industry 4.0
Heating/Cooling: TCUs Ready for Industry 4.0
New “smart” TCUs from Single send process data to a Smart Hub and then to a web portal for remote monitoring, control, and service.
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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: Strong Vacuum Gripper for Cobots
Piab piCOBOT gripper fits all types of cobots.
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Automation: Compact, Lightweight Cobot
ABB introduces a more compact, single-arm version of its double-arm YuMi cobot.
Read MoreDassault Acquires IQMS, Pairing Production Monitoring With Product Design
The French software company best known for SolidWorks computer-aided design (CAD) software has acquired the California software company founded on plastics processing focused ERP and MES programs.
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Injection Molding: New App Gives Machine Operating Data Anywhere, Anytime
New Boy Status App gives 24/7 remote access to machine status and production data.
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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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Digital Manufacturing: Two Medical Molders Embrace Industry 4.0
‘Digitalization’ and ‘connectivity’ are loaded terms—shorthand for a whole new way of doing ´óÏó´«Ã½. It can’t be accomplished in one go. But two Midwest molders in the sensitive medical field are already feeling the benefits of their initial steps in that direction.
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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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KraussMaffei Rolls Out ‘Digital Service Solutions’
New e-service portal and AnalytiX cloud-based production monitoring are now available for all KraussMaffei Group products.
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