Besides a host of new machines , hot runners, and robots at this past April's NPE2012 exhibition in Orlando, Fla. (reviewed n June, July, and this issue, respectively), there were also several interesting developments in injection molding control and monitoring systems. These include what's said to be a brand-new approach to melt-temperature sensing and process control, plus new hardware and software for cavity-pressure and temperature sensing, process optimization, position sensing, and energy monitoring.
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