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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News 02.12.2015

AUTOMATICA 2016 presents automation in the plastics industry

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Injection molding applications with a KUKA robot

The main requirements on the handling systems were a long reach, both horizontally and vertically, and a high degree of flexibility.

Videos

ENGEL e-motion 180T | auto injector

All electric 2 shot manufacturing cell including servo driven index platen.

Videos

Cup manufacturing – standard robot for injection moulding for medium sized batches

A standard linear robotic system with dynamic mould-entry can already shorten cycle times.

Videos

Sepro 6X-60 on Sumitomo Demag IMM at Fakuma 2015

6X-60 articulated-arm robot installed on Sumitomo-Demag IntElect molding machine efficiently removes complex electrical parts from mold and places them on a conveyor.

Videos

Reduced cycle time with dynamic mould-entry axis

The use of a linear robotic system MULTILIFT V with a dynamic mould-entry axis achieves an increase in production of more than 1.2 million beakers in this practical example.

Articles

Automated cleaning process cuts downtime

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. has introduced a self-cleaning mold system for manufacturers of PET preforms.

Сase studies

Mission automation

High quality and efficiency, achieved by stepping up the pace through automation. This is the mission of a Turin-based company specializing in the production of complex components for the automotive sector.