Technology Roundup: Mold Maintenance, Repair and Surface Treatment Essentials

| MoldMaking Technology

This roundup focuses on maintenance, repair and surface treatment for mold equipment. Utilizing these helpful products and services can help save time and money.

Romi presenta centro de torneado horizontal para alta producción

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Romi Machine Tools refiere que el centro de torneado horizontal GL 300S está diseñado para operaciones de torneado, fresado y taladrado de alta producción.

Injection Machines Use Novel Two-Stage Molding System

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

EdeX servohydraulic presses from Taiwan are the first to employ the Inject-EX plasticating system from Md Plastics.

Studer's New Grinding Machine Features Large Grinding Wheel

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The S36 is designed for productive external grinding of chuck and shaft components, which can serve industries including die and mold, aerospace, automotive and more.

GibbsCAM Update Integrates Turning Enhancements From Sandvik Coromant

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

GibbsCAM 2023 integrates Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, which uses the slope of the insert for chip thinning to make heavy cuts and spread cutting forces and heat over a larger portion of the cutting edge.

AkzoNobel Partners With Electric Vehicle Maker for Refinishing Purposes

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel is partnering with electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, becoming the company's global refinishing partner.

Conventus Polymers distribuirá AGC Chemicals Americas en México

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con este acuerdo, Conventus venderá fluoropolímeros para aplicaciones de moldeo por inyección, extrusión y moldeado por compresión en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México.

Digital Demo: The Advantages of Thermoplastics Technology

| CompositesWorld

From stronger, longer-lasting parts to creating sustainable options for composite parts, this demo will pique your interest in this emerging technology. (Sponsored)

PRF Composite Materials announced as material supplier for ThrustWSH 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ThrustWSH aims to set a new water speed record with an innovative, composites-intensive hydroplane design, targeting a 2025/26 run date.  

NASA's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign adds new partners

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Partners like Overair and Supernal boast composites exploration, expertise in eVTOL developments, joining 30 others taking part in the program’s integrated AAM information exchange efforts.

On-Site Mold Repair Flexibility Enhanced With Fiber Laser Welding

| MoldMaking Technology

The LaserStar FiberStar 8900 is a series of CNC welding workstations providing high peak power, optimal performance and platform flexibility for a range of alloys and applications.  

DMG MORI Manufacturing USA Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

| MoldMaking Technology

Machine tools provider reflects on manufacturing excellence at Davis, California, facility, including automation investments, local community developments and sustainability initiatives.  

Beyond Gravity to supply ULA with composite payload fairings, adds to Amazon satellite contract

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Beyond Gravity will deliver 38 carbon fiber payload fairings, in addition to Amazon CFRP dispenser contract, for Project Kuiper, expands U.S. production facility capacity.  

Tygavac Advanced Materials changes name to Airtech Advanced Materials UK

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The name change to Airtech’s U.K. division, effective immediately, more clearly displays the group’s global capabilities in vacuum bagging, composite tooling solutions.  

Air Canada orders additional A220s, brings total to 60 aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fifteen additional A220s, featuring infused composite wings, brings Air Canada’s operational fleet to more than 125 Airbus aircraft.  

National Institute for Metalworking Skills Launches Employer Engagement Process

| MoldMaking Technology

Innovative, five-step method establishes effective and focused on-the-job training in a short period of time.  
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Composites Association of New Zealand returns to in-person conferencing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following the pandemic, CANZ members were brought back together to present new innovations, pose new industry goals and ultimately strengthen bonds within the New Zealand composites community.  

Simple Workholding for Robotic Automation

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Robotic automation relies on reliable workholding, and these modular pneumatic jaws make it simple.

Consider Serving on MoldMaking Technology's Editorial Advisory Board

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

If you are looking for an opportunity to give back by sharing your moldmaking knowledge and experience, then submit your name for consideration to serve on Moldmaking Technology’s Editorial Advisory Board.

Formlabs Creates Finishing Tools Set for Postprocessing, Cleaning Parts

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Company has created a curated set of printing tools to simplify postprocessing and cleaning to quickly and easily 3D print high-quality parts.

Digital Metrology Solutions Introduces Software for Portable Roughness Gages

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The TraceBoss software package configures the gage, initiates a measurement and presents the results and graphics full screen and in high resolution.

Plastics Processing Continues to Contract

Jan Schafer | Plastics Technology

The September Index signaled a second month of declining activity for plastics processors overall, while custom processors fared even worse.
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