Profoam - cost-efficient process for manufacturing foamed lightweight parts

Enhanced efficiency, reduced weight and costs, conservation of resources: Lightweight parts are of interest for many industries, first among them the automotive sector, but also transport and logistics, medical technology and packaging, as well as building services engineering. German injection molding machine manufacturer Arburg has already introduced a number of innovative processes onto the market for the efficient production of lightweight yet strong plastic parts. The latest development is the Profoam physical foaming technique, first presented in 2015, which enables low-distortion parts with a homogeneous foam structure to be produced using conventional injection molding machines.