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Husky unveils digitalised execution process


Husky Injection Molding Systems has officially unveiled its digital next- generation operating model (NGOM) during a special event at its Europe, Middle East & Africa region head- quarters in Dudelange, Luxembourg. This was developed in partnership with Siemens and the Luxembourg Departments of Economy and Labour. The NGOM process,


Husky says, has reduced the time needed for ordering and manufacturing hard- ware from weeks to hours. Via this process, “custom-


John Galt: Leveraging Husky’s global presence


ised stack components can be configured through a web interface and are then manufactured in a state-of-


the-art laboratory through a completely automated process”. The physical and virtual environments “work together within a closed loop” connected to the Canada and Luxembourg sites, so that the system can continuously improve and feed information back. Husky president and CEO John Galt added that having “an end-to-end fully digital- ised architecture” enables the company to use its global presence and scale up operations when demand increases. � www.husky.ca


New hall for BMB


Italian injection moulding machine maker BMB has started the construction of a new production hall at its Brescia facility. The hall will be BMB’s fourth production area at its HQ facility. It will have 6,400 m² floor space and will produce the company’s machines above 1,000 tonnes. The company will start production in the new hall in H2 2019. BMB says two 4,500 tonne dual platen KX series machines are already scheduled for assembly there this year. � www.bmb-spa.com


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