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100 swabbing robots globally. In partnership with Rondot Group, a series of key changes have been implemented in recent times to maximise customer service, as Frédéric Nio* explains.
ecent integration with the Rondot Group has provided expanded manufacturing facilities for Novaxion, in addition to which a series of management changes have been implemented to better serve and respond to the demand of customers. In January 2021, Frédéric Nio was named the company’s Managing Director. Having worked as a senior Rondot Group SA Company manager for six years, his association with the glass industry extends to more than two decades. Mr Nio’s experience will facilitate the company’s integration within the group and its development of sales.
Robotics technology specialist Novaxion specialises in robotics technologies for the glass industry, offering solutions for the automatic swabbing of blank moulds and neck rings on IS machines. Inno-
� The Novaxion swabbing robot.
vative developments, an individual approach to each customer, along with professional engineering and management are among the qualities that have positioned the company as a leader in the industry over the last 15 years. It was in 2005 that Novaxion decided to integrate a reliable industrial model of robot from Fanuc, thereby adding an important example of automation to the production of glass containers. Initially, the company offered gathering robots for the handcraft and semi-automatic production of glassware but in 2008, a high-performance swabbing robot was introduced to apply a specially engineered swabbing spray to the moulds. The decision was taken to ‘smartly’ spray the lubricant onto the cavity of the mould, an approach recognised as the ultimate solution to offer both neck ring and mould swabbing. All other existing carbon sooting or swabbing tool management solutions required a manual swab to the neck ring. Novaxion’s solution provides effective and independent lubrication of the blank moulds and neck rings using a dedicated arm and nozzle. Under air pressure, the swabbing lubricant (oil) is sprayed inside the mould while the mould is closed, ensuring the even distribution of a very thin film of lubricant. This solution results from an extensive and focused development of the spraying tool, specific nozzle studies and spraying profiles, combined with lubricants and their behaviour. As a result, the pattern of lubrication during automatic mould swabbing can be customised specifically to each production or cavity design.
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