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Automation and colour measuring for processors
In automation, Wittmann will have upgraded robot versions while Swiss company X-Rite Europe will showcase its multi-angle spectrophotometers aimed at the automotive and appliance sectors.

Wittmann's new W873 model, based on the previous W773, has been improved to feature a payload of 125 kg with a maximum vertical stroke of 3,000 mm. It also comes with 3,600 mm vertical stroke and 60 kg carrying weight. The kick stroke is a standard 2,000 mm and the traversing axis comes with 4,000 mm (with extension options in 1,000 mm increments). The robot is equipped with the new R8 control system that includes servodriven rotations in the A, B and C axis. Complex part removal can be accomplished with additional vacuum and gripper circuits. Cylinders integrated into the end-of-arm tooling can be controlled as logical and uniform function blocks.
Swiss company X-Rite Europe will showcase its MA94, 96 and 98 multi-angle spectrophotometers. This new family of products can help automotive suppliers, packagers, appliance manufacturers and other companies to monitor and maintain the colour of the plastics they blend and process.
Swiss company X-Rite Europe will showcase its MA94, 96 and 98 multi-angle spectrophotometers. This new family of products can help automotive suppliers, packagers, appliance manufacturers and other companies to monitor and maintain the colour of the plastics they blend and process.
The company will also show its VS450 and VeriColor Spectro for industrial use and benchtop and portable instruments. Improvements are offered such as better data repeatability and a more robust method for measuring flexible or curved surfaces and customers will be able to utilise the advanced X-ColorQC software that comes with the instruments to obtain more information from data.