Engineered as modular systems, the machines in the RimStar Series can be flexibly configured to match application specifications and customer requirements.
Chinese manufacturer of automotive glass, the Fuyao Group has continued its successful partnership with KraussMaffei, manufacturer of plastics processing systems.
The Fuyao group has relied on technologies from the KraussMaffei Reaction Process Machinery Segment for polyurethane encapsulation of its automotive glazing since 2002.
Since then, 19 RimStar mixing and metering machines with a total of around 50 mixing heads for polyurethane processing have been used successfully at six Fuyao plants.
More recently, KraussMaffei delivered five RimStar systems with a further nine mixing heads to China and another system as the first of several machines to the Fuyao plant in Lake Orion, Michigan.
In order to encapsulate automotive glazing, Fuyao has used the polyurethane mixing and metering technology from KraussMaffei.
Thomas Elfroth, Technology Manager for Asian Markets at KraussMaffei, explained: “Although the RIM windows encapsulation process is the most expensive process compared with other processes, RIM windows encapsulation is now the industry standard on account of the durability of the polyurethane seals.
“The process is reliable and also has many installation advantages.”
The electric mold carriers in the WinCap Series stand for short cycle times as well as a high productivity and low energy consumption.
The system components in the KraussMaffei technology also result in only minimal pressure losses and precise control of temperature.
These benefits guarantee Fuyao process reliability and product quality, which is well in demand by automotive customers.
