Automation serves one main purpose: to generate cost savings. Most moulding facilities have made upstream processes, such as resin material handling, automatic. The injection moulding process itself is highly automated. However, once the mould opens, many plants use direct and indirect labour to add value, to package, and to move parts. The post-moulding operations therefore remain the biggest area for cost-saving potential. Moulders will need to use technology and automation to achieve quality and low-cost goals. The automation will need to be flexible to adapt to shorter product life cycles, shorter runs and quicker product introductions. There are few complete technical sources of information available for plastic injection moulders to use relating to automation. However, there have been articles written on various components of the technology. This review has been compiled by researching and analysing technical references. The overview is not an attempt to describe robot design theory and engineering, which can be found in engineering publications, but is intended to describe the basics of the technology and to explain how to put the technology to use. The review is supplemented by an indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Polymer Library, providing useful references for further reading. Key features: Chronicles the advances of robot technology for plastics injection moulding.; Describes the main robot configurations.; Provides examples of successful automation; Considers future developments. Save 20% when you buy 2 or more titles in the Rapra Review Report Series (Volume 9 onwards). Just enter promotional code RRR20 when you get to the shopping cart. Please click here to see the full list of reports available.