Manufacturing performance improves thanks to ABB Robot
Characteristix Limited, a UK-based maker of custom moulded plastic novelties, continues to maintain an improved manufacturing performance of 100 per cent since moving to an automated production process, thanks to an ABB robot.
The GeKu plastic injection moulding cell – comprising an ABB six-axis robot with a 5kg payload integrated with a Krauss Maffei plastic injection moulding machine, GeKu beam robot, conveyors and pneumatic printing press – is helping Characteristix stay competitive against the Far East ‘giants’ of the industry.
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