New Automation Approach for Medical Pipette Tips

摘要

The newest generation of its automated system for demolding and packing medical pipette tips will be demonstrated at the K 2019 show by Hekuma GmbH.The new Hekut/p system is said to far outperform earlier versions.One new feature is the gripper system for the linear robot(photo),which reportedly enables takeout times of less than 0.6 sec for 16 to 128 cavities.Overall cycle times of 4 to 4.5 sec are said to be achievable.Additional time savings result from parallel movements of the servo-driven handling axes,which also offer extremely high and repeatable positioning accuracy.Simple setting options enable fast format changes from the operator terminal.”On-the-fly”camera inspection can provide 100% quality-assurance checks for presence,I.D./O.D.,horizontal and vertical burrs,spray skin,edge ejection,etc.Only 1.25 sec are required to fully inspect 24 tips.Reject parts are automatically removed and replaced with known good parts.A reject rate of up to 8% can be accommodated without effect on system cycle time,Hekuma claims.