Case Study #1 – Industrial Printing Solutions

An automotive firm required assistance in gaining efficiencies in their molding and decorating process.  They wanted to eliminate staging / moving parts around the facility, and to be able to print parts at the mold.  The part required a custom machine as the print was not only multi-color, but on multiple planes.

The customer also wanted a machine that would require as little human intervention as possible. This required a machine that would fit in the constraints of their molding cell, capable of picking freshly molded parts from a conveyor, orienting and placing the parts onto custom tooling.  The parts were then printed and automatically removed for post-print handling / inspection / packing. The same parts could be used for different applications, so it was also necessary to provide an efficient way to change the images.

We provided a fully automated KP-08 with multiple heads with independent pads, plus automated loading and unloading.  The unit was configured to integrate with the customer’s mold, so if one or the other components experienced a fault a “parts buffer” could accommodate any intermittent pauses, but also allowed for a full shut-down, if required.