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New Robots From Press Suppliers.


Two injection machine builders have recently introduced new robots:

* Arburg in Germany (represented by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.) recently came out with side-entry robots that do not add to machine height or obstruct ob·struct
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To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow.



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 mold removal. They also leave room for vertical mounting of mold brushes or strippers Notable strippers of the past
  • Ann Corio
  • Bernie Barker, world's oldest male stripper.[1]
  • Anna Held (Helene Anna Held)
  • Blaze Starr
  • Carol Doda
  • Charmion
  • Chesty Morgan (Born: Ilona Wilczkowska)
. The robots can have either pneumatic or servo drive A servo drive is a special electric amplifier used to power electric servo motors. It monitors feedback signals from the motor and continually adjusts for deviation from expected behavior. . Robot control Robot control is the theory of how to model and control robots.

A simplistic model of a robot is to view it as a collection of links connected by joints.
 can be integrated with the Selogica machine control.

* Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. of Japan (represented by Nissei America, Inc., Anaheim, Calif.) offers new top-entry robots with electric servo drives. Company spokesmen said Nissei aimed to achieve a lower profile and lower cost by designing its own robots. Of the three types, the biggest is the T1 (shown), which has a jointed arm. A much smaller version of the jointed arm is the T3. The intermediate-size model is the T2, a standard traversing configuration equipped with a pneumatic sprue sprue, chronic disorder of the small intestine caused by impaired absorption of fat and other nutrients. Two forms of the disease exist. Tropical sprue occurs in central and northern South America, Asia, Africa, and other specific locations.  grabber. All can be integrated with press controls.
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Publication:Plastics Technology
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUGE
Date:Feb 1, 2000
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