Technologies, Services Moving Moldmakers Forward
| MoldMaking Technology
Featured in this technology roundup are products, processes and services related to cutting tools, hot runners and more for the next-level mold builder.
High-Frequency Milling Suits Compact Gantry Milling Machine to Moldmaking Tasks
| MoldMaking Technology
German-made Endura 700Linear series from Fooke is capable of various machining workpiece tasks, including composite, aluminum, cast iron and steel for mold and die-making.
CVD Equipment received $3.7 million aerospace order for production coating system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The CVI system will be used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for aerospace gas turbine engines.
Ilium Composites re-certified to ISO 9001 standard for quality management
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Rigorous evaluation process brings quality assurance to Ilium’s customer service offerings and range of fiberglass composite reinforcement products.
#regulations
Teijin partners with European carbon management firms for accelerated GHG emissions reduction
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Combined know-how and expertise will be used to calculate life cycle analysis (LCA) and GHG emissions for environmental impact reduction in Teijin’s FRPs and other product life cycles.
Branding vs. Brand Identity: Five Key Differences and How to Do Both Effectively
| Gardner Web
Both branding and brand identity work to enhance your business, but how? So if your branding is the basis of your brand, what is your brand identity? Those questions and more are answered in this article.
#brandbuilding
Coperion adquiere a Herbold Meckesheim
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Herbold se integrará a Coperion en su nueva Unidad de Negocios de Reciclaje que ofrecerá soluciones completas para el procesamiento de residuos plásticos.
Episode 26: Interviews from FABTECH 2022
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
PF’s On the Line Podcast offers a roundup of interviews from the 2022 installment of FABTECH.
K 2022: ‘All-in-One’ Bottle Tester Takes Three Measurements at Once
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Delta Engineering’s new system performs simultaneous topload, height and both pressure-decay and high-voltage leak testing.
Development of Sustainable Soft Materials Accelerated
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
VTT Technical Research Center fast tracks the development of materials by 50% through physics-based modeling and AI.
Improve CNC Productivity by Addressing Three Production Issues
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
To boost a CNC machine’s productivity, prioritize improvements to machine setup time and production runtime.
You Didn’t Read My Email?
Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining
Communication between customers, co-workers and vendors needs to be clear and concise.
Allied Machine & Engineering Expands Range of Boring Tools
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Both the 420 (410) and 465 (464) digital boring heads come equipped with a 3ETech docking port for easy digital diameter adjustments.
Reducing Cutter Breakage When Micro Machining Hard Mold Material
| MoldMaking Technology
A new micro drill increases productivity when making highly precise holes in hard mold steels.
Demanda de personal capacitado en la industria manufacturera en 2022
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con CAINTRA, los puestos con mayor escasez de personal capacitado son técnicos especializados, operadores generales y operadores de máquinas.
Netafim impulsa planta de reciclaje de plásticos agrícolas en México
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La planta de Netafim contará con una capacidad productiva de 3 mil toneladas anuales, y permitirá dar nueva vida a la materia prima de las mangueras de goteo usadas en la agricultura.
Hot Runners: A View from the Bottom Up
| Plastics Technology
Addressing hot-runner benefits, improvements, and everyday issues from the perspective of decades of experience with probably every brand on the market. Part 1 of 2.
Metal AM advances in composite tooling, Part 1
Peggy Malnati | CompositesWorld
Multiple metal additive technologies are gaining market acceptance and interest for composite tooling used in processes ranging from short-fiber injection to autoclave-cure prepreg.
Siemens Offers Virtual Support for CNC Users
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Siemens’ Virtual Product Expert program enables users to interact directly with a Sinumerik CNC product expert and have their specific operation and programming questions answered.
Unist Electronic Control Simplifies MQL System Adjustment
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The company says the Pulse R electronic control’s simple, two-button interface makes adjustment easy, while an easy-to-read display helps operators maintain accuracy and consistency between jobs.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications – 3rd Quarterly Report - Part II
| Products Finishing
The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on electrodeposition toward developing low-cost and scalable manufacturing processes for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysis cells for clean transportation and distributed power applications. This third quarterly report consists of Part II of a review paper, prepared and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication, covering opportunities and challenges for additive manufacturing technologies. Part I, covering the literature on additive manufacturing of SOFCs and SOECs, was published in December 2022.