Lilium expands on latest sourcing decision, go-to-market strategy

Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld

Lilium COO Yves Yemsi discusses the decision to source composite structures from Aeronnova and Aciturri, and how the company’s M&P choices might evolve.

5 Additive Manufacturing Trends

| Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM) is benefiting and advancing as a result of developments in software, business practices and more. Here are some of the trends driving AM or progressing along with it.

Climate Control Inspections Seek to Prevent Unplanned Downtime

| Modern Machine Shop

Electronic equipment failure is a common problem experienced by many facilities. Rittal seeks to help facilities overcome these reoccurring issues with regular climate inspections to proactively define flaws in equipment and prevent unplanned downtime.

Fast Wire EDM Machines Remove 3D-Printed Metal Parts From Large Build Plates

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

IMTS 2022: EDM Network’s mid-sized, four-axis Fast Wire EDM machine is said to provide three to four times faster cutting power.

Moldes especializados para la industria automotriz de Geocad

| Plastics Technology México

Meximold: Grupo Geocad promoverá en la feria todas sus capacidades para la manufactura de moldes especializados con una capacidad mínima de 300 Kg y una máxima de hasta 30 toneladas.

At K 2022: Improved Automatic Process Control for PET Bottle Blowing

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

New Process Pilot+ from Agr International offers faster response and flexible goals for keeping PET bottles on spec.

Hwacheon Machinery America Announces Two New Distributors

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

MachineTech and Numerequip Inc. join Hwacheon Machinery America Inc.’s growing dealer network.

Fast Wire EDM Machines Remove 3D-Printed Metal Parts From Large Build Plates

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2022: EDM Network’s mid-sized, four-axis Fast Wire EDM machine is said to provide three to four times faster cutting power.

Production Monitoring for Cobots

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Datanomix partners with Flexxbotics to provide automated production monitoring of Universal Robots cobots in production cells.

Low-void, large-scale, high-volume 3D-printed composites

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Among its many composites-related projects, Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently installed its first AMCM test cell, combining extrusion with compression molding for fast, low-void, low-porosity thermoplastic composite parts.

FANUC America Announces Expansion

| Plastics Technology

The global supplier of automation, machining and injection molding equipment has plans to nearly double its Michigan campus.

How Ford Is Honoring the F-Series with Color

Gary S. Vasilash | Products Finishing

Ford celebrates 75 years of F-Series trucks with five color options.

Novedades de Cimatron 16 apoyan fabricación de herramentales

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con nuevas y mejoradas capacidades para equipar a los fabricantes de herramental, Cimatron lanzará su software CAD/CAM v16 en IMTS 2022.

Impresión 3D metálica de moldes con acero certificado M789

| Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: 3D Systems llevará a la feria uno de sus más recientes desarrollos en materiales. Se trata del M789, un acero para herramientas sin cobalto que ofrece alta resistencia a la corrosión para la fabricación de herramientas y moldes.

Nuevo recubrimiento intumescente Firetex FX2007 de Sherwin-Williams

| Products Finishing México

Sherwin-Williams expandió su reconocida gama de recubrimientos PFP con la pintura intumescente Firetex FX2007.

IMTS Smarter Sourcing Symposium Tackles Supply Chain Challenges

| Products Finishing

The inaugural IMTS Smarter Sourcing Symposium, presented by IMTS and The Onshoring Project, will be held at IMTS 2022 and will provide guidance, tools, and tactics to create more profitable domestic sourcing using lean and agile suppliers.

AddUp’s In-Process Monitoring Software Displays Real-Time Status at a Glance

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

IMTS 2022: AddUp’s suite of in-process monitoring software for additive manufacturing includes AddUp Dashboards, Recoat Monitoring and Meltpool Monitoring.

How to Start Automating Your Moldmaking Operation

| MoldMaking Technology

A few fundamentals of moldmaking automation include identifying key areas and places to avoid and addressing common concerns and roadblocks.

New In-Mold Labels Enhance Recycling of PP Containers

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

New PP IML labels from MCC Verstraete separate from PP containers during mechanical recycling to preserve the color and transparency of the container resin.

AddUp’s In-Process Monitoring Software Displays Real-Time Status at a Glance

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2022: AddUp’s suite of in-process monitoring software for additive manufacturing includes AddUp Dashboards, Recoat Monitoring and Meltpool Monitoring.

168 Manufacturing's Automated Coolant System Works With Multiple CNC Machine Tools

| Production Machining

Each machine is compatible with a coolant health app that enables users to collect, visualize and track coolant parameters from a smartphone, tablet or desktop, offering real-time visual notifications and displaying trends over time.

Azul 3D’s Lake Printer Offers a Single, Streamlined Production Platform

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

IMTS 2022: Azul 3D says its Lake printer enables manufacturers to transition from prototyping to mass manufacturing on a single, streamlined production platform.