Automation

Yizumi-HPM Introduces Molding Auxiliaries

Yizumi-HPM will be able to supply complete molding cells.

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Nissei Acquires Controlling Interest in Negri Bossi

Nissei of Japan is buying 75% of Italy’s Negri Bossi Group.

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industry 4.0

Automation: New Cobot Does the Heavy Lifting

Universal Robots brings out new collaborative robot with higher payload capacity—35 lb.

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industry 4.0

Hahn Group Acquires Another U.S. Automation Supplier

Hahn increases its U.S. footprint for robots and automation.

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Tension-Indicating ‘Smart’ Bolts Make Mold Mounting Safer, More Efficient

No more guessing about whether mold-mounting bolts are tightened properly, with an alternative to unreliable torque measurements.

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Injection Molding: News in Automation at K 2019

Three units of the Hahn Group showed new automation solutions at October’s K 2019 show in Dusseldorf.

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Automation

Injection Molding: New Robots at K 2019

New high-speed, standard, and economical models debut from Wittmann Battenfeld.

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Molder Adopts ‘Semi-Smart’ Automation

R&D Plastics finds new and more sophisticated ways to use robots.

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Automation

Use the Same End-of-Arm Tooling Across Cobot Brands

At east nine brands of cobots and light industrial robots can use the same OnRobot quick-change tooling.

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Moving Toward ‘Autonomous Molding’ with a Uniform-Low-Pressure Process

A new low-pressure injection molding process has aroused interest among molders and machine suppliers. In his second article on iMFLUX, the inventor of the process explains how it is evolving to support the overall industry goal of self-correcting molding processes that can compensate for common causes of variation to maintain consistent part quality.

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Process Cooling