TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS · KERN IoP
Applied engineering for plant-floor challenges.
Technical articles on industrial monitoring, electrical energy, productivity, equipment reliability and injection-moulding process analysis.
OBSERVATORY PUBLICATIONS
Research and technical publications by KERN IoP
The Observatory brings together research reports, industry analyses and technical guides on manufacturing processes, digitalization, materials and workforce capabilities.
ENGINEERING GUIDE · INDUSTRY 4.0
What is Industry 4.0, and how can it support better decisions on the plant floor?
An engineering guide to the origins and applications of Industry 4.0, examining the roles of operators and engineers alongside digital twins, simulation, phenomenological models, virtual sensors, model-based control and adaptive automation.
TECHNICAL STUDY · AUGUST 2026
Digitalization in small and medium-sized plastics-processing companies
We published a critical review of scientific literature and technical standards covering engineering, manufacturing, workforce capabilities, data integration and circularity. The complete study is available following registration.
TECHNICAL LIBRARY
Technical reading to support engineering decisions.
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Comparing two injection moulding conditions with clear process context
Read article →: Comparing two injection moulding conditions with clear process contextAn engineering guide to documenting the baseline, adjustments, cycle times and measured outcomes in a process comparison.
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Measure the machine or the entire cell? Defining the energy measurement boundary
Read article →: Measure the machine or the entire cell? Defining the energy measurement boundaryHow measuring one electrical supply differs from separating machine and auxiliary consumption in an injection moulding cell.
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CMMS and KERN IoP: operating evidence for measurable reliability indicators
Read article →: CMMS and KERN IoP: operating evidence for measurable reliability indicatorsHow maintenance work orders and actual operating records support consistent measures of operating hours, MTBF, MTTR and availability.
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Industry 4.0 and industrial competitiveness in Mexico amid trade barriers
Read article →: Industry 4.0 and industrial competitiveness in Mexico amid trade barriersHow monitoring energy, stoppages and quality can provide evidence for industrial competitiveness decisions.
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ISO 14067 and energy data: KERN IoP’s contribution to carbon-footprint assessment
Read article →: ISO 14067 and energy data: KERN IoP’s contribution to carbon-footprint assessmentHow energy and production records can support a carbon-footprint study, with defined measurement boundaries and comparison criteria.
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KERN IoP featured in Plastics Engineering on Industry 4.0 in injection moulding
Read article →: KERN IoP featured in Plastics Engineering on Industry 4.0 in injection mouldingPlastics Engineering included KERN IoP in an article on Industry 4.0 in injection moulding and the use of data to analyse processes.
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KERN IoP at ColombiaPlast 2024
Read article →: KERN IoP at ColombiaPlast 2024A historical account of KERN IoP’s participation in ColombiaPlast 2024 and the technical demonstrations presented at the event.
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KERN IoP at ColombiaPlast 2024 | Historical archive
Read article →: KERN IoP at ColombiaPlast 2024 | Historical archiveHistorical record of KERN IoP at ColombiaPlast 2024, with industrial monitoring and process-analysis demonstrations.
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Standardising injection moulding with production data
Read article →: Standardising injection moulding with production dataDocument parameters, conditions and results to compare injection moulding performance and maintain a reference process condition.
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