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Plant Software Enhances Real-Time Condition Monitoring
NPE2024: MiVue, a division of the ACS Group, is showcasing expanded capabilities for its plant monitoring software for plastics processors.
Hannah Zelinski
Editorial Assistant
State-of-the-Art Machines, Custom Manufacturing to Reduce Injection Molding Waste
NPE 2024: Sodick-Plustech, Matrix Tool and RJG are highlighting injection molding machines, custom tool and molding capabilities and an AI-powered interface, respectively.
Read MoreSurface Roughness Tester, Software-Supported CMM Simplify Moldmaking
NPE2024: Mitutoyo America addresses increasingly complex mold design testing with SJ-210/SJ-410 surface roughness testers and the MiSTAR CMM, geared toward inline automation.
Read MoreMoldmaker Showcases Molding Equipment for LSR, Injection Molds
NPE2024: M.R. Mold showcases its proprietary line of products for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and plastic injection molds alongside four industry partners.
Read MoreValve Gate Nozzle Enhances Direct Side Gating Capabilities
NPE2024: Ewikon is introducing the pro Edge VG range which sets new benchmarks in terms of ease of maintenance, gate quality and flexible use.
Read MoreProduction Tracking Software Enables Smart Factory Functionalities
NPE2024: Wintriss is demonstrating the advanced features behind its ShopFloorConnect software and ShopFloorTracker hardware, key to capturing, tracking and managing data collection.
Read MoreHot Runner System Demonstrates More Precise Melt Control
NPE2024: Husky Technologies debuts the Ultrashot injection molding system, designed to increase overall part design freedom with high scale and quality.
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Maintenance Products, In-Booth Demonstrations Highlight Mold Cleaning
NPE 2024: iD Additives is featuring live, in-booth mold cleaning demonstrations using its Eco-Pro 360, in addition to an exhibit of its other mold cleaning solutions.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
All-Electric Injection Molding Machines Exhibit Application Versatility
NPE2024: Engel offers attendees seven different exhibits featuring its selection of injection molding machines that address various parts of industry.
Read MoreAluminum Plate for High-Temperature Tooling Applications
NPE2024: Ellwood Specialty Metals exhibits its EllCast 2 aluminium plate. Its strength at high temperatures, combined with high thermal fatigue resistance and hardness, makes EllCast 2 ideal for critical applications.
Read MoreMoldmaker Highlights Domestic Mold Expertise for Plastics Industry
NPE2024: MSI Mold Builders is featuring a number of products developed across several industries, all successfully manufactured via its steel or aluminum molds.
Read MoreIndustry Veteran Provides Laser and Polishing Services
NPE2024: High Tech Laser & Polishing highlights its services, including mold polishing, laser engraving, laser texturing, laser welding and more.
Read MoreCustom Core Pins Advance Long, Thin-Walled Part Molding
NPE2024: Proprietary CraftAlloy pins highlighted by Crafts Technology offer molders high thermal conductivity and high hardness for lightweighting and reduced wall thickness of parts.
Read MoreCustomizable Hot Runner Controllers Range
NPE2024: Athena Controls highlights five controllers that provide features or enhancements for increasingly precise hot runner temperature regulation.
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Use AI, Machine Learning to Take Variability Out of Manufacturing
Variability has always created insurmountable challenges for manufacturers. However, in the last decade, impact has been more painful due to a lack of experienced workforce. By leveraging technological advancements, particularly in AI, manufacturers can gain a transformative competitive advantage in both cost reduction and workforce development.
Electric Servo Cylinder Enables Detailed Valve Pin Control, Energy Efficiency
NPE2024: Yudo USA features Yu Drive II Eco, a compact solution that doesn’t require a separate controller, operating only by combining injection machine signals.
Read MoreMini Hot Runner Nozzle Supports Intricate Geometries, Complex Parts
NPE2024: The Star Line Crown Mini, offered through Technoject Machinery, provides edge gate technology in a small package.
Read More3D Printed Hot Runner Nozzles, Pressure Pads Provide Reliable Temperature Handling
NPE2024: Witosa GmbH, through its distributor DMS, brings the Monolith hot runner nozzle and hardened steel Energy Blocker to the U.S., enabling the reduction in time, costs and improvements in product quality.
Read MoreCO2 Cleaning Effectively Generates Contamination-Free Mold Surfaces
NPE2024: Cool Clean Technologies offers dry ice blasting and CO2 snow cleaning methods for more sustainable, no-touch surface preparation and plastics deburring.
Read MoreIntegrated Molding Solutions Provider Features Mold Demos, IML Systems
NPE2024: Global moldmaker StackTeck Systems demonstrates a new approach to producing an ultra-thin, clear container made with 100% PET resin, mold and automation system innovations and more.
Read MoreMichael Cicco Announced as Second Keynote Speaker for NPE2024
FANUC America president and CEO Michael Cicco presents his show opening keynote, “Unlocking the Potential: Robotics, AI and Automation in the New Tech Era,” at NPE2024.
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Co-Injection Mold Design Blends PP and PCR Materials
NPE2024: Co-injection mold technology by Top Grade Molds promotes environmental sustainability, without compromising quality or performance.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
NPE 2024: What Mold Builders Need to Know
Plastics Industry Association Director of NPE Content & Experience Arlene Davis breaks down the various off- and on-the-show floor educational programming, keynotes and networking opportunities happening during NPE 2024 for mold builders.
Read MoreOne-Stop Shop Simplifies Custom Surface Textures, Mold Performance
NPE 2024: Standex Engraving Mold-Tech specializes in managing every step of the project process, from texture design and engraving to preparing the tool for production.
Read MoreHot Runner Controller Made to Integrate Into Molding Machines
NPE2024: The MOD24, by Fast Heat by Spark Industries, gives mold builders and toolrooms unlimited plug and play while combining the benefits of independent and integrated hot runner controls.
Read MoreFiber Laser Welder Brings Flexibility to Mold Repair Operations
NPE2024: The Sisma SWA 450 F laser welder targets large or small mold repair, backed by intuitive software functions, a high-energy laser and an adjustable laser arm and head.
Read MoreUniversity Programs Expose Next-Gen Students to Moldmaking, Plastics
NPE2024: The University of Massachusetts Lowell extends an invitation to its Alumni and Friends Reception to university alumni and industry professionals, highlights successful programs giving hands-on manufacturing experience.
Read MoreEducating the Next Generation of Plastics Professionals
These schools and local industry are working together to close the workforce gap in the plastics industry by offering hefty plastics curricula and training programs for degree-seeking students as well as current plastics employees looking to upskill.
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