industry 4.0
Make Better Automation Selection Choices
Three leading custom injection molders will share their firsthand experiences with the how’s, when’s, what’s and why’s of different injection molding automation projects in this PTXPO Discovery Workshop.
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Production Monitoring Automates Molder’s Planning, Operations
DCT saves 60 man-hours per week by shifting from paper records and discrete spreadsheets to a shared, automatic production monitoring platform.
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Open Automation Enables Flexibility in Chemical Recycling
Software-defined equipment control systems can be duplicated, transferred and scaled with ease.
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Equipment Suppliers Show Adaptability and Smarts at TaipeiPlas 2024
Customizable equipment solutions, warm hand-off support, and seamless software integrations highlight Taiwan’s plastics show.
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Beyond the Work Center: Using MES for Data-Driven Decisions Across Manufacturing Operations
Move past “is the job running” and “will it finish on time,” and apply MES to inform workflows ranging from accounting, inventory control, planning, material logistics, quality assurance, engineering and shipping.
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Ensuring Repeatability: The Key to Effective Injection Molding Automation
One of automation’s key promises is repeatability: the same movement to the same location, time and time again. But to achieve that, all elements involved — robot, machine, EOAT, mold — must be in and stay in alignment.
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Five Places Where Automation Can Help...the Front Office
Say “manufacturing automation” and thoughts immediately go to the shop floor and specialized production equipment, robotics and material handling systems. But there is another realm of possible automation — the front office.
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What to Look for in High-Speed Automation for Pipette Production
Automation is a must-have for molders of pipettes. Make sure your supplier provides assurances of throughput and output, manpower utilization, floor space consumption and payback period.
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Engel Teases Generative AI Assistant at Digital Days Event
The Austrian maker of injection molding machines and automation introduced a prototype large-language model assistant for its customers: Engel GPT.
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SmartChronos Licensed to Kneader Manufacturer
Industry 4.0 platform, developed then spun off by compounder Alterra, to be used by X-Compound in its lab.
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