How to Install a 3 Axis Robot on an Injection Molding Machine?
1. Check if the injection machine functions normally: open mold, close mold, thimble out, safety door and so on.
2. (If the fixed platen of the injection machine already has holes, this step can be ignored.)
Drill holes: Close the mold before starting. Put the robot mounting base on the fixed platen and mark the hole positions on the fixed platen with a pen. Remove the mounting base. Use an electric drill to drill a small hole. (Normally, drill a hole whose diameter is 4.2mm.) Use an electric drill to enlarge the holes, then tap. If the mounting base screws are M16, the diameter of the hole should be 14mm.
Note: please put a piece of paper above the mold while drilling holes. The paper can prevent metal scraps from dropping into the mold.
3. Clean the holes: Use tap to clean the holes on the mounting base. The purpose is to clean off the paint in the holes.
4. Install the mounting base: Screw type (M16 x 45mm, hexagon); Screws need to be used with flat shim and spring shim. Use 14mm hexagon wrench (metric) to tighten the screws. Please make sure the screws are tight enough.
5. Install the robot: Use specialized straps to tight the robot ( we recommend a 3-meter strap which can bear 1.5 ton). Tight the strap to crane and then move the robot upon the injection machine. Holes at the bottom of the robot should be aligned with the holes on the mounting base. Use M16 x 45mm hexagon screws to fix the robot to the mounting base. Screws need to be used with flat shim and spring shim. Screws should be double tightened by iron tube.
Note: To avoid safety issues, the robot should be tightened steadily. Don't move the robot up before you make sure it's steady and safe.
6. Fix and hang the operator according to the position required by the customer: Drill 2 holes on the robot (hole diameter: 3.2mm), tap M4 screw thread, then fix M4 x 10mm flat head screws into the holes. Hang the operator on the screws.
2. (If the fixed platen of the injection machine already has holes, this step can be ignored.)
Drill holes: Close the mold before starting. Put the robot mounting base on the fixed platen and mark the hole positions on the fixed platen with a pen. Remove the mounting base. Use an electric drill to drill a small hole. (Normally, drill a hole whose diameter is 4.2mm.) Use an electric drill to enlarge the holes, then tap. If the mounting base screws are M16, the diameter of the hole should be 14mm.
Note: please put a piece of paper above the mold while drilling holes. The paper can prevent metal scraps from dropping into the mold.
3. Clean the holes: Use tap to clean the holes on the mounting base. The purpose is to clean off the paint in the holes.
4. Install the mounting base: Screw type (M16 x 45mm, hexagon); Screws need to be used with flat shim and spring shim. Use 14mm hexagon wrench (metric) to tighten the screws. Please make sure the screws are tight enough.
5. Install the robot: Use specialized straps to tight the robot ( we recommend a 3-meter strap which can bear 1.5 ton). Tight the strap to crane and then move the robot upon the injection machine. Holes at the bottom of the robot should be aligned with the holes on the mounting base. Use M16 x 45mm hexagon screws to fix the robot to the mounting base. Screws need to be used with flat shim and spring shim. Screws should be double tightened by iron tube.
Note: To avoid safety issues, the robot should be tightened steadily. Don't move the robot up before you make sure it's steady and safe.
6. Fix and hang the operator according to the position required by the customer: Drill 2 holes on the robot (hole diameter: 3.2mm), tap M4 screw thread, then fix M4 x 10mm flat head screws into the holes. Hang the operator on the screws.