Here at Lomont Molding – we’re consistently looking for new and more efficient ways to operate. This can be through newly developed materials, equipment, or processes. It’s no secret that plastic manufacturing is a developed and driving force in the modern world. The advancement and growth of plastic technology has been incredible in the last …
Recently Lomont Molding LLC’s own Carl Frank was interviewed by Haitan – one of our top providers of injection molding presses – specifically our large tonnage. See below for Haitan’s full interview and write-up! Lomont Molding’s Strategy Calls for Big The Georgetown, TX operation of Lomont Molding (headquartered in Mount Pleasant, IA) installed three new …
The most challenging part of incorporating Industry 4.0 technology into processes for many manufacturers is often that specialized systems and framework hasn’t been developed yet for their Industry. In the plastics processing industry we’re beginning to see more development on these frameworks that will allow us to implement more of the 4.0-level of monitoring and …
One of the greatest challenges for manufacturers attempting to transition to 4.0 is making older equipment 4.0 ready. It simply isn’t practical for most companies to attempt to replace all their older equipment with brand new state-of-the-art equipment that is 4.0 ready out of the box. The next best thing is finding ways to bring …
If you feel that IT systems, electronic devices and automation are state of the art then it is likely you have not heard about Industry 4.0 or as we call it at Lomont Molding: “4PT0”. A wave of technology has descended on the Manufacturers in America over the last decade. Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, system …
Here at Lomont Molding LLC we’re always looking for new ways to drive innovation throughout our processes. Many of the ways we are doing this fall in line of what is called Industry 4.0. We intend to continue pushing forward with this philosophy, so we thought it might be a good time to highlight what …
Construction of bio-based ‘Noah’ car proves the future of plastics may contain renewable solutions Students from the Technical University of Eindhoven unveiled ‘Noah’, the world’s first car with structural parts made completely from natural and bio-based materials. No metal or traditional plastics were used in the car chassis and bodywork, making Noah an ultra-light, …
