MaXYmos Kistler’s process monitoring devices can be used in joining and assembly processes where product quality cannot be determined by a single value, but by the shape of a curve over time or displacement. Such processes include a number of applications involving plastic parts, such as snap-fit assembly, ultrasonic welding, hot-staking, mixed-material joining, crimping and forming, and press-fit operations. Using data gathered from sensors on joining and assembly devices, the MaXYmos creates curves illustrating process characteristics, such as force vs. displacement, force vs. time or torque vs. angle.
What’s new? Kistler’s MaXYmos Analyzer desktop software, which allows for offline analysis, visualization and evaluation of measurement curves.
Benefits Easier analysis. The MaXYmos Analyzer desktop software allows engineers to analyze MaXYmos’ curve data to better understand process behavior and why parts met or failed to meet specs, so they can optimize their processes and avoid defective parts. With the data, users can achieve maximum productivity and ensure safety in their operations.
Kistler Instrument Corp., Novi, Mich., 248-668-6900, www.kistler.com
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Karen Hanna
Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.