New: additive manufacturing hub at Arburg Shanghai
In demand: Freeformers for producing benchmark
parts in China
Targeted: Arburg Prototyping Center puts China’s local
market needs in the spotlight
Lossburg,
In March 2021, Arburg officially opened its new Arburg
Prototyping Center (APC) in Shanghai as part of a medical
seminar. The facility means that a dedicated APC is now
available in each of the company’s key market regions:
Germany, the Americas and Asia. A total of four Freeformers
produce benchmark parts using additive methods at the new
location in Shanghai. This gives Chinese existing and
prospective customers operating in the field of additive
manufacturing the chance to see the component quality and
performance that Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) delivers
before they make the decision to purchase a Freeformer.
"In Asia, we are experiencing growing demand for our Freeformer
machines in applications that involve additive manufacturing of
functional components made from original materials", says
Gerhard Böhm, Managing Director Sales and Service at Arburg.
"The new Arburg Prototyping Center in Shanghai is enabling us to
expand our AM expertise strategically and respond specifically to
the local needs of the Chinese market. Our Arburg China team
now has a faster, more focused and highly practical way of helping
potential Freeformer customers meet their requirements."
Benchmark parts for the Chinese market
The Arburg Prototyping Center in China opened its doors in March
2021, operating two 200-3X and 300-3X Freeformers. The
company also runs two other APCs: one at its headquarters in
Lossburg, Germany, and the other in Rocky Hill, USA. All three
locations use a vast array of original materials to produce
benchmark parts using additive manufacturing techniques,
working round the clock where necessary to meet demand. This
allows preliminary trials to be conducted so that potential
customers can determine whether Arburg Plastic Freeforming is
actually suitable for the desired part, material and application
before they commit to a purchase. The four machines in Shanghai
are primarily used for processing and assessing materials from
Chinese suppliers. Demand from the medical technology and
packaging industries is particularly high. To help them become
more familiar with the technology, customers and prospective
customers are also given the opportunity to participate in
Freeformer training courses and work with the machine
themselves at the site.
Growth of AM business in Asia
The new Arburg Prototyping Center will initially serve customers
from China, but plans are in place to add more machines and staff
capacity so that availability can gradually be offered to the whole
of Asia. The service team at the Shanghai site also undergo
training so that they can keep enhancing their additive
manufacturing expertise.
Photo
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Zhao Tong, Managing Director of Arburg’s organisations in China
(second from right), and Huan Yin, Business Development
Director (fourth from right), officially opened the Arburg Prototyping
Center in Shanghai in March 2021. The location now has four
Freeformers for additive manufacturing of benchmark parts and
customer training courses.
Photo: Arburg
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About Arburg
German family-owned company Arburg is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of plastic processing machines. Its product portfolio
encompasses Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces of
between 125 and 6,500 kN, the Freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing
and robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions and
further peripheral equipment.
Arburg is a pioneer in the plastics industry when it comes to production
efficiency, digitalisation (Industry 4.0) and sustainability. The “arburgXworld”
program comprises all digital products and services and is also the name of the
customer portal. The company’s strategies regarding the efficient use of
resources and circular economy, as well as all related aspects and activities,
are outlined in the “arburgGREENworld” program.
Arburg’s central aim is for customers to be able to produce their plastic
products, from one-off parts to large-volume batches, in optimum quality at
minimum unit costs. The target groups include, for example, the automotive and
packaging industries, communication and entertainment electronics, medical
technology and the white goods sector.
An international sales and service network ensures first-class customer support
at a local level: Arburg has its own organisations at 35 locations in 26 different
countries and, together with its trading partners, is represented in more than
100 countries. Its machines are produced exclusively at the parent company in
Lossburg, Germany. Of a total of roughly 3,200 employees, around 2,650 work
in Germany. About 550 further employees work in Arburg's organisations
around the world. Arburg has triple certification, in accordance with ISO 9001
(quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 50001 (energy).
Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com
