“Industry 4.0” was everywhere at NPE and continues to a buzzword in all manufacturing markets. Here is our brief take on this with specific information on what the Plastics Industry is doing in this area. …
Injection Molding Machine Electrical Usage
This is a brief post comparing the energy consumption of standard hydraulic, servo hydraulic, and full servo injection molding machines
Cooling Load Sizing Chart
Advantage Engineering has provided us with a handy sizing charts for calculating your cooling load. If you would like us to send you one (or more) of these reference charts or to have us schedule …
Section 179 Tax Deduction
Has a real impact on your equipment costs. With the passage and signing into law of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the deduction limit for Section 179 increases to $1,000,000 for 2018 and beyond. The …
Conveying Systems Designed for Your Plant (Video)
Every plastics processor has their own set of problems and aspirations of what they’re trying to accomplish at the plant level. Material types, conveying sources and destinations, capacity requirements and changeover frequency all contribute to …
Flexible Feed vs. Bowl Feeding
QSI Automation, Inc. is a single source provider of custom “turn-key” automation that has decades of experience in designing and building vibratory feeder equipment. This article discusses the Pros and Cons of Flexible Feeding and …
HYRobotics Stacking Demonstration (Video)
The following video was done in our St. Louis Tech Center. We are demonstrating how to stack a product with a divider between layers using a HYRobotic’s robot. The Tech Center has five Robots and …
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