When the gates of the Düsseldorf plastics and rubber trade fair open on 19th October, 2022, the German machine manufacturer BOY will prompt the visitors to actively participate in the production process.
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On a BOY 60 E VV gift boxes made of Polypropylene are produced. Visitors can individually select a variety of injection moulded parts as well as smaller trade fair treats via an input field. The integrated automation cell of the company Gosewehr Robot Automation GmbH on the rear machine table of the BOY 60 E VV fills the BOY gift boxes with the desired trade fair gifts.
Integration and networking
The machine control of the BOY 60 E VV, the control of linear handling and the six-axis robot (Stäubli AG) as well as the digital input device and the camera-based parts-identification for a correct filling are linked with each other in terms of control technology.
BOY demonstrates with this application, that its injection moulding machines not only produce precise, versatile and durable plastic parts, but can also be fully integrated into automated production lines and complex manufacturing processes.
Individual selection with coordinated process
After the insertion of an in-mould-film and the injection moulding of the gift box, the parts are removed from the mould via a linear handling system (Gosewehr Robot Automation GmbH) and transferred to a six-axis robot. During this process the open gift box is turned and placed with the opening upwards.
If this was requested by the visitor at the input terminal, either the linear handling or the six-axis robot (wine spout with decanting function, Smarties chocolate lentils or egg cups) fills the gift box.
Before the six-axis robot removes the articles, a camera system with image evaluation determines the position and orientation of the articles and, if necessary, a correction takes place via a vibrating plate. The six-axis robot then removes the items selected by the visitor from the respective storage boxes and places them into the gift box.
Now the gift box is closed by the six-axis robot and subsequently placed on a chute where the customer receives the individually filled gift box. But that's not all: at the booth of our trade fair partner ReaJet Elektronik GmbH, the trade fair visitors can have their gift boxes individually labelled.
Promisingly calculated
Projected to eight trade fair days, BOY will distribute a total of more than 5,000 filled gift boxes to trade fair visitors with this complex application. However, a visit to the BOY booth is not only worthwhile for this reason. The German machine manufacturer located in Neustadt-Fernthal will attract the specialist audience to its booth with two trade fair premieres - the new BOY XS E and a modified control visualisation ALPHA 6 in 16:9 screen format.
