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Automation

‘Smart Data’: The Rise of the ‘Dashboards’

For North American plastics processors, NPE2018 offered the broadest exposure yet to the bundle of trends and technologies known as Industry 4.0 or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).

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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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New Mold Monitoring System Promises Fast Processing Speeds and High Resolution

The full-color, high-resolution digital image processing technology serves to protect complex, expensive injection molds running sub 2-second cycles.

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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: The ‘4.0’ Revolution

Injection and blow molding and robot suppliers are making Industry 4.0 the most prevalent theme of the show.

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New Software Gives Plastics Manufacturers Visibility and Control

Material tracking; a combined production, financial and sales analytics tool; and real-time production monitoring software launches.

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Router Offers 4G Cellular Technology

The C6 Router from KEB America can now remotely connect using 4G GSM networks.

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Augmented Reality In Reality

As I approached the booth, my worst fears were confirmed. I’d have to put on the virtual reality goggles, wouldn’t I?

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Injection Process Monitoring & Control Adds Multi-Component Molding, Part-Quality Prediction

Kistler’s ComoNeo 2.1.0 monitors up to four components and adds quality prediction.

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Extrusion: Next-Generation Control System

Modular design will repotedly improve control capabilities and application flexibility while maintaining an attractive price point

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Plastics Size Reduction