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Mazak presentó la máquina de corte por láser Optiplex 3015 Neo 15kW
| Modern Machine Shop México
La máquina de corte por láser Optiplex 3015 Neo 15kW, de Mazak, ofrece alta potencia y mayor control.
Clamps Allow Faster Mold Changes
| Plastics Technology
Mouldpro says its Power Sliding Clamp can accommodate a range of different mold back-plate sizes and thicknesses.
Metalworking Expansion Slows Slightly in April
Jan Schafer | Modern Machine Shop
Many components of metalworking activity stayed the same in April, with some expanding faster and others slightly slower for at least a second.
#economics
ABB Robotics Unveils World’s First Robot-Painted Art Car
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
ABB’s new PixelPaint technology is demonstrated through the reproduction of complex artworks for an automotive exterior.
MicroCare Appoints New Laboratory Technical Director
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Marufur Rahim manages quality analysis activities associated with the ongoing manufacture of MicroCare products and also leads research and development activities for new MicroCare technologies.
HAV Group receives preliminary approval for hydrogen-based energy system for ships
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Norwegian Maritime Authority approves LH2 tank design under the FreeCO2ast project, paving the way for commercialization of the zero-emissions marine system.
Additive for Composites and Composites for Additive: AM Radio #17
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
CompositesWorld’s Jeff Sloan joins Peter Zelinski in an episode of the AM Radio podcast about how composites and 3D printing are changing one another.
Additive for Composites and Composites for Additive
Peter Zelinski | CompositesWorld
CompositesWorld’s Jeff Sloan joins Peter Zelinski in an episode of the AM Radio podcast about how composites and 3D printing are changing one another.
Powder Coating With Recycled Plastic
Chris Pasion | Plastics Technology
Sherwin-Williams’ Powdura ECO line uses rPET resin to make a green finishing process even greener.
MFASC Storm Water Group Renewal
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
The Metal Finishing Assn. of Southern California issues storm water group renewal reminder.
Episode 19: Brandon Acker, Titan Abrasive Systems
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Brandon Acker of Titan Abrasive Systems offers insights for blasting best practices.
Sector metalmecánico en México, retos en el contexto global
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Eduardo Medrano, presidente de la AMMMT y de ISTMA Américas refiere que, en el entorno actual, las empresas del sector metalmecánico en México necesitan replantear su estrategia para ser más productivas e innovadoras, afín de aprovechar las oportunidades.
Stars Slowly Align for Small Shop Merger
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
RPM Tool’s seemingly overnight expansion from a five-person machine shop to an almost 30-employee production business involved over a year and a half of planning.
#workforcedevelopment
Difficult Materials Make Automated Fabric Cutting More Indispensable than Ever
| CompositesWorld
With lingering supply chain shortages, difficult-to-cut materials like Kevlar and many others demand a more accurate and efficient cutting process. Automated cutting is the answer.
KeyedIn Manufacturing actualiza su software ERP
| Modern Machine Shop México
KeyedIn Manufacturing 7.0 es una solución actualizada que fusiona las aplicaciones de manufactura y financieras en una sola aplicación ERP.
Eligen poliestireno reciclado mecánicamente para envasado de alimentos
| Plastics Technology México
Pal Packaging trabajará con el material Styrolution PS ECO, de Ineos Styrolution, para alcanzar sus objetivos sustentables.
What Comes up Must Also Come Down: Moldmaking Industry Expansion Slows
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
Slowed expansion in April is no surprise for the Gardner Business Index (GBI): Moldmaking, which has vacillated between faster and slower rates for the past year. Component readings may suggest an easing of supply chain holdups.
#economics
OPC UA Interface Integrates Injection Molding Machines with Mixing and Dosing Equipment
| Plastics Technology
Engel and Koch have extended the use of OPC UA communication protocols between presses and dosing units and mixers.
Hypertherm Education Program Awards 12 Schools
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
Hypertherm's Spark Something Great program, designed to provide real-world manufacturing training to students, has selected 2022's award winners.
#workforcedevelopment
Soluciones contra incendios para baterías EV más seguras de Henkel
| Products Finishing México
Los revestimientos Loctite EA 9400 y Loctite FPC 5060 de Henkel protegen las carcasas de las baterías contra el calor y el fuego en caso de un evento de fuga térmica, lo que incrementa la seguridad de las baterías para autos eléctricos.
Clemson Composites Center: Working with industry to transform composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Offering liquid and thermoplastic composites molding, LCA-weighted simulation, full testing to validate materials/process data cards, CCC’s digital life cycle approach unites manufacturing, microstructure, part property map and structural analysis.
Stratasys adds two novel composite-ready 3D printers to F123 Series
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Novel composite printers and Nylon-reinforced carbon fiber material expand applications for additive manufacturing with dimensional repeatability of up to 99%.