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Extrusion: Gravimetric Blending & Line Control
Moretto’s new 7-component blender with extrusion weight control.
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Material Handling: Plant Supervisory Computer for Conveying, Loading, Drying, Cooling
Moretto’s Mowis 3 is the latest version of its plantwide surpervisory computer for materials handling and process cooling.
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Full Plate of New Technologies on the Table at EVCO Plastics
A new low-pressure molding process, 3D printing of production parts and prototype tooling, collaborative robots, and process monitoring with automatic QC are all on the menu.
Read MoreDassault Acquires IQMS, Pairing Production Monitoring With Product Design
The French software company best known for SolidWorks computer-aided design (CAD) software has acquired the California software company founded on plastics processing focused ERP and MES programs.
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Injection Molding: Vertical Presses Get KEBA Controls
Gluco’s vertical presses switch from Allen-Bradley to KEBA controls.
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Injection Molding: New App Gives Machine Operating Data Anywhere, Anytime
New Boy Status App gives 24/7 remote access to machine status and production data.
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Here’s a Cost-Saving Tip for Measuring Mold Coolant Flow
Monitor mold-coolant flow with an ultrasonic sensor that clamps on the outside of the cooling line.
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Digital Manufacturing: Two Medical Molders Embrace Industry 4.0
‘Digitalization’ and ‘connectivity’ are loaded terms—shorthand for a whole new way of doing ´óÏó´«Ã½. It can’t be accomplished in one go. But two Midwest molders in the sensitive medical field are already feeling the benefits of their initial steps in that direction.
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Headlines from Fakuma 2018
Integrating a special low-pressure process into machine controls; novel shop-floor quality-inspection technology; MES systems from machine and controls vendors; and sophisticated in-mold decorating.
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Closed-Loop Bottle Control Saves Truckloads of PET for Blow Molder
Mexican beverage producer saves 3.5 tons of PET a day with Agr International’s Process Pilot.
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