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Research Suggests Path From Waste Plastics to High Value Composites
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Flash joule heating could enable upcycling of waste plastic to carbon nanomaterials.
Industrial Cobot Offers Speed, Accuracy, Safety
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
ABB says its Swifit CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot (cobot) is six times faster and five times more precise than other robots in its class.
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What are Harmonics in Milling?
| Modern Machine Shop
Milling-force harmonics always exist. Understanding the source of milling harmonics and their relationship to vibration can help improve parameter selection.
Flow Waterjet Announces Promotion of New President
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Brian Sherick will lead the company in strategic and operational management.
Powder Coating Overcomes Post Forming
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Six Sigma methodology, open communication, and collaboration produce results for leading boat manufacturer.
Styrenic TPEs for Overmolding with Higher PCR Content
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Avient’s resound REC Recycled Content TPE portfolio now includes PC, ABS and PC/ABS compounds with up to 45% post-consumer recycle content.
How to Select a Mold Temperature Controller
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
White paper shares how cooling channel analysis, which collects maximum pressure drop, total flow rate and heat dissipation, eases the performance evaluation of mold temperature controllers.
The Impact of Hydraulics on Tool Design -- Part 1 of 2
| Plastics Technology
Get a better understanding of their use, proper sizing, and how the tool design and setup in the machine can impact failures in manufacturing.
People in composites: February 2023
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New hires, appointments and changes in leadership have been announced by Norplex, Michelman, Teijin, Exel Composites, Virgin Galactic, Swinburne, SGL Carbon, Airbus SE, Mahr, Composites Evolution and Argosy.
GKN Aerospace to expand composites facility in Chihuahua, Mexico
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
An 80-000-square-foot expansion serves to meet future demands for advanced, complex composites manufacturing and assembly for the business jet industry.
EuCIA participates in EU-funded REFRESH wind blade recycling project
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
REFRESH consortium aims to develop, demonstrate a novel system to enable improved recycling of glass fiber-reinforced composites derived from wind turbine dismantling or reblading.
Advanced Engineering Solutions for Molds, Plastics
| MoldMaking Technology
AES Moldes Lda is a mold manufacturing and tool engineering organization operating in three continents to meet its customer’s mold production and management needs.
Teamvantage Launches New Parent Company Velosity
| MoldMaking Technology
Velosity unifies and represents the entire family of brands and full spectrum of end-to-end injection molding solutions from design support to manufacturing.
Creative Composites Group acquires Enduro Composites, expands product portfolio
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Enduro to add to Creative Composite Group’s suite of composites manufacturing capabilities and geographic reach.
Engel Delivers Its Largest Ever Injection Molding Machines
| Plastics Technology
Two mammoth 8000-ton presses built at its St. Valentin plant in Austria have been delivered to Infiltrator Water Technologies in Winchester, Ky.
Annual report finds U.S. offshore wind nearly doubled in 2022
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Key report findings from the Business Network for Offshore Wind note that investments in U.S. market tripled in size to $9.8 billion, despite economic headwinds.
Installing an Ecoat Line
| Products Finishing
Thinking of investing in electrocoating capabilities? George Lovell, coatings plant manager for Lippert, discusses considerations you should keep in mind as you add your ecoat line.
Episode 29: An Interview With Kim Scott, Maui Powder Works
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
In this episode of Products Finishings’ On the Line podcast, Kim Scott, the voice behind Maui Powder Works’ Powder Coater Podcast, talks about grassroots marketing, powder coatings’ social media community and trends in the industry.
4 Keys to a Successful Mold-Building Operation, The Latest Mold Design Tips & More
Cara Ready | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology is off to a strong start this year with mold design tips, key considerations for running a mold-building “business,” polishing pointers for ribs and more. Check out our list of top-viewed articles from January and see what catches your eye.
ANCA Offers Economical Pneumatic Grinding Machine
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The FX5E features a swing-table pallet design to load and unload pallets.
FITMA 2023 contará con ocho pabellones
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La edición 2023 de FITMA tendrá ocho pabellones organizados por categorías de máquinas y tecnologías para permitir que la experiencia del visitante sea más eficiente y organizada.
Whirlpool impulsa proveeduría en el norte de México
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Acercar la proveeduría al norte del país es una de las estrategias que Whirlpool ha impulsado para operar con mayor eficiencia en México.