Automatic Recognition and History Management for Molds

Store information such as mold information, shot count, date of first use, and molding conditions to an ID Tag mounted to the mold.
Read the mold information and molding conditions from the ID Tag using an Antenna (R/W Head) mounted to the molding machine. At the same time, read the shot count, and check that the mold is within its service life specifications.
After the molding process is completed, write information (e.g., shot count) from the molding machine to the ID Tag (Data Carrier).

Know-How

The ID Tag can be embedded into metal or mounted on a metallic surface, which greatly simplifies information control for molds.

Benefit / Efficiency

Because the information is contained in the mold itself, mold management is more reliable, and the time required for tool-changing is reduced. Even if the wrong mold were mistakenly mounted, checking is done automatically so the generation of defects can be prevented. The accumulated shot time and count, which have an effect on molding quality, can be easily managed, so molded products that are defective because of mold quality can be prevented.

Application No.214

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