Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.

Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Maquinaria de Fabricación e Procesamento Competition Category.

PrataMaquinaria· 2023

Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección

by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.

Client: King Steel Machinery CO., LTD

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Maquinaria Category

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The Design

About Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección

Nexcell Orbit RX é unha máquina de moldaxe por inxección de elastómeros con escumado físico desenvolvida para a produción de entresolas de calzado. A máquina mestura gas supercrítico con plástico e forma as pezas mediante moldaxe por inxección, polo que se evita o escumado químico e o material pode reciclarse por completo. Dúas bandexas e dobres pistolas permiten varios modos de produción dentro dunha área de fábrica limitada. A carcasa emprega chapa metálica revestida en branco e azul cunha luz de advertencia integrada. As entradas laterais e traseiras facilitan os cambios de molde, a limpeza e o mantemento rutineiro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Nexcell Orbit RX Máquina de Moldaxe por Inxección é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: At present, most of the footwear industry uses EVA foam as the material for the midsole. However, its chemical foaming will bring problems such as harmful gas generated during decomposition, materials that cannot be recycled, complicated manufacturing processes, and the size of the finished product that is not easy to control. NexCell was successfully developed to make lighter shoes that could solve environmental pollution and meet consumers psychological expectations at the same time.
Dimensions & Packaging: Orbit RX color continues to use comfortable and stable white as the base, with the brand spirit of blue, presenting a sense of technology and integrating the warning light function to show precision, reliability, professionalism, technology, and vitality. The rear side of the machine adopts a modular enclosure design with a laser-cut mesh window design of the brand logo to enhance brand recognition and facilitate heat dissipation, monitoring, and safety protection functions, further enhancing competitiveness.
Tags: Flexible, Multi-station, Multi-mode, Dual-tray, Multi-tray
Production Technology: Precision machines require rugged enclosures and shock and impact resistance for durability. Orbit RX internal ejector unit and mixer continue the generation of NexCell linear shield design to prevent dust. Meanwhile, the side and rear entrances of the machine are convenient for staff to enter the machine for material/mold replacement, routine maintenance, and cleaning. Furthermore, the machine is protected by black sheet metal coating, which conveys a sense of stability and reliability while avoiding damage to the exterior from scratches and bumps.
Design Challenge: It can also achieve low power consumption and time-saving in the process. The design team has introduced the exclusive AI KS-GATEWAY to provide the most impartial data on machine operation and remote operation, which is the perfect solution for production needs.
In the future, Orbit RX will not only be used in the footwear industry. but also in sports protective equipment, IC packaging, transportation, and other fields that require foaming elastomer.
Research: The shoe industry currently uses EVA for the midsole, but the raw material is not strong enough and can only be achieved by other materials or chemical foaming. However, the greenhouse gases generated during the process are the main environmental damage.
For this reason, Orbit RX physical foam injection system uses supercritical gas to mix with plastic and then produce the product by injection molding. It has three main features: environmental protection, recyclable products, and high automation, and the material can be 100% recycled for sustainable use.
Inspiration: NexCell Orbit RX is one of the few physical foaming elastomer injectors in the market that can be introduced into mass production, and it is a brand new model based on the previously developed NexCell machine. With the development of the physical foaming elastomer injector, Orbit RX can effectively reduce the production cost and provide the best stability, performance, and productivity. By linking different processes through two trays, it provides multiple production modes to meet the different needs of the product. Combined with the physical foaming system, it provides the best physical foaming elastomer injector mass production option.
Project Duration: The project was exhibited in Taiwan in September 2020.
Operation Flow: Orbit RX can reduce the amount of equipment investment and increase the use of factory space through a new process with two twin guns and a multi-mode multi-station with trays for the same process and the same output.
Team Members: King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.
Image Credits: King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.