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Hybrid Metal 3D Printer Enables Quick-turn Prototyping
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS: Matsuura Machinery’s Lumex Avance hybrid metal 3D printers are said to enable lights-out production for highly accurate parts from metal powders.
2022 Sourcing & Technology Guide: Mold Materials
| MoldMaking Technology
Proper selection of the appropriate mold material is critical to manufacturing a high-quality mold. Tool steel, aluminum, copper and alloys are some of the materials used.
Herbold reporta incremento en demanda de sistemas de lavado de PET
| Plastics Technology México
Luego de su participación en el congreso internacional IFAT, realizado en Múnich, Alemania, Herbold comunicó que los sistemas de lavado de PET tienen una demanda alta.
Titan Abrasive Systems Designs Upgraded Blast Room for Metal Fabricator
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Fab-Tek of Central Mississippi will use the blast room to clean and polish the stainless-steel metal conveyor systems the company designs.
Military Aircraft Undergoes Testing With Additively Manufactured Parts
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Hardware produced as part of the AMNOW Program undergoes flight testing on operational aircraft.
Overcoming Barriers to Machine Shop Automation
Udo Jahn | Modern Machine Shop
Industrial automation using robots has improved productivity for operations large and small — so why do some manufacturers shy away from it?
FITMA acompañará el encuentro latino en IMTS 2022
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
El International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) contará con un encuentro para la comunidad latinoamericana que asiste a la feria. En su marco, se realizará la presentación de la alianza entre la organización de FITMA y la AMT.
Beta Technologies secures 75-year aircraft facility lease at Burlington International Airport
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Beta expects to its Vermont-based 355,000-square-foot production building to be online by 2023 for designing, producing and assembling electric aircraft.
Boka Marine joins American Recreational Products portfolio, launches fiberglass boat line
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The National Composites recreational watercraft line features battery- or solar-powered technologies with a fiberglass frame and room to hold four people.
Embraer, Collins Aerospace demonstrate CNT-based ice protection system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Electro-thermal heating system based on MEA technologies lowers energy requirements, adverse effects of ice and lightens weight, is undergoing flight testing on Embraer Phenom 300E jet.
Collins Aerospace produces first electric motor prototype for Airlander 10
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The 500-kilowatt motor for the Hybrid Air Vehicles airship targets 9 kW/kg and 98% efficiency through a new motor topology and composite construction.
IMTS Exhibitor Shares Sustainability and Hybrid Manufacturing Presentations, CAD/CAM/CAE Software Demos
| MoldMaking Technology
At IMTS 2022, Autodesk is sharing manufacturing industry insights, presentations on sustainability and hybrid manufacturing and showcasing how technology extensions enhance Autodesk Fusion 360’s capabilities.
HORYZN emergency UAV harnesses CFRP tooling from Voith Composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Voith Composites collaborated with HORYZN, a student initiative that leverages CFRP tooling and composites know-how for its Mission Pulse UAV project.
Innovative Grinding Technology, Automation Solutions
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
IMTS22: Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ Norton Quantum Prime Grinding Wheels feature new, proprietary nano-crystalline ceramic grain which boasts productivity gains across a wide range of applications.
FANUC inaugura sede para aplicaciones de automatización en Aguascalientes
| Plastics Technology México
FANUC inauguró una sede de robótica y automatización en Aguascalientes con una jornada de puertas abiertas de tecnología.
Inauguran el Centro de Innovación AAM-IECA
| Modern Machine Shop México
El centro es un proyecto conjunto de American Axle México y el Instituto Estatal de Capacitación de Guanajuato que cuenta con equipos de realidad virtual, impresoras 3D, cobots, metrología y tecnologías en manufactura.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing - 8th Quarterly Report
| Products Finishing
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the eighth quarter of project work (January-March 2022) at Wayne State University in Detroit. The major activities in this report period are: (1) the development of a sustainability assessment method for technology evaluation with case studies, and (2) a continuous development of a software tool for sustainability assessment.
Large Diameter BTA Drilling Machine With 3-Axis Capability
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
IMTS 2022: The TechniDrill TBTA-3A-6 can drill a 6-inch diameter hole from solid in a single pass and has 3-axis capability.
Precision Inspection System for Electric Vehicle Components
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
IMTS 2022: Marposs’ OptoCloud EDU uses multiple laser heads in tandem with contact sensors for measurement and vision inspection.
How to Choose the Right Cut Off When Measuring Roughness
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
Measurement results for surface finishing parameters can vary depending on the filter parameter (Lc), also known as the cutoff.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #120: Electrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters – 7th & 8th Quarter Report
| Products Finishing
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the seventh and eighth quarters of project work (October 2021-March 2022) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The major activities reported are: (1) to investigate 6:2 FTS oxidation, a common replacement compound for PFOS in the electroplating industry, and (2) PFAS oxidation in both a wastewater sample procured from an electroplating facility and in synthetic solutions.
Large Diameter BTA Drilling Machine With 3-Axis Capability
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2022: The TechniDrill TBTA-3A-6 can drill a 6-inch diameter hole from solid in a single pass and has 3-axis capability.