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Automation is a key issue in respect to industrial competitiveness. Robots, together with handling and auxiliary systems and techniques, are gaining acceptance in various plastics molding processes, thanks to improvements in both related hardware and software (Figure 1). Automation of production is triggered by the following goals: more costquantities; efficient operation; fast return of investment; increase of production short molding cycles; nonstop production; energy saving; improvement of product quality (to avoid faults and failures) and to free the machine operator from monotonous work. Automation is necessary for the future of plastics molding industry [1].
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Meyer, D. (1999). Automation in injection molding. In: Karger-Kocsis, J. (eds) Polypropylene. Polymer Science and Technology Series, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4421-6_7
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