Aidro Becomes Leonardo Helicopters' Supplier for Aluminum Flight Parts

| Additive Manufacturing

Aidro is one of two suppliers to receive the Declaration for Qualification of Process for Additive Layer Manufacturing with Leonardo.

Episode 25: An Interview with Darren Howard, Circle-Prosco Inc.

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

As phosphate-based pretreatments become increasingly regulated, more finishers are considering zirconium pretreatment solutions. Darren Howard, a key account manager with Circle-Prosco, Inc., discusses the increasing popularity of zirconium pretreatment use in such areas as automotive and agriculture.

Jergens Inc. Introduces Cast Iron Tooling Columns

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The cast iron tooling columns are said to increase horizontal machining potential and provide a solid basis for custom workholding to suit specific customer needs.

Plastiweber presenta innovadora resina reciclada en la K 2022

| Plastics Technology México

La empresa brasileña Plastiweber demostró a los asistentes de la feria K 2022 los beneficios de su resina de polietileno con contenido reciclado de hasta cien por ciento.

How to Avoid Mud Cracking

| Products Finishing

Julie Holmquist of Cortec Corporation discusses ways to avoid mud cracking defects when applying anticorrosion coatings.

Crosshead Die Features Single-Point Concentricity Adjustment

| Plastics Technology

One adjustment bolt controls 360° of adjustment.

How Do You Like Your Acetal: Homopolymer or Copolymer?

Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology

Acetal materials have been a commercial option for more than 50 years.

Advancing the Mold With New Technologies

| MoldMaking Technology

This roundup is full of products and services that help answer concerns and meet needs for the industry. Featured in this roundup are hot runners, mold components, mold materials and more.

Organización de la Feria K reporta cierre exitoso de la edición 2022

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

176,000 visitantes de todos los continentes y 3,037 expositores se congregaron en Düsseldorf, Alemania, para asistir a la Feria K, el evento para las industrias del plástico y el caucho más importante del mundo. 

How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

When Shamrock Precision needed to cut production time of its bread-and-butter parts in half, it turned to a new type of machine tool and a new CAM system. Here’s how the company succeeded, despite the newness of it all. 

Dyndrite, SLM Solutions Cooperate to Maximize Digital Manufacturing Software Tools

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The companies are working together to enable users to fully create SLM parameters and tool paths to fit their individual needs, maximizing materials development and application or part-specific build rate strategies.

Custom Manufactured Core Pins, Punches, Blades and Sleeves

| Plastics Technology

Precision ground to ±0.000050 in, the components come in lengths up to 14 in with tip diameters as small as 0.002 in.

The Story of Black Sabbath, Swivel Chairs and a Live IMTS Interview

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Sometimes you experience funny, unexpected moments at a trade show. Here’s a silly one from me.

Sigma Additive Solutions, Novanta Create Fully Integrated Scan Head With Quality Assurance

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext: Novanta’s Firefly 3D scan head brings monitoring into the optical train as a standard, enabling Sigma’s data analytics and quality assurance software.

Solve Processing Problems, Learn Tricks of the Trade: Register Now for Extrusion 2022

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Tune into technical presentations that can help make you more money, and mingle with the world’s foremost authorities on extrusion processing.

K 2022: ‘We’ve Been Waiting 40 Years!’

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

With sustainability top-of-mind in the plastics industry, this was a ground-breaking show for builders of recycling equipment. It also prompted new thinking in thinwall injection molding.

Starlinger Unveils New PET Recycling Line

| Plastics Technology

The recoSTAR PET Art line, unveiled at K Show 2022, offers advances in efficiency and uptime.

US Plastics Pact Gives Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Smile Compostable Solutions Recognized for Coffee Pod Product

Tungaloy presentó su línea mejorada de insertos redondos FixRMill

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Según Tungaloy, se trata de insertos de fresado redondos para el mecanizado de troqueles y moldes.

Temperature Control Manifolds for Flexible Machine, Mold Tubing

| MoldMaking Technology

Nonnenmann offers a wide range of mold temperature control solutions and expands the program with stainless steel manifolds for temperatures up to 392°F.  

XJet’s NanoParticle Jetting (NPJ) Produces Ceramic, Metal Parts

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2022: XJet’s portfolio of metal and ceramic AM solutions is powered by NanoParticle Jetting (NPJ) powderless technology to produce excellent part quality, surface, accuracy and detail with no postmachining.

Volocopter raises $182 million in second Series E funding round

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Additional funds will be used for eVTOL aircraft certification and launching the company’s first commercial routes.