industry 4.0
Industry 4.0—Auxiliary Equipment Monitoring Platform Expands Capabilities
Conair’s SmartServices platform adds centralized, full-featured machine controls and programmable performance indicators.
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Feeding & Blending: 4.0 Connectivity and Easy Cleaning
Brabender Technologie will highlight new OPC-UA compliant controls and easy cleaning features for feeders at K 2019.
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Heating/Cooling: Pressurized Temperature Controller With Cell Connectivity
Wittmann Battenfeld is expanding its Tempro line of temperature controllers at K with a pressurized unit capable of reaching a maximum temperature of 100C.
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Decorating, Printing, Finishing: Taking Corona and Plasma Surface Treatment Beyond Industry 4.0
Vetaphone now offers hardware interfaces such as Profinet on its equipment to allow centralized set-up and control.
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K 2019 Preview: Auxiliaries Showcase Connectivity & Efficiency
At press time, a handful of auxiliary suppliers shared some of their K 2019 plans, highlighting connectivity and efficiency in their planned displays.
Read MoreBilsing Automation Moves & Expands
Bilsing Automation makes robot grippers for injection molding and other processes.
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Injection Molding: New Automation Approach for Medical Pipette Tips
Hekuma’s fast and flexible new-generation system will be demonstrated at K 2019.
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Automation: Soft Silicone Gripper For Delicate & Odd-Shaped Parts
Piab’s new vacuum gripper is “plug and play” for cobots.
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Automation: Compact Automatic Tool Changer For Collaborative Robots
It’s certified for use with UR cobots.
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AUTOMATION—PART 1 Why Cartesian Robots Are the All-Around Choice for Injection Molding
This first of three articles on automation for injection molders explains why Cartesian (linear) robots are molders’ first choice in a large majority of applications. Two following articles make the case for, respectively, articulated and collaborative robots.
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