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Human/Machine Interface Offers Best of Two Worlds

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... important is on-line monitoring to give operators a clear picture of what's going on in real time. Beyond simple totals that can be achieved easily with a batch counter, HMIs allow each part of the machine ...

Integrated Information System Can Boost Profits

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... forecasting, planning, and performance monitoring. As a result of these missing elements, converters may seek high production rates at the expense of overall efficiency. Over the years, discrete manufacturers ...

Getting Off to a Smooth Start with a New Coater

(Archive)

December 31, 1999, ... slips, and concentrates come from Ampacet, Techmer, and Spartech Polycom. The company uses mixing/blending equipment from AEC. Honeywell-Measurex supplied the web monitoring equipment. The laboratory features ...

Bag machine adds value to customer-oriented operation.

(Magazine)

November 30, 1996, ... employees greater responsibility for personally monitoring quality, explains Faletti. "We help them learn to take responsibility and find they get greater job satisfaction." Ongoing employee growth is ...

Partnering launches future growth in laminations

(Magazine)

August 31, 1996, ... some type of pollution control device that captures and destroys volatile organic compounds generated by the process; monitoring devices that measure and control the amount of solvent being used and emitted ...

UV/EB technology moves ahead with the times

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... in a big way. UV Process Supply offers a variable power supply that allows the adjustment of lamp output from 25% to 100% of the rated value. And new lamp-monitoring devices measure the lamp's degradation ...

Green Bay gears up for specialty labels

(Magazine)

May 31, 1996, ... a personal computer-based information system used for machine setup and monitoring and also for recipe and report generation. By automatically setting and monitoring factors such as moisture levels, temperature, ...

Custom coating operation is a clean winner

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... the plant, from checking incoming raw materials through in-line monitoring using Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), to final off-line quality checks. CIM facilities include infrared and beta-gauge ...

Viscosity system saves ink and improves print quality

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... it's too low, so he pours more ink in. In effect, the operator chases viscosity. "If you were monitoring this on a chart you'd see steep peaks and valleys. With an automatic system such as the Norcross, viscosity ...

Interest in waste-disposal technologies at all time high

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... have the highest demand at about $1.1 billion, followed by gaseous control equipment at nearly half a billion dollars and pollution monitoring at more than a quarter billion dollars. Bob McIlvaine, ...

Building quality into the web printing process

(Magazine)

April 30, 1995, ... every movement and function of the system as well as the quality of the data-digitization process. Software also drives the high-end features that require massive processing power, such as color monitoring, ...

AIMCAL selects 3 finalists for technology award

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... metallized printing (PMP) process. * Custom Fabrication & Service Co. Inc., Bloomfield, CT, optical monitoring systems (OMS) product line. * Deposition Technologies Inc., San Diego, CA, SecureClear ...