GDO México utiliza ELIX Ultra HH4115PG para acabados automotrices

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La resina de ELIX Polymers, ELIX Ultra HH4115PG, fue seleccionada por GDO para los acabados cromados de salpicaderos de un fabricante de vehículos eléctricos de alta gama gracias al buen rendimiento del cromado de este grado.

Industrial Drive Technologies Support Moving, Rotating Molds of All Sizes

| MoldMaking Technology

RUD Tecdos solutions within its Mold Handling Solutions portfolio manage horizontal, vertical and rotational drive solutions for all environments.  

Westminster Tool Metal 3D Printing Technology Celebrated by Leaders, State Officials

| MoldMaking Technology

Westminster Tool hosted politicians, educators, administrators and workforce development organizations to showcase its Mantle beta machine.

on Level 3, EV sales, carbon fiber, H2 in the snow, Lexus RX

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Mercedes goes Level 3 in Nevada. . .EV sales in ‘23. . .interesting Euro stats. . .cars with composites. . .heat with no subscription required. . .grooming snow with hydrogen. . .Lexus RX 500h review

Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

CW attends the opening of Westminster, Maryland, site and shares the company’s history, vision and leading role in H2 storage systems.

Products Finishing Recognizes 2023 Finishing Hall of Fame Inductees

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

PF’s annual Finishing Hall of Fame program is devoted to recognizing members of the surface finishing community who have gone above and beyond to further the industry.

Catalytic Gel Ovens Offer Small Operational Footprint

| Products Finishing

WolfRayet catalytic gel ovens offer small operational footprints while also providing a way to improve on existing convection curing.

Troubleshooting Alkaline Zinc

| Products Finishing

One of the most common problems that can arise when plating with alkaline zinc is an imbalance of brightener in the solution. In this helpful Ask the Expert article, Chad Murphy of Columbia Chemical discusses how different zinc metal concentrations and brightener concentrations can impact efficiency.

Program Provides Coating Protection Options Based on Needs

| Products Finishing

The EFIN Pro Shield program provides customers with coating protection options based on the customer’s needs.

Recoating Over Powder

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing

Products Finishing powder coating columnist Rodger Talbert discusses procedures for the successful recoating of powder coated parts.

The New Wild West of Automotive Finishing

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The advent of the EV and new application opportunities for finishers.  

Combining AGVs, Software for Greater Paint Shop Efficiency

| Products Finishing

The EcoProFleet from Dürr is an automated guided vehicle that coordinates with the company's DXQ software to bring about maximized utilization.

Reinventing the Wheel with Robot-Automated CNC Multitasking

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

One race team discovers how to efficiently manufacture a new wheel nut design for the next-generation NASCAR stock car with the help of a CNC mill/turn and a built-in robot.

Quantum Storage Systems/M&M Plastics Updates Machine Fleet

| Plastics Technology

The Miami, Fl. based injection molder has ordered 11 new injection molding machines from LS Mtron.

Renishaw Offers High-Speed Comparative Gaging System

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Equator system enables high-speed scanning and rapid moves between features, while retaining stiffness that delivers point-to-point repeatability for accurate gaging.

Dual-Shaft Mixers Are Versatile, Powerful

| Plastics Technology

Mixer series reportedly powerful enough to batch dispersions, suspensions, and emulsions with viscosities up to several hundred thousand centipoise.  

PC Resin from Biomass-Derived BPA

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Teijin has obtained ISCC Plus certification for its new PC resin products  

Gema Adds Service Employees

| Products Finishing

Gema is adding two ServiceNet technicians to its North American team, Jacob Argyelan and Jerry Croy.

Sharpen Your Pencils: Participate In ‘Top Shops' Benchmarking Survey

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

The free, anonymous survey of injection molders is open for responses, and all shops that complete the questionnaire will receive a customized report of the results. Honorees also will be recognized in the magazine.

Cambrio lanza el software GibbsCAM 2023

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

GibbsCAM 2023, de Cambrio, incluye las estrategias PrimeTurning de Sandvik Coromant.

Nexkemia Acquires Polystyrene Recycling Assets

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

The polystyrene manufacturer finalized its purchase of Eco-Captation, a recycler.

Balluff construirá nueva planta de producción en Aguascalientes

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 50 millones de euros, la nueva planta de Balluff en Aguascalientes producirá sensores, accesorios, sistemas de red y soluciones RFID.