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What to See at NPE 2006: Control and Monitoring
Web-based or wireless monitoring, combined temperature and pressure sensing, cost-saving modularity, and better ways to display and report process and production data are some of the advances in control and monitoring that will be presented at this year’s NPE.One development that could have the broadest implications is Watlow’s new EZ-Zone ST modular “integrated architecture” for temperature control loops.
Read MoreMattec, CMS Software Partner in ERP Systems
Seamlessly integrated top-to-bottom plant information systems are now possible through a partnership between Mattec Corp., Loveland, Ohio, and CMS Software, Inc., Toronto (U.S. office in Nashville, Tenn.). Mattec鈥檚 ProHelp EPM production and process monitoring system for plastics can now provide shop-floor data in real time to CMS鈥檚 ERP (enterprise resource planning) plant-management systems.
Read MoreNPE 2006 News Flash
Injection MoldingSimplified Hot Runners Save Time & CostA new lower-cost hot-runner alternative to valve gating is suited to less critical cosmetic applications where users need predictable and reliable gate opening but not sequential gate operation.
Read More50 Ideas That Changed Plastics
Very few readers of this issue can remember, or even imagine, what it was like when an injection molding machine did not have a screw, but only a smooth-bore plunger.
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Take Good Care of Your Extrusion Pressure Transducers
Eight tips on installing and maintaining melt-pressure sensors in your extruder will help them last longer and give you fewer problems.
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Latest Enterprise Software Features Enhanced Scheduling and Web Access
Until recently, plastics processors looking for fully featured enterprise 大象传媒 software may have been aware of only two choices that were tailored specifically for their needs.
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Extrusion Coaters: Stop That Edge Weave
In extrusion coating, edge stability depends on uniform melt temperature.
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All-Electric, Automated and Super-Efficient
The goal was to handle more different parts and materials and higher production volumes with fewer people and less inventory and floor space than any other plant in the company.
Read MoreNPE Newsfinder: Materials & Parts Handling
From pneumatic systems that deliver materials to the processing machine to conveyors and handling devices that pull parts out the back, the trend appears to be “smaller and smarter.” NPE 2000 will show lots of downsized auxiliaries designed for mini processing machines, as well as more compact equipment of every size that frees up floor space.
Read MoreNPE Newsfinder: Control and Monitoring
Visitors to NPE can get a taste of how the Internet will serve as a gateway connecting processors to their process or linking customers to their orders.
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