Injection Molding
Act Sooner, Not Later, on Auxiliary Equipment Alarms
There can be real financial, safety, and quality benefits for processors who train plant personnel to interpret and respond promptly to various alarms. Real-world examples offer proof.
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Index Inching Close to 50
January reading of 48.6 sends early signals of business-cycle phase change.
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Robot Questions? Automation Answers
Robot vs. cobot; what to automate, what to leave as is; 3- vs. 5- vs. 6-axis—Molding 2020 tackles the hard automation questions injection molders face.
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Betts Retires from Wittmann Battenfeld
Working in plastics for more than 40 years, Tom Betts announced his retirement from Wittmann Battenfeld.
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Automation: System Promises Greater Flexibility for Molded Packaging
Integrated automation system can accommodate multiple molds and cavitation, from one to 48, allowing it to adapt to changing applications and volumes.
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Molding 2020 Puts Process Improvement On the Agenda
Molding 2020 has multiple presentations—and an entire track—devoted to pushing your plant’s productivity to the limit. Join us in Chicago to take back some instant boosts for your shop’s output.
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Contraction Slows Among Processors
Improvement in fourth-quarter new orders suggest a production boost may be in the offing.
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RJG Opens New Training Lab in Germany
RJG Germany GmbH opened its new training lab on Jan. 1, 2020, including a classroom that seats up to 20 students and a fully-equipped lab for hands-on experience.
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Injection Molding: Simulation Factors in Material Compression and Machine Response During Injection
Moldex3D version R17 increases prediction of filling speeds and pressures.
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Germany’s IKV to Build ‘Smart Factory’ R&D Center
Germany’s leading plastics institute bids to be a world leader in Industry 4.0 technologies.
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