Jun 20, 2019
A motor-driven or manually driven unit which can move in more than two directions to deliver loads (horizontally or vertically) is referred to as a crane.
In terms of injection molding, the crane is usually mounted below the ceiling of the machine hall.
With the load hook of the crane, molds are transported from the provisioning area to the injection molding machine.
The use of the crane facilitates the set-up process by direct and safe positioning of the mold between the clamping plates of the injection molding machine.
General: Bridge crane with a maximum load of 12.5 t (metric) in an
injection molding company.
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Jan 25, 2024
In order to efficiently utilize the available resources of a company, such as manpower, machines
and materials, and to achieve production targets, planning is required.
This is known as capacity planning or scheduling.
It is a crucial process in production and business management, as it avoids bottlenecks and ensures smooth process organization.
Today, planning is supported by appropriate software that manages the manpower, machines and materials, etc. and enables them to be included in capacity planning.
Capacity planning is part of work preparation.
Example of
capacity planning using software
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May 31, 2019
The International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber industries in China, called Chinaplas, is an exhibition from the organizer Adsale.
In 1983, it opened the doors for the first time in Guangzhou (China).
Since 2006, it has been approved by UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry).
Chinaplas runs every year for four days and has a significant world wide influence on the plastics and rubber industries.
It is the biggest fair for this industry in Asia and is held in yearly turns in Guangzhou and Shanghai.
General: Logo from
Chinaplas fair
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Mar 6, 2025
In the printing industry, a specific color model is used to represent the various colors that can be printed on paper or other materials. This model is based on the four primary colors of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (key), which are mixed in different combinations to produce a wide range of colors.
This method is commonly used in the printing industry to reproduce precise and consistent colors. The acronym CMYK stands for these four colors and describes the subtractive color system, which contrasts with the additive RGB color system used for screens.
General: Mixing of colors
General: Printer cartridges
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Feb 7, 2019
The development of designs using a computer is called CAD (short for Computer Aided Design).
This includes all computer-aided activities in a design process.
There is a differentiation between 2D and 3D CAD systems according to the available software and the aim.
3D CAD systems can be differentiated into wireframe- surface- and solid modelling tools.
In common CAD systems a mixture of all of the discussed modules can be found.
The design is mostly done in 3D while a 2D drawing can be extracted based on the given model.
Typical data formats are Step (.stp or .step) to exchange models between CAD systems as well as STL (.stl) if it comes to simulation or rapid prototyping.
General: Display of a
CAD user interface
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