The Importance of Workholding Flexibility
August 15, 2024
Makuta has completed the addition of a second clean room at its new facility in Shelbyville, IN. According to the company's press release, the clean room houses a 30-ton Sumitomo multi-material injection molding machine which produces a double shot component for a major medical supplier.
The machine is equipped with a Yushin RA 30 robot with custom programming. This robotic system automatically removes the part runner and packages the parts with no humanintervention. Makuta uses class 10,000 mobile clean rooms, which enhances flexibility on the production floor.