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Please find below the current options for sheetpresses, extruders and injectors. You can reach us during office times at +34691952287 or by email at sales@plastic-hub.com

Extruder Designs

Lydia – v3.5 Lydia – v4.8 Lydia – Printhead
Weight 40 Kg 150 Kg 40 Kg
Package Dimensions 60 x 35 x 55 cm 140 x 60 x 140 cm 60 x 35 x 55 cm
Screw Diameter 25 mm 35 mm 25 mm
Usable Screw Length 35cm 90 cm 35cm
Supported Voltage 220V / 480V 480V 220V / 480V
Input Flake Size Small - Medium Small - Medium Small - Medium
Heatbands 4 (250W) / Ceramic 8 (600W) / Ceramic 4 (250W) / Ceramic
Temperature Controller 2x RexC100 4x RexC100 2x Omron E5B
Motor Power 1.5 kW 7 kW 1.5 kW
Options PLC / Feeder / Cart / Filament PLC / Feeder / Filament / Omron VFD & PID Feeder
Moulds Blocks (15x15x50 cm) / Beams Blocks (25x25x50 cm) / Beams
Price 2600 Euro (before VAT & Transport) 8600 Euro (before VAT & Transport) 4800 Euro (before VAT & Transport)
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Applications Education, Research & Development, Filament, 3D-Print Research & Development, Filament, 3D-Print, Production Research & Development, Filament, 3D-Print, Production

Coming up next

  • Touchscreen with temperature profiles - basic firmware implementation for Omron - VFD & PID controllers
  • Filament & Pelletizer modules
  • Automatic mould to extrude 15x15x100cm beams (Lydia v3.x +) - Source

Resources

Clients
  • TheNewMaterialist - New materials & bio polymer R&D - extended Lydia v3.6
  • Bio Polymer Filament - inweb.fi
  • Coldchaintech - USA - Packaging Solutions - Lydia-v3
  • Footprintinc - LSAM - Belgium - Lydia-v3 @ Kuga)
  • Aivox - LSAM - Lydia-v3 @ ABB) - Italy
  • MIT - Research Recycled Plastic in developing countries - Lydia-v3
  • Prewaste - Spain - Research of post industrial waste - Lydia-v4.5
Related Projects
  • The FlipFlopi @ Lamu-Africa - Funiture & Boats
  • Ecollabo8 - Bali - Funiture
  • The New Raw - Largescale Print - Robotics
  • The Distil Ennui Studio™ Cultural & Environmental Project Hub

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Sheetpress Designs

We are happy to share with you the latest sheetpress designs, optimized for safety, flexibility, compactness, modularity, and accessibility, ensuring a smooth and clean process for small enterprises and educational settings.

Cassandra - 45 cm

We recommend this version for Fablabs, schools and research institutions for its maximized safety. As all variants, the press can be configured for up to 4 individual heat and/or cooling zones. A fully maxed out mould weights up to 18kg.

Cassandra - 62 cm

This variant is optimized for production scenarios, enabling an interlocked setup for 1.2m x 60cm sheets. A fully maxed out mould weights from 22kg to 40kg.

Cassandra – EDC – 45cm Cassandra – EDC – 65cm Cassandra – Max
Weight 200 Kg 260 Kg 460 Kg
Dimensions 65 x 65 x 135 cm 70 x 70 x 150 cm 120 x 120 x 150 cm
Press Plate Size 45 x 45 cm 65 x 65 cm 110 x 110 cm
Pressure 20 T 20 T 20 T
Heating Power 3 – 6 KW 6 – 9 KW 15 KW
Supported Voltage 220V 220V / 400V 400V
Input Flake Size Small - Medium Small - Medium Small - Medium
Max. Sheet Thickness 40 mm 40 mm 40 mm
Optimized for Hobby, Prototyping, Education Education, Prototyping, Production Production
Duration Per Sheet 1 hour heating, 3-5 hours cooling 1-2 hour heating, 3-5 hours cooling 1-2 hour heating, 3-5 hours cooling
Press Plate Options 2 heating zones + 2 cooling zones 2 heating zones + 2 cooling zones 1 heating zones + 2 cooling zones
Price 2800 Euro Base Price (Before VAT & Transport ) 4500 Euro Base Price (Before VAT & Transport ) 8000 Euro Base Price (Before VAT & Transport )
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Moulds

We introduced a new mould design that allows for a clean, safe and repeatable process. The mould is height adjustable and rollers prevent damage of the heat press plate but also position the mould inside the sheetpress always at the same place. Furthermore the outer protection sheets snap onto the mould frame to avoid plastic from falling out. No mould release agent is needed.

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Coming up next

  • Cassandra - 110 cm
  • Modbus capable temperature controllers that allow for precise ramping and storage of profiles, accessible on a PC, easing monitoring and the development of new materials
  • Touchscreen
  • Interface for industrial robots, enabling up to 240 sheets a day
  • Oilheating, see here a complete introduction

Resources

  • Cassandra - 65 cm : Download | Shop
  • PolyMech Material Testing
  • Contact: Jason Knight - Developer of the first sheetpress designs

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Injector Designs

Katbot - This design reflects the past six years of experience, building injection machines for educational contexts and small enterprises. We are proud to say there's nothing to add or take away :)

Elena - Elena became now a platform of design building blocks enabling reuse of existing components, such as sheet presses and extruders

Katbot Elena-Standard Elena-Motor
Weight 35 Kg 48 Kg 115 Kg
Package Dimensions 70 x 50 x 50 cm 100 x 65 x 40 cm 100 x 80 x 60 cm
Plunger Diameter 25 mm 25 mm 25 mm
Supported Voltage 110 / 220V 110 / 220V 110 / 220V
Input Flake Size Small - Medium Small - Medium Small - Medium
Injection Volume 150 Gramm 280 Gramm 320 Gramm
Price 1789 (Before VAT & Shipping) 2200 (Before VAT & Shipping) 4800 (Before VAT & Shipping)
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Resources

  • Source: Katbot | Video
  • Source: Elena-RC2 | Video: Elena-ZMAX-Motor (600g)
  • Source: Injection Components
  • Source: Toggle Clamp
  • Forum: Injection Machine Designs
  • Source: Injection & Extruder Moulds

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