METHOD FOR HANDLING AND TRANSPORTING WORKPIECES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for handling and transporting workpieces (5), in particular for removing injection-moulded articles from an injection-moulding machine. Handling is carried out with a handling machine (4) which has a programmable control and regulating unit and at least one suction nozzle (7). In order to grasp or suck up the workpiece (5), use is made of a negative pressure (-p) generated via the suction nozzle (7) arranged on the handling machine (4), if appropriate via a gripper (6). When the suction nozzle (7) approaches the workpiece (5), the suction nozzle (7) is activated. The negative pressure (-p) is measured continuously or permanently. When a settable or determined threshold value of the negative pressure (-p) is reached, the forward movement of the handling machine (4) is stopped, preferably by a braking operation. The workpiece (5) is sucked up carefully and precisely by the suction nozzle (7).