Shape Technologies Group Promotes New President, CEO

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Nino LaDuca, current president of Shape Process Automation, is the new president and CEO of Shape Technologies Group.

Submissions now being accepted for polyurethane industry award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Polyurethane Innovation Award honors transformative technologies and practices in the polyurethanes industry.  

Live Tool Expansion for Cutting Tool Tightening Options

| MoldMaking Technology

North American importer Platinum Tooling offers Heimatec live tools for the Hass BMT turret to ensure more rigid mold machining operations.  

Conair Group PTXPO Spotlight

| Plastics Technology

Conair discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30

Caracol scales up, expands internationally with €10.6 million Series A funding

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Development and commercialization of Caracol’s turnkey large-format 3D printing platform Heron AM, and new hubs in North America and Middle East solidify the company’s swift growth.  

Finishing Temperature-Sensitive Material with UV Powder Coating

| Products Finishing

Quality issues with pre-finished components led Global Building Products on a search to discover a new solution for its temperature-sensitive materials.

Take the 2023 Top Shops Benchmarking Survey

| Products Finishing

Participate in the Top Shops Benchmarking Survey to find out if you qualify as a 2023 Products Finishing Top Shop.

CGTech Simulation Software Optimizes Machining Operations

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Eastec 2023: Vericut detects errors and potential collisions in NC programs prior to running them on machines for the first time, so programmers can send programs to a machine with the confidence that they’ll run without incident.

DMG MORI's Chicago Event Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Chicago Innovation Days will showcase various DMG MORI technologies that can enable shops to boost productivity, become more sustainable and earn more revenue.

Schwanog Insertable Form Tool System for Quick Changeovers

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The insertable tools are said to enable quick tool changeovers, which can result in sizable reductions in machine downtime while increasing productivity.

Avantium and U.S.’s Origin Materials Aim to Accelerate Production of FDCA and PEF

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The partnership aims to bring together both companies’ technology platforms to produce FDCA from sustainable wood residues on an industrial scale.

The Precision Machined Products Industry: 2022 Was a Very Good Year

Miles Free | Production Machining

The data supports continued optimism for the precision machining industry.

Engel suministra dos inyectoras de gran tamaño en Estados Unidos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Infiltrator Water Technologies (IWT), ubicado en Winchester, Kentucky, recibió en sus instalaciones dos máquinas de moldeo por inyección duo 130000/130000H/8200 combi US que, según Engel, son las más grandes que ha construido en su planta de Austria.

Versatile Inspection System for Solving Quality Issues

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The system measures all profile characteristics and the gauging system provides complete part measurements in less than 7 seconds.

Adjusting Current and Voltage When Powder Coating

| Products Finishing

Which manual powder coating gun setting is better to adjust, voltage or current? Jeff Hale of Gema USA discusses when to use different settings on your powder gun to achieve optimal results.

Polykemi Starts Up its U.S. Compounding Operations

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

At the Gastonia, N.C., facility, the company is producing its broad portfolio of nearly every thermoplastic, with the exception of PVC.

Lexair Unload Pro Provides Flexibility in Part Unloading

| Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The Lexair Unload Pro’s design enables configuration for parts to be unloaded from the front or rear of a machine.

Norton presenta ruedas de rectificado para acabados sin manchas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los discos de láminas no tejidas Norton Vortex Rapid Prep, de Saint-Gobain Abrasives, pueden aumentar los índices de remoción de material en más de un 50 %.

Air Turbine Tools' Alarm System Protects Work in Progress

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The tool breakage detector system monitors air flow for deviation from a sensitive baseline record of compressed air consumption.

Soluciones de clasificación de Tomra se exhibirán en Residuos Expo 2023

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Los equipos para recuperación de materiales reciclables de Tomra serán presentados en la feria Residuos Expo 2023, que se realiza del 7 al 9 de marzo en el Centro Citibanamex de la Ciudad de México.

Rollomatic Names Joe Kane New CEO

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Kane will continue to hold his position as CEO of Strausak Inc. while serving as CEO of Rollomatic Inc.

Se acelera la actividad industrial de Nuevo León en enero de 2023

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El indicador de expectativas económicas de la manufactura de Nuevo León presentó el mejor inicio de año desde el 2013.