Good morning! Keyence vision systems can be used at multiple points along the production line, from mold protection through final quality control. They provide defect images and inspection data but leave corrective decisions and injection molding parameter adjustments to processors.

The new HP MJF 1200 3D printer is cost-effective, easy to use and fast. ABB's IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID robots have short cycle times and reduced power consumption.

Are you getting the most benefit from daily huddles? An interesting article in sister publication Industry Week talks about how accountability is not punishment or blame; it is a two-way commitment between workers and leaders.

Ron Shinn, editor emeritus