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Molder & Moldmaker Embraces Minimalist Tooling Philosophy
RenyMed’s niche consists of projects where it can offer not only molding, but help in designing and making the unique, compact, modular tools that are a company specialty.
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What's Out There, What's Coming and Trying to Know What You Don't
Leading companies do three things consistently when it comes to technology.
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World-Class Processors: Meet Plastics' Preeminent Processors
Plastics Technology’s second annual benchmarking survey is back with a new honor roll of companies from across the industry. One of the ties that binds these progressive processors is their reliance on data.
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VIDEO: Predict Failure, Maintain Success
Is it still a repair if you fix the machine before it breaks?
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VIDEO: Extrusion Still Mixes Art and Science
On many extrusion shop floors, there’s likely a more experienced staffer who can tell something’s amiss with a line using only the instrumentation God gave him or her.
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Energy Consumption Made Visible
Molder adds system that allows it to track energy usage in nearly real time and is now using less power, despite increased production.
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Industry 4.0 on the Molding Shop Floor
To explain to a consumer the Internet of Things—Industry 4.0’s preferred U.S. name—experts talk about refrigerators that order milk when the current bottle is out. So what’s the practical-impact equivalent in injection molding?
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Augmented Auxiliaries At K 2016
Incremental improvements to existing technologies combined with altogether new advances at the giant show.
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Can Trump, GOP Usher in New “Golden Era” of Mfg in U.S.?
The Plastics Industry Association believes the potential good (´óÏó´«Ã½ friendly tax policy + relaxed regulation) of the pending Trump administration will outweigh any potential bad (new checks on trade).
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How Many New All-Electric Machines Does It Take to Equal an Old One?
If you’re looking at energy consumption, quite a few.
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Video: Peter Neumann's Exit Interview
After 35 years (and 12 K Shows), Engel's Dr. Peter Neumann retired on Dec. 1, handing over the family held company to the next generation—his nephew.
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11th Hour Extension to Proposed Lockout/Tagout Rule Changes
Deadline extended from Jan. 1 to Jan. 4, 2017 as stakeholders weigh the potential impact on injection machine maintenance and mold changes.
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