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AUXILIARIES AT NPE: More Control, Flexibility, And Efficiency

These are key trends in the many kinds of auxiliary equipment displayed at this month’s show. You’ll also see equipment designed to be virtually ‘foolproof.’

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Automotive

INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Molding Exhibits Show Off Cell Integration with Multiple Processes & Operations

If you’re interested in lightweight composites, IML, LSR, multi-shot, inmold assembly, barrier coinjection, micromolding, variotherm molding, foams, energy-saving presses, robots, hot runners, and tooling—they’re all here in force.

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Blow Molding

Detect When Equipment Needs Maintenance—Before It’s Too Late

New technology to debut next month at NPE warns when preventive maintenance is needed, before equipment failure disrupts production.

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Machinery Systems for Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive

Three suppliers of injection machines and one of in-mold sensors will present the latest technology for injection overmolding of composites.

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Switch Over To Consistent Quality

A new process-control method picks up variations in melt quality and viscosity during the injection phase and equalizes them within the same shot.

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Bosch Rexroth Takes ‘Tech Tips’ to Social Media

Do engineers in plastics and other manufacturing sites use social media for ´óÏó´«Ã½? Bosch Rexroth thinks so.

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Web Connectivity: the ‘Missing Link’ To Molding Machines & Auxiliaries

Web services technology is being utilized today by many molding companies to enhance their molding operations performance, expand uptime, and obtain supplier support in shorter time for very low cost.

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Enterprise Software Solution Smooths Custom Extruder’s Growth

Sometimes an operation can grow too quickly, even beyond its ability to manage the new ´óÏó´«Ã½. Custom Profile solved this problem by replacing off-the-shelf and home-made enterprise software with one comprehensive package.

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Automation

Technology, Creativity, and Fun: The Noble Plastics Recipe

Most people find jobs within companies thatahave an established corporate mission and ´óÏó´«Ã½ culture.

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News in Injection Molding Control & Monitoring from NPE2012

There were also several interesting developments in injection molding control and monitoring systems at this past April’s NPE2012 exhibition in Orlando, Fla.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction