As manufacturing continues to strike a balance between mass production to mass customization, plastic equipment providers and operators are searching for ways to efficiently adapt new mixes and volumes. With more advanced equipment entering the market, plastic processors are finding that combining sophisticated equipment with automation technology provides the necessary flexibility to execute fast changeovers with minimal downtime.

As machines and operations are updated, systems must also be designed to efficiently use available floor space and seamlessly integrate into existing lines for greater productivity. While there are many strategies for improved performance, leading control components must be utilized to help provide torque precision, speed control and overall machine functionality necessary to manufacture high quality plastic parts. With over seventeen million electrical control configurations and a UL508A panel shop, c3controls has options for all parts of the plastics manufacturing process: