Robot automation in the mould shop

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Industrial Robot: An International Journal

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Title:	Robot automation in the mould shop
Author(s):	Brian Rooks, (Brian Rooks is Associate Editor of Industrial Robot)
Citation:	Brian Rooks, (1998) "Robot automation in the mould shop", Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Vol. 25 Iss: 4, pp.259 - 261
Keywords:	Machining, Robots
Article type:	Technical paper
DOI:	10.1108/01439919810226249 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	British toolmakers are not renowned for their investment in advanced manufacturing technology. In spite of this mould and die maker, Fletcher & Hamilton has taken the ultimate step and installed the first robotic EDM cell in the UK at its Cheltenham plant. This new facility was introduced following a BIMBO that has transformed the company into a profitable operation specialising in the manufacture of moulding tools for the caps/enclosures, medical and pharmaceutical industries. The philosophy surrounding this transformation is described together with the set-up and operation of the EDM cell.