Avient expands long fiber composites portfolio using recycled content

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Avient announces new long fiber-reinforced composites formulated with post-industrial recycled resin content, for applications including office furnishings and outdoor adventure gear.  

Choosing Abrasive Compounds

| Products Finishing

Abrasive compounds for finishing a range of applications from prime automotive to painted cabinetry to composites.

Engel Opens New Customer Tech Center at Large-Machine Plant in Austria

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Machines from 700 to 1700 mt are housed in 36,600 ft2 of new space for trials and demonstrations.

Composite prepreg tack testing

Dan Adams | CompositesWorld

A recently standardized prepreg tack test method has been developed for use in material selection, quality control and adjusting cure process parameters for automated layup processes.

Cold Jet Enters Partnership With Multiple Investors

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

Cold Jet produces systems for the production, metering and packaging of dry ice.

Equipment Lists for Common AM Methods

| Additive Manufacturing

The 3D printer itself is typically only one part of the investment in additive manufacturing. Nearly every process and application will require support beyond the printer and material.

Walter Ewag UK presentó el sensor láser 3D Walter

| Modern Machine Shop México

El sensor láser 3D Walter está optimizado para medir herramientas de alto rendimiento.

Collins Aerospace Opens North Carolina Additive Manufacturing Center

| Additive Manufacturing

New facility expands company’s global repair capabilities at Monroe, North Carolina, campus

JM Performance Products High Torque Retention Knobs Assist Preco Manufacturing

| Modern Machine Shop

Preco Manufacturing achieved superior finishes for aerospace applications through JM Peformance Products' high torque retention knobs.

Braskem Idesa y Advario construirán terminal de importación de etano en Veracruz

| Plastics Technology México

El proyecto de infraestructura desarrollado entre Braskem Idesa y Advario contribuirá a incrementar la competitividad de la industria petroquímica y plástica mexicana y generará alrededor de dos mil empleos en el estado de Veracruz.  

Compact Convection Batch Oven Systems

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

David Weisman, LLC’s latest oven systems are designed to heat, dry and/or cure liquid and powder coatings on small- and medium-sized 3D products.

Brown and Caldwell Engineer Recognized for Achievements

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists’ 40 Under 40 Recognition Program recognizes individuals who have advanced the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering.

New Innovations in Mold Design, Milling Cutters, 3D Scanning

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology compiles a number of digital-only products from the past month, including mold design software, laser metrology 3D scanners, milling cutters and more.

AkzoNobel Provides Coatings for Large Offshore Wind Farm

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Hornsea 2, which is set to be the world’s largest wind farm, will be operational in mid-2022. All 165 of its 8MW wind turbines feature a coating from AkzoNobel.

Precision Machining Technology Review June 2022: Measurement

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Production Machining’s June measurement showcase includes Big Daishowa, Starrett, Rego-Fix, Sunnen, ViciVision, Emuge-Franken, Renishaw and Mitutoyo.

Metal 3D Printing vs. Machining

| Modern Machine Shop

Learn specifically about how metal 3D printing compares to traditional CNC machining; material properties, part economics and throughput will be discussed in this Desktop Metal webinar.

VersaBuilt Lathe Automation System for High-Mix Production

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

The system includes the VersaBuilt System Controller (VSC) software which has all robot motion preprogrammed, thereby enabling deployment in hours rather than weeks.

Steer Clear of Greenwashing

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Increasing demand for “environmental responsibility” from manufacturers, coupled with inadequately defined criteria, intensify the temptations to exaggerate claims of sustainability.

USNC Acquires Two Desktop Metal Printers for Nuclear Energy Solutions

| Additive Manufacturing

The printers are said to 3D print advanced materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) — a technical ceramic with extreme environmental stability often used in aerospace, armor, plasma shield and high-temperature applications.

New Zealand launches Composites Circular Economy program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Collaborative working group aims to develop new capabilities for Aotearoa, New Zealand, composites manufacturers to develop environmentally friendly products via several recycling initiatives leading up to 2030.
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Aluula introduces lightweight composite materials for wind sports and beyond

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The company’s proprietary UHMWPE fabrics combined with technical films in a patented fusion process are said to increase performance and recyclability.

Portable, Flexible Fiber Laser Marker Circumvents Conventional Process Constraints

Grace Stubbins | Modern Machine Shop

See Rocklin Manufacturing’s MobiLase portal laser marking unit in action, in addition to other maintenance and repair solutions, at IMTS 2022.