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    • October 2024

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    Manufacturing

    Microgrids offer solution to big problem – energy fluctuations

    Ron Shinn
    Oct. 22, 2024
    Industry 4.0 approach allows plants to keep running even amid blackouts.
    Wittmann
    Wittmann's E-Max 2 controller offers ease of use and expandability.
    Product Innovations

    Wittmann upgrades conveyor controller

    Karen Hanna
    Oct. 21, 2024
    The E-Max 2 offers options to allow users to optimize the conveying process.
    BigRep
    BigRep's VIIO 250 is a large-format FFF industrial 3D printer.
    Additive Manufacturing

    VIIO 250 prints large parts efficiently

    David Tillett
    Oct. 18, 2024
    It can build functional prototypes, complex tooling, jigs and fixtures with a wide range of materials.
    Progressive Components
    Progressive Components' Safety Straps prevent mold damage during transport
    Injection Molding

    Safety Strap secures molds for transport

    David Tillett
    Oct. 17, 2024
    The devices from Progressive Components feature an engineered break point to prevent shearing of bolts.
    PMM
    John McCormick, founder of Proco Machinery, stands with his daughter, Katie, who also works for the company, at their NPE2024 booth.
    Blow Molding

    John McCormick built Proco Machinery from the ground up

    Bruce Geiselman
    Oct. 16, 2024
    He tells how he found his niche in blow molding automation equipment and how his apprenticeship taught him to think outside the box.

    More content from October 2024

    Terex
    Terex's TDS-V20SE shredder is customizable and user-friendly.
    Recycling

    Terex shredder is customizable, reliable

    Karen Hanna
    Oct. 16, 2024
    Featuring a Vecoplan shredder chamber, it can handle a variety of plastics.
    sensXpert
    SensXpert's sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning technologies give molders real-time visibilty into the manufacturing process, allowing them to cut energy usage and waste.
    Manufacturing

    Sensors, AI, cloud computing boost efficiency and reduce energy consumption 

    Bruce Geiselman
    Oct. 15, 2024
    SensXpert offers equipment that can provide real-time visibility into the molding process.
    Engineered Printing Solutions
    This single-head printer from Engineered Printing Solutions can be used for testing or small-scale production.
    Product Innovations

    Printer tailored for testing, small-scale production

    Karen Hanna
    Oct. 15, 2024
    The printer from Engineered Printing Solutions allows users to experiment.
    Servomold
    Servomold's SLY core-pulling unit is clean and accurate.
    Molds & Tooling

    Core-pulling units are clean, accurate

    Lynne Sherwin
    Oct. 14, 2024
    The SLY units from Servomold are customizable and appropriate for clean-room applications.
    Maguire
    Maguire's WXB blenders are tailored for extrusion lines.
    Extrusion

    Maguire WXB blenders tailored for extrusion

    David Tillett
    Oct. 11, 2024
    They are compact and offer a quick ROI by reducing scrap and start-up time.
    Ewikon
    Ewikon's Pro Edge VG valve-gate system enables side gating.
    Molds & Tooling

    Ewikon system enables side gating

    Karen Hanna
    Oct. 10, 2024
    The Pro Edge VG valve-gate system is ideal for molding soft materials and is easy to maintain.