Mexican Media Brands
Consumidores de e-commerce hablan sobre sus preferencias de embalaje
| Plastics Technology México
El público que realiza compras a través de plataformas electrónicas prefiere los envases flexibles y sobres protectores para productos como ropa, y que el tamaño de los envases no sobrepase por mucho el del producto.
A Career at the Top Helps Rebuild a Job Shop
| Modern Machine Shop
A new approach to management propels expansion into Swiss-type and multitasking machining work.
#workforcedevelopment
4 Tips to Gain Employee Acceptance to Change
Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining
Change is a good thing, right? Maybe not to all, and if you don’t have employee acceptance to change, the change is doomed to fail.
#workforcedevelopment
BLM Group presenta el equipo Lasertube LT7
| Modern Machine Shop México
Durante Fabtech 2022, BLM Group presentó el equipo Lasertube LT7, que permite trabajar de forma automática tubos y perfiles cerrados y abiertos, así como perfiles especiales.
Finishing Activity: ‘Slow and steady…’ Generally Describes April
Jan Schafer | Products Finishing
April index stayed about the same at 59.6 (slowing down just two-thirds of a point vs. March)
#economics
Polvo para productos de exterior
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing México
Rodger Talbert, experto en recubrimientos en polvo, analiza algunas de las cosas que se deben tener en cuenta cuando se recubren con pintura en polvo los productos destinados al uso en exteriores.
Graphene nanotubes enhance conductivity, performance of composite printing sleeves
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Two customer projects demonstrate that small amounts of OCSiAl's TUBALL nanotubes can replace carbon black for fiberglass composite printing sleeves.
Rolex: Unsung AM Icon Since 2007
| Additive Manufacturing
Rolex has been utilizing additive manufacturing since 2007.
Compounder Spins Off Home-Made Industry 4.0 Platform
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Alterra to offer SmartChronos iIOT platform, which it’s been using on its own lines, to other processors
CAD/CAM System Requirements: An Overview
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
CAD/CAM programs are among the most demanding kinds of computer software. Smooth operation requires careful consideration of computer specifications.
Dolphitech launches TRM 0.7MHz equipment for deeper material inspection
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Transducer module is well suited for the inspection of GFRP sections and low-grade GRP materials with component thicknesses around 15-100 mm.
Hexagon Purus Type IV systems to be incorporated into double-decker buses, onboard maritime storage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
An MOU with a Hong Kong bus operator will incorporate hydrogen storage into double-decker buses, while Hexagon Purus Maritime deploys Type IV cylinders for vessel storage.
American Clean Power issues annual renewable energy report
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
In 2021, the U.S. surpassed 200 GW of renewable energy capacity including wind, solar and battery storage. However, bottlenecks caused by inflation, supply chain issues and other components threaten the ability to reach climate targets.
Plastic Omnium and Hyliko to decarbonize heavy mobility with hydrogen storage vessels
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Order to cover 315 high-pressure hydrogen vessels to equip 45 trucks by the end of 2024, with developments in novel storage systems to extend truck range by almost 60%.
Lights-Out Metal 3D Printer Minimizes EDM Needs for Moldmakers
| MoldMaking Technology
The Matsuura LUMEX series boasts both forming and milling capabilities in one unit, achieving highly accurate mold component production, with the ablity to integrate conformal cooling and porous venting.
AMBA Conference 2022 Snapshots
| MoldMaking Technology
Alongside prominent industry names and faces, MMT’s editors took away key pointers and experienced a “shifting of perspective” at the American Mold Builders Association Conference 2022.
CoreTech System’s Moldex3D 2022 aims to deliver more accurate molding results
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Important updates and highlights of the molding simulation software include automating analysis optimization, enhancing design, materials and trials support, data access and an improved learning environment.
U.K. wind turbine blade recycling project, PRoGrESS, commences
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The three-year project seeks to deliver a circular model for wind turbine blades with the building of the U.K.’s first recycling pilot plant and commercialization of University of Strathclyde’s recycling method.
Gen 2 Carbon forms strategic partnership with Deakin University to lead multimillion recycling initiative
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The newly formed enterprise is part of Deakin’s “Recycling and Renewable Energy Commercialisation Hub” (REACH). Feedstock will be processed from a variety of waste streams throughout Australia.
#workforcedevelopment
Dura Composites appoints The Invicta Group as new GRP distributor in the Middle East
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Dura Composites’ d2 GRP product range will be specifically distributed in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, offering anti-slip durability and fire protection capabilities.
Filter Press Troubleshooting and Optimization
| Products Finishing
Zachary Beckman of Haviland Enterprises Inc. discusses proper filter press maintenance for optimization of wastewater treatment systems.
Hot Shots—Recognizing Injection Molding Excellence
| Plastics Technology
The injection molded part competition is back—enter your submission today.