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.