Automation
News in Auxiliaries & Tooling at Fakuma Show
Late last month, Friedrichshafen, Germany, hosted Fakuma 2011, the largest European plastics show of the year, growing to be second in size and importance to the K show in Dusseldorf.
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Mold Maintenance Training Eases Molder's Growing Pains
Automation Plastics in Aurora, Ohio (automationplastics.com), is a 32-year-old custom injection molder with 50,500 ft² and 30 presses from 35 to 700 tons.
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Extrusion & Injection Molding in One Automated Process
A large German manufacturer of hoses, cable ducts, and other extruded automotive components recently expanded its activities into the white-goods appliance sector.
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Automation & Waste Reduction: A Medical Molder's Efficiency
Vision Technical Molding in Manchester, Conn., doesn’t believe in standing still.
Read MorePress Maker Negri Bossi Buys Robot Supplier Sytrama
Italian injection machine builder Negri Bossi (U.S. office in Newark, Del.) will now be offering integrated automation solutions by virtue of its acquisition in late April of Italia robot supplier Sytrama (U.S. operation is in Windsor, Conn.). Sytrama makes three-axis and linear-axis robots, side-entry robots, and linear motors for use on presses from 50 to 6000 metric tons.
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Smart Line Control Works with Smart Phones
Recent upgrades have equipped Davis-Standard's EPIC III extrusion supervisory control system with extensive remote-access capabilities, allowing multiple lines to be monitored via a computer or cell phone from any location.
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Tips and Techniques: Optimize Your Robot With the Right Controls
Just because you have robots operating in your plant, don’t assume that puts you ahead of increasing domestic and global competition.
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