The new Wittmann W808: a smaller frame that packs more punch
Hot on the heels of the Wittmann Group’s new W821 robot comes the launch of its high performing little brother, the W808 servo robot.
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Increased payload, reach and value from Wittmann Group’s new W821 robot
The Wittmann Group has launched a new and improved version of its popular W821 linear robot. The new features on the new robot come at no extra charge and the new models are available now from the Wittmann Group worldwide.
New process cooling remote monitoring
IL—new microprocessor-based remote monitoring control from Frigel North America will be on display at Frigel's NPE 2012 for attendees to see firsthand how the system makes maintenance and performance optimization easier than ever.
The 1000th Gravicolor dosing and mixing system
The 1000th Gravicolor dosing and mixing system handed over to LEGO in Mexico in a ceremony
Low-cost gravimetric feeder gets a big boost in accuracy and throughput
The widely used Maguire MGF gravimetric feeder for metering colorants and additives into plastics processing machines now provides substantially greater accuracy and up to double the throughput, it was announced today by Maguire Products, Inc., which will show the enhanced system at NPE2012.
Maguire receives a patent for a pneumatically-powered hopper lid
Maguire receives a patent for a pneumatically-powered hopper lid that cuts downtime for cleanout of gravimetric blenders.
A thousand Engel viper robots now in use
Engel is celebrating the delivery of its 1,000th viper robot. In future, the robot will be used to handle inserts and prefabricated parts in hybrid applications at Seletec Plastics Products in the Austrian town of Uttendorf.
Huge order for motan-colortronic
The motan-colortronic Group scored the biggest single order in its company history when it was awarded a contract by the LEGO Group for its manufacturing facilities in Monterrey, Mexico. motan-colortronic has delivered and installed the complete system for fully automatic centralized raw materials handling.
New Metro P hopper loaders
When discussing safe and economical process control in the sector powder handling – for instance PVC and CaCO3 – in extrusion and/or compounding systems, the Metro P family of hopper loaders, introduced into the market by motan at the end of 2010, plays a vital role.
OTX Spyro new hopper
Moretto’s OTX Spyro is the latest innovation in the field of dehumidification.
Drymax Primus material dryers from Wittmann
One of the main indicators of the positive turnaround which the plastics industry’s business has taken in the course of the last year is a sharp rise in the demand for new peripheral equipment. But this obviously genuine demand also goes hand in hand with a noticeable tendency to limit the amount of investment.
Piovan launches variable speed “Varyo” blower
Piovan, an ancillaries equipment specialist, has created “Easy3System”, a centralised intgreated conveying system.
