| DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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| Robots and mixing head manipulators |
Manipulators or robots are used to execute precisely reproducible foam pour patterns across the mould.
For foam pour into open moulds, the mixing head must usually move in particular patterns in order to distribute the foam correctly. |
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| Principle |
| The mixing head is attached to the flange of the manipulator or robot, and connected via pipes or hoses to the metering machine, which controls the mixing head. The robot identifies the assigned pour-pattern program, which has been taught in advance, by reading code on the foaming station or mould. The start of the shot is enabled via an interface to the metering machine, and the pour pattern is executed. |
| Technology |
| Manipulators or robots can be used for mixing heads with a weight of up to 100 kg. The mixing head movement can be freely programmed to apply the foam even into narrow sections. The most stringent requirements are made by continuously operating systems, in which the pour pattern in the mould must be additionally overlaid with the movement of the mould on a conveyor system.
For this, KraussMaffei has developed special software that can control the foam pour rate section by section. |
| Customer benefits |
- Reproducible foam pour patterns make a decisive contribution to quality improvement.
- Costs are saved by automation of production.
- The use of manipulators and robots makes possible greater degrees of freedom for foam pouring.
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