Automation
Chinaplas 2015: Engel Announces Record Results, New Automation Center in Shanghai
Austrian injection molding machine and automation supplier Engel announced at Chinaplas 2015 that it eclipsed the euro 1 billion mark for annual sales for the first time ever, hitting 1.068 billion euros ($1.4 billion) for its fiscal year ending in March.
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Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better
Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.
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Injection Molding, California Style
There are particular challenges associated with plastics processing in the Golden State. But opportunities beckon for those who can overcome them. That’s the story of AMA Plastics.
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Meet YuMi: ABB’s new collaborative dual-arm robot
YuMi can reportedly collaborate, side-by-side, with humans in a normal manufacturing environment.
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When Robots Make Sense For Part Packaging
Here are nine issues to take into account before automating your end-of-the-line part-packaging process.
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Biggest-Ever Chinaplas On Tap in May
More than 3200 exhibitors will fill 26 exhibit halls May 20-23, in Guangzhou.
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Truckload of Machinery Stolen on Way to NPE
Two molding machines, a mold, and a robot highjacked 10 days before the show.
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Time to Automate Your Insert Molding Job? Answer these questions first
The benefits of automation—precision, repeatability, speed—are particularly suited to insert molding, but only if you heed the insert’s desires.
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INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Molding Exhibits Show Off Cell Integration with Multiple Processes & Operations
If you’re interested in lightweight composites, IML, LSR, multi-shot, inmold assembly, barrier coinjection, micromolding, variotherm molding, foams, energy-saving presses, robots, hot runners, and tooling—they’re all here in force.
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