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New Industry 4.0 Interfaces Published for Review—More Coming Soon
First drafts of Euromap 82 sub-sections for temperature-control devices, hot runners, and LSR dosing systems.
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Electronic Flow Monitoring Gives Medical Molder a Better Handle on Mold Cooling
Monitoring water flow and temperature in individual channels proves a valuable tool for process validation and troubleshooting.
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It’s a Connected World Now for Pumps, Valves & Drives, Too
New connectivity products from Bosch Rexroth permit digital monitoring of hydraulic systems for remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance.
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NPE2018: Robots & Automation Tackle Increasing Complexity
Exhibitors highlighted brute strength, complex automation cells, wireless networking, new controls features, and “collaborative” applications. Automated one-minute mold change was another attraction.
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VFD or Servo Drive for Energy-Saving Hydraulics? Why Not Both?
New VFD from Bosch Rexroth at NPE2018 illustrates the merits of VFD versus servo drive for hydraulic pumps.
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Something for Everyone at Wittmann Battenfeld’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
New injection machines, robots and auxiliaries; plus additional steps toward Industry 4.0 were on display at Wittmann Battenfeld event.
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Technology Showcase at Wittmann Battenfeld’s 10th Anniversary Event
New injection machines, robots, auxiliaries, and software highlighted the two-day gala, along with some peeks at the future of “smart factories.”
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Plastics Processing: Up There with the Big Boys
A giant injection molder and extruder plans to spend $500 million buying back its own stock.
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NPE Wrap-Up: News in Primary Machinery, Part 1
Rounding up details from the Big Show not previously reported in all our other coverage, here’s more news in injection and blow molding, extrusion and compounding. Next month, we’ll conclude with recycling/scrap reclaim, robots, tooling, auxiliary equipment, materials and additives.
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In Food Packaging, Peelable IML Serves as Tamper-Evident Seal
Eliminate threaded closures and induction-sealed liners with ‘functional’ IML.
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Industry 4.0: A Work in Progress
At NPE2018, Thorsten Kümann, secretary general of Euromap, the umbrella organization of European plastics and rubber machinery producers, led a highly informative “walking seminar” of the state of development of communications standards for Industry 4.0.
Read MoreIndustry 4.0 Gives DMT a Sharper Edge
Leading maker of blade sharpeners boosts productivity in captive molding with cutting-edge connectivity.
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