12,500 Parts an Hour: Automated Injection Moulding at Rosti Poland
From raw material to a fully inspected, automatically packed product, with almost no human intervention.
This is what automated injection moulding looks like at Rosti Poland, Białystok. Fully electric ENGEL machines run 24- and 48-cavity moulds at up to 12,500 parts per hour. In one 48-cavity mould, two different components are produced simultaneously, then move straight into automated assembly at the machine.
Hot runner technology with valve gates removes cold runners entirely, cutting material waste, cost and environmental impact. Robots remove parts from the mould in as little as 1.3 to 1.6 seconds. Assembly of 24 sets takes around 7 seconds.
Every product then passes through an intelligent vision inspection system: 360-degree 3D inspection, colour verification, dimensional control and visual defect detection, checking 24 products in 6 seconds, 14,400 inspections per hour, with non-conforming products separated out automatically.
Finished products move to a fully automated packing cell: a 5-axis robot, automatic pallet and cardboard handling, layer-by-layer palletising and automatic transfer to the finished goods buffer, up to 28,800 products per hour.
The whole line is designed for food contact applications, delivering the clean, reliable and repeatable manufacturing environment that demanding global customers need.
At Rosti Poland, advanced automation, precision engineering and intelligent quality control combine to deliver sustainable polymer solutions for customers worldwide.
