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EPA Pushes Back Timeline for Developing PFAS Effluent Limits
| Products Finishing
The proposed new metal finishing standards to address PFAS is now being pushed back from August 2024 to December 2024. NASF is discussing with EPA staff the agency’s pending survey of the industry, which will likely be sent to finishing companies by April 2023.
#regulations
How Hybrid Tooling Accelerates Product Development, Sustainability for PepsiCo
Peter Zelinski | MoldMaking Technology
The consumer products giant used to wait weeks and spend thousands on each iteration of a prototype blow mold. Now, new blow molds are available in days and cost just a few hundred dollars.
FTC Proposes to Ban Non-Compete Agreements
| Products Finishing
Federal Trade Commission has proposed a sweeping rule to block employers in most states from entering non-compete clauses with workers and to rescind existing non-compete agreements.
OSHA, DOT and EPA Penalties Increase for 2023
| Products Finishing
The Department of Labor to revise civil penalty amounts for employer OSHA violations.
#regulations
EPA Releases Plan for New Health Risk Assessment for Cobalt
| Products Finishing
EPA released its draft plan for IRIS cancer assessment for inhalation of cobalt that takes a “no safe-level” approach inconsistent with the consensus from other available studies.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining December 2022
Jan Schafer | Production Machining
According to the Gardner Business Index (GBI) for Precision Machining, component activity in December is essentially a continuation of November.
#economics
Ineos Styrolution mejoró su serie de aditivos Luran SSPF60
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Ineos Styrolution mejoró la resistencia a la intemperie para Luran S con el aditivo SSPF60.
MachineMetrics Automates Robot Performance Monitoring, Intelligence
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Precision manufacturers can now monitor collaborative robots from Universal Robots in real-time to drive automation that improves performance and reliability.
Gema North America Promotes Chris Merritt to Vice President
| Products Finishing
Chris Merritt has been with Gema for more than 38 years.
Swiss-Type, Live Tooling Lathes Help Turn Company Around
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
New leadership’s investment in Swiss-type and live tooling lathes has enabled Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing to expand into new markets, reversing the company’s sluggish growth.
The Trifecta of Competitive Toolmaking
Matt Danford | MoldMaking Technology
Process, technology and people form the foundations of the business philosophy in place at Eifel Mold & Engineering.
OEE Monitoring System Addresses Root Cause of Machine Downtime
Peggy Malnati | MoldMaking Technology
Unique sensor and patent-pending algorithm of the Amper machine analytics system measures current draw to quickly and inexpensively inform manufacturers which machines are down and why.
The In's and Out's of Ballbar Calibration
| MoldMaking Technology
This machine tool diagnostic device allows the detection of errors noticeable only while machine tools are in motion.
Moldmaking GBI Reveals Change of Pace in Contractionary Activity
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
The Gardner Business Index Moldmaking closed in December at 47.2, up two points from November’s 45.2, a positive note after several months of downturned activity.
#economics
NASF Releases January 2023 Policy Update
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of January.
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Precision Welding Services Offer Rapid Turnaround Mold Repair and Reduced Molder Downtime
Peggy Malnati | MoldMaking Technology
X-Cell Tool & Mold relies on outsourced, high-quality welding repairs from Lewis-Bawol Welding to ensure its customers' molds are back in production quickly and affordably.
Continuing Innovation in Selective Plating
| Products Finishing
Chic Allen, general manager of SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts, discusses the benefits and considerations for the automation of selective brush plating.
The Importance of Rack Maintenance
| Products Finishing
A look at how poor rack maintenance contributes to wasted time, wasted chemicals and wasted materials.
Three Considerations for Mold Steel Selection
| MoldMaking Technology
Although a big challenge is selecting the right steel for the right job, steel selection has never been better in regards to quality, price and delivery speed. Here is a simple checklist when selecting your next mold steel.
How to Select the Right Tool Steel for Mold Cavities
| Plastics Technology
With cavity steel or alloy selection there are many variables that can dictate the best option.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Copper and Graphite Electrodes
Sherry Baranek | MoldMaking Technology
Both copper and graphite provide approximately the same end result, so it is important for a shop to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each material in order to discover what would work best in their shop floor environment.
Elroy Air secures $2 billion in VTOL purchases, transitions to new flight testing facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The composite Chapparal VTOL manufacturer signed an agreement with LCI for a purchase of up to 40 vehicles, advances into full-scale ground and flight testing with a new facility and hangar.