Tony Deligio

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Molds & Tooling

Tooling: Rotary Cooling Device for Demolding Rotating Cores

Compact rotary cooling units provide a cost-efficient means to integrate rotating cores into molds, while providing greater cooling for faster cycles.

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industry 4.0

Automation: Cobot Adds Interface for Easier Integration With Injection Molding Machines

Universal Robots has developed an Injection Molding Machine Interface (IMMI) supported by EUROMAP 67 and SPI AN-146 communication protocols, simplifying cobot/machine integration.

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Tradeshow Giveaway Converted to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Arburg, Ems-Chemie and Uvex quickly converted darkened, freebie sunglasses into transparent, certified goggles for use by frontline healthcare and emergency workers.

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Wittmann Battenfeld USA Cancels Open House and Technical Symposium

Citing Covid-19, the supplier of injection molding machines, automation and auxiliary equipment has canceled the event planned for September 24-25 at its U.S. headquarters in Torrington, Conn.

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Cooling: TCU Packs More Output Into Same Footprint With Stacked Design

Delta T Systems (Richfield, Wisc.) extended its Eco Series temperature control unit (TCU) with a new stacked model featuring a common water supply and common electrical supply inside the cabinet to save even more space.

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Covid-19 Pushes Manufacturers into Emergency Ventilator Component Supply

The pressing and evolving need for ventilators to help treat the most severe cases of Covid-19 has revealed both the complexity of the supply chain for such machines and the nimbleness of suppliers.

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industry 4.0

Automation: Kit Turns Cobots into Autonomous Bin Pickers

Universal Robots says ActiNav allows its cobots to autonomously extract parts from a bin and place them with precision and orientation.

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Automation

Hahn Group Acquires Dahl Automation

The move augments Hahn’s more traditional robotics offerings with the budding technologies of cobots, AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robot) and AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicle).

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Paulson Offers Virtual ProMolder Seminars

Paulson Plastics Academy seminars are switching to a virtual live streaming format using Zoom video conferencing.

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Medical

Tessy Plastics Initiates Face Shield Manufacturing to Help Combat Covid-19

The New York based injection molder collaborated with Onondaga County, Syracuse University, Tool-All, Dynamic Pak, Protolabs and others to quickly ramp up production.  

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Thermal Care Maintains Operations During Coronavirus

Deemed an essential ´óÏó´«Ã½, the manufacturer of process-cooling equipment will remain open during the Covid-19 crisis.

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industry 4.0

Automation: Buyer Protection Program and Online Tutoring Initiated

Absolute Robot has rolled out two programs to help injection molders during the Covid-19 crisis.

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