High-mix, low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing has seen significant growth in recent years as lower margins, increased demand for customization, and supply chain uncertainty have altered day-to-day ...

KS Series robots are designed for top loading and unloading of injection molding machines. The series offers a low-profile design for platen-mounted robots that reduces ceiling height requirements on ...

To mimic the dexterity of human hands, robot grippers have undergone significant advancements to pick and place a variety of products ever more deftly. Many of these advances were based on giving ...

Lovers of injection molding — and automation — will find manufacturing nirvana at NPE 2015, when the Orange County Convention Center becomes a giant, modern plastics factory for one week. The market ...

A new all-electric injection molding machine and accompanying AI-driven work cell from Engel reduces footprint on the production floor as well as energy consumption, while also doubling output. The ...

Piscataway, N.J.-based Montrose Molders Corp. has expanded its manufacturing operations with the addition of several new injection molding machines and robots to increase production capacity and ...

Injection molding is a critical manufacturing process, and has been so for a long time. It still has room to improve in several areas however, and “smart” injection molding equipment is gaining ...

The plastics industry continues to seek solutions to help it meet circular economy demands. As pressure builds for the industry to increase the amount of recycled plastics used in manufacturing, ...