How to Use LinkedIn If You Are Selling in the Manufacturing Industry

| Gardner Web

This article discusses efficient strategies you may wish to incorporate to maximize brand presence and conversation on LinkedIn.

3A Composites Core Materials acquires Solvay’s TegraCore foam

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

PPSU thermoplastic foam with enhanced fire-retardant properties to be targeted for the aerospace, marine and rail markets.

STRUCTeam extends composites support for wave energy convertor

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Joined by Ocean Energy and sustainability partners 3A Composites Core Materials and Sicomin to cut weight of OE12 Buoy by 30-50% via bio-based resins, recyclable polymer foam.

Tips and Tricks to Retain Your Workforce

| MoldMaking Technology

AMBA Conference 2022 presented a breakout session dedicated to determining what is and isn’t working when recruiting, hiring and retaining the next generation workforce in mold shops.
#workforcedevelopment

50 Years of Headlines … Almost

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.

Bystronic México presentó la BySmart Fiber de 6000 watts

| Modern Machine Shop México

Bystronic refiere que la nueva generación de BySmart Fiber está diseñada para satisfacer las exigencias del corte por láser de fibra de alta velocidad.

Recubrimientos protectores, clave durante la crisis del gas: Nippon Paint Marine

| Products Finishing México

El conflicto armado entre Rusia y Ucrania ha incrementado la demanda de barcos capaces de transportar y almacenar gas en todo el mundo, de ahí la importancia de barcos protegidos contra la corrosión, señala Nippon Paint Marine.

Motan-Colortronic inaugura su centro técnico en Querétaro

| Plastics Technology México

La empresa alemana Motan-Colortronic prestará sus servicios de gestión de materiales que incluyen secado, dosificación y mezcla, transporte, control y almacenamiento, desde su oficina en Querétaro.

Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start

Mark Albert | Modern Machine Shop

Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.

Grupo ZKW invertirá 102 millones de dólares en Guanajuato

| Modern Machine Shop México

Grupo ZKW inició en Guanajuato Puerto Interior la tercera expansión de su planta de producción.

AkzoNobel Launches Microsite to Support Powder Coatings

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The microsite is designed to guide users through the selection process of AkzoNobel’s Resicoat powder coating lineup.

Smart Machine Monitoring Guides Management Decisions

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

The Freeman Company invested in FactoryWiz Machine Monitoring technology to enhance its processes.

Global Shop Solutions Launches Program to Speed ERP Implementation

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

The company’s Fast Track ERP Implementation program has launched, offering a blueprint based on best practices for helping manufacturers go live faster.

3M's Robotic Paint Repair System Receives Innovation Award

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The 3M Finesse-It Robotic Paint Repair System repairs paint defects on automobiles coming off the assembly line using data from an advanced vision system.

Moving toward next-generation wind blade recycling

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Suppliers, fabricators and OEMs across the composite wind blade supply chain ramp up existing technologies, develop better reclamation methods and design more recyclable wind blades.

Atlas Copco’s GHS VSD+ vacuum pump range offer Industry 4.0 functionalities

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Variable speed-driven, oil-injected screw vacuum pumps are well suited for the infusion process, complete with 15% smaller footprint, integrated HEX@TM controller and optimized performance.

New Metal 3D Printing System Accelerates Mold Insert Production

| MoldMaking Technology

Faster tooling production, including the manufacture of precision metal mold inserts, can be achieved via Mantle’s new metal 3D printing technology.

3D-printed, self-assembled graphene demonstrates potential for hierarchical composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A 3D-printed template-directed assembly method assembles graphene into a multi-scale programmed structure with tunable mechanical properties, low density and high Young’s modulus.

CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymers

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on creating advanced products based on industry-leading Ingeo PLA and Phact PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across a broad  array of markets  

Military Coaching's 4 Tips to Improve Employee Performance

| Production Machining

True military coaching is an effective leadership technique to retain and develop employees and consists of describing the standards of performance to be successful in a position and then having frequent coaching sessions concerning the on-the-job performance.
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Custom Molder Manages Growth on Several Fronts

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Adding people, plants and machines, expanding capabilities in LSR, high-tonnage presses, automation and 3D printing—EVCO Plastics maintains momentum through challenging times.

Aprovechan la gravedad para transformar el rectificado cilíndrico

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

G-Elements le dio la vuelta al concepto de la rectificadora cilíndrica. Aplicando el enfoque de rectificado puro, todo el equipo periférico se retiró de una rectificadora cilíndrica y se montó en el eje X.  El nuevo concepto de eje permite que la máquina haga uso de la gravedad durante el rectificado de alta precisión.