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This additional function unites Mold Mate with G-type controller, a standard controller of ATA/ATAII series robots. In a conventional way, the interface unit was needed to monitor ATA/ATAII series robots by Mold Mate. However, by release of the new function, the increase in introduction of Mold Mate is expected, since the separate interface unit is not required. In consideration of use at overseas factories, a display language
can be selected from Japanese, English, and Chinese (optional).
Mold Mate is available not only for the customers who newly order
ATA/ATAII series robots, but also for those who wish to add the
function of Mold Mate on the series of robots purchased before.
For these customers, Yushin offers to replace their controller with
the new one. |
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| The ATA/ATAII series are intended for overseas markets that center on prices. This series are mainly aimed at markets of China and Southeast Asia. | |||
| [Features] |
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| 1. Offering lower price with NC servo used only for one axis. | |||
| 2.Quieter operation achieved by adopting less-noise reduction gears that proved its effect on servo-driven robots. | |||
| 3.Dedicated handheld controller saves floor space. | |||
| The difference between the ATA and the ATAII series is types of the vertical arm. The ATA series have 1-stage non-telescopic vertical arm, whereas the ATAII series have 2-stage vertical arm, which is designed for low ceiling clearance facilities. | |||
| Mold Mate is suitable for those who introduce production monitoring package using personal computer for the first time, since it holds down the initial expenses. It requires no dedicated terminal. It is the cost-effective production monitoring package that enables customers to intensively monitor all molding machines using their own personal computers. This package improves the work efficiency by monitoring distant production state real-time using Internet or LAN and by adopting camera images for operation monitoring. | |||
| [Features and benefits brought by Mold Mate] |
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(1)Real-time production progress control |
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| Conventionally, it was difficult to track the current production state before all daily production reports written by each operator (*1) are collected and analyzed. By introductory of Mold Mate, accurate information is sent immediately through Internet and LAN from remote production plants to the office. Sales engineers can easily change their business strategy referring to latest information. | |||
| (*1) Shift-operations system is adapted at most production plants, as 24 hours factory operation is assumed. | |||
| (2)Acquisition of accurate production information | |||
| In the conventional way, it often happened that daily reports differ from actual production figures. Maximum production capacities of each molding machine were unclear. However, this package automatically collects and totals production/operation results without human task. This prevents human errors such as incorrect data entry, data omission and incorrect calculation. By grasping accurate production capacities of each molding machine, customers can define the target value for further improvement. | |||
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(3)Streamlining of indirect tasks |
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| Totaling of daily reports required an enormous amount of time and labor. Mistakes occurred in such indirect tasks. Mold Mate allows customers to collect data accurately and reduce much time and labor required for writing daily operation reports and inputting data. Data can be saved in a CSV (*1) type file so that the data can be transformed into Microsoft Excel and Access. | |||
| (*1) CSV: It is one of formats to save data of spreadsheet software as a file and is mainly used for the exchange of the file between applications. | |||
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(4)For all types of injection molding machines and take-out robots | ||
| Even in the case of a plant in which there are injection molding machines made by several companies or other brand's take-out robots, they can all be linked to the network for production monitoring. | |||
| (Reference) (Note)Single axis NC servo-driven traverse take-out robot A cartesian coordinates robot that uses the servomotor only on the X axis (traverse axis) with the longest stroke and air on the Y axis (kick axis) and the Z axis (vertical axis). |
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| [Yushin Precision Equipment Co., Ltd. Public Relations]
For further information, please contact: Mr. Watanabe, General Manager, Inside Sales Department Tel: 075 (933) 9555 Headquarters: 11-260 Kogahonmachi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
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Yushin
has newly added a function applicable to "Mold Mate" to the options
of the single-axis servo-driven traverse robots (Note) named "AIRLINER
ATA/ATAII series". Mold Mate, a production monitoring package for
plastics molding plants, was first released in March 2003. For a
further sales promotion of AIRLINER ATA/ATAII series robots, Yushin
has made them accessible to Mold Mate this time. Yushin starts to
take orders from 13th September, 2004. Yushin is the dedicated supplier
of take-out robots for injection molding machines, carrying the
motto "Heartful Technology" (President Mayumi Kotani, headquarters
in Kyoto City, capital of 1.98566 billion yen).