Little Wins Create Value in Additive Manufacturing

Timothy W. Simpson | Modern Machine Shop

How to create value with a multi-level approach to additive manufacturing.

JIMTOF presentará pabellones con tecnología de punta y fábricas inteligentes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La Feria Internacional de Máquinas-Herramienta de Japón, JIMTOF 2022, es una de las mayores exposiciones de máquinas-herramienta del mundo, organizada por la Asociación de Fabricantes de Máquinas-Herramienta de Japón (JMTBA) y Tokyo Big Sight Inc. La edición 2022 será la mayor de su historia.

The Secret to Molding with PCR: Don’t Fear Variation – Embrace It!

| Plastics Technology

“Embrace variation” – That contradicts all normal thinking about processing plastics. But the only thing that’s “normal” about recycled plastics is variability, and that requires a processing philosophy that assumes variation and is geared to deal with it.

“El reciclaje mecánico y químico son complementarios”: PlasticsEurope

| Plastics Technology México

Una clasificación de reciclaje que esté abierta a cualquier tecnología para que los productos plásticos obtenidos del reciclaje químico sean reconocidos como reciclados, en términos regulatorios, es el llamado que hace Ralf Düssel, presidente de PlasticsEurope Deutschland.

Tecnología de inyección multicomponente, de Wittmann, en la Feria K 2022

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Wittmann está produciendo una taza de café reutilizable con tapa para llevar de tres componentes en una inyectora de la serie SmartPower 400/750H/210S/525L.

7 Neuro Writing Tactics to Get Inside the Minds of Your Audience

| Gardner Web

Neuro copywriting has nothing to do with manipulation. While it can relate to natural-language processing communication techniques like anchoring and mirroring, it’s more about the application of concrete, actionable writing techniques.
#copywriting

Second NASA contract received by AnalySwift progresses high-fidelity composites design tool

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Research funded at Purdue University, University of Texas at Arlington will produce a computer tool to exploit tailorable composites, hybrid material systems for a variety of broad applications.  

Covestro, Arcesso Dynamics launch solid-surface manufacturing solution Arfinio

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

First use of reaction injection molding (RIM) on aliphatic polyurethanes enables complex, lightweight and seamless designs and new property combinations.  

Welding Repair Services for Additive Manufactured Molds

| MoldMaking Technology

Precision Laser Technology relies on its experience and expertise in laser welding and tool metallurgy to ensure mold repair success, including a recent partnership with Mantle to to prove out AM technology.  

GE lays off workers at onshore wind unit for business restructure plan

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Sources report job cuts are the result of weak demand for onshore wind, rising costs and supply chain delay.  

Clean Energy Research Foundation demonstrates “double-strength" carbon fibers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Development of fibers through the macromolecular assembly, coalescence of CNTs result in ultra-strong nanomaterials with high electrical and thermal conductivity.  

MVP introduces CARE, a new technical service solution

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CARE program supports a wide variety of technical services to eliminate manufacturing downtime, parts availability, labor shortage and improper equipment maintenance roadblocks.  

Cygnet Texkimp builds high-precision slitter spooler rewinder for industry trials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Demonstration machine can precisely slit and wind up to 48 tapes from continuous thermoset UD carbon fiber prepreg, with additional material compatibilities.  

Faurecia receives funding to industrialize next-gen CGH2 and LH2 tanks for 2024 production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

€213 million for Historhy Next project accelerates development of low-carbon raw materials and recyclability for composite tanks produced at Allenjoie plant, targeting 100,000/year.  

Download CAMX 2022 Show Daily: Wednesday, Oct. 19

| CompositesWorld

Download news reported live by CW on the CAMX show floor in Anaheim, California. Headlines cover CAMX/ACE Award winners, educational enrichment offered by the CAMX Theater, reconnection and recharging opportunities at CAMX Park Place and more.

Methods Machine Tools Becomes Sole U.S. Partner of OKK

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Methods began selling OKK in the U.S. in 2019 and recently expanded its coverage of OKK into the U.S. Southeast and Wisconsin.

CAINTRA: entorno económico adverso aún no debilita a la manufactura nacional

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Cámara de la Industria de Transformación de Nuevo León refiere que hoy más que nunca es importante blindar los esfuerzos del sector para que no pierda su impulso en los siguientes meses.

PCS Company Reveals Personnel Changes

| MoldMaking Technology

Kelly Beauchamp joins the product marketing team as a product manager, and Ken Berger is appointed to application engineer.
#workforcedevelopment

Drawing design cues from nature: Designing for biomimetic composites, Part 1

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Biomimicry is an interdisciplinary methodology that can inform composites design and manufacturing via use of more effective and sustainable materials, structural fabrication and technological practices.    

Carlisle Fluid Technologies Hires Customer Service Manager

| Products Finishing

Caius McNaughton is taking on the role of customer service manager at Carlisle Fluid Technologies.

Nadcap Discusses Efficacy of Pneumatic Needle Peening for Repair of Aerospace Parts

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Supplier accreditation in this emerging technology is now attainable as part of the Nadcap process.

CrylCoat 2406-2: resina de poliéster versátil para aplicaciones industriales en exteriores

| Products Finishing México

La nueva resina de poliéster CrylCoat 2406-2, de allnex, es un producto robusto y versátil para recubrimientos en polvo de alto brillo y mate, y puede ser útil para una amplia gama de aplicaciones industriales.