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Dear Readers,
I am very excited to present to you our new customer magazine with its new format
and fresh content. And we have given our magazine a new name: AHEAD.
With AHEAD, we have purposefully chosen a strong title that, for one, clearly
expresses our forward-looking approach in all areas, based on our technological
expertise. It also highlights the competitive edge you gain from the high quality of
our machines and our extensive skills and knowledge base.
Our cover story provides the perfect illustration of how we are moving “ahead” with
our strong and innovative performance. We are taking you to a whole new dimension
of injection molding with our new GX series. In our view, this is currently the
best complete machine concept and its innovative features, the GuideX guide shoe
and GearX locking mechanism, provide distinctive production benefits with regard
to energy efficiency, accessibility and performance.
Because our aim is always to offer you greater added value across your value chain.
For this reason, the KraussMaffei group is strengthening its injection molding activities
worldwide. Dr. Hans Ulrich Golz , a proven mechanical engineering specialist,
has now become President of the Injection Molding Machinery division across the
group ; previously, he has successfully made his mark in the company as the Head
of Extrusion Technology and Managing Director of KraussMaffei Berstorff.
As Vice President Technologies, Dr. Karlheinz Bourdon will now take responsibility
for research and development activities across all divisions as well as process development
and product management. In future, I will have sole responsibility for
Sales in Injection Molding Machinery of the KraussMaffei brand as Vice President
Sales KraussMaffei.
In this way, we will continue to help you develop your competitive edge with powerful
products and technologies in the future. For example with our new industrial robot
series and the product innovation “WizardX”. Or with our 45 years of extensive expertise
in traditional polyurethane processing.
Look forward to fresh and innovative ideas as well as proven KraussMaffei quality,
pioneering and integrated technology system and process solutions in injection
molding and reaction technology and automation. Travel with us to tomorrow’s
world. Join us for the journey AHEAD!
Wishing you an enjoyable read,
Frank Peters
Vice President Sales KraussMaffei
Cover Story
4 injection molding in a new dimension
8 success story
New GX machine makes a compelling
case in production use
9 interview
Dr. Karlheinz Bourdon talks about the
new GX series
BrAnd & mArKetS
10 75 years old and young just the same
12 The 1000th polyurethane mold from
harderberg
13 Around the globe – international trade
show appearances
14 Making the old new
14 Global Technology³ Transfer
15 securely connect to an expert at the
touch of a button
ProCeSSeS & ProduCtS
16 The latest from automation technology
PArtnerS & ProjeCtS
18 A window for the washing machine
20 The 100th CX for the shl plant in Taiwan
21 Mobility for the future
22 The biggest of its kind in the
Netherlands
23 The British are getting a move on
KrAuSSmAffei GrouP
24 interview with Ceo Jan siebert
25 New and strong brand presence
26 The latest from KraussMaffei Berstorff
26 The latest from Netstal
27 KraussMaffei Group appoints dr. hans
ulrich Golz as the new “President”
of the injection Molding Machinery
segment
27 imprint