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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 3

The Core Questions of Digital Transformation

Editorial

Those who know how to use data understand their business. Simple as that may sound, it is no easy matter for manufacturers to find out what...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 4

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 6 - 8

Use Cases of Digitized Plastics Processing

PIC 4.0 Elaborates Holistic Solutions for Industrial Demands

While the use of assistance systems in production is increasing, the range of digital solutions continues to grow. However, the number of...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 10

A Plastics Expo

“D-Expo Kunststoff” – the Digital Industry Forum in Fall of 2020

November will see the launch of a new digital trade show for plastics technology. The organizer has already cut its teeth on two similar...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 15 - 18

Less Granules Stock Means More Quality

The Principle of Starve Feeding: Injection Molding Ultrahigh Purity Light Guides

In cars, LEDs are taking over ever more applications and are increasingly used as differentiating design ‧elements. They increase the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 19 - 21

Real-Time Process Monitoring in Cleanroom Environments

Electrical Drives in Injection Molds

In the production of plastic parts for the medical and pharmaceutical industry, the requirements for cleanroom environments are becoming...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 22 - 24

Completely Joined to the Host Computer System

Böllhoff Uses ALS as a Uniform Global MES for Injection Molding and Metalworking

The Wilhelm Böllhoff GmbH & Co. KG employs Arburg’s ALS host computer system as a uniform MES at ‧locations all over the world. Not only...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 25 - 27

No More Weight Problems

Dynamic Adjustment of Switchover Pressure and Holding Pressure to Achieve a Constant Part Weight

HiQ Flow is Wittmann Battenfeld’s answer to the challenge of fluctuating shot weights in injection-molded parts. The assistant system...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 28 - 31

Symbiosis of Toolmaking and Serial Production

Guideline to the Development of Predictive Maintenance Systems for Serial Producers and Toolmaking Companies

Unforeseen downtimes in serial production are always accompanied by high costs, making it essential for ‧machines to be serviced in time....   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 32 - 36

Flexible Guiding Systems for Cooling Air

Increase in Mass Throughput and Improved Mechanical Product Properties

In order to avoid bubble ruptures during the production of blown film, the velocity of the cooling air is often ‧reduced, which has a...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 37 - 42

Paying Attention to Layers in-between

Continuous Compression Molding Multilayer of Coffee Capsules

Continuous Compression Molding (CCM) technology can be applied to multilayer solutions and is referred to as Continuous Compression Molding...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 43 - 46

Absorption of Water by Molded Plastics

Numerical Simulations Help to Describe and Understand Diffusion Processes

What does the simulation of a diffusion process have to do with the simulation of a temperature field? Simply put, they share the same...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 47 - 49

Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide Made Weldable

Novel Laser Welding Technology Can Also Be Used for Higher Filled PPS Types

Especially in the automotive industry, high-performance polymers are increasingly replacing assemblies made of metal and conventional...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2020/07, PAGE 50

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