Hot Runner Device Professionally Diagnoses Heater, Sensors and Wiring

| MoldMaking Technology

Tailored to moldmaking requirements, the Meusburger profiTEMP TM is a compact and intuitive for professional electrical testing.  

Datanomix, ProShop ERP Deliver Automated Job Costing

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

A ProShop ERP integration into the Datanomix platform automatically matches part numbers in the machine code to those from the ProShop ERP system and extracts target takt times.
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Brazilian composites consumption falls 4.2% in first half of 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Despite the drop, total revenue registers 17% higher compared to January to June 2021, a mismatch that ALMACO says is due to successive raw material price increases.  

FACC grows workforce to 3,000 employees

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

After expanding its crew by more than 250 members of staff since the beginning of the year, FACC now boasts 3,000 employees worldwide, with more available positions to come.  
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Carbon fiber prepreg monocoque masterclass launches September 15

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

First out of two live session masterclasses offered under The Native Lab’s Composite Materials training course is taking place Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. CET (12 p.m. EST).  

Collins Aerospace opens space exploration facility at Houston Spaceport

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Inaugurated 120,000-square-foot facility to advance development and testing of several key space systems for future space exploration programs.

Caracol AM launches new identity, celebrates composites applications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Italian supplier of Heron large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) technology showcases circular economy and aerospace applications.  

How Hybrid Tooling — Part 3D Printed, Part Metal Shell — Accelerates Product Development and Sustainability for PepsiCo

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

The consumer products giant used to wait weeks and spend thousands on each iteration of a prototype blow mold. Now, new blow molds are available in days and cost just a few hundred dollars.

ChemQuest Makes Team Organizational Changes

| Products Finishing

ChemQuest Group promotes Edye Fox Abrams to vice president of business development and marketing, and hires Jean Guillaume as director.

Proper Testing of a Powder Coat Finish

| Products Finishing

Manufacturer shows how it performs extensive tests on powder coated medical carts.

Biobased PEF Shows Low CO2 Footprint

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Peer-reviewed study by nova-Institute of Avantium’s PEF would result in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  

Danobat presenta familia de rectificadoras externas que promueve la precisión

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La gama de rectificadoras externas LG, de Danobat, está diseñada para ser adaptable a proyectos llave en mano y a las necesidades específicas de cada cliente.

ARBURG México celebrará Open House en Querétaro

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Los últimos desarrollos, tecnología y el nuevo posicionamiento de marca de ARBURG estarán presentes en el Open House que la compañía celebrará en Querétaro, con motivo de la renovación de su centro técnico.

MSU, AddiTec Collaborate to Develop Biocompatible Bone Implants

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The collaboration focuses on enhancing Ti-6Al-4V implant properties by incorporating alloying elements such as Tricalcium phosphate to the Ti-6Al-4V melt pool matrix — which cannot be done conventionally.

Herramientas de corte diseñadas y fabricadas en México

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En el marco del open house de IML Precision, Iván Ley, regional sales manager de la empresa, señaló que llegó el momento de crear marcas 100 % mexicanas para atender las necesidades de la industria.

Complete Machining Center Powered by Smart Software

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: WFL Millturn Technologies’ M50 Millturn is a multifunctional turning-boring-milling center designed for complete machining of complex chuck and shaft parts up to 670 mm swing over bed.

Automated Carbide Rod Cutting Streamlines Production

| Modern Machine Shop

Rush Machinery displays one in its catalog of carbide rod cutting machines at IMTS 2022.

Compact, Flexible Laser Marking Station

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: Available with two marking windows sizes, Technomark’s marking head is reportedly able to mark up to three times more than similar machines on the market.

Nikon Launches Friendly Takeover for SLM Solutions

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The SLM management and supervisory boards welcome and fully support the transaction and takeover offer.

Top 5 Additive Manufacturing Trends You Can't Miss

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has made significant strides since the last IMTS. Here are some of the trends to watch for from this year’s conference.

GEECI y México Recicla inauguran centro de acopio de residuos en Ecatepec

| Plastics Technology México

El centro cuenta con capacidad para recibir materiales como polietileno tereftalato (PET), polietileno de alta densidad (PEAD) y polipropileno (PP), con los que se fabrican envases para la industria del cuidado personal y del hogar.

Chihuahua ocupa primer lugar en generación de empleo de la industria automotriz

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En los siguientes meses se esperan cuatro nuevas inversiones que generarán más de 8,900 empleos para los municipios de Juárez, Chihuahua y Cuauhtémoc.