The German machine construction company ARBURG GmbH + Co KG, which has always been a family-run business, makes injection moulding machines of small and medium clamping forces. The comprehensive machine range with clamping forces of between 125 and 5000 kN and the corresponding peripherals are used in the production of plastic parts for the automotive sector, for communication and entertainment electronics, for medical technology, domestic appliances and in the packaging industry, for example. Furthermore Arburg's product range is completed by modular robotic systems, complex project tasks and other machine peripherals.

Arburg is represented by its own organisations at 32 locations in 24 countries and by trading partners in more than 50 countries. However, production takes place exclusively in the parent factory in Lossburg (Germany) – with the mark of quality “made by Arburg – made in Germany”. From a total of more than 2,000 Arburg employees, around 1,700 work in Germany. About 330 further employees work in Arburg’s organisations around the world. In 2010, the (preliminary) turnover of the Hehl Group, with its international subsidiaries amounted 380 million euros.

Applications

Apart from the standard processes, the company portfolio includes special equipment versions for thermoset, elastomer

Elastomer

An elastomer is a polymer with the property of viscoelasticity , generally having notably low Young's modulus and high yield strain compared with other materials. The term, which is derived from elastic polymer, is often used interchangeably with the term rubber, although the latter is preferred...

 and silicone

Silicone

Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications , cookware, and insulation....

processing, gas injection moulding technology (GIT), the Mucell process, encapsulation inserts and multi-component injection moulding. Arburg supplies special machine configurations for the specialist area of powder materials (PIM).

Milestones

• 1923 Establishing of family-run business

• 1956 Start of series production of injection moulding machines

• 1960 Sale of the 1,000th injection moulding machine

• 1961 Patenting of the "Allrounder principle" for achieving up to ten different working positions

• 1963 Development and production of the first two-colour machine

• 1982 First machine with graphical user interface

• 1993 Presentation of machine control Selogica

• 2000 Opening of Arburg II adding a further 36,000 square meters of floorspace to the production area - a total of 150,000 square meters

• 2005 Generation chane: With Juliane Hehl, Renate Keinath and Michael Hehl the management of the company passes into the third generation of the owner families

• 2006 Anniversary "50 years of Arburg injection moulding machines"

• 2009 New Customer Center, which offers 2.100 square metres of space for more than 30 injection moulding machines