The Future of Injection Moulding
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chternach – FANUC is responding
to market demands with new
ROBOSHOT technical solutions
for future-oriented injection moulding.
The company will demonstrate several
premieres in their product portfolio
on FANUC’s K 2019 stand A 60 in hall
14. Apart from implementing industry-
specific know-how FANUC’s products
are well known for their low power
consumption, no hydraulic oil involved,
low carbon footprint, low scrap rate and
more. Furthermore, technical progress
with ecological benefits leads to
commercial advantages – short downtime
i.e. long uptime, better product unit
cost/price, high-end production quality
and prevention of rejects and – last but
not least – longevity of the ROBOSHOT
injection moulding machine.
FANUC has now released an injection
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moulding machine specifically for the
medical and pharmaceutical markets:
the ROBOSHOT α-S150iA Medical
Package. ROBOSHOT meets stringent user
requirements for low energy consumption
and flawless injection moulding quality
combined with stability, repeatability
and process reliability. The ROBOSHOT
α-S150iA Medical Package, which has
now been presented for the first time, also
has Class 7 cleanroom approval. This has
been achieved through design features
such as tie-bars without bearing bushes,
Cr-coated linear guides, NI-coated plates,
specially approved lubricants and an
unpainted, brushed stainless steel cover. In
the 32-cavity mould, needle caps made of
PP are produced. Like all FANUC injection
moulding machines, the “Medical Package”
also operates with these processing
features: efficient energy recovery control
function, reliable torque plasticise control
– Precise Metering Control (PMC) 2&3 –
as well as backflow monitor and highly
efficient AI mould / ejector protection. The
results are high-end process performance
and product quality.
A new larger injection unit specially
developed for high injection pressures
and volumes has been developed.
FANUC thus extends the performance
of its largest precision injection
moulding machine to date – the all-
electric ROBOSHOT α-S450iA – by a
further step. More cavities on larger
moulds require larger platens, which in
turn require a larger/stronger machine
with higher clamping forces and powerful
injection units.
Beyond the automotive industry, medical
and pharmaceutical markets, as well