Any time a new injection mold is completed and ready for use, it is vital to ensure that the mold maker sets up in the injection molding machine to perform a test run. The process of setting up an injection molding machine is often much more than just loading and fixing the mold and pressing […]
Modular sensor cables and LED light box makes integration of sensor signals from multiple cores to single press inputs simple and easy.
PFA Inc.’s mini hydraulic locking cylinder delivers 8,000 pounds of preload force in a new narrow format, enabling multiple small cores to nest together and time independently.
With PFA’s SWITCHMAX® mold wiring solution, it is possible to connect all core position sensors into single press inputs for set and pull, and provide operator side LED light indications for core positions. Secondarily designed for blocking unwanted signals, the system includes cross-connected sensor verification for mechanical switches, 3-wire PNP integration, and relay sensor adapters […]
Responds to industry chatter about long deliveries for Hydraulic Locking Cylinders. While supply chain impacts from Covid-19 have plagued many manufacturers, the roller coaster ride has seen some bright spots in service and delivery. PFA Inc., supplier of KOR-LOK Side Action Systems – a specialty type of Preloading Hydraulic Locking Cylinder, for example. During the […]
Industrial automation refers to robot machinery that are hardware and software tools associated with control systems.
End effector, or End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT), describes any device attached to the end of a robotic arm and robots are practically useless without them.
Electric grippers execute highly accurate gripping force, position, and speed control that are difficult for conventional air units to carry out.
The purpose of air grippers is to grasp or enclose parts for transfer, insertion, or assembly in automated manufacturing systems.
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