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Eight precision injection molded parts
How to combine into one that can withstand
Outdoor exposure to wind, sun, and rain
Charging pile casing?
Kontron eSystems from Germany
Completed its factory for thirty years
The largest injection molding project in terms of scale
And the driving force behind this strategic transformation
It is the powerful one-stop solution
1. Strategic turnaround: Take control of the core lifeline in your own hands
In Leipzig, Germany,Kontron eSystemsLong term customized production of wall mounted charging stations for multiple well-known automotive brands. With the surge in business, the model of relying on outsourcing to purchase plastic parts has become a bottleneck.
The team made a crucial decision:Take the production of core components back into your own hands.
This decision directly gave rise to the factory's largest injection molding investment project in thirty years. Nowadays, all eight key injection molded parts required for the charging pile casing have been completed on Kontron's highly integrated automated production line, which is operated bymightyPlan and deliver the entire process.
2. Craft Challenge: Not only should it have good appearance, but it should also be resistant to manufacturing
Charging stations are not indoor decorations.
They have to endure extreme cold and heat outdoors, as well as face frequent RFID card swipes and occasional keychain collisions——Surface scratch resistanceIt is an absolute necessity.
In addition, customers from different car companies have completely different requirements for appearance, and some also need to integrate backlit signage.
Kontron's answer is:Interior Decoration Technology (IMD).
By collaborating with Leonhard Kurz to develop a capacitive thin film system, they fully integrated the electronic interface into the film, achieving a closed design without additional control panels. The perfect implementation of this high difficulty process cannot be separated from itmightyAccurate collaboration of equipment.
3. Technical confidence: precise motion control at the micrometer level
As the second largest component of the casing, the front cover has a single injection volume of 500 to 800 grams, all of which are inMighty MacroPower injection molding machineOn production.
Why choose MacroPower?
Because the thin film process has almost stringent requirements for machine stability. Any small unevenness will be infinitely magnified under the decorative film.
MacroPowerWith excellent motion control accuracy, this requirement is perfectly met. CooperateMighty Tempro plus D mold temperature machineThe high dynamic performance and rapid cooling are achieved, and the single piece cycle is compressed to less than one minute, meeting both quality and efficiency standards.
4. Automated integration: The only manual step is visual inspection
Demoulding, conveying, quality inspection, packaging - the entire process flows smoothly.
Apart from the mandatory visual inspection required by OEM, there is no manual intervention on the production line.
Stack, place compartments, replace full boxes, all handed over tomightymechanical armComplete. The camera integrated on the robotic arm fixture is responsible for positioning, ensuring smooth operation of fully automated packaging.
The entire automation system, including control docking with existing transportation equipment and container changing devices, is independently built by Weimeng.
In response to the height restrictions and dust-free requirements of the workshop, the production line flexibly adoptsMighty linear robotic armResponsible for quality inspection packaging, multi axis robotic arm responsible for demolding.
The multi axis robotic arm effectively saves space above, and this independently developed and deeply integrated capability is the core advantage of Weimeng's flexible adaptation to on-site conditions.
5. Customized ingenuity: solve the problem of film replacement in half an hour
The interior decoration process requires frequent replacement of film rolls, each weighing 30 kilograms. Faced with the dilemma of being unable to install traditional platforms in the workshop, Weimeng has come up with an innovative solution:
InDesign an integrated small platform behind the locking unitThe operator can easily climb and cooperate with the indoor crane to position the coil and complete the coil loading. Even better, the laminar flow hood supports overall backward pushing, making roll replacement and maintenance more convenient.
Ludwig Pander from Kontron admitted, "Nowadays, it only takes half an hour to change a roll of film, while traditional systems often take half a day
This is the value of Weimeng: enabling devices to proactively adapt to customers, rather than the other way around.
6. One stop delivery: Mighty wins the race against time
There is another difficulty in the project: time.
From scheme planning to installation and commissioning of the first equipment, cycleLess than six monthsMoreover, the original production of the factory cannot be stopped, and the installation of new systems and the dismantling of old equipment must be carried out in parallel. What's even more tricky is that due to the final size of the charging station being determined later in the project, the locking force of the two injection molding machines that have already been ordered needs to be further improved, leaving less than five centimeters of space for renovation.
Topfl recalled that it was the compact and space saving design of the Weimeng machine that resolved this crisis.
Among numerous suppliers, Kontron ultimately chose Weimeng for a simple yet powerful reason:The shortest production time and timely delivery.
As a system supplier, Weimeng assumes overall responsibility and completes all work within an internal closed loop without waiting for external partners, saving valuable time for customers.
7. Not only injection molding machines:Central feeding systemAlso arranged
After the production line was put into operation, Kontron launched a new project:Introducing the Weimeng large-scale central feeding system to centrally supply granular materialsTo meet the increasingly complex requirements of material management.
From injection molding machines to automation, from mold temperature control to centralized material management——Mighty capabilities have covered the entire production chain.
Kontron eSystems and Weimeng celebrate the success of this major project together. Top row from left to right: Stefan Salesch (Kontron eSystems), Maximilian T ö pfl (Weimeng Group) Ludwig Pander (Kontron eSystems)。 Bottom row from left to right: Oliver Liebscher (Weimeng Service Team)
Starting from eight injection molded parts, to a complete intelligent production line; From outsourcing procurement to independent production. The collaboration between Kontron eSystems and Weimeng is not only a technological upgrade, but also a successful transformation of production strategy.
The core values of Weimeng are highlighted here:
One stop solution
Injection molding machine, automation, temperature control, feeding, independently developed, seamlessly integrated
Customization capability
Half hour roll change plan, narrow space layout, there is always an optimal solution
System supplier responsible
Take overall responsibility, let customers worry less and start production quickly
Cost advantage inspires infinite possibilities - this is not just Kontron's story,It can also be the future of your factory.
