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.
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FANUC has now released an injection
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.