Sprue pickers within injection-moulding machines

Quick return on investment after only a few months

Automation is essential for optimising operational processes and ultimately for increasing competitiveness. There are many automation solutions in injection moulding. With the IAP1 sprue picker, we provide a cost-effective entry into the world of process automation.

The picker reaches sideways into the stripper and ejector tool moulds of injection-moulding machines, eliminating manual work and speeding up the entire process, making production more economical. The picker is especially well suited to automating and retrofitting small injection moulding machines and allows for removal and separation of sprue in very tight spaces.

The sprue picker automates the removal and separation of sprue in the injection-moulding machine.
 
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Sprue picker

How is the sprue picker designed? And what igus® products can be used?

The sprue picker is modular. Our high-performance polymers are used for the moving components - free from lubrication and maintenance.

drylin® W linear guides

drylin W
  • 100% lubrication and maintenance-free
  • Wear-resistant
  • Up to 40% more cost-effective than recirculating ball bearing guides
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Lead screw nuts and lead screws

dryspin
  • Completely dry operation: up to 2.5 times higher efficiency thanks to optimum flank angle
  • Quiet and vibration dampening
  • Tested: up to 25 per cent less wear
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drylin N low-profile linear guides

drylin N
  • 100% free of maintenance and lubrication
  • Low wear with low coefficient of friction
  • Low profile between 6 and 12mm
  • Lightweight
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iglidur® J plain bearings

iglidur J
  • Low coefficient of friction
  • Wear-resistant material for continuous operation
  • Maintenance-free
  • Over 250 sizes available from stock
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iglidur® J plate bar stock

Bar stock plate
  • Low half value in dry operation
  • Maintenance-free and predictable
  • Standard range from stock
  • Machining with no minimum order quantity
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Robots

delta robot
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ROI sprue picker Sprue picker: return of investment after just a few months.

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Advantages of the sprue picker:

  • Cost-effective automation on the injection-moulding machine for less than £2,000 (starting price)
  • More economical production without manual handling of the sprue
  • ROI possible after just a few months
 

Scope of delivery:

  • Sprue picker kinematics IAP1
  • Motor control system drylin® dryve D1
  • Sample program for EUROMAP/SELOGICA

Economical use in in-house production

We also use our compact sprue picker ourselves in our own production - in more than 330 machines. This means that we can achieve automated separation of sprue and components in just 1.25 seconds.

Less than £2,000 entry-level price
100 per cent lubrication-free operation
24/7: designed for continuous operation