Abstract
Among robot applications in all industries, the use of robots for unloading plastic injection molding machines is one of the most common and most cost effective. There are also a wide variety of other applications for robots in the plastics industry:
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Material handling: moving large and small plastic parts, which may be hot or fragile, without fatigue
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Machining: trimming, deflashing, drilling, degating
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Material deposition: spraying paint, resins, adhesives, glues and stain
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Miller, R.K. (1989). Robot Use in The Plastics Industry. In: Industrial Robot Handbook. VNR Competitive Manufacturing Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6608-9_41
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