Weingärtner Mill-Turn Widens Plasticizing Screw Production Range.

The article offers information on use of Weingärtner's WeinCAD and a customized Pick Up 400 mill-turn center by Arburg GmbH + Co KG. Topics discussed include focus to replace its existing whirling technology with a more flexible method of screw production; focus to handle process development and geometrical design to automatic generation of the program for the control system; and clamping concept involving prismatic jaw steady rests.