Tony Deligio

Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief

Automation

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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Automation

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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industry 4.0

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 大象传媒, the manufacturer of process-cooling equipment will remain open during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Automation

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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plant tour

Molder Gets Into World-Class Shape

Shape Corp.’s Grand Haven, Mich., facility challenges itself and its employees to run leaner, pushing productivity and efficiency to new limits.

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Medical

Wittmann Battenfeld to Remain Operational During Covid-19 Crisis

Initially facing a forced shutdown, Wittmann Battenfeld—and many of the plastics manufacturers it supplies—were deemed essential and allowed to remain open.

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You Can Help Combat Covid-19 Today

Is your plant idle; does it utilize personal protective equipment (PPE); you can help with coronavirus now.

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