Yoshiaki Tayasu, Director General of Toshiba Machine Europe, represented by Centrotécnica

A few months ago the Japanese manufacturer of machines for the injection molding has a representative in Spain, a company's long experience in the plastics industry such as Centrotécnica - C.T. Servicio, S.A., which has specialized technicians trained in Japan by Toshibaa large stock of spare parts and documentation, as well as the possibility of hiring a permanent service for emergency assistance 24 / 24 h. It has been created, in addition, a technological centre of Toshiba Machine in Barcelona, for testing and demonstrations of machinery, and where there are courses of training and advice for implementation of new technologies in injection. To learn more about the Japanese company, interviewed its CEO, Yoshiaki Tayasu.

Toshiba Machine manufactures more than 2,300 injectors per year (from 5 to 3.5 tons). Electrical machines are 100 per cent of the machines produced up to 220 tons. On average, between 280 and 850 tons tonnage, electrical machines constitute 20 per cent.

Toshiba Machine has 3 factories in Japan and one in China. This last occur in units destined for the Asian market, given the high volume of demand.

Our company manufactures machines of 5 to 3,500 tons. They are machines, hydraulic, electric, hybrid models for normal production, and all kinds of special machines such as the 2, 3 or 4 colours. LSR, machines for termoendurente and even machines customized according to the needs of the client.

Frankly, we do not know the exact number of our machines in the world which are thousands today. In Europe, we have provided approximately 500 units for the English and Irish markets. Some 250 units in the Mainland. Around of 50 units have been sold in the Spanish market in recent years.

The main reason why we have decided to work on the Spanish market is that Spain, in the transformation of plastic, is still an attractive market. On the other hand, there is a type of machine that has all the features for success in a market of a technological level as the Spanish; and, above all, the opportunity to have an agent that has adequate infrastructure, extensive experience and knowledge of the market and which will undoubtedly be the vehicle that allows us to reach all potential customers.

The main workhorse is the fuel transfer electric, unpopular even in Europe due to the lack of suppliers and so far the weight of Toshiba Machine. Do a deep work of promotion; making available to the market our presence at Spain. Therefore provide between 10 and 20 units before the end of 2007 we understand that it should be an easily manageable target.

We understand the situation of the Spanish market. Unfortunately the automotive industry is moving to central Europe or China, but there are still applications medical, electrical, the industry of the envase-embalaje or packaging, where our machines have their better implementation. The electric machine allows a great energy saving and have control of high accuracy, very useful in these sectors. Yet the employer of the plastic has no ecological consciousness that exists in Asia or in United States. The electric machine has the advantage of going for this trend of the market take care of the environment, and contributes to the transformer, a tool not only accurate, effective and reliable, but it saves a lot of energy and contributes to the reduction of environmental pollution.

"The first step in this commitment by the Spanish market are the electric injectors, but if customers ask us for another type of equipment or solutions, we will continue to their wishes, given that both Toshiba Machine Centrotécnica, we are"

"qualified to do so"

The first step in this commitment by the Spanish market are the electric injectors, but if customers ask us for another type of equipment or solutions, we will continue to their wishes, given that both Toshiba Machine Centrotécnica, we are able to do so. For example, turnkey, is underway in Europe, working with our agent in the Netherlands who is a specialist in automation equipment engineering. We also collaborate with a prestigious manufacturer of moulds of accuracy in Switzerland and a Japanese manufacturer of peripheral equipment.

Based on our previous experience, I would say that they are:

• The quality of the machine and the service available

• Reliability.

• Course price and delivery time are important factors.

As already mentioned, are making machines for LSR, multicolor, (up to 4 colors) moulding "sandwich", Mucell, and any specific machine that the client requested, such as vertical multi-station injectors, for example.

Based on our previous experience, they are:

• The quality of the machine and its components

• The reliability and long life of use

• Low energy consumption

• Response time of the microprocessor

• High pressure and injection speed

• Improved performance of the "controller" V30

"The main reason why we have decided to work on the Spanish market is that Spain, in the transformation of plastic, is still an attractive market"

The sectors in which we will concentrate in particular will be it medical, he of the packaging and electric.

Toshiba Machine has a very strong worldwide position, and has clearly committed to also be a reference point in Europe. In the Asian market is a leader acknowledged, and markets as large as China have forced us to create our own factory there, to correspond to the great demand in that market. On the other hand, if any Spanish client has a branch or factory in another country in the world, Toshiba Machine can give excellent support due to the extensive commercial network and service, established in all markets.

In Toshiba Machine, we offer our customers solutions of global scope.

Power injectors from 100 up to 850 tonnes

The number of injectors electric EC NII of Toshiba Machine, from 100 up to 850 tonnes can be provided for the injection of multiple components and/or colors, in the most varied configurations or tailored to a particular process.

The most common is the coinyección with two parallel groups or "L" to 90 degrees both vertically and horizontally, with a rotary table on mobile plate with servo-motor, on injection of 2 components or colors. You can incorporate up to 4 groups of injection independent, completely servomotorizados; always controlled with the advanced system Toshiba Injectvisor V-30.

He is the precision and economy of operation, not only by the energy savings, up to 80 percent on an equivalent machine with hydraulic drive, but by the reliability and quality of its components, which require little maintenance. In addition to the EC NII series fully electric, Toshiba Machine offers hybrid drives, with hydraulic closure of 2 courses and motorized servo injection, also up to 4 components and/or colors, in the case of units of large-tonnage (up to 3,500 tons).