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 show in Chicago, Comet Automation Systems, Inc., Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , rolled out an improved version of its PE-300 vision system featuring six times greater screen resolution, giving it the ability to sense ultra-small parts or product details in just 0.03 sec. The system comes standard with one CCD camera See digital camera.  and light source, with an optional second camera for larger or multi-cavity tools. A new repeat part ejection command instructs the molding machine (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings
(Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.

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 to eject stuck parts again before sounding an alarm. Two new and retrofittable options are a HD (high-detectable) camera to provide an enhanced image and infrared lighting and camera to eliminate interference by fluctuating ambient lighting Light that comes from all directions. Contrast with "directional lighting," which is made up of a light source with parallel light rays that do not diminish with distance. Also, contrast with "positional lighting," in which the rays are not parallel, but diminish in intensity from the . The system checks parts for flash, short shots, contamination, or changes in surface appearance. Error-prevention software compensates for inconsistent mold-open position, vibrations, or brightness changes in the mold area. A small pendant screen mounts on the safety gate of the molding machine. Tel: (937) 296-9166 * PTDirect: 112JX

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH Injection Molding
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Oct 1, 2006
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