Testing

Testing 3 Jan 2011

K 2010 Preview, Auxiliaries: Equipment of All Types Debuts This Month at K 2010

From materials drying, feeding, and blending to process heating/cooling, scrap reclaiming, testing, welding, and decorating—the K 2010 show this month in Dusseldorf, Germany, will have news in all categories of auxiliary equipment.

Testing 23 Dec 2010

BLOW MOLDING: Electric Machines Starting to Purr

Growing use of electric drives in blow molding machinery gathered steam at the K 2010 show, as suppliers rolled out new all-electric and hybrid models for extrusion blow, injection-blow, and stretch-blow production.

industry 4.0 23 Dec 2010

INJECTION MOLDING: Automation and Integration At K Show

There were new presses of all stripes aplenty at K 2010, but the “wow” factor was supplied by automated work cells and integrated manu-facturing systems performing multiple operations before, during, and after molding.

Thermoforming 2 Jun 2010

IR Thermal Imaging Diagnoses Part Defects

Ability to monitor and modify the surface temperature of a heated sheet is critical to making high-quality thermoformed parts.

Testing 1 Jun 2010

Get Faster, More Accurate DSC Results

Two makers of thermal-analysis instruments last year launched new differential scanning calorimeters that reportedly increase speed and accuracy.

monitoring 1 Jun 2010

Refine, Redesign, Retool: Re-engineering as a Business Model

It’s an unusual business model: “We take existing products or manufacturing processes and try to make them better.

Testing 1 Oct 2009

Testing & Measuring Instruments: More Versatile, Compact, Affordable

From polymer characterization to on-line bottle or preform inspection, coordinate measuring, and color sensing, new testing and measuring instruments at the NPE show in Chicago were easier to use and more compact, yet often packed higher performance than earlier versions—and sometimes with a more attractive price tag.

Testing 28 Sep 2009