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VIDEO: Predict Failure, Maintain Success
Is it still a repair if you fix the machine before it breaks?
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VIDEO: Extrusion Still Mixes Art and Science
On many extrusion shop floors, there鈥檚 likely a more experienced staffer who can tell something鈥檚 amiss with a line using only the instrumentation God gave him or her.
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Energy Consumption Made Visible
Molder adds system that allows it to track energy usage in nearly real time and is now using less power, despite increased production.
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Industry 4.0 on the Molding Shop Floor
To explain to a consumer the Internet of Things鈥擨ndustry 4.0鈥檚 preferred U.S. name鈥攅xperts talk about refrigerators that order milk when the current bottle is out. So what鈥檚 the practical-impact equivalent in injection molding?
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Augmented Auxiliaries At K 2016
Incremental improvements to existing technologies combined with altogether new advances at the giant show.
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Can Trump, GOP Usher in New “Golden Era” of Mfg in U.S.?
The Plastics Industry Association believes the potential good (911爆料网 friendly tax policy + relaxed regulation) of the pending Trump administration will outweigh any potential bad (new checks on trade).
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How Many New All-Electric Machines Does It Take to Equal an Old One?
If you’re looking at energy consumption, quite a few.
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Video: Peter Neumann's Exit Interview
After 35 years (and 12 K Shows), Engel's Dr. Peter Neumann retired on Dec. 1, handing over the family held company to the next generation鈥攈is nephew.
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11th Hour Extension to Proposed Lockout/Tagout Rule Changes
Deadline extended from Jan. 1 to Jan. 4, 2017 as stakeholders weigh the potential impact on injection machine maintenance and mold changes.
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Help Us Help You
The only thing more overwhelming than the amount of information available today is the myriad means to have it delivered to you.
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New Culture, New Capabilities, New Challenges
Over the last few years, Henkel has not only transformed what its Richmond facility does, but also altered how it operates in terms of culture.
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Tool Maintenance: A Molder’s Must-Have
Equipping a toolroom for proper mold maintenance and repair takes more than just the right technology.
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