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iQ hold control from ENGEL: New smart assistant for nominal values shortens sample validation process
ENGEL is introducing a new member of the iQ product family at K 2022. The new smart assistant for nominal values goes by the name of iQ hold control; it automatically determines the optimum holding pressure time to help process technicians achieve massive time...
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The grand opening of the new Stäubli offices in Pardubice (Czech Republic)
- 23.06.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Events
- Robotics
365 days after the start of construction Stäubli ceremoniously opened its new headquarters in Pardubice (Czech Republic). The members of the Stäubli Board of Directors did not miss this exceptional opportunity either, and the complete team of the Central and South-Eastern European region, which...
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Energio - PTS s.r.o. - Adiabatic cooling as you don't know it
- 21.06.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Adiabatic cooling
Not so long ago, air conditioning and refrigeration of large industrial buildings, logistics centers, warehouses and production halls were a real nut. Cooling such huge open spaces with a classic air conditioning system is not efficient, it costs a huge amount of energy and, last but not least,...
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Regranulation of plastics directly online in production thanks to LIPM s.r.o.
- 20.06.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Recycling technologies
We present you the technology from the manufacturer PLASMAC, a member of the EREMA GROUP and SYNCRO GROUP. It is a leading European manufacturer of extrusion lines for the regranulation of almost all types of...
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ARBURG: How feed rate, injection volume and filling time correlate with injection unit performance
Which injection moulding machine is the right one for which application? Is fast also powerful – and at what price? Anyone trying to answer these questions by comparing brochure data will be disappointed. This is because different manufacturers sometimes measure under different conditions and...
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How will Industry 4.0 affect future jobs?
Digitization is often associated with the term Industry 4.0, as well as labor market and job issues. Let's look at what this concept entails and how it can affect us in the...
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President of FANUC, Kenji Yamaguchi: High efficiency is becoming the new standard
A number of recently introduced technologies and product innovations from FANUC, increased interest in automation and robotics, as well as the latest trends in this area - these are all current topics discussed by FANUC Corporation President Kenji...
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Dräger presents mini drying units from Moretto: small size, high performance
- 07.06.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Drying of plastics resins
With over 10,000 machines sold, the Moretto mini dryers continue to be one of the products more appreciated by customers all over the world thank to their high performance, compactness and polished...
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Looking back at the seminar of the new company Additive Systems or green for 3D metal printing
- 06.06.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
MCAE Systems has officially introduced a new subsidiary called Additive Systems, which will focus only on 3D metal printing using a variety of...
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Czech branch marks one year anniversary
- 23.05.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery Èesko spol. s r.o., Prague (Czech Republic) is celebrating its first anniversary. Officially opened on 1 April 2021, the branch office in the Czech capital has achieved all of its initial business ambitions and maintained its unwavering service focus, with...
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Moretto: Reliability and precision are essential in dosing systems
- 11.05.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Dosing equipment
Speaking about plastic materials treatment, dosing is one of the main processes. To produce a quality product that respects the characteristics defined in the design phase is essential to implement advanced...
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Change of brand strategy for the WITTMANN Group
The WITTMANN Group has decided to change its previous brand strategy, transforming it from a two-brand strategy into a one-brand strategy, with the aim of communicating its advantage of being able to offer complete system solutions from a single source via the brand as...
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Dynabook is a major enhancement to dynaEdge smart glasses for assisted reality
Dynabook Europe GmbH announces an update to its dynaEdge AR (Assisted Reality) solution and introduces the next-generation dynaEdge DE200 smart glasses, which are part of a high-performance mobile edge computing system with Windows 10/11...
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Artificial intelligence for plastic inspection - easier than you think!
- 22.04.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Quality control
Camera-based inspection systems with artificial intelligence enable product quality control at a level that previously could only be performed by humans. This article explains how and why to use AI in your production and how PEKAT VISION can help...
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SUBTER PLUS s.r.o. - Surface inspection for products with a circular cross-section
- 19.04.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Quality control
- Industry 4.0
The launch of the AllRounDia DualVision system is PIXARGUS 'response to market demand for cost-effective 360 ° inspection of circular products. This 2in1 system with an extremely compact design measures and inspects pipes, hoses or multilayer composite pipes with a 100% defect detection rate. Also...
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Machines replace people. Is it a step towards huge unemployment or help in many sectors?
Many people still believe that machines are just stealing people's work, and we should not rush too much with too much automation. Exactly the same people who throw laundry in the washing machine, and without this invention they could clean it in a stream. However, they will not swear on the...
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The Arburg host computer system ALS – a powerful information centre for plastics processing
- 28.03.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Smart factory
- IIoT - industrial internet of things
- Injection molding machines
More and more plastics processors are turning to digitised processes to achieve further increases in production efficiency. Arburg has developed the Arburg host computer system (ALS) as a central component enabling its customers to digitise production planning, maintain an overview, create...
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Higher output and reduced energy consumption: NETSTAL launches the ELIOS 4500 with all-electric clamping unit
- 24.03.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
Powerful and particularly energy-efficient: With the hybrid high-performance machines of the ELIOS series, NETSTAL is excellently positioned in the application field for high-speed thin-wall applications with clamping forces between 4500 and 10000...
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Why does plastic leak during injection?
The problem of plastic leakage is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Thanks to the reduction of the basic (purchase) prices for the procurement of the mold, the quality of the basic material of the mold and the mold as a whole is reduced, which brings the issue of plastic leakage to the...
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Fuchs professional guitars manufactured on Stratasys 3D printers from MCAE Systems
- 28.02.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
Today, 3D printers are helping in many industries, with the exception of 3D printing in the production of guitars. Major customers who use 3D printers from MCAE Systems include the world-renowned guitar manufacturer, Furch...
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Stepanek3D: What are the available technologies for 3D metal printing?
- 16.02.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
3D printing from metal materials may be an unknown area for many people. With this article, we will therefore try to clarify several ways of producing 3D metal printing, as well as explain their use and available...
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Think big with the FANUC M-1000iA heavy-duty robot
- 09.02.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Robotics
FANUC is unveiling a new large handling robot, the M-1000iA, with a wrist payload of 1000 kg and a maximum reach of 3253 mm. Of particular note, the M-1000iA is FANUC’s largest robot to feature a serial link mechanism, rather than the parallel link mechanism typical of heavy payload...
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Narran laser in automotive - where can we find them everywhere?
- 31.01.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
- Lasers
CO2 and fiber lasers are an integral part of the versatile tools in the automotive industry, mainly due to their ability to process a wide range of materials including plastics, metals, textiles, glass, rubber, but also less conventional materials such as wood, leather or carbon fibers in the...
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MCAE Systems introduces a new 3D printer for industrial 3D metal printing at an affordable price
- 17.01.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
The new XM200G 3D printer from the American company Xact Metal, which aims to bring affordable metal 3D printing to small and medium-sized companies and decentralize metal 3D printing, represented by MCAE Systems, brings to the market an affordable solution for industrial 3D metal...
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REGNER® has to no longer rely on external suppliers for prototyping
- 07.01.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
- Prototyping
The manufacturer of OEM parts and solutions for motion control (from control cabinets to linear actuators), the Catalan company REGNER®, whose products we would find in most electric wheelchairs from Europe to Australia, managed to save half the development time thanks to SLS technology from...
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MCAE Systems thanks for your visit during MSV 2021
Exactly a month ago, the largest engineering event in the country took place - the International Engineering Fair in Brno - at which many companies present their innovations every year. After a year, there was just room to show what did not happen in the first "covid year". MCAE Systems, a leading...
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New PICO® XP Jetting Technology from Nordson EFD Gives Manufacturers Next-Level Production Control
- 15.12.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
Micron (µm) level stroke adjustment and self-regulating calibration allow this revolutionary jetting system to meet unprecedented levels of fluid dispensing repeatability, both valve-to-valve and after...
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LUGER: The new series of HB-Thermo-6 temperature control units is even better!
The new Series 6 generation of HB-Therm temperature control units was presented for the first time at Fakuma 2021 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The slogan says it all: Thermo-6 takes the good of Thermo-5 and makes it even better – in unit technology, standard equipment, energy efficiency, warranty...
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Arburg and Leonhard Kurz: In-Mould Decoration (IMD) for finishing of plastic parts
The in-mould lamination of decorative films with plastic creates high-quality surfaces like those that are increasingly in demand for control panels in the automotive industry and in the field of home appliances, for example. For their first joint demonstration of In-Mould Decoration (IMD), Arburg...
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Humidification of industrial premises with Merlin Technology systems
- 03.12.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Cost savings
Proper humidity is important in industrial, food and other operations to maintain an optimal climate. This is necessary for technological processes, reducing electrostatic charge and maintaining the properties of raw materials. Humidification improves and maintains the stable properties of...
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