Monthly Op-Ed
The OpEd/blog piece for the Knowledge Center will be a monthly series, as is commonly provided by industry editors. This is not intended to be specifically about plastics conveying, but about the wider context of the plastics industry and general economic, technological and manufacturing climate in which we all operate.
Of Pellets & Magnets
- March 2012
Data Codes Driving Business - February 2012
Listening For Success - January 2012
Collaborating to compete - December 2011
Paper or Digital? - November 2011
Plastics conveying systems commonly fit into one of four categories.
Typical processor categories are as follows, but exceptions are common.
1. Single source, single destination: Extrusion, thermoforming, and injection (preforms)
2. Single source, multiple destination: Extrusion, injection (caps), and blowmolding (containers)
3. Multiple source, single destination: Extrusion
4.Multiple source, multiple destination: Injection, extrusion (tubing, wire & cable)
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Touchscreens are the latest form of interface to be applied to the control of polymer conveying systems. A touchscreen can be made to operate either a programmable logic control (PLC) or a microprocessor-based control.more (+)
Central material-handling systems are inherently complex. To help plastics processors evaluate their systems, the articles provided here help identify minor problems that can easily be corrected, and even help conduct a full-scale.... more (+)
Improved or replaced plastics conveying systems can financially benefit a plastics processing operation by reducing part rejects and labor, material, and energy costs. An upgrade can eliminate line plugs and improve the quality of your product and reduce delivery times... more (+)
…In other words…How Do Systems Work? The most simple step towards automation is to employ... more (+)
