Applications
Highest efficiency through automation
ENGEL insert – ideal for metal and plastic composites
The economically efficient production of working parts for household appliances, automobiles or industrial equipment would be inconceivable without metal and plastic composites.
The design concept behind the tiebarless clamping unit provides optimum scope for combination with automation equipment, such as linear or industrial robots. The flexibility of this concept is further Increased by the broad spectrum of combinations with rotary or shuttle tables.
Three-position rotary table arranged for 3 x 120° indexing
with one injection station and two handling stations (insertplacing
and parts-removal). For this particular application, the rotary table rotates in one direction only. Both handling stations are auto-mated, each with an ENGEL ERC linear robot.
An example of an automated production cell for the mass
production of knives or tools with moulded-on handles. The
advantage of this automation concept lies above all in the
large number of mould cavities that could not be economically
handled by any manual means. The insert-placing and
parts-removal operations are performed in this example by
an ENGEL linear robot operating as a stand-alone unit
The automation of handling operations is possible not only for
inserts of compact size and shape but also in cases where
flexible parts pre-assembled with cables have to be handled.
The production cell illustrated here has been built for the pro-duction of electrical cables with connectors at both ends. The
insert-placing is done manually. The parts-removal operation
is performed by an ENGEL ERC linear robot. Equipped with
three work stations, the rotary-table clamping unit fully meets
work place safety requirements.