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Conair Builds On Success
Company continues as a local and global leader in the industry In 2022, Conair grew stronger due to two important factors. First, Conair and its parent company, IPEG, became part of Italy’s Piovan Group in an acquisition completed in January. Combining Piovan’s dominant position in Europe, the Middle East, and...
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How to Reduce the Burden of Plastic Scrap and Maintain Product Quality
A certain level of scrap or unacceptable parts is inevitable in any process. Whether it is the 3.4 occurrences per million units envisioned by Six Sigma quality adherents or a much higher percentage, it represents a drain on productivity and profitability, and keeping it to the absolute minimum possible should...
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How to Overcome the Top 5 Challenges in Plastics Manufacturing
How are you managing the costs of production in order to deliver plastic products at a price that is both attractive to your customer and profitable for you, the processor? In order to deliver products that customers need, every plastics processor faces the imperative of combining the following aspects of...
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Injection Molding Processing: The Basic Guide to Using Auxiliary Equipment
What is injection molding? Injection molding is the most widely used form of plastics processing worldwide. The process involves the injection of heated, liquefied plastic into a temperature-controlled mold under high pressure. After the plastic fills the mold, it cools and solidifies into finished part(s) which can be easily removed...
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Ways To Save Energy In Plastics Processing
As manufacturing has became more intensely competitive, plastics processors are looking at auxiliary equipment that can reduce energy consumption, make better use of raw materials, reclaim scrap and improve process yield. Today, these initiatives take on new significance as “sustainability” becomes the watchword for consumers and manufacturers alike. Not all...
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Lessen the pain of the labor shortage by leaning into your equipment supplier
If you’re feeling the pain of the labor shortage at your facility, you’re not alone. Most plastics processors today experience high turnover amongst their front-line operators and maintenance staff. The skilled labor shortage caused problems prior to COVID-19, but the pandemic has only exacerbated the issue further. This single roadblock...
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The New Common Control Interface and How it Helps You
Computerized controls have brought a lot of benefits to the plastics processing industry. But the trouble is, there are a whole lot of different types—different control platforms and human-machine interfaces (HMIs). And, when different pieces of equipment have to work together—like the different pieces of auxiliary equipment that support plastics...
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Need Space to Expand? Mezzanine Space Might Help You
No processor ever plans to run out of floor space. More often, space problems are the sign of a growing business. The addition of even a few primary processing machines, together with needed auxiliary equipment, material handling and feeding, robots, and perhaps some value-added assembly or packing operations can consume...
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