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Keywords Plastics, Injection moulding, Robots
ABB, the global power and automation technologies group, has appointed the automation and robotics supplier, Geku, to develop the integration of its world-class, six-axis robots into UK manufacturing industries (Plate 1).
Geku is a turnkey solutions expert with substantial process knowledge and over 15-years experience in the plastics industry and is set to become a perfect ally as ABB increasingly moves towards selling robot solutions via preferred partners. ABB produces more than 12,000, six-axis robots each year and believes that the robots will become increasingly familiar in injection moulding processes as cycle times are reduced and post-moulding processes need to be performed more efficiently than ever before.
Colin Jakes, ABB Account Manager for Plastics Industries, comments: "Six-axis robots, which are fast and flexible and can be quickly adapted for different...