Introduces ABB's new industrial robots for the plastics industry
This publication from ABB Robotics serves as a customer magazine for the plastics industry. It showcases how ABB’s 6‑axis robots and software are used to improve production, reduce cycle times, and enhance safety in injection molding, spray‑painting and assembly processes.
The magazine includes editorial articles, news items, a calendar of industry events, and detailed case studies such as the deSter plastic‑spoon line, D&M spray‑painting cell, and Animex Xflex system. It also contains advertisements for ABB’s RobotWare Plastics software and the IRC5 controller.
An IRB 5400 robot is used to spray‑paint the backs of rear parcel shelf brake light housings at D&M.
The IRC5 controller was selected as the uniform control for the entire production line.
Robotisation decreased the cycle time by one full second.