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INJECTION MOLDING: Infrared Sensors Measure ‘Real’ Melt Temperature
Mold-mounted fiber-optic sensors do what ordinary thermocouples can't.
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New Sensor Tech Monitors State of the Melt During Molding
Detect ‘true’ melt temperature, viscosity variations, melt density, and much more, throughout the molding cycle.
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INJECTION MOLDING: How to Specify an Injection Molding Machine
There are 51 things to consider when spec’ing a controller.
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BLOW MOLDING: Monitor & Control PET Bottle Crystallinity & Barrier Properties
New QC functions predict shelf-life performance and help optimize physical properties based on crystallinity/orientation.
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Industry Veteran Reflects on the History of Controls
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Eurotherm, a global leader in controls systems for plastics processors of all kinds.
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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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AUXILIARIES AT NPE: More Control, Flexibility, And Efficiency
These are key trends in the many kinds of auxiliary equipment displayed at this month’s show. You’ll also see equipment designed to be virtually ‘foolproof.’
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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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Detect When Equipment Needs Maintenance—Before It’s Too Late
New technology to debut next month at NPE warns when preventive maintenance is needed, before equipment failure disrupts production.
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Machinery Systems for Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive
Three suppliers of injection machines and one of in-mold sensors will present the latest technology for injection overmolding of composites.
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