Automation

The plastics industry is scrambling to fill the widening labor gap. One solution is through partnerships with educational institutions that are equipped to train potential employees, according to Dr. Quintin Bullock, President of the Community...

Technical volunteers from CBW Automation (Fort Collins, CO) work with the students, who compete in the nationally recognized For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition.

ForceFilm is thin, conformal film with integrated electronics that can be laminated onto any stiff material to provide multi-directional force sensing. Initially developed for medical applications, the technology can also benefit robotics and...

The Society of Plastics Engineers (Bethel, CT) Thermoforming Division has announced a call for entries in its annual Parts Competition, which includes two new categories: Parts produced with recycled/sustainable materials and parts produced using...

Yes, collaborative robots are replacing workers, but in a good way.

GW Plastics has broken ground on a 30,000-square-foot expansion in Royalton, VT, which will include a new Class 8 cleanroom capable of housing an additional 30 injection molding machines.

Digitalization is revolutionizing the manufacturing space, and as computing power increases while costs come down, manufacturers are able to buy “more-capable machines for less money that are easier to use,” said Michael Jacobs, President and CEO...

Part of the Advanced Design & Manufacturing (ADM) Expo in Toronto, the trade show and conference details the technologies that are reshaping the manufacturing landscape.

Sepro (La Roche-sur-Yon, France) will integrate its Visual control system with cobots developed by Universal Robots (Odense, Denmark) to provide plastics processors with a seamless automation architecture.

Few manufacturing environments take full advantage of relevant data, which leaves much room for improvement.