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A Molder’s Plea: Let’s Standardize Controllers
P,R,N,D is a standard for any automatic-transmission vehicle, regardless of who makes it. It isn’t so simple when it comes to injection molding machines. From manufacturer to manufacturer you will see little to no continuity in controller layout, icons, or even terminology.
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Is It Time For Injection Molding Machines to be Standardized?
If you looked at four machines from four different suppliers, you’ll find four different sets of icons and terminologies, all in different layouts.
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Milacron’s Industry 4.0 Initiative on Display at K 2016
Transforming the mold from a "dumb" component to an active element of the Smart Cell in the Smart Factory.
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K 2016 Preview: Injection Molding
Adapting injection molding to the concept of Industry 4.0 is gaining momentum. At this show you’ll see that the interconnected, integrated “factory of the future” is almost here.
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Barnes Group Acquires FOBOHA Molds Business
Moldmaker is now a sister company of mold-sensor and hot-runner suppliers.
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Milacron Launches “eSTORE”
Online ordering of spare parts, supplies, and whole machines and systems.
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Milacron to Show Wide Range of New Technologies at K 2016 Milacron
New developments in injection and blow molding, extrusion, hot runners, and tooling will be featured.
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BLENDING: Next-Generation Controls for Gravimetric Blenders
New Maguire 4088 controller has option of a removable touchscreen interface with embedded loading software. Compatible with previous Maguire control systems.
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High-Tech Molder Modernizes Its Fleet
EPC replaces older presses with its first all-electrics, in integrated cells from a single source.
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MOLDING 2016: New Approaches to Processing, Tooling & QA
The largest-ever annual Molding Conference included newsworthy technical presentations on a variety of injection molding topics. Here’s a selection.
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