Automation

Automation

ROBOTS: Sepro America Moves to Bigger Space

The new facility is in Warrendale, Pa.

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ROBOTS: Sepro America Moves to Larger Facility

Sepro America, LLC has moved to a new building in Warrendale, Pa., that's nearly double the size of its previous space.

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Automation

SPI revises extrusion, injection molding automation safety standards

Advances in technology, particularly controls, have prompted SPI to update some machinery safety standards.

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Automation

News in Robots from K 2013

Injection molding Cartesian robots are being made lighter and faster, but with greater payload capacity and vibration resistance. Six-axis articulated robots are being made easier to program.

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Automation

Injection Molding at K 2013: Doing More with Less

More productivity with less energy consumption and capital investment; more operations in the machine or manufacturing cell with less time, labor, energy, and capital鈥攖hese were the common themes of injection molding exhibits at October鈥檚 K 2013 show.

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Thermoforming

Custom Thermoformer Relies On Robotic Trimming

Fully robotic, six-axis trimming has improved speed and quality while cutting costs for this former.

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industry 4.0

Web Connectivity: the ‘Missing Link’ To Molding Machines & Auxiliaries

Web services technology is being utilized today by many molding companies to enhance their molding operations performance, expand uptime, and obtain supplier support in shorter time for very low cost.

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‘Collaborative’ Robot Works Alongside Human Workers

The goal of Baxter's builder is to make U.S. manufacturing more globally competitive by making automation more affordable and easier to implement.

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K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding

Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.

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Packaging

Higher Speeds, More Integrated Processes at K Show

鈥淕o faster鈥 and 鈥渋ntegrate more functions鈥 look to be the guiding principles of new injection molding developments to be shown by Engel Austria at K 2013 in Dusseldorf this October.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction