Canon Virginia Inc. will be exhibiting at NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, May 6-10, 2024, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, in the West Hall booth #W4843. In addition to mold making and manufacturing services, CVI plans to showcase the Canon Inc. industrial imaging platform, Vision Edition, for show attendees, CVI will also be presenting with Japan Steel Works America Inc. (JSW), a CVI reseller, to demonstrate the newest iteration of the Shuttle Mold System from CVI. CVI will demonstrate the Shuttle Mold System in the JSW booth, #W1561, and will discuss potential efficiency and productivity applications with attendees.

The Shuttle Mold System will produce sample parts on a JSW J350AD-S-890H, a 350-ton all electric injection molding machine, running two separate molds in a single cycle. Compatible parts with a cycle time of 40 seconds or greater are ideal for this system. The Shuttle Mold System (initially called Multi-Mold) is an internally developed production innovation first permitted at NPE2018 to showcase Canon's manufacturing expertise.

Since then, the product has been commercialized, and several developments have been applied to the system to reduce the footprint and increase benefits to the end-user. Depending on the customer's needs, three models are currently available. The system highlights CVI's knowledge of mold making, molding, production innovation, and product development.

The molds that will be used in the Shuttle Mold System demonstration were built by Canon affiliate Canon Mold Co. and feature Canon's proprietary high-precision laser etching technology. Canon imaging technology will also be on display.

In addition to booth demonstration, CVI will give a presentation on the Shuttle Mold System at the NPE2024 Innovation Stage on May 8, 2024, from 1-1:30 PM for those attending the show. The session, Overcoming Long Cooling Times and Changeover Downtime in Injection Molding, will be presented by Wayne Daniel of Canon Virginia Inc. Session topics will include: New ways to address long part cooling times to potentially increase production; Continue molding during mold set up; seamlessly beginning a new process to help decrease or eliminate changeover time; Explore other potential applications for the Shuttle Mold System. The CVI booth (#W4843) will feature Canon's Vision Edition System and highlight CVI's mold making services.

There has been a growing need for automation in the manufacturing industry because of labor shortages and costs. To help address these needs, Canon is promoting visualization of production sites using imaging such as network cameras, industrial cameras, and the image processing software "Vision Edition" under the Canon Industrial Imaging Platform. The new Vision Edition v 2.0 enables a more flexible and simple system to be built by improving image processing performance, greatly expanding the range of camera devices that can be connected, including network cameras, and strengthening the linkage with various external devices and software.

Taking advantage of these improved functions, Canon is providing solutions that utilize images in the manufacturing industry and in a wide range of industries, including distribution and retail.