Injection Molding
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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INJECTION MOLDING: Medium-Pressure Machine For Large Solid or Foam Parts
Large-shot, 800-ton press straddles the gap between standard injection and structural-foam machines.
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PPA Adds Four to 2017 Membership Roster
PPA is a non-profit organization with a roster of more than 160 members, all of whom have at least 20 years of experience in plastics.
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Copolyamide Promotes Bonding of Metal to Plastic In Hybrid Overmolding
Adhesive coating enables one-step in-mold forming and overmolding of sheet metal.
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News in LSR Molding at K 2016
Two-color molding with one injection barrel and pumping system.
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K 2016: Connectivity & Collaboration in Robotics & Automation
Besides a handful of new robots and pickers, the big themes were modular ‘plug-and-play’ automation, Industry 4.0 connectivity, easier programming, and safer collaboration with human workers.
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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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Want to Get More Out of Your Hydraulic Machines?
Get up to 10% more energy efficiency out of a hydraulic press without spending a penny on drive hardware upgrades.
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K 2016 Injection Molding: Rapid Pace of Development
Servo drives dominate. Other trends include multitouch screens, adding materials data to process controls, and Industry 4.0 connectivity.
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Precision Molding Without a QC Department?
At Prism Plastics, quality is baked into every step of the process. The result: 1 billion parts per year with a defect rate less than 1 ppm.
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