Automation

monitoring

Full Plate of New Technologies on the Table at EVCO Plastics

A new low-pressure molding process, 3D printing of production parts and prototype tooling, collaborative robots, and process monitoring with automatic QC are all on the menu.

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Automation

OnRobot Opens U.S. Office in Dallas

Danish maker of electric grippers for many types of cobots.

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industry 4.0

Automation: Strong Vacuum Gripper for Cobots

Piab piCOBOT gripper fits all types of cobots.

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industry 4.0

Automation: Compact, Lightweight Cobot

ABB introduces a more compact, single-arm version of its double-arm YuMi cobot.

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Automation

Injection Molding: Faster Robots & Cobots

Sepro introduces S5-25 Speed Cartesian model and Seprobot collaborative solution for standard robots.

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Injection Molding: Simple Robot Cell for Gate Cutting Needs No Programming

CS Robotics designed a small six-axis robot cell that can be rolled up to any machine and set up in minutes.

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Automation

Plastics Processing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Framework Launched

Oden Technologies has added what it calls the industry’s first cloud and edge Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework for manufacturing to its industrial automation platform.

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Automation

Headlines from Fakuma 2018

Integrating a special low-pressure process into machine controls; novel shop-floor quality-inspection technology; MES systems from machine and controls vendors; and sophisticated in-mold decorating.

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Simplicity Conquers Complexity in Automotive Molding Cells

Six-axis robots are often recommended for complex automation cells, but here’s an example of how cost-effective, three-axis linear robots can be up to the task.

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Automation

Barnes Group Acquires Robotics Firm

Private-equity group acquires Gimatic S.r.l.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction