Boosting efficiency in production: standardized automation

The demand for standardized robots is increasing worldwide; after all, they do make a major contribution towards boosting efficiency improvements in production – in terms of both cost effectiveness and power. The new pneumatic pic A sprue picker offers a compact and at the same time flexible solution. It cuts and separates sprues and removes small, molded parts. The pic A is the first pneumatic sprue picker that relies on a swivel arm. It helps ENGEL to guarantee high availability and efficiency in production. 

The pic A is ground-breaking. This new development by ENGEL aims to be the most durable and compact sprue picker on the market. It is already clear that the ENGEL sprue picker offers significant advantages for the user. The fact that the robot arm can be fully retracted and no longer needs to be swiveled for the mold set-up means valuable time is saved when setting up the machines.

The efficiency of the injection molding machine is significantly improved by quick and simple mold set-up processes. Standardized automation make a valuable contribution to the cost effectiveness of injection molding production.

The pic A by ENGEL is the first pneumatic sprue picker robot on the market to have a swivel arm. It was the swivel arm that made the new kinematics possible in the first place. And it was the e-pic robot by ENGEL which provided the inspiration for the swivel arm. The rigid X-axis is replaced by the swivel arm. In the application, the swivel arm is very easy to use. In addition to this, the pic A is a great space saver because it does not need a rigid x-axis. High levels of precision and safety are achieved even in narrow molds. The Y-axis module can be adjusted in just a few steps.

To achieve a particularly long service life, the pic A by ENGEL was equipped with an almost indestructible mechanical system. The shock is dampened by adjustable sliding strips and the part removal stroke is extremely torsionally rigid.

The control unit of the pic A is integrated with the CC300 machine control unit on ENGEL injection molding machines. This allows the user to operate the machine centrally and uniformly from the injection molding machine display. Efficiency boosts are also generated by the uniform operating logic of the machine and robot. 

The ENGEL pic A pneumatic sprue picker is fully compliant with the EN ISO 10218 robot standard, including two-channel shutdown. Users only need one hand to safely adjust the part removal stroke. The adjustment itself is very simple.

ENGEL stands for individual automation concepts for a wide range of injection molding applications. To boost efficiency in production, it is important to have access to a comprehensive robot portfolio. This is complemented by ENGEL's custom automation expertise. This combination not only leads to a boost in efficiency, but also to greater cost-effectiveness and maximum quality.