Automated: Robotic systems work hand in hand
Foil inserts positioned on workpiece supports are fed into the production cell via a double sliding table. A KUKA Scara robot, programmable via the GESTICA control system, prepares the pre-produced foil inserts, and places them on a centering station to suit the cavity spacings of the mold. The MULTILIFT V 40 picks up the inserts, passes them by an ionization bar to clean them, and places them in the 1+1-cavity mold, where they undergo in-mold lamination in the insert molding process. The two molded parts are then removed. The raised ARBURG lettering on the top shell is refined inline in a hot stamping station and discharged together with the bottom shell via a conveyor system. The innovative mold support system is combined with a manual workstation outside the turnkey system, where the toolbox is completed with its center section, handle, locking clips, and feet.
