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.

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.  

Boeing reports full-year commercial orders, deliveries for 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Last year saw Boeing stabilizing 737 production, resuming 787 deliveries and launching its new freighter aircraft.  

Laminate Tools version 5.1 supports new and optimized user-driven functions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The new version release of Anaglyph’s composite design software offers an extensive list of feature improvements and enhancements to its Design, Check and Manufacture modules.  

Continuum targets facility capacity, transforms composite materials to advance wind blade recycling

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Denmark company details a CO2-neutral transformation technology to make 100% recyclable wind blades, plans to build six recycling facilities.  

Robust Software Functions Improve CNC Milling, Grinding Turning

| MoldMaking Technology

Siemens Sinumerik 828D CNC with version 4.8 operating software offers significant increase in hardware and software options for mid-range control.  

Arris Composites wins 2023 BIG Innovation Award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The composites manufacturer is recognized for the third year in a row, spotlighting next-gen carbon fiber plates for running shoes.  

Regen Fiber launches eco-friendly wind blade recycling process

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Regen Fiber’s sustainable recycling process keeps wind blades out of landfills by converting them into raw materials for use in asphalt, composite products and more.  

Infographic Design Trends for 2023

| Gardner Web

Looking for ways to make your visuals stand out in 2023? The team from Venngage has put together a new overview of key visual trends in infographics, and how you could look to present your data in the new year.
#design

Go Digital: How to Succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution With Additive Manufacturing

Timothy W. Simpson | Modern Machine Shop

The digitalization of manufacturing is set to transform production and global supply chains as we know them, and additive manufacturing has been leading the way in many industries.

AM Sister Brand Modern Machine Shop Promotes Brent Donaldson to Editor-In-Chief

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Experienced writer and editor takes the reins for media brand which has reported on the CNC machining and technology industry for nearly 100 years.

Open Mind Introduces CAD/CAM Software Suite Optimized for High Productivity

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The HyperMill 2023 CAD/CAM software suite offers powerful and simplified NC programming in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling.

Forecasts For Mexico's Manufacturing Industry in 2023

| Modern Machine Shop México

Mexico's manufacturing industry accounts for more than 18% of GDP and is the main export sector with 87%.

Farsoon’s Quad-Laser Flight Technology Maximizes Production Yields

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Farsoon’s Quad-laser Flight technology on the HT1001P large-format platform offers an enhanced manufacturing speed to maximize production yield and lower manufacturing cost per part.

Circulus Announces Step Forward in Food Grade PCR

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Circulus Recieves FDA Letter of No Objection for Recycled LDPE.
#regulations

Registration Is Open for the 2023 TIPE Conference

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Virtual and free to attend, Women in 3D Printing’s annual event has an all-women lineup of speakers presenting on Technology, Industry, People and Economics in 3D printing.

Production Machining’s January 2023 News Highlights

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Production Machining’s January 2023 news highlights include PMTS registration opening, event collaborations, acquisitions and new manufacturing plants, training centers and quality centers.

Ford Partners With Rockwell Automation to Advance EV Program

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The companies will jointly collaborate on assembly tooling designs and architectures that will increase speed to market.

Trends to Follow for The Manufacturing Industry in 2023

| Modern Machine Shop México

Managing uncertainty, addressing labor shortages, and boosting the supply chain resilience are some of the trends that the industry must follow in 2023, according to Deloitte.

Región de Norteamérica busca profundizar su capacidad regional

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

México, Estados Unidos y Canadá buscan impulsar la competitividad regional mediante cadenas de proveeduría más sólidas, así como la inversión específica en industrias clave del futuro.

Qué son los bioplásticos, plásticos biobasados y plásticos biodegradables

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

¿Qué son los bioplásticos? ¿Son todos compostables? ¿Son reciclables? En este artículo abordamos conceptos básicos, pero necesarios, para entender el universo de los biopolímeros.

In Sustainable Packaging, the Word is ‘Monomaterial’

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

In both flexible and rigid packaging, the trend is to replace multimaterial laminates, coextrusions and “composites” with single-material structures, usually based on PE or PP. Nonpackaging applications are following suit.