The new automation systems for the auto-production of ball vales of varies size is assembling and tested in the workshop of GuangDong Switek Technology Co., Ltd., of which will help the producers of PVC/PPR ball valves reduce the man hours andd increase the productivity.

The automation systems under go assembly and testing are solutions for the produciton of ball valves with both male and female nuts of varies size to be used in the drainage system. With a custom made 3 axis servo injection robot and end of arm tooling, the automation system will finish the production process of O ring/Core sorting, layout, inserting, parts picking, runner cutting and handle turning.

Since the first automation system of in mold insertion for pipe fittings production delivered in 2015, SWITEK R&D team developed a series of custom made automation system which include PVC pipe fittings runner cutting, PVC/PPR pipe fittings brass in mold insertion and runner cutting, faucet mandrel in mold insertion and runner cutting solution, ball valve core and O ring in mold insertion and runner cutting solutions etc. to provide the producer of pipe fittings a turn-key solutions of injection automation.

To be the supplier of IML Yogurt cups for the dairy producers now in China is not an easy job, the strict standard of "Biotic Pollution Free" make it a basic requirement to have a system of IML cups production system which will have the vision control system and the packing system integrated. Only with an IML solution of this kind will ensure that the IML cups would be "Biotic pollution free" to ensure thee food safety.

8 Cavities Yogurt Cups Side EEntry IML Solutions with Vision Control and Packing

It sounds great right? Yes it's great to have the yogurt cups produced from IML to bag packing automatically with the bad parts rejected automatically. It's an economic solution with the increasing manhours globally for the bulk production of IML containers for dairy products. As an efficient production solution of IML containers, what should the IML containers producer keep in mind while planning such a project?

For an automation system of IML with vision control and packing, the key to note would be:

• The Expected Daily Output of the Containers: As a bulk production system, an IML system with vision control and packing is not suitable for samll orders. Each system would be suitable for one products only.
• The Mold Drawing: For an IML containers production system, a 3D drawing of the mold is essential for a successful IML project. It could be either .stp or x_t file.
• The Details of the Injection Molding Machine: An IML robot would be a custom made one according to the dimension of the injection molding machine and the layout drawing of the mold, the details of the injection molding machine would be very important to an IML project.
• The Checking Standard of the Cups: As a vision control system is a "self-study" system so while planning an IML project with vision control it's important to prepare samples of both "good" parts and "bad" parts for the system to "learn" which one to be packed and which one to be rejected.
• How Would You Want the Parts to be Packed: It's the key to design the packing system for the IML cups, you should discuss it with the dairy producer and provide the packed sample if possible.

The tips above are some basice notes for an IML system with vision control and packing, for more information about IML solutions please contact Adams from SWITEKE for a ready to work turn-key IML solutions.