industry 4.0

Home-Grown Production Monitoring System Brings Industry 4.0 to Smaller Shops

An automotive molder’s need for simple, affordable, easy-to-use production monitoring resulted in a system that brings data-driven decision making to plants of all sizes.

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NPE Diary Vol. 3: Industry 4.0 and the End of Waste

So much of what's on display at NPE2018 doesn't seem to be about producing more; it's about wasting less.

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More Productivity, Connectivity from the Same Footprint

Maguire’s NPE2018 booth mixes new and old products, and some old products with new features.

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Practical Application of Industry 4.0 Promoted at Piovan, Una-Dyn

10 years after it acquired Universal Dynamics, Italy’s Piovan Group continues to expand its presence in the North American market as it nears completion of a new plant for Una-Dyn in Fredericksburg, Va.

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Conair Applies Industry 4.0 to Make Service Smarter

Web-based and cloud-powered, Conair’s new Industry 4.0 SmartServices platform is key to its just-launched Uptime Guaranteed initiative.

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Dri-Air Readies Its Dryers for Industry 4.0 Today, and Industry 4.0 in the Future

Industry 4.0 is very much a work in progress, with key standards and protocols still in development, but that’s not stopping Dri-Air Industries from jumping into the technology.

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Wittmann Battenfeld Explains the What & Why of Industry 4.0

Wittmann 4.0 will be the guiding them of the Wittmann Battenfeld exhibit.

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Ira Boots: Automation and Innovation for Growth

A strong believer in automation as a driver for growth, new Plastics Hall of Fame member Ira Boots has contributed to build what Berry Global is now and to give direction to Milacron.

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Augmented Reality on the Shop Floor: Remote Servicing

A confluence of increased power and capabilities in the hardware and software that drive augmented reality are pushing to make it mainstream in 2018. How could it help your company?

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It’s Time Your Vacuum Pumps Join the IIoT Table

Vacuum pumps are at the heart of the plastics processing operation and can cause major production delays when they fail. Add them to your IIoT toolbox with Vacuum Pump Analyzer from MachineSense.

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