If you want to get the most out of your plant, you need to concentrate on preventing problems, not fixing them once they've occurred. That's the basic concept of "pre-emptive process control," which is the aim of software and hardware options recently introduced for the Source 1.3 CIM system from Hunkar Laboratories Inc., Cincinnati.
Article TextnThis month, Plastics Technology launches three new database tools on our Web site (www.ptonline.com). Like everything else at our site, they can be used free of charge. We're trying to be your one-stop plastics information source, and I think these newest features, combined with our other well-known products, put us there. And there's more to come.
It first hit me at the K'98 show in Germany last October. All the innovations aimed at electronics, packaging, construction, and consumer products couldn't touch the excitement generated by the real star of the show: automotive.
If you haven't looked at our World Wide Web site recently, you may be unaware of two new features we have added to help you find information faster and easier than ever. Plus, you'll soon be able to tap into one of our best-known data services. These new resources are all completely free to qualified PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY subscribers.