Faulkner Moulds Delivers UK‑First Robotic Production Cell for Multi‑Cavity Tooling
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Award-winning UK Toolmakers, Faulkner Moulds, is a leader in its field for technical investment and innovation. Faulkner Moulds’ robotic production cell is a ‘UK-first’, and very likely a ‘world-first’. It further enhances the quality and efficiency of its plastic injection mould tool manufacture. The production cell particularly supports multi-impression mould tooling.
Creating high-cavity, high-production tooling for several sectors, including packaging, medical and electronics, the pioneering Yorkshire-based company invests and develops creative solutions to improve accuracy and cycle times.
Faulkner Moulds’ Managing Director, Duncan Faulkner, says, “Our success lies in focusing on 3 things – customer service, skills and training, and technology. We never stay still – we are constantly innovating and finding ways to move forward for our customers.”
The unique manufacturing cell feeds both the 5-Axis and spark erosion machines, enabling automated changes of electrodes and of workpieces, increasing capacity for high cavity tooling.
For example, the 6-impression tool pictured is for a household name product. The component has been reverse-engineered and lightweighted by Faulkner Moulds, designed from scanning the original 30-40-year-old tooling.
The spark erosion was completed through the automated electrode manufacturing and spark erosion production cell. Through the cell, Faulkner Moulds provides lights-out 24/7 running, with a robot to load and unload all the dies, via one CNC machine program.
This means increased accuracy and reduced costs for Faulkner Moulds’ customers’ tooling. The 6-impression tool is in full production, built to produce millions annually, for many years ahead.
If you have any multi-cavity plastic injection mould tooling requirements – or electrode or spark erosion production needs – Faulkner Moulds would love to hear about your project.
Read more from Faulkner Moulds here.
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