Continúa en expansión la industria manufacturera de Nuevo León

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con CAINTRA, durante el mes de abril la industria manufacturera de la entidad se mantuvo en expansión.

PrintFoam Develops 3D Printer for High-Throughput Foam Applications

| Additive Manufacturing

PrintFoam says its 3D printing technology creates closed-cell foam parts that are faster, lighter and less expensive to produce than other photopolymer technologies.

Sistema robótico para reparar pintura gana premio a la innovación

| Products Finishing México

El sistema robótico de reparación de pintura Finesse-It, de 3M, fue reconocido con el premio a la innovación robótica RBR50 2022 que otorga Robotics Business Review.

Digital design, multi-material structures enable a quieter supersonic NASA X-plane

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

NASA’s composites-intensive X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft is set for its first flight by the end of 2022, after nine years of design, manufacture, assembly and testing by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Hasco lleva su Designer Day a Costa Rica

| Plastics Technology México

En su tercer Designer Day de este año, Hasco llevó sus innovadoras soluciones en materia de moldes e inyección de plásticos a Costa Rica.

The Right (Machine) Tool for the Right Job

Eli Plaskett | Production Machining

This high-production shop uses both mechanical and CNC Swiss machines to make parts, but which machine is right for which job?
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Next-Generation Gear Reducer is Sleek, Robust

| Plastics Technology

Can accommodate a variety of extrusion requirements, including those with high and low torque, speeds and extrusion pressures.  

Seco Machine Monitoring for Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

This complete machine connectivity ecosystem is said to enable manufacturers to use machining data to eliminate bottlenecks and boost overall equipment effectiveness.

High-Flow PEI ‘Captures’ Burn-In Test Socket Manufacturer

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

S. Korea’s Sensata is one of the first BiTS makers to adopt SABIC’s new Superflow Ultem.
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AM Solutions’ C1 System for Automated Support Structure Removal

| Additive Manufacturing

The system is said to feature innovative postprocessing of 3D printed components made from photopolymer resin, providing consistent and efficient removal of support structures utilizing an automated process.

Trumpf Qualifies Equispheres’ Powders for 3D Printing Systems

| Additive Manufacturing

It is said the characteristics of Equispheres’ powders will enable Trumpf’s customers to achieve better quality parts at higher build rates.

Creating Designs That 3D Printing Experts Love

| Additive Manufacturing

3D printing can create virtually any shape imaginable, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to print. How to design parts that are printable as well as functional.

PPG’s Diane Kappas Named 2022 Woman of Influence

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Diane Kappas, PPG vice president, Global Sustainability, has been recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Bumps in the Road

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The past two years have been challenging in many ways — here are some thoughts on moving forward during difficult times.

PPG Launches Retroreflective Powder Coating With Lyft

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

PPG has partnered with Lyft to deliver a retroreflective powder coating for e-bikes to increase cyclist visibility. The company also recently showcased a number of new innovations at its R&D facility in Amsterdam.

Morf3D, 6K Additive Qualifying Metal Powders for Aerospace Customers

| Additive Manufacturing

6K Additive’s sustainably produced powders will be qualified for full industrialization and high-volume production.

Latest MachineWorks Update Improves Simulation Performance

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

MachineWorks 8.4 includes enhanced APIs, improved cimulation performance through collision check buffing, enhanced analysis of intersect solids for bending simulation and more.

JEOL E-Beam Metal AM 3D Printer for Improved Productivity

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

This electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is said to achieve high productivity, reproducibility and accuracy due to its automatic correction of focus and spot shape.

Intro to DLP: Learn the Basics of Digital Light Processing Technology

| Additive Manufacturing

Digital light processing (DLP) is quickly emerging as a key technology to move the 3D printing of plastics from prototyping to mass production, delivering the material properties and part characteristics without the costs and delays of tooling. Learn the basics and how new innovations to DLP enable mass production.

High-Precision Grinders Capture Optimal Mold Surface Finishes

| MoldMaking Technology

Okamoto Corp. highlights the ACC-SA1 series and ACC-32·80CHiQ grinding machines at IMTS 2022 for moldmakers, featuring a degree of precision, flatness and a smooth surface finish.

Doosan Machine Tools Changes Name to DN Solutions

| MoldMaking Technology

The company, under the leadership of its parent company, DN Automotive, will be reborn as a total manufacturing solutions provider through identifying and investing new growth opportunities.

DD-Compound optimizes resin feedline process with Roger

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Roger is a D-shaped, corrugated feedline designed to provide a homogeneous flow front for long part lengths up to 80 meters, while also reducing material waste, complexity and cost.