Automation
Automation: New Cobot Does the Heavy Lifting
Universal Robots brings out new collaborative robot with higher payload capacity—35 lb.
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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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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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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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Material Handling: Dense-Phase Pneumatic Conveying Offers Gentler Material Movement
Gericke USA says proprietary design of the Pulse-Flow pneumatic conveying system utilizes regular pulses to form the dry material into separate, pulsed slugs.
Read MoreBilsing Automation Moves & Expands
Bilsing Automation makes robot grippers for injection molding and other processes.
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