New controls for magnetic platen system.
Magnetic-platen supplier Tecnomagnete Inc. of Sterling Heights Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th cent., the city grew as a suburb of Detroit, 19 mi (31 km) to the northeast. , Mich., has developed a new touchscreen operator control panel for its Quad-Press quick-mold-change systems. The new Interactive Power Control (IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. ) guides the operator through mold clamping operations and will not permit operation if the magnetic forces are less than preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured minimum values. A graphical display shows the status of demagnetizing and magnetizing steps, magnetic holding forces, and a guide for cleaning the platen A long, thin cylinder in a typewriter or printer that guides the paper through it and serves as a backstop for the printing mechanism to bang into. It is typically made of a hard rubber or rubber-like material. See carriage and typewriter. contact surface. Operators can use the system to evaluate the size of a mold, true contact surface area, air-gap conditions, mold material, and base plate thickness. Security codes prevent unauthorized operation of the magnetic modules. Tel: (586) 276-6001, www.tecnomagnete.com.
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