Abstract
This research service profiles important emerging developments and trends related to automation technologies employed in plastic manufacturing.
Table of Contents
1 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Overview
- 1. Overview
- 2. Global Technology Highlights
- Scope and Methodology
- 1. Scope
- 2. Methodology
2 | ADVANCES IN PLASTICS MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION (NORTH AMERICA; EUROPE; ASIA)
- Plastics Manufacturing Automation Technologies Overview
- 1. Plastics Automation Technology Transformation
- 2. Reality Driven Automation Strategies
- Automation Technology Manufacturing Trends
- 1. Automation Technology Competitiveness
- 2. New Technology Automation Trends
- Global Automation Technology Market Drivers
- 1. Industrial Robots Declining Costs
- 2. Globally Competitive Skilled Robot Labor
- 3. Rethinking Raw Material Control Basic Assumptions
3 | ADVANCES IN PLASTICS MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT (NORTH AMERICA; EUROPE; ASIA)
- Plastics Manufacturing Automation Networks
- 1. Plastics Processing Information Exchange in the Internet Age
- 2. Open Network Capable Auxiliary and Primary Equipment
- Material Handling and Drying Automation
- 1. Centralized Materials Handling Not Just for Large Volume Operators
- 2. Materials Handling Centralization Economically Attractive
- 3. New Vacuum Dryers with Tighter Control Pays Off
- Primary Equipment Process Control
- 1. Injection Molding Process Optimization
- 2. Error-Free Injection Molding Production
- 3. Patented P-Wave Used in Manufacture of Unique Composite
- 4. Hot Runners Advance Mold Performance
- 5. Valve Gated Hot Runners Help Mold Very Large Complex Part
- Manufacturing Cells and Production Efficiency
- 1. Production Cells Increase Manufacturing Efficiency
- 2. Manufacturing Cell Advantages
- Automated Manufacturing Cells
- 1. Fully Automated Cell for Soup Lid Closures
- 2. Automotive Electronics High Speed Insert Molding Production Cell
- 3. Fully Automatic Metal-Plastic Cable Harness Production Cell
- Robotic Systems Automation
- 1. Advances in Industrial Robot Use
- 2. Articulated Robots Fully Automate Molded Bumper Production
- 3. Multimaterial Structural Blow Molding Cell
- 4. Automatic Robotic Stacker Cuts Thermoforming Costs
- 5. Automated Material Removal and Deburring of Toboggan
- 6. Robots and Robot Software Helps Molding Company Compete
- 7. AGV Improves Efficiency; Space Utilization; and Safety
- Advanced Welding and Assembly Systems
- 1. Joining Components Adds Value to Parts
- 2. Innovative Fully Automated Plastics Welding Machine
- 3. Atmospheric-Plasma Inline Plastic Surface Treatment
- Automation in Quality Control
- 1. Advances in Quality Testing and Online Monitoring
- 2. PETWallplus Improves Bottle Production Control
- 3. Automated Assembly with Integrated Leak Testing
4 | ADVANCES IN PLASTICS MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION (NORTH AMERICA; EUROPE)
- Network Technology in Plastics Manufacturing
- 1. DeviceNet-Proven All Digital Network
- 2. DeviceNet and the Plastics Industry
- 3. DeviceNet BridgeWays Ethernet
- Central Materials Handling Automation
- 1. Benefits of CMS Automation
- 2. CMS Conveying and Control Innovation
- New Controllers for Material Conveying, Loading, and Storage
- 1. VacTrac Series 24/128 Controller
- 2. ILS Intelligent Loading System
- 3. Material Handling Network Control
- Precision Metering; Feeding; and Blending
- 1. Precision Feeding Saves Material Costs
- 2. Bulk Solids Pump for Precise Feeding
- 3. Precise Blending the New Norm
- 4. Aerodynamically Designed Pellet Conveying Elbow
- 5. Guided Wave Radar Level Transmitter
- Dryer Advances
- 1. Drying Equipment Developments
- 2. Microprocessor Controlled Low Pressure Material Drying
- 3. Tightly Controlled Nondesiccant PET Dryer/Crystallizer
- 4. Intelligent Dual Portable Drying Conveyor
- Automation in Injection Molding
- 1. Mold Control Advances
- 2. Injection Molding Process Optimization Software
- 3. DeviceNet Digital Polymer Melt Pressure Transmitters
- 4. Simplified Mold Sensor Connections
- Advances in Hot Runner Control
- 1. Injection Molding Hot Runner Development
- 2. Mold Mounted Hot Runner Controller
- 3. Mold-ID Automatic Hot Runner Controller Settings
- 4. Expanded Hot Runner Control System
- 5. Multilinear Adjustable Rotational Degater
- Blown Film Gauge Control
- 1. Gauge Control Limitations with Barrier Film
- 2. Rapid; Noncontact Gauge Control for Barrier Film
- Stretch Blow Molding Control Optimization
- 1. Container Blow Molding Quality and Cost Optimization
- 2. Container Wall Thickness and Shelf-Life Control
- 3. Blow Molding Compressed Air Optimization
- Industrial Robots in Plastics
- 1. Automation
- 2. Robot Advances and Future Trends in Plastics Manufacturing
- 3. High-Speed Carbon Fiber Composite Robots
- 4. Automated Material Removal
- 5. Compliant Knife and Other Automated Material Removal Systems
- 6. SAS Automations Carbon Fiber EOAT
- Robot Controls and Software
- 1. RobotWare Plastics Robot Software
- 2. Advanced Robot Vision Software
- Other Parts Handling Equipment
- 1. Automatic Guided Vehicles
- 2. Trailer Loading SmartLoader AGV
- 3. Laser-Guided Palletizing AGV
- 4. User Configured AGV
- Welding and Assembly Systems
- 1. Joining/Bonding in Plastics Manufacturing
- 2. Laser Welding Technology
- 3. Automated Laser Welding Techniques
- 4. Multi-Horn End-of-Arm Welding Head
- On-Line Quality Monitoring
- 1. In-Line Color Monitoring First
- 2. Multifunctional In-Line/Off Line Polymer Process Control
- 3. On-Line Finished Part Color Quality Check
- 4. Compact On-Line Viscosimeter
5 | ADVANCES IN PLASTICS MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKET ASSESSMENT (NORTH AMERICA; EUROPE; ASIA)
- Advances in Plastics Manufacturing Automation Technologies
- 1. Academic Research Advances
- 2. Business Dynamics of Plastics Manufacturing Automation Technologies
- Innovative Industrial Automation Technology Developments
- 1. The Wireless Factory
- 2. Wireless Robot Systems Save Costs
- 3. The Wireless Manufacturing Cell
- The Networked Factory and Beyond
- 1. OLE for Process Control and Compatibility
- 2. The Automation Standardizing OPC Foundation
- 3. Networked Plant Monitoring and Control
- Diversified Plastics Manufacturing Automation Technology Strategies
- 1. Wittmanns Dynamic Global Automation Leadership
- 2. Conairs Customer Centric Broadbased Automation Equipment Focus
- 3. Maguire Products Integrated Precision Material Handling Systems
- Specialty Plastics Processing Automation Technology Developments
- 1. Krones Multifaceted Cost Reducing Blow Molded Systems Technology
- 2. Männers Precision Hot Runners and Black Box Mold Systems
- 3. KUKAs Intelligent Helper Teamworking Robots
6 | PATENTS; CONTACTS; SOURCEGUIDE; GLOSSARY; AND RESOURCES
- Patents
- 1. US Patents
- 2. Rest of the World Patents
- Resources
- 1. Plastics Company Sourceguide (North America; Europe; Asia)
- 2. Plastics Manufacturing Automation Technologies Glossary
- 3. Additional Plastics Resources
7 | FROST & SULLIVAN 2006 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
- Technology Innovation
- 1. Award Description
- 2. Award Recipient
- Technology Leadership
- 1. Award Description
- 2. Award Recipient
- Excellence in Technology
- 1. Award Description
- 2. Award Recipient
8 | DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE
- Database Tables
- 1. Machine Tool Production (1999-2006)
- 2. Printed Circuit Board Sales (1999-2006)
