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Plastics market positive at K2004
Technology from AZO including machinery and automated raw materials handling systems for the plastics and rubber industries was very well received at this year's K exhibition.
News from AZO, IHS Ingredient Handling Solutions (24 November 2004)
Plastics and rubber equipment developments shown
Latest technology in machinery and automated systems for the plastics and rubber industries include a heater/cooler mixer feeding system on two production lines with a moveable scale.
News from AZO, IHS Ingredient Handling Solutions (21 September 2004)
Control system beats PLC for handling operations
Materials handling control system allows a single point of control of all the materials distribution through plastics processing - conveying, vacuum pumps, hopper loaders, alarm units and so on.
News from Wittmann (UK) ( 3 August 2004)
All plastics moulding systems managed over the Web
The coming launch of a system for monitoring plastics moulding automation and auxillary equipment via an array of embedded web servers brings Internet-controlled management closer.
News from Wittmann (UK) ( 2 June 2004)
Handling upgrade ups PVC throughput three-fold
User application article Handling upgrading project, to increase materials handling capabilities a PVC producer, has led to a three-fold rise in throughput for its C2 production complex Line 6 compounding operation.
News from AZO, IHS Ingredient Handling Solutions (26 March 2004)
More options offered for mould temperature control
Mould temperature controllers for plastics processors include direct and indirect cooling options, and oil heaters offer a temperature range of up to 250degC.
News from Wittmann (UK) (11 March 2004)
Robot gets the most from injection moulders
User application article To get the best out of a new large size injection moulder and begin automating its production of large mouldings a cell was established using a large robot that replaced two manual handlers.
News from Wittmann (UK) (18 November 2003)
High speed robot featured at Fakuma plastics show
Designed for ultra high speed applications on smaller moulding machines a robot to be shown at Fakuma has a special telescopic vertical arm that reduces moveable mass to a minimum.
News from Wittmann (UK) ( 7 October 2003)
Moulder's robots reduce cycle times and scrap
User application article Not only have robots effectively substituted operator skills, they have also made an economic case by giving a subcontract moulder reduced product cycle times and reduced scrap ratios.
News from Sandretto UK ( 5 August 2003)
High speed sprue-picking made vibration-free
Moulding sprue picker, with a microprocessor controlled pneumatic vertical shock absorber, offers vibration free operation even under the highest speed conditions of the vertical arm.
News from Wittmann (UK) (24 July 2003)
Material handling manifold increases accuracy
An automated material handling manifold operates with its robots for improved material handling and increased accuracy while also eliminating the potential for cross contamination.
News from Wittmann (UK) (23 July 2003)
Plastics pellet screener for smaller quantities
Plastic pellet screener features novel horizontal gyratory motion and a double screening option, to provides a cost-effective solution to screening smaller quantities of product.
News from Rotex Europe (30 January 2003)
Six-axis robots to speed up moulding systems
Robots will become increasingly familiar in injection moulding processes as cycle times are reduced and post-moulding processes need to be performed more efficiently then ever before. Brochure available
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Robotics) (20 December 2002)
Dashboard mouldings static issues solved
User application article Any speck of dirt, inclusion or small scratch would render finished foil mouldings unacceptable, resulting in considerable wastage, which is why pulsed DC static eliminators prove their worth. Brochure available
News from Meech Static Eliminators (19 December 2002)
Vital link given in clip chain refurbishment
In the plastics and textile industries, the maintenance of clip chains is a major production uptime consideration, so a specialist refurbishment service has been set up. Brochure available
News from SKF (UK) ( 8 November 2002)
Taking charge of static in plastics mouldings
The latest developments in a wide range of static control equipment include a high air velocity cleaner and a material handling solution. Brochure available
News from Meech Static Eliminators (25 July 2002)
Automated insert system keeps work at home
User application article A new plastic insert loading system for a moulding press has improved efficiency sufficiently to allow the user to keep medical equipment production in the UK.
News from Modular Automation (22 February 2002)
Robots developed for plastics moulders' use
Manufacturers of plastic components are demanding cost effective, automation systems, which are also capable of being easily and quickly adapted to changes in product design and production volumes.
News from Staubli Robotics (13 February 2002)
Large moulds changed in 15 min
A quick mould change system from Krauss-Maffei is helping automotive components moulder R-TEK to keep ahead of the demanding requirements of its major OEM customers.
News from Krauss-Maffei (UK) (11 June 2001)
Vacuum pump has internal compression
Rietschle (UK) has launched the Twister VSB cool vacuum pump: a single-stage parallel screw design that meets ATEX 100A and temperature class T4 and is suitable for injection moulding processes.
News from Rietschle Thomas ( 8 February 2001)
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