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Uniloy Launches - UCS.E- Next-Gen Electric A R ot omolding

Continuous Extrusion Mach in e w ith a

Spherical Oven
low molding machinery and molds developments, such as preventative
Bmanufacturer Uniloy Inc. has maintenance programs. Uniloy’s
recently launched its new all-electric software engineering team completely razilian manufacturer Rotoline
BIndustrial Equipment has
developed the world's first rotational
molding machine with a spherical oven.
Lacking doors, the design of the Sphere
Oven SO 1.60 splits at the equator to
open vertically; Rotoline says this allows
a more homogeneous air flow, reduces
heat loss and increases efficiency. But
the real reason the company developed
the door-less design is to do away with
the pesky human worker required
to open and reach inside that door.
And load the machine to begin with.
The SO 1.60 has been designed to be
fully automated, from weighing and
feeding the stock to removing the
part; the former is achieved by built-in
scales up to four, in case you're using
Uniloy UCS.E continuous extrusion redesigned the HMI with new user- different colors and the latter is tackled
shuttle machine. The UCS.E marks the friendly, intuitive controls that allow for by robotic arms. Sphere Oven brings
third iteration of the company’s all- faster machine setup and customization.
electric shuttle line, which it calls the most Despite its compact design and reduced
advanced Uniloy shuttle machine to date. footprint, the UCS.E has been built
The UCS.E is suited for the production to allow easy access to all areas that
of bottles, containers, and technical parts require maintenance and serviceability.
sized from 50 ml (1.69 oz) to 30 L (7.9 “As with the automobile industry,
gallons) in almost all commercial resins. demand for all-electric technologies is
The system can produce everything growing rapidly,” said Brian Marston,
from small cosmetic containers to large Uniloy President and CEO. “The all-
industrial packaging, and features up to electric UCS.E is the result of over
seven-layer co-extrusion capability. It can 10 years of experience with electric
process bioplastics and post-consumer machines, research and development,
resins (PCR). The UCS.E uses 40% and Uniloy actively listening to what our
less energy than a traditional hydraulic customers are telling us they want — a
shuttle machine and runs quieter and reliable, powerful, connected, all-electric high performance innovation to the
cleaner. The elimination of hydraulic machine. We’ve had more product small rotational molded parts market.
fluids enables the UCS.E to be used in development in the past 1 1/2 years as In addition, it is the first rotational
a cleanroom or aseptic manufacturing an independent Uniloy than the brand molding machine with a Spherical
environments. The UCS.E line is Industry had in the past two decades — truly Oven, without doors and which allows
4.0 ready and will allow for data exchange an impressive feat by all of our global a more homogeneous air flow, with less
with factory management systems. It is technical and back-end teams,” added
also designed to accommodate future Marston. heat loss and being even more efficient.

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