The revolution in plastic injection molding: How Variobotic is redefining production
In the world of plastic injection moulding, where efficiency and flexibility are crucial to a company's success, many plastic injection moulding companies are facing major challenges. Finding qualified personnel, coping with low-volume, high-mix production and optimising existing injection moulding machine systems are just some of the difficulties that need to be overcome. This is precisely where Variobotic GmbH comes in with an intelligent, cost-effective and modular solution.
The challenges: From a shortage of skilled labour to flexibility
Traditional automation solutions in injection moulding are often inflexible and expensive. The market demands ever more cost-effective, customisable systems. In modern injection moulding machines (IMM), manual loading and unloading requires hard-to-find personnel, which is inefficient and expensive. Long cycle times, fluctuating quality and limited flexibility complicate production and force companies to make costly decisions.
A brief look into practice: The Bernd Richter example
Sebastian Granzow, Head of Process Engineering at Bernd Richter GmbH, was looking for an automation solution for a process in which components are manually inserted into the IMM and removed again manually after overmoulding with plastic. The manufacturer of customised, high-quality cable systems in the medical, defence and industrial sectors and part of the globally active Amphenol Group had already been able to implement flexible feeding and removal automation solutions with Variobotic GmbH in the past. The requirements were clear. The existing injection moulding process for a component of an electronic device was to be optimised. Higher quantities and cycle times, increased process stability and quality, reduced error rates and better control over the entire process were the problems.