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    Re: Automation - Box Indexing

    Thanks everyone for your repliess, sorry I haven't checked back in a bit.
    @iautry1973 and @rickbatey - Every new press we buy we're getting robots. I need a solution for presses without robots.
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    Re: Automation - Box Indexing

    I'm trying to picture how you would 'reset' the train without interruption. Say there's 4 boxes and it's filling the 4th one. So you take off the other 3 and replace with empty boxes, how do you see...
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    Re: Automation - Box Indexing

    Any idea how an operator would go about resetting the train style indexer once the last box is full? I agree the carousel would be easier to operate, it's just like $15k to implement vs the train...
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    Automation - Box Indexing

    We're a mostly automotive injection molding facility looking for a cost-effective way to index boxes. We are constantly hiring operators, but frequently stop presses as we don't have warm bodies to...
  5. Thread: Shutoff Nozzles

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    Re: Shutoff Nozzles

    Thanks for the input! I'll see if I can convince mgmt to invest in that, sadly I think it will be worth more than this old machine I'm on, haha.
    Any other methods you have used to deal with...
  6. Thread: Shutoff Nozzles

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    Shutoff Nozzles

    We are having issues with CP Pryme (N66, high glass filled) drooling. The drool is so excessive, we constantly get short shots from this 'mega cold slug' landing in our gates. I used to think the...
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    Re: Limiting the Injection Speed on PBT?

    Thanks for the answers.... exactly what I was hoping to hear! The resin isn't glass filled and my injection speed ended up being around 2.5 inches per second, we'd be better off setting the mold on...
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    Limiting the Injection Speed on PBT?

    Hey all,

    I am training to be a process engineer, and today I was shooting a new tool that uses Toray 1401X PBT. One of our sales guys stops by and freaks out at how fast I was injecting it. He...
  9. Re: Good Resources for Learning to Setup Processes

    Thanks you guys! I got a few books ordered!
  10. Good Resources for Learning to Setup Processes

    Hi all,


    I'm being moved from quality engineering to process engineering, where I will be focusing on setting up new processes using Scientific Molding. Currently I am being trained by an...
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    Re: Nissei 20-Ton and 80-Ton Machine Specs

    Model numbers are FE80S12ASE and PS20E2A. I really feel like this information should be readily available as we need to know at least the intensification ratio to properly conduct scientific...
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    Nissei 20-Ton and 80-Ton Machine Specs

    Hey all,

    Does anybody have specifications for a Nissei 20-ton and 80-ton press (32mm barrels). I would like to know clamp cylinder size, injection cylinder size, intensification ratio, and max...
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    Re: Detection of blocked gates

    Hey guys,

    Thanks for all the replies! As a brand spankin new quality engineer, my quality manager was quite impressed with my causes/solutions haha.
    We've chalked it up to our electric machines....
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    Re: Detection of blocked gates

    We have an assortment of machines, but mainly roboshots. Looking at the process trends, injection pressure moves up and down day-to-day with sudden one shot spikes indicating blocked gates. The...
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    Detection of blocked gates

    Hello!

    We are having issues in our facility with contamination causing blocked gates, which cause nonfills.

    We currently use a Max Injection Pressure Alarm to look for pressure spikes (1500 PSI...
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