Apparatus for taking out molded product

An apparatus for taking out a molded product comprising:

• a storage section operable to store an operation sequence that is pre-determined by teaching;
• an operation control section operable to control an operation to take out a molded product from an opened mold of a molding machine with a take-out head by moving the take-out head according to the operation sequence, to carry the taken out molded product to a pre-determined position and to release the molded product there;
• an operation time counting section operable to count an actual operation time from a time when a plurality of set operations are started according the operation sequence till a time when the operations are completed;
• an operation time storing section operable to store, on a time series basis, the plurality of actual operation times counted by the operation time counting section;
• a display section including a display screen:
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• a display control section operable to cause the display section to display on the display screen data used at least when performing the teaching and changing set conditions for the operation sequence stored in the storage section, wherein:
• the display control section displays on the display screen at least identification indications for a plurality of set operations set in the operation sequence, set values for the plurality of set operations, and at least one of the actual operations times stored in the operation time storing section in correspondence to the plurality of set operations and an increase or decrease amount in the actual operation time.