• Products of the year: over 3,300 readers of Kunststoff Magazin and Industrial Production vote

• Award ceremony: Arburg with AMKmotion and ARBURGadditive receives three first and one second place
• 1st place: Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric, RecyclatePilot control function and ihD5 servo inverter

Arburg with its sister companies AMKmotion and ARBURGadditive were nominated in four categories in the "Product of the Year 2025" competition organized by the trade publications "Kunststoff Magazin" and "Industrial Production". Over 3,300 readers voted and gave the Arburg Group's products excellent ratings: First place went to the Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric in the Production category, the "aXw Control RecyclatePilot" control function in the Peripherals category and the ihD5 servo inverter in the Drive Technology category. In addition, grippers that were 3D printed on demand came second in the Workplace and Equipment category.

"It was a pleasure to accept the awards for Arburg together with my colleagues from AMKmotion. We are proud that our products have convinced so many readers of the two trade journals and this should be an incentive for the future," emphasized Dr. Armin Schmiedeberg, Chairman of the Advisory Board at Arburg.

1st place "Production": Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric
The Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric with a clamping force of 2,800 kN extends the product range of the electric series of the same name upwards. Sleek in design and price - that's how its main advantages can be summarized. The electric injection moulding machine is characterized by electrical precision and process stability as well as a small footprint and offers high component quality at low investment costs and short delivery times.
The expansion of the electric machine portfolio helps customers to meet current challenges such as increasing price pressure combined with rising costs for personnel, energy and materials as well as ever shorter product life cycles and faster product changeovers. To enable attractive investment costs and a fast return on investment (ROI), Arburg relies on standardized equipment without compromising on quality and performance.

1st place "Peripherals": RecyclatePilot control function
The innovative "aXw Control RecyclatePilot" is a simple, safe and cost-effective way of achieving consistently uniform mold filling and therefore stable injection moulding processes for high-quality parts. The "intelligent", software-based assistance function in the control system of Allrounder injection molding machines actively compensates for fluctuations in material quality when processing plastic pellets. This works particularly well when processing post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial recyclates (PIR) and regrind. However, the RecyclatePilot is also advantageous, for example, when changing materials from virgin material or for uneven material drying.

1st place "Drive technology": ihD5 servo inverter
The ihD decentralized servo inverter from AMKmotion has a hybrid cabling concept. One cable transmits power, STO, 24 V and communication and connects all connected components using the daisy chain method. This significantly reduces installation work and cabling costs. In its performance class, the ihD5 is more compact than comparable competitor products in the decentralized inverter sector. With a nominal current of 8 A, even three times the rated current does not push the device to its limits.

2nd place "Operating resources": 3D-printed grippers "on demand"
3D printing and automated injection molding processes can complement each other perfectly, especially when it comes to equipment and robotic grippers required at short notice. A practical example of this is the injection molding of plant pots in large series. A special packaging automation system with grippers that are precisely adapted to the product is used to gently remove them from the mold. The grippers can be produced on demand using 3D printers - faster, more flexible, more cost-effective and two to three times lighter than a comparable product made of aluminum. The stable black centerpiece was additively manufactured at Arburg using a TiQ printer made of fiber-reinforced filament. The four white gripper rings in a hard/soft combination were produced by a Freeformer from two standard plastic pellets.
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