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Recycling & Scrap Reclaim: Machinery Technology Advances as 'Circular Economy' Takes Hold
The circular economy and recycling were the top themes at K 2019, and machine builders responded with new systems to improve equipment performance and material quality.
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Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show
Packaging, industrial, continuous-extrusion, accumulator-head, injection-blow, stretch-blow, EPET, foam, sandwich co-injection—the blow molding news was wide ranging at K 2019.
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Most Popular Videos of 2019
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Simulation Is Making Injection Machines Smarter
Engel’s simlink will refine offline simulation with results from actual molding and use Engel’s machine data to constrain simulation within the actual machine’s capabilities.
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Blow Molding: Digital Inkjet Printing onto PET Bottles
Printing directly on bottles can substitute for labels and in some cases can take place inside the blow molder.
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Injection Molding: New Electric Presses Are Industry 4.0-Ready
Nissei’s upcoming NEX-V Series will have OPC-UA protocol standard in its new controller, ready to integrate with auxiliaries.
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Injection Molding: Artificial Intelligence Predicts Part Quality
AI software “learns” via DOE the influence of process variables on part quality and applies that “learning” to make good/bad part determination in production.
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Resin Drying: New Dryer Line Applies Improved Heat Exchanger Design, Energy Management
New dryer combines advantages of two previous models while volumetric dosing control units stress connectivity, user-friendliness and easy handling.
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Feeding/Blending: Add Color Throughout Recovery and Injection Phases
Maguire extends its 100% Injection Coloring technology as an option for its MGF gravimetric feeders.
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Resin Drying: Centralized Segmented Wheel Dryer
Launched at K 2019, Wittmann Battenfeld’s ATON H1000 battery dryer can handle a dry air volume of 1000 m³/hr, for a drying throughput of 500-600 kg/hr.
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