Plastics Processing
JR Automation has a proven track record in engineering solutions to fit your plastic material and products.
What Is Plastic Processing Automation?
Plastic processing automation uses robotics, vision, and other advanced technology to complete tasks such as plastic welding, heat staking, marking, riveting, spin welding, injection molding machine tending, or other processes involving plastic parts. Using automation for these tasks improves speed, precision, repeatability, and safety. Manufacturers can automate a single process or multiple processing tasks. For example, JR Automation integrates robotics, vision, and conveyance systems to complete multiple plastic processing tasks within a single work cell or a complex production line.
Types of Plastic Processing Applications
Many manufacturing processes involve plastic, from etching bar codes into plastic parts for traceability to welding parts together. Heat staking is a popular alternative to assembling parts with screws or adhesives, and it's easier to automate. Plastic welding involves heat and precision to avoid warping or damaging components. There are several welding applications a company can use to accomplish the joining of plastic parts, including:
- Heat staking
- Friction welding
- High-frequency vibration welding
- Laser welding
Automotive Applications
Manufacturing and assembling exterior car parts often involves heat staking and plastic welding, which can be improved and optimized with automation. Applications include manufacturing headlights, taillights, fog lamps, and other parts with a lens component.
Consumer Products and Appliances
Our customers have successfully automated manufacturing home appliances such as washing machines and dryers. We’ve optimized spin welding processes for washing machine balance rings, material handling projects, and more within the consumer products industry.
Benefits of Automating Plastic Processing
JR Automation has worked with many customers and suppliers to integrate custom solutions for plastic processing. We’ve seen firsthand how manufacturers can improve their plant and product through automation, including:
- Improved quality
- Improved repeatability and accuracy
- Increased flexibility
- Increased cycle rates
Choose JR Automation for Plastic Processing Automation
JR Automation is a global leader in automation and robotics integration across diverse industries. What makes us unique is our long-term partnerships with robotics suppliers, and we know how best to optimize production lines for efficiency, speed, and quality. We use our experience across industries to integrate a plastic processing solution that can reach your goals. As plastic processing and manufacturing becomes complex and demand changes, we have the scale and experience to install flexible and high-speed systems.
Technical Capabilities
We have vast experience in punching, inserting, pressing, trimming, and folding various plastic materials and components. We also specialize in ultrasonic welding, heat staking, infrared bonding, and laser marking plastic parts. Our expertise includes:
Acoustic and NVH pad attachment
Adhesives
Automated screwdriving
Bladder wrapping
Degating and trimming
Dispensing
Edge wrapping
Hot plate welding
Heat staking
Infrared bonding
Insert molding assembly
Laser marking
Laser trimming
Plastics welding
Press laminating
Punching
Robotic mold tending
Scrim media welding
Ultrasonic welding
Spin welding
Adhesion promotion and surface energy treatment (Plasma/Corona)
Applicable Industries
20+
Locations Worldwide
2,000+
Talented Employees
2M+
Sq. Ft. Building Space
Machine Integrates More Complicated Processes Without Increasing Cycle Rate
Our customer needed an upgraded version of an existing system that could make and weld together the body side portion of a colostomy bag. The new machine had to handle many more processes without a substantial increase in cycle rate. The processes that were added included orienting the pad, orienting the flange, and storing/feeding/picking/placing the lock-ring.
Technical Capabilities Involed:
- plastics processing
- assembly solutions
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