PPG Chairman, CEO Named Industrialist of the Year

| Products Finishing

The western Pennsylvania chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors presented the award to Michael McGarry.

Sybridge Technologies' Operations Manager Shares Three Favorite Articles: Purchasing, Transfer Tooling, Scientific Molding

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT's Editorial Advisory Board shares its top MoldMaking Technology articles of all time and how this content has been valuable to their businesses.

Massivit 3D Expands Systems, Materials Portfolio to Automate, Speed Up Composite Production

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2022: These additive manufacturing systems utilize the company’s Cast In Motion technology, which is said to enable direct printing of complex molds using high-performance casting materials.

Enhanced Digitization in Thermoforming

| Plastics Technology

Illig’s Easy product family includes the newly developed Human Machine Interface, Illig Easy Touch.

Polymeric Coating Protects Dispersant Vessel Used for Offshore Spills

| Products Finishing

Tank needed to be insulated for sub-zero conditions and impervious to water encroachment.

ST BlowMoulding Opens U.S. Parts & Service Office

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

The former service partner ACIS is now a subsidiary, ST BlowMoulding USA, at a new location in Norwalk, Ohio.

Tags Offer Digital, Forgery-Proof Product Identification

| Plastics Technology

Hasco’s Mold Tag A5910/… utilizes RFID Tag (Radio Frequency Identification) and enables the digitalization of original standard mold units.

Precision Machining Technology Review November 2022: Grinding

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Production Machining showcases some of the latest grinding technology from United Grinding, Rollomatic, Norton | Saint-Gobain, Star Cutter Co., Strausak and Okamoto Corp.

Okuma exhibe célula automatizada en JIMTOF 2022

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

En JIMTOF 2022, Tim Thiessen, vicepresidente de ventas y marketing en Okuma America, presentó una célula que incluye torno, centro de mecanizado y robot con un solo control.

Nexa3D Announces Technology, Service Partnerships

| Plastics Technology

The maker of high-speed industrial 3d polymer printers announced a deal with DyeMansion to automate post-printing operations, as well as adoption of its tech by Xometry and QuickParts.

The importance of resin mixing procedures in the composites shop

Louis Dorworth | CompositesWorld

What is considered to be common knowledge when storing, handling, weighing, mixing and deploying epoxy resins and adhesives has brought to light the need for tighter control, improved practices.  
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Rotating Wire Function Cuts EDM Wire Consumption, Optimizes Mold Cutting Conditions

| MoldMaking Technology

Sodick puts a new spin on its ALN and ALP wire EDM line with a new function that reduce wire consumption by 25% and improve the geometric accuracy and surface quality of workpieces.  

Robotmaster 2023 se integra fácilmente con el CAD/CAM

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Hypertherm Associates lanzó la actualización de su software Robotmaster, el cual cierra la brecha entre el CAD/CAM y la robótica.

Lubrizol’s TPU Solution for HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Technology

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2022: The company says the material is a soft, flexible polymer with excellent processing and unpacking properties for HP’s industrial-grade Jet Fusion 5200 printers which employ powder bed fusion technology.

Palmgren Radial Arm Drill Presses Feature Extended Reach

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The drill press’ table tilts 45° left and right and swivels 360 degrees around the column for easy machining of holes at any angle.

Nuevos catalizadores para refinar aceite de pirólisis HDMax, de Clariant

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Clariant lanzó un portafolio para el mercado de reciclaje químico de plásticos que incluye los catalizadores HDMax y los adsorbentes Clarit.

Spray Nozzle Provides Hollow Cone Spray Pattern

| Products Finishing

HollowStream spray nozzles said to resist clogging, work well with liquids containing particulate, are durable and resist corrosion.

HP Printing Solutions for Accelerating Production Applications

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2022: HP’s commercial Jet Fusion 5400 Series and Metal Jet S100 solutions accelerate additive manufacturing production applications.

Logical Fallacies in Finishing

Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing

Some examples of logical fallacies and how they manifest themselves in the world of surface finishing

Hybrid 3D Printer Offers Five-Axis Simultaneous Machining for Mold and Die Applications

| MoldMaking Technology

DMG MORI’s Lasertec 3000 DED hybrid 3D printer offers process integration by combining laser deposition welding with five-axis, turn-mill machining in one setup.

on Motorcycles, Environment, EVs, & the End of the Lambo V12

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Honda still makes motorcycles. . .motorcycles and guardrails are not a good combo. . .electric bikes in Bali. . .Hyundai head talks environment. . .Audi reintroduces the e-tron. . .Lexus UX review. . .Lambo numbers (minus V12). . .Electrify America & education. . .IONIQ 6 & aero. . .bio-based material for acoustic insulation. . .

Additive Brings Changes, Even if the Wrench Stays the Same

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

The argument that begins with what additive cannot do is probably right, and misses a great deal.