Trelleborg Group Acquires Minnesota Rubber and Plastics

| Plastics Technology

The Swedish manufacturing firm bought the compounder and molder of rubber and plastics from investment firm KKR in a deal valued at $950 million.

Machine-Side and Central Chiller Lines, Industry 4.0 Controls to Launch

| Plastics Technology

Frigel will use K 2022 to showcase a number of developments in process cooling, including new and expanded lines of central and machine-side chillers, as well as advanced control platforms.

Jeol’s JAM-5200EBM Metal 3D Printer for Stronger, Lighter Parts

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2022: The electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is designed to optimize material performance and minimize defects.

Omega TMM anuncia los prealistadores EVO y EVO+

| Modern Machine Shop México

Omega TMM destacará en IMTS su nuevo EVO que, según la empresa, es un prealistador básico preciso, repetible y fiable.

Nuevo mecanismo de rotación de alambre i Groove, patentado por Sodick

| Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: Sodick presentará, a través de Protecnic, su nueva patente “i Groove”, un sistema de rotación del alambre permite usar constantemente toda la superficie del mismo durante el mecanizado.

Habrá una nueva planta de Bosch en Nuevo León

| Products Finishing México

Con una inversión de 260 millones de dólares, Bosch inicia la construcción de su nueva planta en el municipio de Salinas Victoria, donde planea producir 600,000 refrigeradores al año.

Oportunidades de nearshoring se reflejan en México

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La ganancia potencial en el corto y mediano plazo de México por la reubicación de empresas es de 35,000 millones de dólares, equivalente a 2.6% del PIB, derivado de nuevas exportaciones de mercancías.

Webinar: Claves para ser proveedor del sector de electrodomésticos

| Products Finishing México

El CLELAC y Products Finishing México invitan al webinar “Claves para ser proveedor del sector de electrodomésticos” el cual abordará las oportunidades que ofrece esta industria y los requerimientos que deben cubrir las empresas que buscan convertirse en proveedoras de este sector.

PPG Upgrades Spray Coating for Beverage Cans

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

PPG Innovel Pro is a high-performance acrylic coating for internal beverage spray coating.

Can a Job Shop Benefit From a CNC Multi-Spindle? This One Does.

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Although CNC multi-spindle machines are often dedicated to running one part or family of like parts, this Wisconsin job shop has found a way to make 20,000 parts per run its sweet spot for that equipment to better serve multiple customers.
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Styrenic-Based Powder Polymer Modifiers

| Plastics Technology

Ineos Styrolution has developed a “well-balanced” portfolio of additives for compounders and extruders looking to enhance the properties and processing of resins.  

Bridge-Type VMC is Built for Cutting Performance, Accuracy

Grace Stubbins | Production Machining

DN Solutions’ BVM 5700 vertical machining center is said to handle heavier parts, cutting with increased rigidity and coming to end users with standard features right out of the box.  

Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: The Commercialization of Acrylic

Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology

We covered the invention of acrylic in our last installment. Here, we discuss its commercial development.  

An Opportunity for a Second Chance

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Perfection Industrial Finishing has a remarkable way of cultivating its workforce: It hires people as they leave the prison system and reenter society.

VIDEO: Can You Integrate a Joystick onto a Robot for Mold Repair?

Cara Ready | MoldMaking Technology

Tony Demakis, President of Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales and Brian Conner, Channel Development Manager at Universal Robots answer the question of whether or not you can integrate a joystick onto a robot for mold repair. 

Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlades installed at RWE offshore wind farm

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind power project leads first commercial installation of eighty-one-meter B81 composite RecyclableBlades.  

Zoltek, A + Composites present novel CFRTP UD tape

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

50K carbon fiber tow impregnated with polypropylene features 50 µm thickness, offers potential for weight savings and increased mechanical performance.  

Automation and E-Commerce Quoting System for Machine Shops

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: DigiFabster’s platform is said to process quotes in minutes.

EMAG 4-Axes Lathes Deliver Optimized Performance

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

The lathes are said to provide short cycle times, high-precision machining and safe processing with the VT series of turning machines literally turning the classic horizontal machining process on its head.

Vertical Machining Center Designed for Production Work

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: Takumi’s VC1052 is a linear guide vertical machining center designed for production and batch work.

Vertical Machining Center Designed for Production Work

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: Takumi’s VC1052 is a linear guide vertical machining center designed for production and batch work.

Gazelle Wind Power teams up with Ferrofab for hybrid floating wind platform

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Center for Manufacturing Excellence to be established in UAE to accelerate manufacture and deployment of next-generation offshore wind platforms.