Automation
Injection Molding: Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Machines Tackle Sustainable Molding at K 2019
Blazing speed plus shrinking energy consumption supported the “green” theme at the big show. Smarter controls and growing connectivity were another key focus.
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Blow Molding: Something for Everyone at K Show
Packaging, industrial, continuous-extrusion, accumulator-head, injection-blow, stretch-blow, EPET, foam, sandwich co-injection—the blow molding news was wide ranging at K 2019.
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Yizumi-HPM Introduces Molding Auxiliaries
Yizumi-HPM will be able to supply complete molding cells.
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Nissei Acquires Controlling Interest in Negri Bossi
Nissei of Japan is buying 75% of Italy’s Negri Bossi Group.
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Automation: New Cobot Does the Heavy Lifting
Universal Robots brings out new collaborative robot with higher payload capacity—35 lb.
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Hahn Group Acquires Another U.S. Automation Supplier
Hahn increases its U.S. footprint for robots and automation.
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Tension-Indicating ‘Smart’ Bolts Make Mold Mounting Safer, More Efficient
No more guessing about whether mold-mounting bolts are tightened properly, with an alternative to unreliable torque measurements.
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Injection Molding: News in Automation at K 2019
Three units of the Hahn Group showed new automation solutions at October’s K 2019 show in Dusseldorf.
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Injection Molding: New Robots at K 2019
New high-speed, standard, and economical models debut from Wittmann Battenfeld.
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Molder Adopts ‘Semi-Smart’ Automation
R&D Plastics finds new and more sophisticated ways to use robots.
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