Following the successful world premiere at K 2025, Arburg will be exhibiting its wide range of Allrounder Trend machines for standard injection moulding at its Technology Days 2026. Four exhibits will be producing technical parts and processing recycled materials, alternative materials and LSR. In addition, visitors will be able to see how easy it is to operate, automate and service the Trend machines with the new Gestica lite control system.
The event will be showcasing an interactive 3D machine model, live injection moulding exhibits, automation and the Gestica lite simulator: At the Technology Days 2026, visitors will be able to see Arburg’s new standard in injection moulding for themselves, enabling them to experience the specific benefits offered by the new Allrounder Trend machine concept.
From technical parts to the “Donut-ella” design
Angle insulators used in automotive wiring systems are a prime example of technical injection moulding. The components, made of PA12 with 30 percent fiberglass, are produced by an electric Allrounder 1000 e Trend with a clamping force of 1,000 kN and a 16-cavity mould in free fall during a cycle time of around eight seconds.
Another automated electric Allrounder 1000 e Trend produces the innovative product “Donut-ella” – a practical, three-part reel for USB cables. This moulded part, which resembles a doughnut in shape, won the Pleiades competition “Plastic European Innovation Award for Design and Sustainability” held by the Italian IUAV University in Venice in December 2025. In Lossburg, visitors can see live how innovation, design culture and industrial manufacturing go hand in hand. To implement the product idea on an Allrounder Trend, partners Uniform supplied the 1+1+1-cavity family mould and partner Ewikon supplied the hot runner. The recycled material, a PA6 based on old fishing nets from Febo, is processed into an upper, middle and lower part. A Multilift Select 8 Cartesian robot removes the individual parts, sets them down on a conveyor belt and assembles the upper and middle sections.
Climate-friendly coffee cups made from coffee grounds
An electric Allrounder 500 e Trend with a clamping force of 500 kN demonstrates that alternative materials can also be reliably processed on the new electric standard machines.
The exhibit produces reusable coffee cups made from coffee grounds. The idea came from the start-up company Grounded Aps. The product is food-safe, home-compostable and replaces conventional disposable cups.
These bio-based cups will be produced at the Technology Days 2026 using a single-cavity mould from Grounded Aps in a cycle time of around 60 seconds.
Fully automated production of LSR closures
For automated injection moulding, the Allrounder Trend can be equipped with all Arburg robotic systems and also integrated into complex turnkey systems. At the Technology Days 2026, a production cell based on an Allrounder 1800 e Trend with a 64-cavity mould from ACH Solution will produce around 9,200 Secure Seal LSR closures per hour fully automatically. The finished parts, which are used for needles and syringes in the medical sector, are sorted by mould cavity and set-down in a drawer system for quality assurance using a Multilift Select 16 linear robotic system.
AllrounderTrend – available in four sizes
The electric Allrounder Trend machines are suitable for standard applications in all industries and will be available worldwide from spring 2026. The time from order to delivery ex works is usually only around four weeks. At market launch, there will be four sizes with clamping forces ranging from 500 to 2,000 kN. Injection speeds range from 200 to 500 millimetres per second.
The Trend machines are equipped with the new Gestica lite control system, whose intuitive user interface with a clear dashboard makes operation delightfully simple, even for non-qualified personnel: The user interface provides everything needed for work at a glance.
Arburg offers new training concepts in the form of e-learning and remote training courses to help staff get up to speed quickly. The ease of maintenance is demonstrated on an Allrounder Trend in the service area. Visitors can also learn more about the intuitive new Gestica lite control system on simulators.