATTENFELD:One

stopshoppingforinjectionmolding4/2008• MetalinjectionmoldingatIndo-USMIM4/2008• Costoptimization:EcoPowerbyBATTENFELD1/2009• ITassistedservices1/2009• Waterinjectionforall-plasticparts2/2009• KronaIndústriaandWITTMANNBATTENFELD2/2009• Moldingmicro-partswiththeMicro-system503/2009• Multi-componentprocessatwolfcraft4/2009• Processdataacquisition:partnershipwithWilleSystem4/2009• Thenewall-electricEcoPowerinjection molding machine 4/2009• ThomasDudleyandWITTMANNBATTENFELD1/2010• IMLwithTMXpress1/2010• AIRMOULD®andAQUAMOULD®Mobile1/2010• DesignMoldedPlasticsandtheirmold-ingmachines2/2010• StadelmannreliesonWilleandWITT-MANNBATTENFELD2/2010• ThenewMicroPowermoldingmachine3/2010• AQUAMOULD®andprojectileinjec-tiontechnology3/2010• Newbenchmarkinlargemachines:MacroPower4/2010• STELLAreliesonWITTMANNBATTENFELDmachines4/2010• TheServoDrivetechnology1/2011• The75thmachineforKrona1/2011• PackagingspecialistTMXpress2/2011• WAVIN(CzechRep.)andWITT-MANNBATTENFELD3/2011• SANITmoldingasuccess3/2011• WEPPLERFilterusingBATTENFELDmachines4/2011• MacroPowerfortheproductionofcableties1/2012• TheCELLMOULD®process2/2012• ESMINproducescasesforcosmeticswith43WITTMANNBATTENFELDmachines3/2012• Remoteconnectivity3/2012• Foamedhigh-qualityparts4/2012• LECHNERandtheMacroPower4/2012• MacroPoweratGTLINE1/2013• Praiseforthestandardmachine!1/2013• VerticalrotarytablemachinesatElectricfil2/2013• BECK'smoldingtechnology2/2013

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Editorial

DearReader,

ThetopicwhichalmostreceivedmorepublicattentioninCentralEuropeatthebeginningofJunethanthenotoriousbankingandfinancialcrisiswasthecold,wetweather.Forweeks,theskywasovercastduetoaseeminglyimmovablebadweatherfront,andtherewasvirtuallynodifferencebetweendrivingthroughacarwashanddrivingoutofdoors.Therefore,theluckwehadwiththeweatheronthedatewehadchosenforourCompetenceDaysseemsalmostlikeanactofprovidencegrantedtous.On24and25April,wewereabletowelcomemorethan1,100guestswithwarmsummer-timetemperaturesatWITTMANNBATTENFELD’sinjec-tionmoldingmachinemanufacturingplantinKottingbrunn.

Fromthefeedbackwehavereceived,weareconfidentthatweweresuccessfulincommunicatingourinjectionmoldingcompetenceonabroadfront.Numerousinterestingap-plicationsusingultra-modernprocessesweredemonstratedon17differentprocessingmachines.Morethan30exhibitsfromtheautomationandperipheralequipmentsectorswereshowcasedaswell.Notonlywerethenumerousexhibitsmetwithlivelyinterest,butalsothenewassemblyhallfornewmachines,whichwasofficiallyopenedduringthisyear’sCompetenceDaysandwillenableustospeeduptheproduc-tionofourlargeMacroPowermachinesinthefuture.

On13June,WITTMANNRobotSystemeGmbH,basedinGermanyandspecializinginautomation,celebratedtheinaugurationofitsnewplantinNuremberg–andsimultane-ouslyits30thanniversary.Thirtyyearsprior,theacquisitionofthesmallNurembergautomationcompanyKüffnerTech-nologielaidthefoundationforWITTMANNGermanyandultimatelyledtotheriseofWITTMANNtoworldmarketleadershipinrobottechnologyfortheplasticsindustry.

OnthisoccasionwewereabletowelcomenumerouscustomerstoournewfacilityinNuremberg,primarilyfromSouthGermany.Themainemphasisoftheexhibitionwasonautomation,althoughexhibitsfromourentireproductportfoliowereshownaswell.Ourguestswerealsogivenanopportunitytoattendexpertpresentationsoncurrentplasticsprocessingissues,and,ofcourse,theeventwasaccompaniedbyaculinaryandsocialprogramaswell.

NowIwishyougreatpleasureinreadingthisissueofinno-vations,inwhichweareagainreportingaboutsomeinterest-ingapplicationsinuse–whetherinGermany,theUSA,orinSouth-EastAsia.AportraitoftheWITTMANNrepresenta-tiveofficeinthebuoyantPolishmarketroundsoffthisissue.

Sincerely,MichaelWittmann

Michael Wittmann

ContentWITTMANN

BATTENFELD News

Competence Days 2013

Gabriele Hopfwrites about the event of the year in Kottingbrunn.Page 4

David Tanon the very first Malaysian cus-tomer.Page 14

DOPAK Sp. z.o.o., the Polish WITT-MANN agent.Page 15

EntireSystems

Portrait

Guppy Plastics + WITTMANN

Hoffer Plastics expanding

InjectionMolding

Automation

Plant extension at ESCHA

The way to efficiencyConveying

Gabriele Hopfon the innovative injection molder.Page 10

Brian Heughdescribes the latest expansion of the American processor.Page 12

Walter Klauson the elaborated MS-Schramberg automation.Page 6

Jonathan Fowlervisited Vision Technical Molding in Connecticut.Page 8

Standardized production cells

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With17machines,over30exhibitsfromtheau-tomationandperipheralequipmentsector,andinterestingapplicationsandprocesses,WITT-

MANNBATTENFELDtrulydemonstrateditscompetenceandpoweroverthesetwodays.However,notonlytheex-hibitsweremetwithlivelyinterest.Thenewassemblyhallforlargemachines,whichwasofficiallyopenedduringthisevent,alsoattractedmanyvisitors’attention.Afterall,thenewproductionfacilitiesconstituteasubstantialmovetosecurethecompany’sfutureasaleadingpartnerforin-jectionmoldingmachineryrangingfrommicromachinesrightuptotheMacroPower,thelargemachinemodelthatismanufacturedinthishall.

Lectures and discussions

Theguestsweregiveninsightintothelatestinjectionmoldingandprocesstechnologiesbyanumberofexpertpresentationsonspecialtopics.TheintroductoryspeechinthisserieswasheldbyProf.Dr.AnsgarJaeger,ProfessorofInjectionMoldingandMoldTechnologyattheWürzburgUniversityofAppliedScience,andwastitled,“Megatrendsreflectedininjectionmoldingtechnology”.Dr.Jaegar’spre-sentationwasfollowedbyanotherguestspeaker,HelmutKohake,ManagingDirectorofMüllerTechnik,whodis-cussedprocesscombinations.

TherewerevariousotherpresentationsdealingwiththeadvantagesofthePowerSeries,integratedproductioncells,technologyforprocessingbulkmaterials,microtechnol-ogyandthecombinationofvariothermictechnologywithstructuredfoamtechnology.

Machines and technologies

Themachinerydemonstrationwasopenedwithanexcit-ingshowprogram,startingwithdrummersandfollowedbyaerialacrobats,andvisitorswereguidedtotheexhibitionbytheWITTMANNBATTENFELDrobotman.Duringthesubsequentmachinerydemonstration,theguestswereabletoexperiencethecompany’s“power”liveonsite.

OnehighlightamongthemachinedemonstrationswasthepresentationofthefirstMacroPowerElargehybridmachinemodel,consistingofamodern,servo-hydraulictwo-platenclampingunitcombinedwithanall-electrichigh-performanceinjectionunit.Thiscombinationenables

WITTMANN BATTENFELD News

At the Competence Days 2013, WITTMANN BATTENFELD did justice to its motto “Power for the future” in every respect. This is what some 1,100 visitors, who found their way to the ex-panded Kottingbrunn plant in Lower Austria on April 24 and 25, were able to witness and experience first hand.Gabriele Hopf

WITTMANN BATTENFELD Competence Days 2013 – into the future with “power”

Some 1,100 viewed the exhibits here in the new assem-bly hall for large machines.

The machinery demonstration was opened with an impressive show program.

Refreshments and ample scope for lively conversa-tion were also an integral part of the event.

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thedesignofalarge,compactmachinewithaminimalfoot-print,whichsimultaneouslyoffersmaximumprecisionandenergyefficiencytogetherwithhighinjectionspeeds.OnthehybridMacroPowerE,theproductionofaBcolumnfortheautomotiveindustrywasdemonstrated.

OtherhighlightsincludedaMicroPower15withanLSRequipmentpackage,onwhichamedicaltechnologyap-plicationwasdemonstrated,thepresentationoftheIMIWprocess(In-MouldInternalWelding)onanEcoPower110withamoldsuppliedbyBarkley,UK,andanEcoPowerXpress180withIMLandhigh-speedpartsremoval.IMLtechnologywasalsopresentedonanEcoPower180produc-ingcreditcardsfromabiodegradablematerial,whichhasbeendevelopedbyIFA-Tulln,Austria.

CELLMOULD®structuredfoamtechnologywasdem-onstratedbymanufacturingpalletsonaMacroPower800withamoldsuppliedbyHaidlmair.Withgreatenthusiasm,thevisitorswatchedtheproductionofahockeystick–alsowithamoldfromHaidlmair–onahydraulicmachinefromtheHMseries,anHM300,usingtheAIRMOULD®gasinjectionprocess.BFMOLD®variothermictechnologyandmulti-componenttechnologywerenotneglectedeither.Themachineryprogramwasroundedoffbyademonstra-tionofahigh-speedTMXpressandaVM110rotarytablemachine.

Theexhibitionprogramwascomplementedwithex-tensiveautomationequipmentandthecompleterangeofperipheralappliancessuppliedbytheWITTMANNGroup.Automationandperipheralequipmentweredemonstratedbothmountedontheinjectionmoldingmachinesandasstand-alonesolutions.•

WITTMANN BATTENFELD News

WITTMANN BATTENFELD MacroPower E 450/2250 hybrid large machine.

Hockey stick man-ufactured using the AIRMOULD® gas injection process.

Rotary table machine with automation cell.

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager at WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting-brunn, Lower Austria.

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Automation

The most consistent automationThrough planned automation in standardized production cells,MS-Schramberg, Germany achieves a very high degree of flexibility inmanufacturing magnets and plastic parts.Walter Klaus

The production cells are highly standardized and each automated with a WITTMANN robot.

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Peripheral equipmentintegrated in the robot’s control system

EachMS-Schrambergproductioncellcomeswiththesameexternaldimensionsandgriddimensions,andeachisdividedintosixcompartmentswherethenecessaryprocessingequipmentisinstalled.

Allperipheralappliancesoftheproductioncell–frommaterialfeedingandsortingequipmenttothepackagingstation–areintegratedinthecontrolsystemoftheWITT-MANNrobot,whichprovides192freeinputandoutputportalsforthispurpose.

Moreover,thelatest-generationWITTMANNR8.2controlsystemislaidoutasstandardtocommunicateviaitsR8-CLI(CommandLineInterface)withthecentralcomputerofMS-Schramberg,whereallrelevantproduc-tiondataiscollected,processedandsaved.

Inthisway,thesystemenablesa100%erroranalysisforeverypartthatmaybesortedoutasdefectivelater,thusprovidingseamlessqualitycontrol.Here,qualityinspec-

tionofthepartsisal-readycarriedoutinsidetheproductioncell.Inmanycells,thistaskisperformedbycamerasys-temsinstalledatcriticalpoints.Sincethispro-cessmakesdownstreamqualityin-

spectionoutsidetheproductioncellsredundant,theproducts,whichhavebeenfinishedandcheckedinsidetheproductioncell,canalsobepackagedinsidethecellandpassedontotransportbymaterialhandlingequipment.Suchhigh-techequipment,however,canonlybeutilizedefficientlyifthenumbersofunitsperorderexceedtheonemillionmark.

TheperfectadaptabilityofWITTMANNrobotstotheexistingperipheralequipmentatMS-Schrambergistheresultofhavingthedesignofthenecessaryinterfacesdevelopedinclosecooperationbetweenbothcompaniesforaconsiderabletime.

Apartfromthat,allmechanicalandelectricalplug-and-socketconnectionsontherobotarestillpreparedintheWITTMANNproductionplant.AnotherprincipleadheredtobyMS-Schrambergisthegoalofkeepingallstepsthatprecedeproductioninthecompany’sownhands,fromdevelopingthemold,partsremovalandinsertiontechnology,totheconstructionandequipmentofextreme-lycomplexproductioncells.

Thankstothisapproach,planneddowntothelastdetail,MS-Schramberghasreachedavirtuallyunrivalledlevelofreliability,whichpromptscustomerstomorefrequentlyinvolveMS-Schramberginthedevelopmentoftheirprod-uctsfromtheverybeginning.•

Automation

WiththefoundationofMagnetfabrikSchrambergasamanufacturerofpermanentmagnetsintheyear1963,thenucleusoftoday’sMS-Schram-

bergGmbH&Co.KG,basedinSchramberg-Sulgen,Ger-manywasestablished.

TheBlackForest-basedcompanynowsuppliescustom-ersinalltypesofindustriesallovertheworld,fromtheautomotivetothemedicalindustry,withefficientassem-bliescontainingspecialpermanentmagnets.TherearehardlyanyproductswithpermanentmagnetsonthemarketwhichhavenotbeendevelopedandmanufacturedbyMS-Schramberg.

Oneofmanyexamplesisatransducerringwithper-manentmagnetsthatarepositionedandpolarizedduringplasticinjectionmolding.

Thesetransducerringsarepartofahighlycomplexassemblyusedinthe8-gearautomatictransmissionsystemsthataremanufacturedbyZFFriedrichshafenandsubsequentlybuiltintothepremium-classmodelsoftheGermanautomobileindustry.

Thecom-pany’sdevelop-mentintoabusinesswithcontinuouslyrisingsalesfiguresandapresentwork-forceofsome450associateshasbeenmadepossiblebymanufactur-ingmethodscenteredonhighqualitystandardsandmaximumflexibility,goalswhichhavebeengiventhestatusofacorporatemaxim.MS-Schrambergsecuresthenecessaryflexibilitybymeansofwell-plannedautomationinstandardizedproductioncells,withthedesignofeverycellfollowingaverysimilar,simplifiedpat-tern.Thisenableseverycelltomanufactureawiderangeofdifferentproducts,providedtheclampingforceoftheinjectionmoldingmachineinvolvedcomplieswiththenecessaryspecifications.

SuchaproductioncellconsistsofanARBURGinjectionmoldingmachineandarobotfromWITTMANNRobotSystemeGmbHinSchwaig,plusfurtherprocessingequip-mentdevelopedandproducedbyMS-Schrambergtoitsownstandards.

Fromthebeginningofeachproject,thein-housemolddesignandmold-makingdepartmentsareindirectcontactwiththeinternalengineeringdepartmentresponsiblefortheautomationequipment.Thispracticeensuresthatthemoldsaredesignedsothatthepartsremovalgrippers(orbothinsertionandremovalgrippers)canoperatewithmaximumeffectiveness,andthematchingperipheralequipmentcanbekeptassimpleandcost-efficientaspos-sible.Anoutstandingexamplefortheresultsachievedinthiswayistheinsertionof20individualpartspershotintoa4-cavitymold.

Walter Klausworks as a consul-tant and technical author, until 2008 he was the Techni-cal Manager of WITTMANN Robot Systeme GmbH in Schwaig, Germany.

This view shows a small selection from the great variety of products with permanent magnets manu-factured by MS- Schramberg.

Photo: MS-Schramberg

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Conveying

Intheyear2010,themolder(www.visionmolding.com)expandedits54,000sq.ft.intwoneighboringplantsto81,000sq.ft.,splittingthatextraproductionfloor

spacebetweenitsmoldingoperationandasistermoldmakingcompany,AdvanceMold&Manufacturing,Inc.(www.advancemold.com).

Accomplishingthistakesa“vision”,asZachBrodeur,businessdevelopmentcoordinator,isquicktopointout.Ittakesawillingnesstoshedoldbeliefsandapplyresourc-esinnewwaystoeveryphaseoftheprocessinordertoimproveproductionefficienciesandincreasecapacity.

Establishedin1996,Visionfocusesonminimizingtasksthataddnovaluetotheprocess,reducingredundancies,andoptimizinguseofadvancedtechnology,fromtooldesigntoautomation,toboostefficiency.Minimizingwaste,beitmaterial,labor,ormachinetime,isanimpera-tivesharedbyallthefirm’semployees.“Wedonothavetheopportunitytoreuseorrecyclematerials,andscrapisabigmetrichere.Everydollarofscrapandwastesavedisadollarthatcangointodevelopment”,saysStevenArnold,President.

Allthishaspaidoffinmeasurableterms.Visionoper-ates28injectionpressesfrom28to330tonsona24/7basis,butBrodeursaysthecumulativeeffectofefficiencyimprovementsoverthepastcoupleofyearshasgiventhefirmtheequivalentoutputcapacityoffouradditionalmachinesandthreeadditionalshiftsperweek.

Expanding capabilities

Theexpandedsitehousesallofitsproductionpressesinanew10,000sq.ft.Class8cleanroom.Acrossthestreet,inaseparatededicatedcleanroom,aresecondaryoperationssuchaspadprinting,labeling,ultrasonicweld-ing,heatstaking,vacuumsealing,andcustompackaging.

Thecleanroomfeaturesseparatestagingareasfortools,people,andmachinerycominginto,orleaving,thecleanenvironment.WITTMANNdesignedandinstalledastate-of-the-artmaterialhandlinganddryingsystemfortheirrecentbuildingaddition.Becausethebuildingwasunderconstructionatthetime,WITTMANNwasabletoconcealthepipingandwiringbehindthewallsoftheclean

Medical molder’s prescription for efficiencyVision Technical Molding LLC in Manchester, Connecticut doesn’t believein standing still. This custom molder of tight-tolerance diagnostic devices, drugdelivery systems, implantables, and many other medical devices, achieveddouble-digit growth in each year from 2006 through 2009 – never mind therecession – and has generated 25% growth in new sales in 2011. Vision is usinga centralized material handling and drying system from WITTMANN.Jonathan Fowler

All of Vision’s production presses are housed in a Class 8 clean room with unique “pass-through” provi-sions for molds and equipment to avoid disturbing the clean environ-ment.

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Conveying

rooms.Thismadeforaveryneatandalmostunnoticeablecleanroominstallation.Visionoperates28presses,rang-ingfrom28to330tonsinsize,fromthisexpandedspaceandoperates24/7.

Thereisroomforaboutsixadditionalpresseswithintheexistingclean-roomspace,andanother5,000sq.ft.ofunfinishedspacesufficienttohouse15pressesis“clean-room-ready”withcranes,HVAC,andutilitiesalreadyinstalled.

Hunting for efficiencies

Automationinmaterialshandlingplaysalargeroleinfactory-floorefficiency.Akeysourceofefficiencyisacentralizedmaterialhandlinganddryingsystemfromthe

WITTMANNGroup.Thesystem,mountedonamez-zaninelevelawayfromthemoldingfloor,hasabankofvacuumloadersthatcandelivermaterialstoabankofdry-ersofvarioussizesandthentothepresses.

Havingafullrangeofdryersizesandacompletecentralsystem–ratherthandryersthataretiedtoaspecificma-chine– allowsformoreflexibleandefficientuseofdryingcapacity,saysArnold.Theall-stainlesssystemisoperatedfromacentralcontrolpanel.Whenaresinisselectedforajob,thesystemautomaticallypreparestheresinaccordingtoastoredrecipeofdryingtimeanddryingtemperature.Off-linematerialtestingoccursevery24hourstoconfirmaccuratedrying.

Ateachpress,aWITTMANNmaterialhoppercallsforresininajust-in-timefashion.Aftereachloadingcycle,adryairblastissentthroughtheconveyingtubestoensurethatnopelletsareleftbehind.

Materialprotectiononthedryinghoppershelpspreventmaterialsfrombeingover-driedtherebyreduc-ingmaterialwasteandsavingenergy.Asthematerialdries,thereturnairtemperaturerises.Thecontrolon

Jonathan Fowleris Regional Sales Manager for the WITTMANN BATTENFELD U.S. branch.

Centralized materials drying and conveying with this WITT-MANN system on a mezzanine is another important component of au-tomation at Vision Technical Molding.

eachindividualdryinghopperhasanadjustablereturnairtemperaturesetpoint.Whenthereturnairtemperaturesetpointisreached,theheatingofthematerialisreduced.Ascoldmaterialisconveyedintothehopper,thereturnairtemperaturedrops,andtheheatingofthematerialisincreased.

WITTMANNalsousesSmartFlowtechnologyoneachofthedryinghoppers.Thisconsistsofamotorizedvalvethatautomaticallyadjustsairflowtoeachhopperbasedonthewaterloadrequirements,whichensuresproperdryingandhelpsbalancethedryingsystem.

TheWITTMANNM7.2controlsystemintegratesboththeconveyingsystemcontrolandthedryingsystemcon-trolonasingle15"high-resolutiontouchscreen.Chang-ingbetweenmaterialsonamoldingmachineisachieved

usingacentralmanifold.TheoperatorsimplyselectsthemoldingmachineontheM7.2controlandthenselectsthenewmaterialforthejob.TheM7.2controlwillthentelltheoperatorwhattubetoconnecttowhatdistributer.AllofthematerialsusedarestoredinadatabaseontheM7.2centralcontrolsystem.

WiththeVNCoption,tworemotecomputerswereinstalledinthecleanroomgivingtheoperatorscompletecontrolofthesystemwithouthavingtoleavethecleanroom.

TheM7.2allowsforcompletelycustomizableuserlevelsthatcanbetailoredtoagroupofusersorindividualusers.Thebuiltincommandloggivessupervisorsaviewofwhologgedin,whentheyloggedin,andwhatchangesweremade.Accountabilityisoftenakeyelementinmedicalmolding.

Visionisconstantlychangingtheirconfigurationtomeettheirneeds.DuetotheflexibilityoftheM7.2andtheeaseofmodifyingtheprogramconfiguration,Visionisabletoaccomplishthiswithouttheexpenseofhavingaservicetechnicianonsite,savingtimeandmoney.•

The Visioncentral system

components

1 M7.2 control system with 3 Line Servers3 6.1 Horse Power regenerative blowers3 SBF 1640 filter assies1 DRYMAX 300 with dew point sensor and high heat option6 SILMAX 100 hoppers4 SILMAX 70 hoppers4 SILMAX 30 hoppers2 FEEDMAX B 206 loaders

26 FEEDMAX 106 loaders14 FEEDMAX 206 loaders

1 FEEDMAX 324 loader6 TEMPRO basic C200F temperature controllers1 Single TEMPRO plus 285F temperature controller1 Dual TEMPRO plus C360F temperature controller

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industrialbusinessmanagementassistants,toolmakers,draftsmen,aswellasplasticstechniciansandinformationtechnologyofficers.Furthertrainingforexistingstaffisofferedonacontinuousbasisaswell.ESCHAalsomakesextensiveuseofWITTMANNBATTENFELD’strainingprogram.

ESCHA and WITTMANN BATTENFELD

InthecourseofexpandingitsproductioncapacityattheOststrassefacility,ESCHAhasinvestedinmoderninjectionmoldingmachinesfromWITTMANNBATTENFELD’sHMseries.Thesearehydraulicmachineswithclampingforcesrangingfrom65to180t,consistingoffourHM65/60machines,threeHM110/210unitsandoneHM180/750.“Thenewinjectionmoldingmachineshaveenabledus

toimprovethecoordinationofourentirepoolofmachin-ery,”saysJürgenSikora,HeadofMaterialsManagementatESCHA.“Wehavecategorizedourequipmentintothreesizesandlaidoutallmachinemodelsbelongingtoeachcategoryinasimilarway.Thisenablesustofreelycombinethemoldsandmachinesfromthesamecategorywitheachother,whichincreasestheflexibilityandutilizationrateoftheequipment.”

Duetothehighproportionofcustomizedproductsandtheconsequentlysmallbatchsizes,shortchangeovertimeswereavitalconsiderationintheselectionofthemachinestobeinstalled.Repeatabilityininjectionmoldingandcor-respondinglyhighproductqualityareequallyimportantforESCHA.TheactualtaskwastorealizethespecificationslaiddownbyESCHAconcerningshotweightsandinjectionpressurebymeansofanappropriatemachineconcept.Fastdeliveryofthenewequipmentwasalsoanimportantfactorinitsselection.

WITTMANNBATTENFELDwasabletoperfectlysatisfyalloftheserequirementswithitshydraulicmachines.Specifically,theexcellentchangeoverpropertiesofthemachinesweighedinfavorofWITTMANNBATTENFELDasasupplier.Moreover,theoptionofeccentric,custom-izedinjectionasrequiredbyESCHAwasimplementedbyWITTMANNBATTENFELDtothecustomer’sfull

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ESCHABauelementeGmbH,awell-knownmanu-facturerofplug-inconnectorsforsensortechnology,celebratesits30thanniversarythisyear.Thecompany

wasfoundedin1983exclusivelyasastampingplant,andtheproductionofinjection-moldedpartswastakenupin1986.Today,itoperatestwoproductionfacilitiesinHalver,aswellasitsownseparatelogisticscenteranditsmold-makingfacility,withsome500associatesandabout42millionEURinsales(2011).

Thecompany’sGeneralManager,DietrichTurck,comesfromtheTurckfamily,whoarethemajorityshareholdersofESCHA.ItsmainmarketisGermany,butitisexpand-ingvigorouslyintotheEuropeanmarketaswell.Thankstoaglobalnetworkofdistributionpartners,itsproductsareavailableworldwide.Thecompany’skeymarketsareintheautomationindustryandthemechanicalandplantengi-neeringsectors.

ESCHA’sproductportfolioisdividedinto3areas,Tailor-Made,SpecialsandStandard,withTailor-Madecontribut-ingabout50%tototalsales.Withthishighproportionofcustomizedsolutionsaswellasspecialsolutions,ESCHAhasachievedauniquesellingpositiononthemarketandisknownasatrendsetterforplug-inconnectorsforsensortechnology.Examplesofcustomizedsolutionsaredetergentresistantorhighlyheat-resistantplug-inconnectors,con-nectorswithspecialdatatransmissionfunctionsandquick-connectortechnology,tonamejustafew.

Thecompany’sspecificproductrangerequiresahighdegreeofinnovativestrength–ESCHAfilesnumerouspat-entapplicationseveryyear–aswellasanextensiveverticalrangeofmanufacturing.Therefore,trainingisatoppriorityatESCHA.ESCHAofferstraineepositionsforalltradesandprofessionsthatarerelevanttothecompany,suchas

In the course of expanding its production capacity in 2011,ESCHA Bauelemente GmbH, based in Halver, Germany acquiredeight WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding machinesfrom the hydraulic HM series.Gabriele Hopf

Innovative molding technology for innovative connection technology

ESCHA sensor plug-in connector (above) and valve plug-in connector.

Photos: ESCHA

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satisfactionthroughenablingtheinjectionunittomovesideways.TheHeadoftheInjectionMoldingDepartmentatESCHA,JochenRüschenbaum,speaksveryhighlyofthecompany’scooperationwithWITTMANNBATTENFELD:“WITTMANNBATTENFELDhasbeenflexibleinfulfillingourrequirementsandwishes.Ourspecificationshavebeencompliedwithineveryrespect.”

Forinstance,inadditiontotheoptionofeccentricinjec-tionmentionedabove,anumberofothercustomizedadap-tationswereimplemented,suchasmountingseveralsocketsthatrequireaveryhighlevelofsafetyforthemachinesandtheadditionofhigh-temperaturetubesandspecialwaterfilters.

InadditiontothemachinesfromWITTMANNBATTEN-FELD,spruepickersandtemperaturecontrollerswerepur-chasedfromWITTMANN,thusutilizingthebenefitsofawell-coordinatedoverallpackagefromasinglesource.

The HM machine seriesfrom WITTMANN BATTENFELD

TheinjectionmoldingmachinesoftheWITTMANNBATTENFELDHMseriesstandoutaboveallbytheirmo-dulardiversity,ultimateprecisionandextensiverangeofoptionsforvirtuallyanyapplication,whichmakesthisseriesespeciallyattractiveforESCHA.

Themachinesalsofeatureanextremelysmallfootprintthankstotheirhighlycompactandextremelyrigid3-platendesign.Otherbenefitsincludethemachine’sespeciallylownoiselevelsinoperationandtheservice-friendlystructure.Agenerouslydimensionedmoldspaceandlow-maintenancelinearguidesareadditionalhighlightsoftheWITTMANNBATTENFELDHMseries.•

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From the left: ESCHA's Jochen Rüschenbaum (Molding), Florian Schnell (Market-ing), Jürgen Sikora (Materials Manage- ment); Frank Höher (WITTMANN BATTENFELD).

At the ESCHA plant in Halver, eight injection molding machines from WITTMANN BATTENFELD’s HM series have been installed.

Photo: ESCHA

Gabriele Hopfis the Marketing Manager at WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD in Kotting-brunn, Lower Austria.

HM 65 machine with sprue picker and TEMPRO plus D tempera-ture controller

– everything from a single source: WITTMANN and WITTMANN BATTENFELD.

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The latest expansion at Hoffer Plastics, South Elgin, IL is up and runningwith the help of WITTMANN BATTENFELD. Hoffer purchased four HM 300 machinesand other equipment that is operating in the new 8,000 square foot addition.Brian Heugh

Hoffer Plastics chooses WITTMANN BATTENFELD for plant expansion

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Another Hoffer “focused factory” with machinery and equipment from WITTMANN BATTENFELD.

Hoffer Plastics’ newest “focused factory” features four HM300 WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD machines, producing packag-ing related parts.

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BillHoffer,HofferPlasticsPresidentstates:“Withthisstate-of-the-artexpansion,wearecommittedtoen-hancingtheHofferexperienceforourcustomersand

employees.Thenextyearmarksour60thanniversary,andinvestmentsofthisnaturesetthestageforthe3rdgenerationandtheirfuturedirectionandleadershipofthecompany.”

A new “focused factory”

Foundedin1953,Hoffertodayoperatesoutofa365,000squarefootfacilityinSouthElginandhasover100moldingmachinesinoperation.Backinthe1950s,BobHoffer,the

company’sfounder,originatedthefocused factoryconcept.Theideawastoliterallydividetheirmoldingplantintosmallerfactorieswithanaverageof12presseseach.Eachofthesefocused factoriesareoperatedbyaPlantManagerandmanagedasitsownsmallcompany.

ThefocusofHoffer’snewestfocused factoryispackaging.Whilethecompanycannotsharespecifics,itwillsaythatallfourofthenewWITTMANNBATTENFELDpressesareoperatinginPlant#4,andthenewfactoryisastate-of-the-art,industryshowplaceforhigh-speed,high-techmoldingandautomation.Inadditiontothenewmachines,WITT-MANNBATTENFELDsuppliedHofferwithrobotics,auto-mationandauxiliariesincludingacentralmaterialhandlingsystemforthenewfacility.

Eight new WITTMANN BATTENFELD machines

RockyBreweristheDirectorofManufacturingattheSouthElginHofferPlasticsproductionfacility.HesaidthatinadditiontothefournewWITTMANNBATTENFELDinjectionmoldingmachinesinPlant#4,Hofferisrun-

ningthree2-shotandone240tonHMinjectionmold-ingmachineinaseparatefocusedfactoryattheirplant.-Thesemachineswerepurchasedearlierintheyear2012,inadditiontothenewfour-machineorder.“Webuiltthisfocused factoryinlessthanthreemonths,”RockyBrewersaid.“Thisfocused factoryisdedicatedtoproducingpartsfor

animportantmajorappliancemanufacturer.The2-shotWITTMANNBATTENFELDmachinesaremoldingmulti-component(PPandTPE)handlesforapplianceknobs.WeuseWITTMANNrobotsandauxiliaryequipmentinthatfactoryaswell.”

Service and responsiveness make the difference

BrewersaidthatHofferappreciatestheresponsiveWITT-MANNBATTENFELDservice–WITTMANNBATTEN-FELD’sMidwesternPartsandTechnologyCenterislocatedinSouthElgin,thesametownasHofferPlastics–andthefactthatthismachineryiscostcompetitive.HealsonotedthatHofferistakingadvantageoftheWeb-ServicefeaturesavailablewiththenewWITTMANNBATTENFELDma-chineryandequipment.“Responsetimehasbeentremen-douswiththeWITTMANNBATTENFELDWeb-Servicewe’veusedinthepast,”hesaid.“Theconvenienceofitallfortroubleshootingandcommunicatinghasbeenarealbenefitforus.Withthelayoutofournewaddition,wemadesuretodropEthernetcablestoallmachines.”

HofferPlasticshasbeenalong-timecustomerofWITT-MANNBATTENFELD,andinadditiontothenumerousWITTMANNBATTENFELDmoldingmachinesalreadyin-house,HofferusesawidevarietyofWITTMANNprod-uctsincludingroboticsandautomation,materialhandling,temperaturecontrolunitsandgranulators.•

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Brian Heughis IMM Regional Sales Manager for the WITTMANN BATTENFELD U.S. branch.

Left to right:Rudolf Pichler (Sales Manager North and Latin America of WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD Austria), Brian Heugh (WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD U.S. Regional Sales Manager) and Rocky Brewer (Hoffer Plastics Director of Manu-facturing), stand- ing next to a WITT- MANN BATTEN-FELD HM 240 2-shot machine at Hoffer’s plant in South Elgin, Illinois, USA.

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Entire Systems

From the left:Mr. KG Ng, Co-founder & Execu-tive Chairman of Guppy, Jimmy Teo, Managing Director of WITTMANN BATTENFELD Ma-laysia, and David Tan, Business Development Director of WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD Malaysia.

David Tanis the Business Development Director at WITT-MANN BATTEN-FELD Sdn Bhd in Selangor, Malaysia.

GuppyPlasticIndustrieswasfoundedfromthesharedpassionforrearingfishoftwobusinessfriends,Mr.KGNgandMr.CPGoh.Uponopening

theGombakFishFarm,theyencounteredmanydifficultieswhenitcametosourcingessentialplasticaquariumequip-ment.

Itwasthissig-nificantobstaclethatspurredthemtomanufacturetheproductsthattheyneededthemselves–thus,theGuppyPlasticcompanywasformedin1970,becomingoneofthebiggestinjec-tionmoldersinMalaysiatoday.

Guppyhasestablishedaninternationalmar-ketpresencethatspansmorethan30countriesincludingtheU.S.,Canada,Australia,andNewZealandaswellasnumerouscountriesinAsia,EuropeandtheMiddleEast.Currently,80%ofGuppy’ssalescomefromoverseasexports.

Thecompany’soperationsarelocatedinMalaysiaandChinawithaSalesOfficeintheU.S.Therearefourplantsintotal:theheadquartersinCheras&TamanKarunmas,Selangor,asecondMalaysianplantinPenang,andoneinNantonginChina.Allofthemarefullyequippedwithstate-of-the-artmanufacturingfacilities,andtheyareinvestingheavilyinResearch&Development.Theplants’combinedareaisapproximately625,000squarefeet,housingover220injectionmoldingmachinesthatrangefrom50to3,000tons.

TheGuppySelangorplantfocusesprimarilyonpro-ducingconsumerproducts,whilethePenangplanttakesadvantageofitsproximitytomajorcompaniesinthefieldsoftheautomotiveandelectrical/electronicindustryaswellasthemedicalandtelecommunicationssectorstoproduceproductsforthoseindustries.

TheChineseplantwasdevelopedtomeetthedemandsoftheinternationalfastfoodmarketforhigh-quality,dispos-ableplasticwares.

WITTMANN automation and auxiliaries

Fromthebeginning,Mr.Ngbuilthisbusinessonthebeliefthatitwouldonlybepossibletomeetthehighestdemandsinqualityandproductivitybyusingthemostin-novativeandhigh-performanceequipment.GuppyPlasticwastheveryfirstrobotcustomerofWITTMANNMalaysiabackin2001,buyingaW633withCNC3controlforusewitha1,300tonsinjectionmoldingmachine.

GuppywasespeciallyimpressedbytheWITTMANNrobot’skick-strokedesign,whichofferedthehigheststa-bilityandflexibilitywhenremovingbigpartsfromthe

machine.Todate,GuppyPlastichaspurchasedmorethan20WITT-MANNrobotsandcontrols.Inadditiontotheirlinearrobots,WITTMANNwaterflowre-gulatorsmadealastingimpres-sion.Guppyisorderingawaterflowregulatorfromthe301Seriesfortheusewitheverynewmachine.

Thecompanyiscontinuouslyimprovingthemanufac-turingprocessesbyusingthereliableandpreciseWITT-MANNTEMPROmoldtemperaturecontrollers.Rangingfrom90to180°C(pressurizedwatersystems)andevenupto250°C(oilasheatingmedium),theyaremeetingallprocessrequirements.Today,GuppyPlasticisusingmorethan40TEMPROunits.

The EcoPower injection molding machine

In2013,WITTMANNBATTENFELDMalaysiasuppliedGuppywiththeirfirstEcoPower180/1330.Mr.Ng,havingastrongbackgroundininjectionmolding,isverypositiveaboutthemachine’squalityandsuperiorperformance.ForGuppyPlastic–acompanythatisveryfamiliarwithmanytypesofmoldingmachines–themostimportantrequire-mentisahighoutputatafastinjectionspeed.

WiththeEcoPower,Guppygetsanelectricmachinewithaservo-hydraulicdriveforejectorandnozzlemovement.Theinjectionunithastwohighlydynamicservomotordrivesenablingfastproductioncycles.AndtheEcoPowersavesenergy,thusreducingcosts–anotheraspectthatcon-vincedGuppythattheEcoPowerwastherightchoice.•

Guppy Malaysia, now 50 years old, relys on the WITTMANN GroupIn addition to using WITTMANN auxiliaries, Guppy Plastic in Malaysia has again endorsed the reliability of the WITTMANN BATTENFELD EcoPower injection molding machine.David Tan

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Poland (Part 2):DOPAK looking ahead very optimistically

Thecompanywasestablishedin1992byMs.UrsulaSteiner.

Originally,thecorebusinessofDOPAKconsistedofONIchillingsystemsandKraussMaffeiinjectionmoldingmachines.InordertosatisfythePolishcustomers’needsformodernautoma-tionsystems,DOPAKbeganasuccess-fulcollaborationwithWITTMANNin1996.Today,DOPAKisthemainproviderofWITTMANNrobotsandotherperipheralequipmenttoPolishinjectionmolders.Since2006,DOPAKhasbeenbasedinanewbuildinglocatedinthesoutherndistrictofthecityWrocławwitheasyaccesstoboththeairportandtheA4highway.

A dedicated team

Tenheadquarterstaffmembersareresponsibleforsalessupport,logistics,servicecoordination,andfinance.Fivemobilesalesmenoperatinginthema-jorPolishregionsguaranteefastaccesstothecustomers,andtheyhavecon-tributedgreatlytotheestablishmentofcloseandlastingcustomerrelations.Intheservicedepartment,DOPAKcur-rentlyemploystwelvedegree-qualifiedengineers,eachwithaprofessionalat-titudeandwideexperienceinservicing

equipmentfromWITTMANN,KraussMaffei,Bekum,andMaplan.

DOPAK and the Polish market

DOPAKhasanexcellentrepu-tationfortheirdevelopmentofcomplexturnkeysolu-tions,wheretherespectivecustomergetsbothgeneraladviceandprojectsupport,aswellasfull,detailedas-sistanceintheplanninganddevelop-mentofentireworkcells.Basedoncomprehensiveexperience,DOPAKalsosupportstheirclientsbyprovidingopportunitiesforcollaborationwithnumerousdifferentcompanies.

Thelargenumberofstate-of-the-artproductioncellsthatarerunningwithzerodowntimearecontributingtoDOPAK’sstrongpositionontheincreasinglycompetitivePolishmarket.Withtheseproductioncells,DOPAKisoftensellingnotjustinjectionmold-ingmachines,molds,androbots,butalsootherperipheralequipmentuptolarge-dimensionedchillingsystems.

Numerousloyalcustomersaretak-ingadvantageofthepersonalinterac-tionandflexibilityoftheDOPAKsalesteam.DuetotheongoingdevelopmentofthePolishplantsandtheirquestforoptimization,thelastfewyearshaveshownaconstantriseinthenumberofsoldWITTMANNrobots.Ingeneral,thistendencyisheavilyincreasing,andthistrendwasnotaffectedbytheeco-nomiccrisisin2008.DOPAKisoffer-inginnovativemachinesthathelpthePolishplasticsprocessorsgainastrongpositioninanincreasinglycompetitiveanddevelopingglobalmarket.

Allofthis,inadditiontoanoptimis-ticandfriendlyapproach,havemadeDOPAKawhollyreliablepartnerforthePolishinjectionmoldingcompa-nies,todayandinthefuture.•

For over two decades, the comprehensive expertise, passionate commitmentand close relationship to the plastics processing industry have made DOPAKthe leading distributor in the Polish plastics market. In the company’s portfolio,apart from WITTMANN, other first-class producers are represented, such asKraussMaffei, ONI Wärmetrafo, Maplan, Coperion, Bekum, and Neue Herbold.

The new prem-ises of DOPAK Sp. z.o.o. in Wroclaw, Poland.

The company’s founder and Managing Director Ulla Steiner (sit-ting mid) and the DOPAK team in Wroclaw.

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