Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Functional surfaces

Two main themes will serve to highlight the performance of the injection mould systems presented by Georg Kaufmann: Production of moulded parts with functional surfaces (e. g. self-luminous, transparent, heatable, soft-touch) and/or with integrated capacitive sensors. To this end, the Swiss company has further improved its Duo Lamination process for back injection and back injection-compression moulding and also designed and built a demonstration mould for a diversity of applications.

The brightness of the EL film in the inner part of the specimen moulding can be controlled by means of a capacitive sensor integrated in the outer part.

Adaptation of production solutions, which so far have been limited to the automotive industry, for similar plastics processing applications in other branches of industry, e. g. furniture, sporting goods, and household appliances.

The many possibilities of functional surface design will be demonstrated at K 2010 by means of specimen mouldings under four surface ambience related themes: Sensor, Touch, Lighting, and Surface. Georg Kaufmann operates within the Primus Network. In addition, the company cooperates with other partners such as raw material producers, lighting system manufacturers, and the Technical University of Chemnitz.

The Primus (Process Integrated Machinery for Unique Solutions) Network a network strategy between, on the one hand, machine manufacturers, toolmakers, producers of raw materials and films and, on the other, users and processors. It was initiated by KraussMaffei.