Abstract

The robotic arms for the injection molding machines would be installed to the top of the injection molding machine, the installer of the robotic arm must keep the SAFETY INSTRUCTION in his mind throughout the installation process. Here in this chapter you'll have a detailed guide line of how to fix the robotic arm to the injection molding machine safely step by step.

3.1 Check the mounting plate hole size

First check the robot base plate or transfer plate if it's match to the injection molding machine mounting plate?

3.2 Use crane pick up the robot

1. Move the X-axis manually, put the X-axis the the end of Z axis and have it locked with a clamp block .
   
2. Move the X-axis manually to the end of Z-axis about 200mm and have it blocked with a clamp block.
3. Use a long special rope for crane to through the loading holes at both ends of the machine beam, and need one more special rope for crane lock the X axis (Prevent uneven force resulting in machine tilt), finding the machine balance point, then pick it up as the pick below:
   

3.3 Connect with injection molding machine

Connecting the Power Supply -- Power Wiring via a transformer

Communication with the Injection Molding Machine -- EU12/EU67/JIS

3.4 Connecting to the conveyor

COM points and CW/CCW points inside the conveyor belt control box are connected to his joint on the robot.

3.5 Turn on air source

Please connect the prepared main air pipe to the "IN" of the pressure reducing valve of the air filter

NOTE: the pressure of the two pressure gauges must not be less than 0.5mpa, and the air source must be kept dry

3.6 Standard machine

All pipe and air pipe should be regulated and fixed by rolling tape and kept away from high temperature and hot areas.

3.7 Turn on the machine

1. After the system start, tap the upper right corner of the screen [OPERATOR], choose [Senior Administrator] from the dialog box and input the password: 123
   
2. Turn the button on the top left of the controller to the "STOPPING" position, and then press the "ORIGIN" button, press the start button again, wait for the robot to complete back to the origin.
   

   AREA 2: For the injection molding machine and the manipulator to connect and exchange signal visual area.

3.8 Signal test

1. Turn on the "ROBOT FUNCTION" signal, check whether the injection molding machine can open and close the thimble movement, it should not be able to move. Turn-off this signal and the injection molding machine should be free.
2. Put the robot in manual mode and open the safety door of the injection molding machine. You'll see the "Safety door open" signal and the robotic arm is prohibited of any movement.
3. In stop mode, the robot is forced to open the closing signal to see whether the injection molding machine can open and close the mold. When the opening and closing is completed, see whether the opening and closing signal appears on the IO interface of the robot. Check thimble and core-pulling signals in the same manner.
4. In manual mode, can not open and close the mold, see whether the injection molding machine can open and close the mold, should not open and close the mold, check thimber and core-pulling in the same way.
5. In manual mode, move the robot's arm to the mold area to see if the injection molding machine can close the mold. It should not close the mold.