industry 4.0

industry 4.0

Auxiliaries at NPE2018: Packing More Functions in Less Space

Auxiliary equipment suppliers are building more and more technology into their products, packing more physical and virtual functions into the same or smaller footprints.

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Automotive

Paperless ‘Smart Factory’ Based on Automated Production Monitoring

Tier 1 automotive molder’s home-built production-monitoring and ERP systems, designed for “the little guy,” boost its efficiency rating and profits.

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NPE

Display Features Integration of Machining and Automation

Makino demonstrates graphite machining, EDM and automation in a combination of machine center and production cell at NPE2018. 

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Automation

Collaborative Robots with Quick-Change Grippers & Production Data Reporting

Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer can change grippers in seconds and has new software that reports real-time manufacturing data.

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NPE

Collaborative Robots Help Automate Blow Molding Lines

Collaborative robot arm automates bottle/jar packing at half the cost of conventional automation.

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Packaging

Arburg Molding Cells Show Off LSR, High-Speed Packaging, Automotive Composites, and Industry 4.0

Arburg’s nine exhibits include an Allrounder 1120H (730 U.S. tons), molding eight components of folding step stool from a family mold and assembling via robot.

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NPE

Automation for IML and Stack Molds

Two new automation systems allow customers to quickly change from one product to another. 

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NPE

New Top-of-the-Line Servo Robots with Industry 4.0 Connectivity

Yushin's new FRA servo robots are loaded with intelligent self-correcting features; network connectivity with downstream equipment; and remote monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting capabilities.

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industry 4.0

Collaborative Robots: Going Mainstream?

A major supplier of linear robots for injection molding is now offering its first collaborative model.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction