PlastImagen 2025, the Korean all injection molding machine manufacturer LS Mtron on show their 170T all electrionic molding machine LS the ONE 170E with YODU high speed injection robot turn-key solution of injection molding.

The ONE -E series of injection molding machine is the all electric injection molding machine devision of LS Mtron aiming to improve satisfaction by broadening the range of choices through a diverse lineup with high-precision injection molding, exceptional reproducibility, delicate precision to deliver the value of differentiated products. And the toggle mechanism achieved through challenge and innovation realizing high-cycle performance.

As a small size all electric injection molding machine, the ONE 170E is best for the high speed production of the IML lids for dairy products containers cup like Yogurt cups or Ice Cream containers. It's also suitable for the IML production of IML Yogurt cups around 100ml with SWITEK SW8 series high speed side entry IML robot, which can expect a totla cycle time 2.1~5.5s with an in mold time 0.8~1.5s. It's one of the most rewarding investment of dairy package production.

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.