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Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.

Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Machina Competition Category.


ArgentumMachina· 2023

Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem

by King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.

Client: King Steel Machinery CO., LTD

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Machina Category

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The Design

About Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem

Nexcell Orbit RX est machina elastomeri physice spumescentis per iniectionem formandi, ad soleas medias calceamentorum producendas excogitata. Machina gasium supercriticum cum materia plastica miscet et partes formatione per iniectionem efficit, ita ut spumatio chemica vitetur et materia integre recoqui atque denuo adhiberi possit. Duo fercula geminaque emissoria plures modos productionis intra spatium officinae circumscriptum praebent. Involucrum lamina metallica obducta albi caeruleique coloris cum lumine monitorio integrato utitur. Aditus laterales et posteriores mutationem formarum, purgationem curationemque cotidianam faciliores reddunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Nexcell Orbit RX Machina Formandi per Iniectionem creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

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.

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