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Five Ways SPC Can Improve Performance
Statistical process control (SPC) can help plastics processors determine the factors responsible for product quality variation and provide a roadmap for improving the production process.
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Coperion Goes Remote to Upgrade Compounding Line
Project encompassed both a control software update as well as mechanical overhauls on the system.
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Injection Molding: Miniature Force Sensor
New crystal at the heart of Kistler’s miniature piezoelectric force sensor.
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Drying: Touch Controller With Industry 4.0 Communications
Control is based on an open platform and consists of a PLC with a thermocouple monitoring system.
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Fast, Simple, Low-Cost Method Unveils ‘True’ Melt Temperature
Long a mystery to injection molders, actual temperature of melt entering the mold is said to be revealed by an easy procedure that is repeatable and takes less than a minute.
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Coping with Coronavirus: What If You Can’t Get a Tech Service Visit?
‘Social distancing’ for service technicians? Online remote servicing to the rescue!
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Extrusion: Control System for Wire, Cable
System allows producers to maximize throughput while maintaining tolerances.
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Injection Molding: Pressure Transducer Enables Accurate Measurements at Low Pressures and High Temperatures
TrueMelt pressure transducers can provide accurate measurements for processes with pressures below 500 psi and temperatures above 300 F.
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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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Feeding/Blending: Controller Offers Connectivity & User Friendliness
Controllers for upstream volumetric mixers and dosing stations feature touch screen with extended recipe storage and management, among other features.
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