An operator uses both manual and computerized controls to duplicate the ball throwing characteristics of any bowler, including the world's leading professionals, with a high degree of repeatability. The adjustable variables include speed, revolution rate, axis position, axis rotation, axis tilt, release height, release direction, and loft. Indeed, the Throbot can spin the ball like the pros to produce the hooking action needed to score strikes. Uniloy Milacron, previously known as the plastics machinery division of Johnson Controls, introduced the UMA-75 in October. A Turkish manufacturer of industrial components recently purchased the first unit.
Open access is intended to make it easier to remove parts, and to operate and maintain the machines.
A Siemens controller regulates the parison, the hollow, molten tube of plastic into which air is forced to shape the part. A servo-controlled programming system lets operators adjust the thickness of the parison to control the weight of the product and its production cycle. Uniloy Milacron engineers improved the hydraulics of the UMA-75 by incorporating regenerative circuits and proportional controls. A blow stand, the item located underneath the clamp that accepts the parison and manipulates it to form features such as necks, enables operators to adjust the blow pin angle to give them greater flexibility in shaping parts. Pathogens in HVAC units are major contributors to indoor air quality problems, allergies, and airborne diseases.