Tuesday, April 15. 2008

Printing converters for injection molding machines


Legacy to USB interfaces …


A little more than a decade ago, log printers connnected to injection molding machines for log printing used to have serial or parallel interfaces. Now that retailers are running out of spare parts for serial/parallel log printers due to the decline of serial interfaces, the changeover to USB printers has become a salient issue for investment.

… for modern log printing applications …


The ARBURG "Allrounder" (injection molding machine) is a typical example how the ipcas

is being applied to link up machines with old interfaces to operate with modern printing technology using the customary USB printers for log printing. The control unit of the "Allrounder" is simply connected with a serial (RS232) cable to the serial port of the RS232 to USB printer converter.


… easy to start


Due to the implementation of software specially designed for the ARBURG "Allrounder", the printer converter does not have to be configured. The RS232 to USB Printer Converter is immediately ready to run when connected. Besides, the converter can be used both for old and new control units.

For more specifics, view RS232 to USB Printer Converter webpage.

For machines with parallel interfaces, view Centronics to USB Converter webpage.

Also view coverage in LinuxDevices.com.

Posted by Bruce in Applications, Printing Solutions at 04:53 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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#1 - John Williams 2008-05-21 07:11 - (Reply)

Forget this Interface Converter.
Just buy The Serial to parallel cable
from Patton Electronics Co.

#1.1 - Bruce 2008-05-26 02:41 - (Reply)

What you say is correct for the legacy interfaces your cable supports. However, I'm afraid your comment is based on some misunderstanding. The crux of the matter is: Your cable for all I could see does not have the USB interface connectivity you need nowadays and which our converter has – an important fact to realize as legacy interfaces become gradually phased out.

Besides, why not seize the opportunity at this point to utilize modern printing techniques (with USB interfaces, USB Sticks, etc.) and at the same time prepare the ground for the technology to come – which happens to be networking and online computing with all the incredible benefits offered ….

As their names imply the ipcas RS232/485 to USB and Centronics to USB converters are both modern interfacing (USB) and networking devices … ALL IN ONE!


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