America Makes Posts Project Call for Defense Manufacturing Challenge
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The deadline for submissions is quickly approaching with concept papers and quad charts due Feb. 6, 2023.
High-temperature composite 3D printing facilitates design, manufacture of deployable space structures
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Opterus R&D employs an AON3D printer and OOA prepregs to build the tooling, prototypes and end-use versions of its foldable CFRP satellite structures.
Episode 28: Opportunities for Finishers in Today’s Ever-changing Automotive Landscape
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Darrick Gula, North American regional OEM manager, and Brandon Lloyd, global product manager for paint support technology with MKS discuss challenges and opportunities for finishers in today’s ever-changing automotive landscape.
Castor Publishes Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing Trends Report
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
New research from Castor indicates manufacturers can reduce tons of carbon emissions with 3D printing.
Material Handling Totes from Recycled Mixed Waste Coming
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
UBQ material will be incorporated along with other recycled materials.
5 formas en que los plásticos ayudan a alimentar al mundo
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Desde la granja hasta la mesa, los plásticos hacen que los sistemas alimentarios sean más seguros, más asequibles y respetuosos con el medio ambiente.
Destacan beneficios del nearshoring para El Bajío
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De enero a septiembre de 2022, El Bajío sumó 2,700 millones de dólares de Inversión Extranjera Directa, 9% más que en el mismo periodo de 2021.
3D Inspection Software is Dedicated to Flexible Scenarios Using Universal Portable Measuring Equipment
| MoldMaking Technology
NextMeasure enables a solution for flexible, fast and efficient 3D quality control that is compatible with all sensors and portable measuring devices.
Sussex Injection Molding Discloses Leadership Position Updates
| MoldMaking Technology
Sussex has named Megan Tzanoukakis as its presidents and CEO. Former CEO Keith S. Everson is transitioning into a chairman role.
PCS Company Now Distributing i-mold Tunnel Gate Inserts in the US
| MoldMaking Technology
Mold component product enables automatic degating of plastic parts from hot runners during ejection.
Velocity Composites US facility is granted AS9100, AS9120 accreditation
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New Alabama facility will build and supply all composite material kits for Velocity aerospace programs, aid customers with their sustainability and efficiency objectives.
Learn, Connect and Inspire at Autodesk Moldflow Summit 2023
| MoldMaking Technology
Join Autodesk experts and 11 other companies for two days packed with injection molding simulation content in a free virtual setting.
Milliken & Co. partners with MMI Textiles to offer Tegris thermoplastic
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The commercial market partnership enables easier access to the Tegris thermoplastic composite fabric for defense customers in the quantities that they require.
Qarbon Aerospace successfully completes icing tunnel test for Helios system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Patented Helios Ice Protection technology uses an embedded heated graphite layer to heat composite structures significantly faster than legacy systems.
Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 1: A Return From China
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
Entrepreneur Scott Colosimo found early success in China producing parts for his Cleveland-based motorcycle company in the mid-2000s. This is the story of how IP theft issues overwhelmed the business, prompting Colosimo and his team to start over from scratch — and move production back to the United States.
Orion Sharply Reduces Air Emissions with New technology
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
This supplier of carbon black has utilized the new control technology at its Borger, Texas.
MMT Chats: Project Engineer Applies Lean Manufacturing Principles to Growing Sustainability Role
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges catches up with MMT’s 30-Under-30 Honoree Katherine Pistorius, who has added Regional Sustainability Coordinator alongside her Project Engineer duties, which demonstrates the many paths one can take in a manufacturing career. Here she shares how this opportunity unfolded for her and what the job entails today and in the future. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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Paul Caprio Joins LS IMM USA
| Plastics Technology
Caprio, a longtime presence in North American injection molding machine sales, was named president of sales for the North American arm of the South Korean machine maker.
Multi-Functional Coating Test Instruments Operate Like “Swiss Army Knives”
| Products Finishing
With greater flexibility than limited traditional equipment, modern analytical instruments can ensure reliable coating performance by measuring critical characteristics like friction, peel, wear, and scratch resistance.
Braskem Signs Contract with Nexus Circular for Supply of Circular Feedstocks
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Nexus Circular’s new advanced recycling facility will supply Braskem with the sustainable feedstocks for 10 years.
Ice 3D Printing of Sacrificial Structures as Small as Blood Vessels
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Using water for sacrificial tooling, Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a microscale method for 3D printing intricate structures small enough to create vasculature in artificial tissue. The biomedical research potentially has implications for other microscale and microfluidics applications.
Precios de materiales plásticos reciclados muestran estabilidad para 2023
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology México
Después de la caída del verano, la mayoría de los precios se estabilizaron en la segunda mitad de 2022, y se proyecta la misma tendencia hacia 2023 en Estados Unidos.