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News Release from: Wittmann UK | Subject: Mini-materials handling system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2006
Mini-materials handling system is
expandable
A complete mini-materials handling system, supplied to a technical moulder, is very easy to program and is easy to expand - incorporating more injection moulding work stations when needed.
Wittmann UK, leading supplier of plastics manufacturing ancillary equipment, has supplied a complete mini-materials handling system to leading technical moulder St Davids Assemblies The St Davids, UK-based company specialises in technical injection mouldings from engineering plastics, many grades of which are glass reinforced and supplies many blue chip names across a wide variety of sectors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Sep 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The polymer materials handling system supplied to St Davids by Wittmann UK includes a main vacuum pump together with four materials receivers, each for one injection moulding machine.
Two of these machines have twin shot capability and are sited in a clean room environment.
Wittmann UK supplied the conveying system to this area with the vacuum pump situated outside it.
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The clean room is therefore void of any stored raw material.
Paul Dummer of Wittmann UK was responsible for the installation.
He said that: "Customers buy into Wittmann materials handling systems for a number of reasons - not least for the neatness and usability of the system layout - the BUS Cable system and trunking makes for a very clean, uncluttered and safe working environment.
The system is very easy to program and is easy to expand - able to incorporate more and more injection moulding work stations when needed." Barry Hill, Wittmann UK managing director is delighted with the materials handling order.
he said: "Our award-winning materials handling equipment is better by design, functionality and performance.
Most of all - and this is perhaps one of the industry's best kept secrets - our materials handling solutions are now also extremely affordable.
In perceptual terms, and because of our history, we often tend to be badged as a robotics and automation supplier.
True, our automation reputation and expertise is well deserved but our materials handling know-how and delivery now needs to step out of the shadows.
This order from St Davids - and others like it - will hopefully show the industry the way forward." Wittmann materials handling equipment has been designed and created over a period of time by the plastics sector for the plastics sector.
In the larger US market, this superior performance has been recognised with a steady stream of industry awards.
"Our materials handling options deliver 'in spades'," said Hill, "And - thanks to our low-cost production centres around the world - we can now make it available to the industry at the most competitive prices." Hill pointed out that the recent expansion and current structure of the Wittmann group, and its exclusive focus on the needs of the worldwide plastics sector make the company an ideal supplier for plastics processors, and make Wittmann more future-proof than most.
"Across the world the Wittmann group is creating the world's best production equipment for plastics manufacturers.
No other group, we believe, has commitment or outreach equal to ours.
We are now one of the lower cost, best technology partners in the world for robots and ancillary equipment for the plastics processing industry.".
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