October 19, 2024
Arburg Announces New Process to Injection Mold Paper Fiber Based Products 

Arburg recently announced a new injection molding technique that can produce paper fiber-based products. The process does not require petroleum-based plastics, and the products are compostable. Arburg could open up an entire new realm of possibilities with their new paper fiber injection molding process, which enables new applications and products based on paper fiber. The company is confident that the new technique will be a great success. They estimate that it could be especially attractive in the furniture industry as well as other sectors such as the toy, cosmetics, and household goods industries. The process was demonstrated earlier this month at the world famous Fakuma 2024 trade event in Germany. At the event they exhibited an energy efficient production cell with an electric ALL rounder 370 A Comfort with 600 kilonewtons of clamping force. The exhibit demonstrated the production of paper fiber based products using what Arburg called “Paper Pearls.” Paper-based injection molding is certainly a breakthrough achievement, however, paper fiber by itself cannot be injection molded. This is why the material development team added bio-based and biodegradable plastics to allow the paper fibers to be molded properly. Nevertheless, paper fiber is still a primary material, as the paper pearls retained a material content of over 50 percent paper fiber. What's more, the process does not make use of any disturbing additives, which allows the products to be composted in garden compost after use. Learn more about this topic here.   

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