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Automatic Mold Change Interface

This application improves productivity by reducing setup time with automatic mold changing process. You can avoid human error and achieve greater operating efficiency.

Issues

  • Mold damage due to wrong molding conditions
  • Scrap of molded products due to wrong mold
  • Waste of setup time due to misoperation of crane
  • Loss of production time due to improper tightening of mold bolts

Solutions

Peripheral units (Air/hydraulic/magnetic clamps, auto coupler, mold changer) are connected to a molding machine and automatically controlled by commands from the molding machine.

Example benefits

We compared the setup time of mold change process with this application to the standard procedure.
This application saves 93% of setup time, which will greatly increases annual production.

■Standard procedure for mold change
40 min
↓
■Mold change using this application
Automatic change : 3 min

  • Setup time reduction : 37 min
  • Annual production : increased by 48,000shots

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Technical Specification

Operation Flowchart

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Interface Specifications

Clamping unit I/O (Built-in type, operating switch installed on a molding machine)
Auto coupler I/O (Operating switch installed on a molding machine)
Mold changer CC-Link IE Field (Molding machine: Slave / Changer: Master)

Available models

SE75EV-S～SE180EV-S / SE-EV-S-HD
SE75EV-A～SE180EV-A / SE-EV-A-HD

Appearance parts
Automotive
Cycle/setup time reduction
Daily necessities
Electrical & Electronic
Food containers
Labor shortage measures/automation
Mechanical parts
Medical equipment
Medicial & Daily necessities
Micro parts
Optical parts
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