A unique system designed and built for a rubber component manufacturing company. The company has a series of 4 2 mold rubber curing presses i.e. one mold on top of another. 8 operators were usednto load/unload molds and refill cured rubber with raw rubber. Challenge was to eliminate 7 operators and ensure a single operator can load/unload molds from all presses. This system would also ensure that the operator doesn't have to touch any mold thereby preventing injuries as the molds are at 200deg celcius.
Designed a system using pneumatics and servo. SMC pneumatic cylinders were used to lock, pull, slide and open the molds from top and bottom tiers. Parker servo coupled with MGM Varvel gearbox was used to position the trolley at every press. The positioning accuracy achieved was +/-1mm. One of the most unique and challenging systems I've ever designed and built.
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