Utilizing in-house developed control devices to balance advanced control technology with cost efficiency is an approach that has long prevailed among plastics machinery manufacturers. However, it hit its limits a while ago. Factors such as labor shortages, financial challenges, and the need to adapt to the latest technologies have resulted in a trend for open automation systems from experienced specialists. Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. (Nissei Plastic), an injection molding machine manufacturer based in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, is implementing this shift using PC and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff. Read more
