Feb 23, 2023
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was born in Hannover (Germany) in 1738 and died in Slough (England) in 1822.
Since 1770 he was engaged in building astronomical instruments and in 1781 he discovered the planet Uranus in our solar system.
In the course of time he created a catalog with more than 2500 entries of nebulous objects and double stars.
In search of materials with better optical properties, he discovered infrared radiation in 1800 by directing sunlight through a prism
and using a thermometer to detect a further rise in temperature behind the red end of the visible spectrum.
He concluded that some invisible form of energy must be operating there.
Today, we use infrared cameras to record the thermal radiation of plastic parts, for example, and use it to evaluate the quality of the manufactured parts.
Bust of Wilhelm Herschel
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Nov 15, 2018
Each object emits a certain amount of radiation depending on its temperature.
The radiation which adjoins the visible light in direction of larger wavelengths is called infrared or thermal radiation.
This type of radiation was discovered in 1800 by William Herschel.
The wavelength of the infrared radiation is in the range of 780 nano-meters to 1 millimeter.
General: The area on the right side of the color bar is called
infrared radiation.
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Oct 11, 2019
The international trade fair for the plastic and rubber industry, called K-Show, takes place every three years since 1952.
More than 3000 exhibitors from more than 60 nations present their products and services during 8 days in Düsseldorf, Germany.
This makes the K-Show the worldwide largest trade fair for the plastic industry.
The products range from raw materials and auxiliaries, machinery and equipment, semi-finished products, technical parts and reinforced plastics to services regarding all other topics about plastic.
Other name: K trade show
General: Logo of the K-Show.
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Sep 12, 2023
Innovative ideas, products and services are still mainly presented at industry-specific trade fairs.
These fairs are organised in the region or supra-regionally.
In the past, trade fairs were used to request information about specific products from several manufacturers who were on site at the trade fair.
Today, this information must be available immediately.
Search engines on the Internet show many results for queries, which often have to be evaluated laboriously.
The Kunststoffmesse24.de platform has been set up to bundle industry-specific information and keep it permanently available.
This gives companies a further presence on the Internet with backlinks and marketing posts in the social media in addition to their homepage.
Access to Kunststoffmesse24 is permanently available around the clock.
Jan 25, 2024
This term refers to a software-based solution that supports companies in the manufacturing industry to efficiently plan,
control and monitor their production processes.
The software serves as a link between higher-level corporate planning and actual implementation at store floor level.
The MES is therefore the process-related level in a production management system. The term production control system is often used synonymously.
The real-time data visualized by the MES and functions for production tracking, quality assurance and resource management ensure optimal execution of the production processes.
Example of the dashboard in a manufacturing execution system
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