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Haviland Enterprises Names New President, CEO
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Meg Post will take over for Mike Karasiewicz, who announced his retirement after serving as Haviland’s president and CEO since 2018.
Understanding Errors In Hand-Held Measuring Instruments
| Modern Machine Shop
Different instruments (and different operators) are prone to different errors.
Packaging Waste Will Become Composite Decking
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
New partnership will incorporate process waste into wood-alternative decking.
The making of carbon fiber
| CompositesWorld
A look at the process by which precursor becomes carbon fiber through a careful (and mostly proprietary) manipulation of temperature and tension.
Accionistas de ExxonMobil reflexionan sobre reduccción en la producción de plástico virgen
| Plastics Technology México
Durante la reunión anual de ExxonMobil algunos accionistas plantearon la necesidad de generar un estudio sobre posibles reducciones en la producción de plástico virgen.
Volume Resin Prices Move in Different Directions
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
PE, PP, PVC, and ABS prices slump, while PS, PET, PC, and nylons 6 and 66 prices rise.
Biobased, High-Performance Aliphatic Nylon 46
| Plastics Technology
DSM’s Stanyl B-MB 100% biobased version of the company’s flagship Stanyl 46 and said to be an ‘industry-first launch’ of a biobased high-temperature nylon.
Davis-Standard Appoints New V.P. for Canadian Businesses
| Plastics Technology
Mike Brown responsible for executing the business operating plan, strategy and performance initiatives for Toronto-based subsidiaries Brampton Engineering, Deacro, and Gamma.
CAM-Tool para el mecanizado 3D de alta precisión
| Modern Machine Shop México
CAM-Tool, de CGS North America, ofrece numerosas opciones de trayectoria de herramientas para una variedad de aplicaciones con el fin de asegurar un movimiento óptimo de la máquina.
Azelis inaugura nueva sede en la Ciudad de México
| Products Finishing México
La nueva sede de la empresa albergará a los equipos de liderazgo, marketing y ventas de todos los segmentos que atiende la firma en el país.
Hexagon Recognizes Manufacturing Start-Ups
| Modern Machine Shop
The company’s Sixth Sense start-up accelerator has selected RIIICO and SmartParts as its first cohort.
Carlisle Fluid Technologies Paint Gun Restores Vintage Car
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
The company’s DeVilbis-branded TEKNA gun featured on an episode of Detroit Muscle on Power Nation TV.
Magazine Bar Feeder Enables Unattended Operation
| Modern Machine Shop
Edge Technologies introduces its Commander 8-80 magazine bar feeder, which enables unattended operation with its large magazine capacity.
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology Changes Company Name
Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology
Everything from sales to services, including new system purchases, measuring services, maintenance and repair, is now organized under the new company name: Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions.
Are You Ready for Carbon Footprinting?
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Wish you knew more about this method of measuring sustainability? Be careful what you wish for.
Fostering best practices for wet layup procedures
Louis Dorworth | CompositesWorld
As fabricators continue to manufacture composite tools and parts using an open mold, wet layup process — often with mixed success — it’s important to stress proper preparation, materials, application methods and standardization.
Graphene-Enhanced, Water-Based Architectural Paint
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
According to Gerdau Graphene, the new paint is ideal for use on concrete, cement, metal and asphalt.
Federal-state partnership to unlock U.S. offshore wind industry, supply chain
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
U.S. administration announces collaborative partnership to continue spurring the offshore wind supply chain, reports 165% growth in contracts, $12.7 billion in new public and private investments.
People in Composites: June 2022
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New personnel developments have been announced for companies like Lilium, Hexagon Digital Wave, Velocity Composites, KraussMaffei, Plastic Omnium and more.
Smart Training Solutions Presented to Industry Employers, Educators
| MoldMaking Technology
NIMS is highlighting its on-the-job Smart Training Solutions at the Smartforce Student Summit booth at IMTS 2022.
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HP, Legor Collaborate on Specialty Precious Metals for Jewelry Markets
| Additive Manufacturing
The initial collaboration will focus on enabling the production of functional stainless steel accessories for the jewelry and fashion markets, while also implementing an R&D program to parameterize and characterize bronze and silver powders, and eventually gold powders.
Materials & Processes: Fabrication methods
| CompositesWorld
There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. Here's a guide to selection.
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