Kennametal Joins GE Additive Beta Partner Program

| Additive Manufacturing

As part of the program, Kennametal will work with GE Additive to identify, design and scale specific applications for serial production on GE’s binder Jet system to leverage its cemented tungsten carbide additive materials.

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.  

Máquina láser para procesar materiales y espesores con una única lente de corte

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante Fabtech 2022, Amada presentó la Ensis 3015 AJ, una máquina diseñada con un sistema óptico que varía el punto de enfoque del láser.

Jabil’s PK 5000 Developed for Improved Strength, Chemical Resistance

| Additive Manufacturing

The engineered material is also said to offer high barrier properties and low-moisture absorption, which may be critical for ensuring the quality and resilience of certain parts and products exposed to fuel and water.

MakerBot, Ultimaker Announce Merger

| Additive Manufacturing

By combining teams and leveraging additional funding, the merged company aims to accelerate the development of advanced solutions to provide customers with a broad portfolio of hardware and software solutions to serve a wide spectrum of customers and applications.

Engel Opens Packaging Centers

| Plastics Technology

Fit-for-purpose production cells for a wide variety of packaging are available at two Austrian locations—Schwertberg and St. Valentin—as part of the new Packaging Centers.

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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Materialise CO-AM Software for Serial Additive Manufacturing Production

| Additive Manufacturing

The open platform is said to give manufacturers cloud-based access to a full range of software tools that enable them to plan, manage and optimize every stage of their additive manufacturing operations.

Asahi Kasei proporcionará datos de huella de carbono para caucho sintético y elastómeros

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Asahi Kasei desarrolló un sistema para calcular la huella de carbono para los productos de caucho sintético y elastómeros Asadene, Tufdene, Asaprene, Tufprene, Asaflex, Tuftec y S.O.E.  

How Additive Manufacturing is Filling Electric Vehicle Production Needs

| Additive Manufacturing

Electric vehicles are reshaping transportation, but they are also changing vehicle production. Electrification brings a blank slate to the manufacturing process, providing inroads for additive manufacturing to potentially fill production needs.

Las nuevas bicicletas eléctricas Lyft llevarán un revestimiento retrorreflectante de PPG

| Products Finishing México

La empresa PPG proveerá el primer recubrimiento en polvo retrorreflectante comercial a Lyft quien la usará en sus nuevas bicicletas eléctricas para aumentar la seguridad de los ciclistas al incrementar su visibilidad.

Pall Corporation to Open New Facility in Singapore

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The new facility will primarily produce lithography and wet-etch filtration, purification and separation solutions that will help meet the high demand for advanced node solutions.

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  

Kimya Supplying Materials for Stratasys’ FDM Systems

| Additive Manufacturing

Stratasys will offer customers two new materials from Kimya — EN45545–2 certified polycarbon filament (Kimya PC-FR) and a polyetherketone filament made from Arkema’s Kepstan (Kimya PEKK-SC).

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Announces New President

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Ryan Evans, PhD, will serve as the principal executive officer of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and as chairman of its board of directors.

To the Moon and Beyond with Additive Manufacturing

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

Aerojet Rocketdyne uses metal 3D printing technology from Velo3D to make a critical flight component lighter, smaller, and much less expensive than its predecessors.

Unilever Argentina apuesta por el plástico reciclado nacional en sus envases

| Plastics Technology México

Unilever está buscando reducir al 50 % el uso de plástico virgen en sus empaques para 2025 y está ejecutando un plan estratégico en Argentina para lograr su meta.

View From My Shop, Episode 3: Expanding a Machine Shop With Budde Precision Machining

| Modern Machine Shop

Three years ago, Budde Precision Machining was a well-regarded tool shop. Today, new technology has grown its reach and customer base far wider.

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.

Tendencias globales del sector metalmecánico

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Mejora de la ciberseguridad, adopción de metodologías esbeltas y digitalización, uso de la manufactura aditiva, robots colaborativos y la automatización son las principales tendencias que está adoptando el sector metalmecánico a nivel mundial.

EOS, Hyperganic Collaborate on Design, Performance of Space Propulsion Components

| Additive Manufacturing

By creating a truly digital workflow, the companies aim to utilize additive manufacturing’s design freedom to create part structures and applications that were impossible to manufacture using traditional production processes.

Foster Adds Specialty TPU and TPU Alloy Products to its Arsenal of Healthcare Materials

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

AdvanSource Biomaterials’ specialty TPU materials are used in application  segments such as cardiology, orthopedics, drug delivery, endoscopy, wound care, urology, and neurology.