Proco Machinery launches advanced take-out system for shuttle-type blow molding machines
Proco Machinery launched a new take-out system for shuttle-type blow molding machines. As a major advancement on Proco’s flagship product Proco Robopik Take-out System, the new system combines take-out system with state-of-the-art Cobot (Collaborative Robot) technology.
Proco Machinery launched new take-out system for shuttle-type blow molding machines.
The innovative design features a Cobot which is mounted below the molds. Proprietary programming allows the Cobot to remove the containers from the mold and transfer them to the tail detabber in a fluid, efficient, and rapid motion, making it faster than any other system on the market.
The integral scrap conveyor is much wider and longer than current versions, making scrap removal easier and more efficient. The conveyor also collects both the tail flash and the top flash, making scrap transfer to the grinder much simpler.
The tail detabbing and the deflashing operations are now combined into one single module, thereby providing for a more compact system. The take-off vacuum conveyor is a standard flex-type conveyor that fits directly into the detabber/deflasher module, minimizing cost and complexity.
The vacuum blower is mounted on top of the system and utilizes the hollow frame of the module to minimize the flexible piping required and maximizing the system’s floor space efficiency. Finished containers can be conveyed to the back or front of the molding machine for easy down-stream operations such as flame treatment, dome trimming, or leak testing.
Another key feature of the system is the Cobot mounting method. The Cobot is mounted on a mobile-wheeled cart that is docked to the main frame by location pins and an electro-magnetic connection. The entire Cobot can be moved away by simply flicking a switch and wheeling it to one side.
This feature allows unimpeded access to the molds and head tooling, making both mold changeovers and maintenance of the molds or molding machine easy and efficient.
Even after many years of operation, refurbishing is unnecessary as the Cobot can be quickly exchanged, making the system a virtually new machine ready for many more years of operation.
