Mallon J.M. Rapra Review Reports. Volume 12. Report 133. Advances in automation for plastics injection moulding

Rapra Technology, 2001. — 86 p.The purpose of the review
How automation is defined
Why automate?
Other forces driving automation
Phases of automation
Robots
History of robots in plastics injection moulding
Robots and flexibility
Robot configurations
Advances in drives and controls
Integration of automation systems for phase III and IV
Expected benefits of phase III and IV
Actual operating results
Requirements for phase III and IV integration
Standards for higher levels of integration
Implementation of phase III and IV automation
Equipment differences forp IV integration
Design criteria for higher levels of automation
Example applications
Small machines
Cells that extend production hours without labour
Automated packaging with manual value-Added operations
Product or contract specific cells
Group technology
Quality control automation
Thermoset cells
Examples of FMS
Future Developments
References from the Rapra Abstracts Database