Canon Virginia, Inc.
757.881.6007
go.cvi.canon.com/Vision-Edition
Canon Virginia, Inc., Newport News, Virginia, a US manufacturer and technology center of Canon consumer products, acknowledges a growing need for automation in the manufacturing industry. Labor shortages and production costs continue to drive the need for innovation. Canon is developing new ways imaging can impact production efficiency. Vision Edition is an image processing software that can be used to improve productivity by facilitating automation on the production floor in areas like part inspection and logistics. Vision Edition easily can be implemented to perform part-presence inspection (pictured), and, unlike handheld barcode scanners, Vision Edition software and camera can capture and read multiple barcodes and QR codes with a single shot.
DELMIAWorks
866.367.3772
www.solidworks.com/delmiaworks-manufacturing-erp
DELMIAWorks, Paso Robles, California, has a manufacturing ERP system that features native quality management that enables plastics manufacturers to control and comply with the most stringent quality standards via comprehensive support for document control, in-line quality inspections, customer and regulatory audits and statistical process control. Additionally, specific quality-control processes allow manufacturers to ensure compliance in highly regulated industries, such as medical devices, food and beverage, automotive, and aerospace and defense. Because quality management is part of the DELMIAWorks end-to-end ERP system, plastics processors can manage quality control and compliance with the same fully integrated database used for production, inventory, accounting, customer management, supply chain management and more.
Kistler Instrument Corp.
248.668.6900
www.kistler.com
Kistler, Novi, Michigan, is a global supplier providing modular solutions in dynamic measurement technology for pressure, force, torque and acceleration applications. Kistler’s KVC 621 SE automated vision inspection system is the ideal solution for mass-produced parts. With a width of only 600 mm and fast throughput times, as many as 4,000 parts passes through this automatic system each minute. The largely standardized design means that customers also can expect the services and quality they are used to, combined with improved availability for delivery
at an attractive cost-to-benefit ratio.
MTMS, LLC
608.554.3025
www.plasticmelttemp.com
MTMS, LLC, Janesville, Wisconsin, has a melt temperature measurement system (MTMS) kit, which is an accurate, safe and fast way to measure melt temperature in the plastic injection molding industry. Measuring the exact melt temperature of the material has been a challenging science. The two principles of the MTMS ensure 1) that the material remains molten at reading and 2) that the thermocouple has direct contact with the material. The system also eliminates the chance of human error in temperature reporting. Benefits of the MTMS kit include low-cost purge; safe no-hands in or near purge; measures shot sizes down to one oz.; repeatable from operator to operator, press to press; accurate within +/- 1%; eliminates human error; fast under one-minute interruption, as low as 35 seconds; heavy-duty and long-lasting thermocouple probe.
RJG, Inc.
231.947.3111
www.rjginc.com
RJG, Traverse City, Michigan, is a training, technology and consulting company that specializes in the injection molding industry. RJG’s CoPilot® is a user-friendly injection molding process-control system designed to ensure part quality and reduce waste. It provides real-time insights into machine and mold performance, detects process changes and automates adjustments to maintain optimal production. With its AI-powered advisor, MAX, users of any experience level quickly can troubleshoot and improve processes. Benefits include higher output, reduced scrap, minimized human error and complete traceability for audits, improving overall efficiency and product quality.
