North America: digital design and automation influence plastics industry
Trends shaping the North American plastics industry include growing use of advanced digital design and manufacturing software and increased automation of production.
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New coating and embossing roll calibration system for converters
Troika Systems has launched SurfaceCAM Calibration Program, an accurate calibration system for its two applications used by coating and embossing converters.
SABIC launched polyolefin product finder
SABIC launches app covering its complete European Polyolefins portfolio/
Engel presents new consumer portal
With e-connect Engel makes processing service requests and ordering spare parts easier and faster.
Wittmann Battenfeld in cooperation with T.I.G.
SmartMonitoring is a process data acquisition software which provides access to a universal database.
GRAVInet GP light for gravimetric applications
The innovation of the motan control family is dedicated for process-optimised storage, conveying, drying, dosing and mixing of polymers and compounds.
Newest online modeling tool simplifies tie layer selection
The second in a series of online predictive modeling tools from DuPont Packaging promises to simplify tie-layer material selection, a critical step in multilayer packaging design.
Injection molding simulation of highly-filled polymers
The coupling between the fiber orientation and the melt viscosity in an expanded rheological model of Sigmasoft, makes possible an even more accurate prediction of the cavity filling, the final orientation and the part mechanical behavior of highly-filled polymers.
25 years of Arburg host computer system ALS
In 1986, the invention of the Arburg host computer system ALS – the first ever software intended specifically for injection moulding plants – was a pioneering achievement. It enables the networking of machines, the monitoring of processes and the documentation of settings data.
The PigmentViewer from BASF
Innovative new software supports customers in the coatings industry in specific pigment selection.
Grupo Modelo chooses Sidel for its “Eighth Wonder”
Sidel supplies the first three bottling lines and innovative software for the world's biggest automated factory.
The technology experts for optimized branch solutions
At this year’s Chinaplas, Keba will be presenting basically innovations from its KePlast product series which are well known for optimized control solutions for injection moulding machines. Further more Keba’s robot control solution KeMotion IMM Handling will show its strengths in IMM processes.