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News Release from: TM Robotics (Europe) | Subject: SR-554 HSP SCARA robots
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2003
SCARA robots take on plastics moulding
C and C Marshall has installed two SR-554 HSP SCARA robots at one of its UK plastics moulding plants.
C and C Marshall has installed two TM Robotics' SR-554 HSP SCARA robots at one of its UK plastics moulding plants The robots position components within dry lining box moulds
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Operating on its most common program, the system shifts 10,000 dry lining boxes a day.
The installation was prompted by the need to reduce the man-hours spent on the shop floor and increase production.
Before the investment in robotics was made, the now automated functions were performed manually.
Now, just three people operate the entire system where previously eight people were required.
Given that five to 6t of boxes are produced per week, this represents a significant improvement on the factory's bottom line.
TM Robotics' SR-554 HSP robots were selected over five-axis systems because they offer greater speed, improved accuracy and far more attractive prices.
The SCARA positions swivel clamps in dry lining boxes, for use in electrical installations.
When installed, the box sits between the socket plate and the wall.
It contains the switchgear needed to operate the socket, keeping the system insulated.
The process uses a Cartesian robot to move four dry lining boxes from a moulding machine into inserting nests, where the swivel clamp is inserted.
The Toshiba Machine robot is bowl-fed with the clamps and places them in the correct position in the boxes.
The Cartesian then picks up the boxes and drops them onto a carrier before they are placed onto a packing carousel.
In addition to this process, the entire system can produce a dozen product variations, of which two thirds are versions of the dry lining box.
Of these, the system described is the most complex. Request a free brochure from TM Robotics (Europe) ...
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