Winterthur, December 2017 – Industry 4.0 is an omnipresent issue in every sector of industry. The Industry 4.0. vision has already emerged as a distinct reality in the injection molding sector. The focus is on consistent digitization – leading to enhanced product quality and increased cost-efficiency. Injection molders equipped with Kistler systems for process monitoring and control are ideally placed to meet the requirements for digital networking.
According to the definition given by Germany's Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), Industry 4.0 is a three-pillar model: Smart Machines – the first pillar – refers to machines that can optimize themselves with the help of intelligent tools. Smart Production means networked production – even across multiple sites. Finally, Smart Services are intelligent services or business models that only become possible once machines or their components are networked.
Kistler already offers injection molders Industry 4.0 solutions for the first two pillars of this model. They open up wide-ranging possibilities for networking to improve product quality and optimize processes in injection molding production. In terms of Smart Machines, Kistler's ComoNeo process monitoring and control system is available; and as regards Smart Production, there is the related ComoDataCenter database component. Together, these two products provide an excellent foundation for users to meet increasing quality requirements by continuously monitoring, controlling and optimizing the injection molding process.