
Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor
Milacron Is ‘Going Big’ at NPE2018
Milacron is emphasizing large-tonnage injection presses, enhanced customer service to maximize their uptime, and speed—both speedy delivery of parts and suppies, and products that speed up production for their customers.
Read MoreEnhanced Clamp & Injection Specs Promote New Models from Absolute Haitian
Four new injection machine lines demonstrate commitment to deliver good machine value while responding to customer demands.
Read MoreGlobal Player in Robots Puts More of Its Chips on North America
Sepro has global distribution but North America is its biggest growth market. It is manufacturing here for the first time.
Read More‘Cobot’ Pioneer Makes NPE Debut
Universal Robots shows value of “collaborative” robots in form/fill/seal, box loading, and bottle packing/palletizing.
Read MoreNPE2018 New Technology Focus: Healthy Interest in Medical
Medical molding is a big presence at NPE.
Read MoreEngel Offers a Vision of the ‘Factory of the Future’
Engel’s inject 4.0 program is its on-ramp to the factory of the future.
Read MoreNPE2018 New Technology Focus: The ‘4.0’ Revolution
Injection and blow molding and robot suppliers are making Industry 4.0 the most prevalent theme of the show.
Read MoreP&G Explores the Frontiers of Injection Mold-Temperature Control
Sharing in development of leading-edge technology for monitoring and control of flow and temperature in each individual mold circuit has given P&G’s German operations lower investment costs, decreased energy consumption, and increased product quality.
Read More‘Digital Manufacturing’ Evolves from Prototyping to ‘On-Demand’ Short Runs
Protolabs has built a ´óÏó´«Ã½ on speed. Today its “digital manufacturing” model is accelerating from rapid prototypes and first-run production parts to “on-demand” short-run manufacturing.
Read MoreRobots at NPE 2018: Faster, Stronger, Smarter
Robots performing their acrobatics at NPE2018 will be faster, smarter, more connected, and, in some cases, more “collaborative” than previous generations. Interviews with leading robot suppliers show remarkable unanimity about the overall points of emphasis...
Read MoreNew Success for Structural-Foam Pallet Molding
Wilmington Machinery recently installed a fully automated structural-foam pallet molding system.
Read MoreIt’s All About Speed at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
Sumitomo Demag all-electric toggles and hybrid injection molding machines are molding high-speed medical and packaging applications.
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