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Flexicon releases flexible screw Fanuc launches flexible

conveyor with trough hopper for robot controller at Interpack

range of materialsT
echnology company Fanuc UK launched a new
lexicon, based in Kent, has released a new flexible screw Trobot controller which can help facilitate the
Fconveyor with trough hopper, that can receive material integration of automation and robotics processes,
from multiple outlets of feeders, grinders and blenders.The during this year’s packaging show Interpack
hopper features an extended-length charging adapter that in, Dusseldorf,
Germany, 4-10 May.
The controller,
J-30iB, is able
t o coordinat e
multiple machine
axes operating
simultaneously,
helping to
facilitate complex project engineering and servo
axis positioning integration tasks. The controller’s
flexibility also allows it to be applied to any
automation or robot integration requirements.

It is also compatible with existing software
functions of Fanuc robots, including industrial
exposes 1143mm of the flexible screw rotating within an
inclined U-shaped trough to charge material entering the field bus systems.
hopper at any point.
The rugged inner screw is the only moving part contacting Speed high Speed Injection
material, and is offered in numerous designs to handle
materials with high or low granular flow, including products Moulding machine
that pack, cake or smear, with no separation of blends. SPEED series of small to medium tonnage hydraulic

As it rotates, the flexible screw self-centres within the tube, injection moulding machines stands for high- speed
providing ample clearance between the screw and tube wall high performance & high precision! Dry cycle time
to eliminate or minimise degradation. Material then exits 1.5 sec ., injection
the conveyor below the drive point, preventing contact with speed. 300 mm/s For
bearings or seals. thin -walled plastics
packaging containers
The hopper has a stainless-steel grate for safety, and to dedicated high - speed
prevent oversized particles from entering the conveyor.
need containers such as food boxes IML thin
Smooth, crevice-free surfaces of the screw and tube interior wall packaging containers etc . Ideal for Mobile
allow in-place flushing with water, steam or cleaning solutions Phone Accessories/ Precision Electronics /
through a lower clean-out cap and upper discharge housing. Medical Consumables high - speed Injection
The flexible screw is removable for separate sanitising and molding machine dedicated fast, short cycle
inspection of the polymer conveyor tube and stainless steel high repeatability, stable dimensions , stable
hopper, as well as the screw. performance and quality to meet the long term
large scale automated productions .

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