High Speed Injection Molding Machine for Thin-wall Containers IML Production -- Golden Eagle GEK338W/GS

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GEK338W/GS-- Golden Eagle High Speed Injection Molding Machine

About the Golden Eagle High Speed Injection Molding Machine GEK338W/GS

The GEKW/GS series of injection molding machine is the high speed injection molding machine produced by ZheJiang Golden Eagle Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. for the high speed of the thin-wall containers with/without IML labeling. And the GEK338W/GS is an injection molding machine of the series with a clamping force of 3380kN and injection rate up to 600g/s, which is an ideal injection molding machine for the production of thin-wall IML containers with height <130mm.

The Specification of Golden Eagle GEK338W/GS

Name	Unit	Value
Screw Diameter	mm	52
Theoretical Shot Volume	cm³	551
Injection Weight (PP)	g	397
Injection Pressure	Mpa	166
Plasticizing Capacity	g/s	42
Injecdtion Rate	g/s	600
Clamping Force	kN	3380
Mold Stroke	mm	540
Space Between Tie Bars	mm	625 x 615
MAX.Mold Thickness	mm	620
MIN. Mold Thickness	mm	250
Ejector Force	kN	62
No. of Ejector	pcs	9
MAX. Pump Pressure	Mpa	16
Pump Motor Power	KW	44+31
Heater Power	KW	29.5
Machine Dimension	m	7.0 x 1.8 x 2.3
Net Weight	t	12.7

Mold Platen -- GEK338W/GS

IML Solutions Recommendation -- 6 Cavities 1L Pails IML Production

The "Fruit Bucket" is now very popular among the youngsters now in China which have a variety of slice fruit filled in a 1L buckets with handle with tea or juice and other ingredients to be carried easily. It's one of the "Must Order" products in nearly all the "Beverage Tea" store in China. Which make the production of the IML buckets a money making business and GEK338W/GS is suitable for an IML system of 6 cavities 1L bucket high speed production.

The video on show is the in-production site of the 6 cavities 1L IML buckets with SWITEK SW8 series high speed side entry IML robot with a cycle time around 10s. With such a productivity, the factory owner has 5 staffs to do the bucket handle assembly and buckets packing.

To reduce the cost of man hours the optional solution of the same products would be an IML system with handle assemly, of which the IML robot will have the handle assembled to the IML bucket as soon as the bucket picked out. An ideal configuration of the system is a 2+2 layout of the buckets and with the injection molding done by a Golden Eagel high speed injection molding machine GEK338W/GS.

Best Buy Robotic Arm for Injection Molding Machine

SW7312DS

Unit: mm

X1	X2	X3	X4	Y	YM1	YM2	Z	L	W	H	Payload
1020	730	0	0	1200	450	750	1700	2600	1660	2110	5kg

The Application of End of Robotic Arm Tooling

EOAT Assembly Demonstration -- Two Cavities Parts Picking EOAT with Runner Cutting by Air Nipper

Two Cavities Parts Picking EOAT with Runner Cutting by Air Nipper

Product Descriptions

This EOAT is for 2 Cavities Parts Picking;
The Parts Would be Picked with Clamping;
The Sprue Gripper is Included for Sprue Gate Gripping;
The Sprue Gate Would be Cut by Air Nipper;
The Gross Weight of the EOAT Seet is about 1.5kg.

Bom List

Product Name	PN #	Model	Quantity
Sus Tube	4.Y00021	PST12-1500	2
Air Nipper	1.Y00004	GT-NY25	2
Straight Blades for Plastic	1.Y00037	NY25AJ	2
Fixing Block	7.Y00633	SCE2-25	2
Tube Plugs	1.Y03638	PST12-1500	11
Cross Connector	7.Y00027	SMBT-2012	2
Access Robot Bracket	7.Y00002	SMBH1-12M6	6
L-Type Thread Hose Fitting	1.Y02809	APL6-M5	3
Slide Bracket	7.Y00004	SCF4-1240W16	7
Slide Bracket	7.Y00001	SMBS-12T16	7
Sprue Gripper	8.Y00091	GR12-12-CN	1
Cross Connector	7.Y00020	SMBT-1212	1

Q & A About Robotic Arms and Injection Automation

What's Would be the Most Economic Way to Produce An IML Bucket With Handle？

As one of the most popular food package in the market, an IML pail with handle is in demand of huge quantity but the assembly of the handle make it a labour entensive products. Is there any solutions that will make the production of an IML bucket with handle automatically? The answer would definitely yes.

One of the most economic way would be to have the pails and handle integrated into one single mold, it could be 2 + 2 or 4 + 4 design which the IML robot will pick the buckets and have the handles assembled automatically. With this solution, the IML buckets producer will only need one set of IML system to have the buckets and handle produced and assembled immediately.

2 Cavities Side Entry IML Buckets Solution with Handle Assembly

> It sounds great right, but what would be the productivity of such a system? In Chinaplas 2024 SWITEK cooperated with YIZUMI onshowed a 2 + 2 IML solution of 1L pails at the cycle time of around 7.5s. Generally the performance of the injection molding machine, the mold and the IML robot are all very important to make it a perfect IML system with handle assembly.

Fore more questions about your IML projects, please feel free to contact Adams from SWITEK, your personal consultant of IML technology.