industry 4.0

Automation 24 Jun 2025

Pursuing Paperless: Injection Molders Who Have Embraced Digitization

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process monitoring to the digital realm.

industry 4.0 10 Jun 2025

Better Manufacturing Data Empowers Plastics Processors to Make Better Decisions

What’s needed to take all the data pulled from production planning, production monitoring and quality control systems and put it in the hands of the right people at the right time?

industry 4.0 6 Jun 2025

Why ‘Smart’ Blending May Be Right for You

Industry 4.0 smart controllers dial in the right recipes quickly with gain-in-weight blenders to eliminate material waste, cost overruns.

Medical 3 May 2025

Digital Manufacturing: Two Medical Molders Embrace Industry 4.0

‘Digitalization’ and ‘connectivity’ are loaded terms—shorthand for a whole new way of doing 911��. It can’t be accomplished in one go. But two Midwest molders in the sensitive medical field are already feeling the benefits of their initial steps in that direction.

plant tour 3 May 2025

For This Molder, Less Paper + More Data = Higher Productivity

At Tessy Plastics, going paperless means more than idle printers and fewer orders for three-ring binders.

best practices 26 Apr 2025

Paperless ‘Smart Factory’ Based on Automated Production Monitoring

Tier 1 automotive molder’s home-built production-monitoring and ERP systems, designed for “the little guy,” boost its efficiency rating and profits.

Automation 25 Mar 2025

PTXPO Recap: Smarter Resin Drying & Conveying Automation

Check out what you missed on the PTXPO show floor. In this video, Editorial Director Jim Callari breaks down how AI is changing the game in plastics manufacturing.

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