INJECTION MOLDING

ROBOTIC ARM
JANAKCHITRODA (FMEG09112)
YOGI BHIMANI (FMEG09111)
AMEY BAGWE (FMEG06101)
WHAT IS INJECTION MOLDING ROBOTIC ARM ?
Robotic arm is a device or a machine consisting of a number of engineering
branches put together to produce desired work .
Injection molding arms are preferred for injection molding machines because a
person or labourer is always required for ejection of material from the mold
after the cycle is complete.
But nowadays with the new technology , a new technique of molding called
bi-component molding is done to obtain products of different color or patent
of products i.e. to prevent copy and tamper products .
E.g. specially the caps of bottles are molded using this process to prevent copy
of the products and tampering of products. In this process the product has to
be transferred to different molding machines or on different parts of the same
mold . This work is nearly impossible by a man as lots of time is wasted by
lifting the product and then transferring to the other. Hence in this case
pneumatic robotic arms are used to transfer to obtain continuous production
without any labour requirement .

THE PRODUCTION REQUIRED SIZE OF MACHINE
CYCLE TIME OF THE MOLD
CONVENIENT POSITION FOR
INSTALLING ON THE MACHINE
FACTORS CONSIDERED
WHILE INSTALLING A
INJECTION MOLDING
ARM
PARTS OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE ARM
WORKING OF INJECTION MOLDING ARM
Most of the artificial arms are based on a simple principle of Mechanical
linkage carries muscle power to the artificial limb, from either the
shoulder or the stump muscles.

The Injection Molding Arm consists of two pneumatic cylinders, three
linkages, vacuum cups, and a vacuum generator with desired amount of
pressure to be obtained. The two pneumatic cylinder are attached
perpendicularly to each other to produce motion along two axes . The first
motion by Cylinder 1 in a X axis and second by Cylinder 2 in Y axis .
Now if the component is to be lifted using the arm from the injection
molding machine ,then first the cylinder 1 will move ahead by supplying
compressed air . Cylinder 1 will move along the X- axis direction .
After the first motion is complete the second cylinder has to move to
obtain the required motion .
Now , when the air is supplied to the cylinder 2 , it gets actuated by
moving the entire vacuum cup unit along with it in the Y axis direction .
After this movement is complete , the vacuum generator is activated
which produces the vacuum and lifts the required components from the
mold cavity and the arm returns back in its original position .
Once the motion is complete the vacuum is cut off and the desired
components fall into the storage box placed below the arm .

In this way the complete motion of the arm takes place , thus by performing
the desired function as per design .

The complete working can be understood by watching the video of the
working model to be played .

ADVANTAGES OF INJECTION MOLDING ARM
Increase Productivity with Shorter Cycle Time
Increase Quality of Product, Process and Work Environment
Increase Manufacturing Flexibility
Reduce Scrap and Manufacturing Costs
Compete Better By Reducing Undesirable Tasks
Improved Worker Safety
Decrease Floor Space
GUI Setup for Fast & Easy Operation
Cluster Machining in One Cell
Automatic Changeover for Different Products
Re-Program Equipment for Different Process
Stabilizes Production

DISADVANTAGES OF INJECTION MOLDING ARM
It does not maintain perfect accuracy when not fully atomized
due to human handling errors.
There are changes of air leakage due to pneumatic
components used.
Load carrying capacity is less when compared to hydraulic
arms.
Working area is less as it cannot move on the ground but it
can be overruled by attaching the pnuerobotic arm on a
moving vehicle
FUTURE SCOPE OF INJECTION MOLDING ARM
This project is being made looking at the future scope . This project is
basically designed for making the production automatic or promoting
automation .This arm will help making the production unmanned and will
help in improving the following features :-

Will help in increasing the rate of production .
Improve the quality of production .
Reduced human effort.
Reduce overall cost of the product .
Reduced dependability on labour .
Reduced cycle time of project.
Improved productivity .

Conclusion
This project aims at promoting automation thus by reducing
dependability on labour. It also aims at increasing the production
of the industry. Also using such arms the quality of product
increases due to reduced human intervention.