William M Matich

US Patent:

20040119201, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Jul 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/618907

Inventors:

Paul Burton - Kentwood MI, US
William Matich - South Lyon MI, US

Assignee:

Siegel-Robert, Inc.

International Classification:

B29C070/40

US Classification:

264/259000, 425/126100, 425/003000, 425/414000, 425/444000, 425/139000, 264/339000

Abstract:

Apparatus for manufacturing molded products with an EMI/RFI/ESD shield. The apparatus includes shaping apparatus for automatically shaping a mesh blank into a mesh insert on a fixture, and a robot for removing the insert from the fixture and placing it in a molding machine in preparation for molding the insert into a molded product. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing molded products involving the steps of automatically forming the blank into a mesh insert and automatically transferring the insert to a molding machine using a robot. A holding tool may be provided for the robot to use in transferring the insert to the molding machine.