Overair receives $145 million investment from Hanwha Group to develop eVTOL aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startup will fly composite Butterfly experimental prototype in 2023, with plans to provide practical aerial ridesharing.  

Reshoring Initiative Releases 2021 Data Report

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

For the second year in a row, reshoring exceeded foreign direct investment job announcements by 100%, according to the report.

on Audi Rickshaws. . .Michelin and Hyundai and Tires. . .Levels of Trust. . .Tech for an Autonomous Fighting Vehicle. . .What's American Made & More

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

What is Audi doing in India with rickshaws and e-tron batteries. . .BEVs and diesels in Europe. . .Tires. . .Trust. . .Autonomous fighting vehicle. . .VW GTI. . .American-made vehicles. . .and more

Lanxess offers fiber-reinforced PBT material solutions for radar sensor, electromobility applications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fiberglass-reinforced PBT options meet demanding features for radar sensors in vehicle driver assistance systems (ADAS), high-voltage connectors, powertrains, EV battery casings.

reSound BIO, línea TPE de Avient con contenido derivado de plantas

| Plastics Technology México

Avient presenta al mercado nueve grados elastómeros termoplásticos (TPE) que contienen entre un 35 y un 75 % de biocontenido.

Nuevas inversiones en manufactura llegan a Coahuila

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa de capital chino Yanfeng Automotive invertirá 17 millones de dólares en Ramos Arizpe, mientras que la empresa irlandesa APTIV se instalará en Frontera con una inversión de 14.7 millones de dólares.

Non-Fluorosurfactant Peroxide Curable Fluoroelastomers

| Plastics Technology

Solvay launches new high-performance Tecnoflon FKM without use of PFAs used as process aids.

High-Resistance TPEs for Cosmetics Packaging

| Plastics Technology

Kraiburg TPE’s new compound series said to withstand contact with particularly demanding ingredients such as isododecane.

Registration is Open for the 2022 Electroless Nickel Conference

| Products Finishing

The education event, produced by Gardner Business Media and Products Finishing Magazine, is the first conference focused on the process since 2007.

LK Metrology and Wenzel Technologies Enter into Partnership

| Modern Machine Shop

The companies will be utilizing joint technological cooperation, as well of sale and distribution of LK’s coordinate measuring machines by Wenzel in Southern Germany. 

Seven Automation Opportunities You May Have Overlooked

| Plastics Technology

While not every process is appropriate for automation, the rapid advancement of robotics is allowing a much wider array of businesses access to this technology. Here are some areas where automation makes sense that you might not have considered.

Getting Charged Up About Electric Vehicles

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Metal-to-plastics replacement stories are a classic of the genre for plastics publishing, and nowhere more so than in the automotive space.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. Acquires Engman-Taylor

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Purchase of Wisconsin-based distributor is said to enhance MSC’s metalworking portfolio.

The Electrocoat Association Announces 2022 ECOAT Boot Camp

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Register now for the 2022 ECOAT Boot Camp 

Helmut Fischer México refrenda acreditación como laboratorio de calibración

| Products Finishing México

La empresa fue acreditada como laboratorio de calibración dimensional en abril del 2020, y este 2022 recibió un nuevo certificado por cumplir con los requisitos que establece la Norma ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Five Digital Manufacturing Trends Reflected in 3D Printing and Machining

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

As the digitization of machining accelerates, it’s seeing more crossover with its innately digital relative, additive manufacturing. On this episode of AM Radio, Julia Hider and Matt Danford discuss common themes in machining and 3D printing. 

VIDEO: What Is Visual Search and Why Should a Mold Builder Care?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Learn the three types of visual search, including where a mold builder can apply visual search within their current processes and the key benefits.

Cuellos de botella en el suministro afectan al sector de máquinas-herramienta

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Los cuellos de botella en el suministro son la razón por la cual la producción de máquinas-herramienta en Alemania sigue estando por detrás de los pedidos. En respuesta, la VDW redujo su previsión de producción para el año en curso del 14 al 8 por ciento de crecimiento.  

LFT Nylon & TPU Compounds with Recycled Content

| Plastics Technology

Avient has expanded its portfolio of Complēt REC long fiber reinforced nylon 66 and TPU composites with broad range of PIR resin content.

Registration Now Open for 2022 Parts Cleaning Conference

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

The one-day conference, co-located with IMTS this year, enables attendees to not only learn all things parts cleaning but also to immerse themselves in everything IMTS has to offer.

Walter Launches Profile Milling Cutter

| Modern Machine Shop

Walter launches the Xtra-tec XT M5460, a profile milling cutter that delivers precision and tool life.

3D Printing Enables Mold Shop to Rapidly Prototype Medical Parts (Video)

Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing

A case study involving Mantle’s 3D printing technology allowed moldmaker Westminster Tool to go from design to injection molded prototype medical parts in three weeks.