TPE - how to remove gating 1

[wroberts]

I'm switching the grommets that we design from a rubber material to a thermo plastic elastomer with 400% or so elongation. My question is how do I mechanically remove the gating after the mold opens. Presently the rubber that we use is hand trimmed. Are there any manufactures, tooling companies that do this. any advice?
Thanks
Will

 

[dhuffy]

Sir,
I would look at some type of end of arm tooling if you have a robot on the press. You can equip them with snips to trim gates from the parts. Yushin, Star, and many others offer this option but I think you may need a servo driven robot for more control. Good luck.

DHuffy

 

[cpc]

You can use a overhead robot with vacuum suction to remove the component from the tool, this can then drop it straight onto a degating tool to automate the process.