American Airlines partners with Safran to reduce environmental footprint with lighter, more efficient brakes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Boeing 737NG fleet will be upgraded with carbon fiber brakes to enhance operational performance and reduce operating costs while maintaining sustainability commitments.  

CAINTRA: Industria de Nuevo León se mantuvo en expansión en 2022

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El índice de capacidad utilizada de la industria en Nuevo León mantuvo un promedio de 52.8 puntos durante el 2022.

Ceratizit Expands Range of Indexable Milling Tools

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

MaxiMill 491 features eight cutting edges per newly expanded 9-mm insert size, a precise 90° profile and a durable, nickel-coated tool body.

Team Unity – the Tightrope Walk for Corporate Culture

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

Finding your place in an organization doesn’t always mean falling in line. But creating a culture of continuous improvement means fostering unity among independent thinkers.

Airnov amplió su línea de envases HAT para protección de tiras reactivas

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Airnov Healthcare Packaging, fabricante de envases con atmósfera controlada, adicionó tres nuevos productos a su cartera de envases de la serie HAT.

3D Systems Adds Figure 4 Tough Clear, DuraForm Pax Black to Materials Portfolio

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The two offerings are production-grade materials designed to address a breadth of industrial applications.

Integrex i-100HS combina capacidades para producir piezas complejas

| Modern Machine Shop México

La máquina multitarea Integrex i-100HS combina las capacidades de un centro de mecanizado de funciones completas y un centro de torneado de alta potencia.

Wandelbots Introduces FANUC Integration of Robot Programming Solution

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Wandelbots Teaching enables users to work independently with robots without any programming knowledge.

A Diverse Start to 2023

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Our January issue presents a variety of ideas to consider that can help you become more effective, profitable businesses. That has been the plan all along and remains the plan moving forward.

What Electric Vehicles Mean to Mold Builders

Gary S. Vasilash | MoldMaking Technology

Harbour Results CEO Laurie Harbour on why EVs make the situation at mold and tool shops more challenging.

AddUp Partners With Interspectral for Melt Pool Monitoring System

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The system reduces quality inspection costs and improves efficiency by tracking in real-time both power and emissivity drifts.

Chemical Recycler Secures $150 Million to Expand Pyrolysis Operations

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Cox Enterprises becomes majority owner of Nexus Circular.

TAPPI to Provide Film Education Program at PTXPO 2023

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Second-ever PTXPO will feature a robust education program on flexible film, with more technical programming in the works.  
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Babyark launches smart, composites-intensive car seat 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Impact-absorbing car seat approaches safety holistically with carbon fiber and D3O materials and embedded sensors for real-time monitoring.  

Horizon’s Cavorite eVTOL prototype completes initial hover testing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Reports confirm the aircraft is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power and has hovered with 20% of its fans purposely disabled.  

G6 Materials enters collaboration agreement with MADE Advanced Materials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The “Collaborative Project” is intended to explore the possibility of using fiber-reinforced composites with graphene-enhanced resin.  

High-Torque Air Grinder is Highly Effective for Deburring, Die Polishing

| MoldMaking Technology

Added to Boride’s micro grinder series, the HTSG-3S is an ideal tool for polishing and precision grinding, with stable torque and constant grinding performance.  

Record Reshoring Rates Reported in 2022

| MoldMaking Technology

Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter marked their highest ever level, eclipsing the previous record sent in the second quarter of 2022.

on VW advances, material science, projected production, Lexus ES, Audi's use of AI

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

On VW additive and electric. . .thousands of LEDs. . .Mercedes digital twin. . .sticking steel and polymers. . .production projections. . .EV test drive importance. . .Lexus ES review. . .Audi design and AI

DN Solutions presenta centro de mecanizado vertical de alta productividad

| Modern Machine Shop México

El rendimiento del SVM 5100L se ha optimizado para reducir los tiempos de aceleración/desaceleración de los ejes X, Y, Z y del husillo.

Rollomatic LaserSmart 510 Femto for Cutting Ultrahard Materials

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The company says the machine can achieve surface finishes as low as Ra 40 nanometers and produce crisper, sharper cutting edges compared to conventional laser machines.

Mapal recibe tres premios como proveedor en 2022

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Bosch, El Grupo Bocar de México y El Grupo Gnutti Carlo de Italia premiaron a Mapal como proveedor preferido por la cooperación cercana y de confianza.