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In the field of multi-component processing either different plastic components
or different colours of one plastic material can be processed on a single
machine. The latter case is known as multi-colour processing.
From as early as the beginning of the 1960s ARBURG played a significant role in
shaping the development of multi component/ multi-colour processing. At this
time, there was a demand for robust parts made from two components, which could
also be produced efficiently. The first prototype – a typewriter key with the
company logo – was produced in 1961 using automated multi-colour processing. In
1963 ARBURG premiered its first two-colour machine.
The technology for producing two-component moulded parts has remained the same
since its early days. Improvements, however, have permitted the production of
high-quality parts in large production runs and also the use of three or even
four injection units for the automatic production of parts in a single
operation.
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