Siemens y KraussMaffei México impulsan digitalización en la industria del plástico

| Plastics Technology México

KraussMaffei México sumará herramientas de digitalización e Industria 4.0 a su Diplomado en Inyección de Plástico, además del expertise tecnológico de Siemens.

AGM demuestra la eficacia de nanoplaquetas de grafeno para proteger superficies contra químicos agresivos

| Products Finishing México

El equipo de innovación de Applied Graphene Materials demostró que las nanoplaquetas de grafeno son un aditivo altamente efectivo en la tecnología de recubrimientos al proteger los sustratos contra productos químicos agresivos.

UL abre su primer laboratorio de pruebas y certificaciones en México

| Plastics Technology México

El laboratorio de UL, ubicado en Querétaro, servirá como un recurso confiable para fabricantes, marcas y proveedores de toda la región, para evaluar la seguridad, protección y rendimiento de sus productos.

Safer Nuclear Energy: 3D Printed Silicon Carbide Fuel Forms

Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing

Binder jetting provides a way to create pure silicon carbide fuel structures that can withstand the harsh environment of a nuclear reactor and provide a strong barrier against the release of radionuclides.

Chemours Leads Remove2Reclaim Project to Advance Plastic Circularity

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Project aims to develop commercial-scale detection and extraction technologies that enable the removal and recovery of TiO2 and polymers for reuse.  

Desktop Metal and Lumafield Partner to CT Scan and Print Parts

| Plastics Technology

The manufacturer of 3D printers and the supplier of an industrial X-ray CT platform are coming together to address supply chain disruptions and allow manufacturers to create new parts without original CAD models.

EuroBLECH 2022 vuelve al formato de evento en vivo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La 26ª edición del Salón Internacional de la Tecnología para la Transformación de la Chapa, EuroBLECH 2022, tendrá lugar del 25 al 28 de octubre de 2022 en Hannover, Alemania.

Hypertherm announces release of ProNest 2023 CAD/CAM nesting software

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ProNest 2023 focuses on improving its automated Industry 4.0 functionalities and reducing cutting waste, ultimately giving users a more holistic operations perspective.

Massivit 5000 3D printer expedites printed parts, increases workflow efficiency

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The industrial-scale dual-material printer, with additional Industry 4.0 features, can produce full-scale parts, prototypes and molds 30 times the speed of competitive 3D printing.

First production Comac C919 narrowbody completes maiden flight, price higher than expected

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

China’s first narrowbody to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the C919 nears entry into service and uses composites in common secondary structures.

Modified Composition Enhances Stainless Steel Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Edro introduces Böhler’s M333 Isoplast stainless steel which has been manufactured via a new melting technology for best-in-class polishability, conductivity, toughness and corrosion resistance.

3D-Printed Tooling Platform Ramps Up Injection Molding Tooling Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Addifab and Nexa3D collaborate to bring a novel 3D-printed injection mold tooling platform to moldmakers globally, leveraging faster, cheaper and greener 3D printing.

An Automation 'First' for Non-Servo-Eject Trim Presses

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Compact, flexible and configurable robotic system is said to be the first to enable thermoformers to fully automate product handling after a non-servo trim press.

University of Sheffield researchers to drive structural health monitoring in U.K. infrastructure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The £7.7 million program, ROSEHIPS, anticipates exploitation of machine learning, sensing and digital twin technology for automated health monitoring in infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.  
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Gates Corp Named Motion's 2021 Supplier of the Year

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Motion Industries has named the Gates Corp as its 2021 Supplier of the Year, using its Supplier Stratification formula to narrow the candidates and select the winner.

Efectos del T-MEC y nearshoring en la industria automotriz

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Manuel Montoya, director general del CLAUT, indicó que diversas empresas de la industria automotriz en la región se han visto beneficiadas con las nuevas reglas de origen del T-MEC.

Pulverizador neumático sin aire Contractor King de Graco

| Products Finishing México

La solución móvil y de alto rendimiento desarrollada por Graco permite maximizar la productividad y la portabilidad.

‘World First’ 3D Printing Material for Wear Parts

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Liquid DLP resin makes high-precision parts with wear life 30 to 60 times longer than conventional 3D printed parts.

Deep Hole Drilling Without Drift

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

A deep hole drill with intuitive controls and minimal hole drift was one shop's pipe dream — until the shop helped a machine tool builder make it.

TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy Partner on U.S. Advanced Recycling Project

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

New Hope Energy will build the plant that will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock that Total Energies will purchase and convert into virgin-quality polymers.

How to Protect Soft Base Materials

| MoldMaking Technology

Choose a suitable mold coating to take the abuse and save your base material.

Product Line Expanded to Include Sprue Bushings and Heated Nozzles

| Plastics Technology

Spark Industries’ offerings now include integrally heated sprue bushings and machine nozzles.