This upgrade now allows for
automatic mold identification, in addition to cost-effective cavity pressure monitoring and 100% zero-defect parts quality, within plastics injection-molding applications, Kistler says.
A new
automatic mold unloading system for extracting freshly molded threaded parts from the cavities of an injection molder is now available.
We saw a real need for this new
automatic mold line."
The redesigned clamp integrates a fully
automatic mold height adjustment combined with an extremely short stroke cylinder to generate clamp tonnage, guaranteeing the fastest cycle time possible with a vertical machine, according to the company.
Promass also introduced the first EPP molding machine with
automatic mold loading and unloading, adapting its automatic mold-change system for EPS to the more complex hook-ups and heavier molds for EPP.
The machines are built with RFID capability for
automatic mold recipe set up with no changeover time.
Innovex is developing a fully automated system that includes
automatic mold charging with preheated material.
* Summit Foundry Systems Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., provides sand, casting handling and
automatic mold handling systems, as well as turnkey foundry design projects.
The company's press system is a fully
automatic mold handling system that opens and closes the molds.