products | Machinery and equipment AUTOMATION FIPA improves its grip
FIPA has extended its handling range with a new insert-gripper for injection moulding placement applications. Available in air or vacuum powered versions, the gripper construction is designed to ensure optimum process security even at fast cycle times. Units are available for face- side gripping of parts such as nuts or threaded connectors, or for internal gripping for bushings.
COMPOSITES RocTool’s composite innovation
French moulding technology company RocTool has developed a new hybrid moulding technology for production of thermoplastic composite parts. The company says its
Hybrid technology employs the company’s induction mould heating technology to allow a composite part to be both formed and overmould- ed with plastic in the same mould. It eliminates the need
MATERIAL HANDLING Gravimetric feeder for liquids
Conair has introduced a gravimetric metering unit for liquid additives to its TrueFeed product line, allowing proces- sors to eliminate time-con- suming calibration routines when using liquid colorants. The new TrueFeed LQ liquid
feeders use the same peristaltic pumping technol- ogy as a conventional volumetric dosing unit, but by mounting the liquid additive container on a load cell it becomes possible to continually
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measure the weight dis- pensed into the processing machine. To set the system up for injection moulding, the user simply has to enter the part weight and the required percentage dosage of additive or colour into the controller. Once set, the controller
then meters the required dosage, automatically adjusting for increases or decreases in processing rate. ❙
www.conairgroup.com
for infrared ovens or pre-con- solidation. “Our hybrid process
combines the advantages of a thermoplastic composite for its mechanical properties with those of a plastic injection process for its forming and design potential,” says RocTool’s Business Develop- ment Director, Mathieu Boulanger. “Such a combina- tion of high-performance materials offers new possibili-
ties to processors and contractors.” RocTool says the Hybrid
system, which uses its 3iTech induction-heated moulding technology, allows it to produce ultra-lightweight high performance parts such as shaped covers with a high quality surface finish. It expects the system to find applications in sectors such as automotive. ❙
www.roctool.com
The new grippers can be supplied with the choice of aluminium alloy or polyamide
housings and are fully compatible with FIPA’s modular gripper system for simple integration. ❙
www.fipa.com
in brief
❙ Japanese robot maker Yushin Precision has appointed two new European sales agents. Turin-based MACAM now represents the company in Italy and Barcelona-based MECMAN in Spain. Both new agents will offer sales and customer support.
www.yushin.com
❙ US-based Pad Print Machinery of Vermont recently developed a custom flame pre-treatment system for a producer of plastic safety helmets. The system included electronic sensing of the helmet circumference to ensure the flame head is maintained at the correct distance from the surface during treatment.
www.padprintmachinery.com
❙ Mould components group Hasco has extended its thermal insulation sheet range with the introduction of the Z121 series. Manufac- tured from a glass fabric and resin combination, the new sheet material is said to provide improved resistance to compressive strength even when used at high tempera- tures.
www.hasco.com
❙ Germany-based bulk material handling equiment company Zeppelin Systems is now including the Kokeisl dosing devices manufactured by Legno of Switzerland in its product range. The company says the units offer reliable control of bulk solid dis- charge.
www.zeppelin-systems.com
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