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Form-in-place (FIP) gaskets have been part of the mainstream enclosure
industry for many years but the cost and physical size of robotic
application has been a major constraint for SMEs – until now. Those
clever people at Intertronics have focused on bench-top robotics and
matched compliant gasket materials to provide low cost equipment to suit
boxes or housings from 200mm x 150mm, e.g. junction boxes, terminal
boxes, control boxes, electronic housings, small mechanical gearboxes or
other. They have dramatically cut entry cost to around £4,000 on the
smallest – with larger equipment running right up to 800mm x 600mm
machines.
FIP gaskets are a recognised, well proven, low cost and high speed cure
alternative to manually applied O rings or expensive, complex pre-moulded
gasket. However, FIP is a process that is impossible to achieve
successfully by hand, but very successfully achieved, cost effectively,
even for small numbers, with an I&J Fisnar bench-top robot
(www.ijfisnar.com) which has the flexibility to program quickly, save
programs and change set-up at the push of a button. Matched by
Intertronics with RTV silicones from ACC Silicones and light-curing
gasket materials from DYMAX, this equipment enables complex 2D and 3D
gasket shapes to be dispensed at high speed and with 100% repeatable
accuracy. Fast cure FIP gaskets eliminate many manual and “waiting”
processes of other systems, as well as the high investment and stocking
costs of pre-moulded injected gaskets. FIP gaskets offer design and
production flexibility as well as very high quality sealing – they are
now also cost effective for small batches, prototypes and even one-offs.
Further information regarding Intertronics’ products can be found at
www.intertronics.co.uk.
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