TOMRA Recycling’s Personnel News
| Plastics Technology
Parker Byrnum is the new sales manager for TOMRA’s USA West, and Nick Doyle has been promoted to key accounts manager.
U.K. team successfully recycles reclaimed continuous carbon fibers from pressure tanks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The U.K.’s NCC with partners B&M Longworth and Cygnet Texkimp achieve continuous carbon fiber recovery in a significant first step to deliver sustainable composite pressure vessels for the hydrogen market.
Eastman Machine Co., ACG Nyström strengthen exclusive strategic partnership
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Sweden-based ACG Nyström is now an exclusive supplier of Eastman’s automated cutting line and will act as a hub for imported equipment, parts and consumables.
End-to-End Conformal Cooling Design, Production for Faster Cycle Times, Boosted Part Quality
| MoldMaking Technology
Cimatron works with moldmakers to design and optimize molds with conformal cooling, prepare it for an accurate print and ensure complete post-processing.
PlasmaBound closes €2.35 million funding round on controlled polymer ablation technology
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PlasmaBound’s aims to accelerate its high-speed composite bonding technology to make sustainable composites a standard feature on vehicles, devices and structures on a global scale.
Anisoprint enters North America Market with distributor Top 3D Shop
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The continuous fiber 3D printer startup will be introducing desktop and industrial anisoprinting solutions, Composer and PROM IS 500, to a new market, beginning at RAPID + TCT 2022 in May.
ITA Group, Metyx Composites join forces at JEC World 2022 for future composite developments
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Global technical textiles manufacturer and composites R&D institute to collaborate in future joint projects ranging from recycling to sustainable tapes and yarns.
JEC World 2022 day 1 recap
| CompositesWorld
CompositesWorld comes at you from Paris, France, as its editors navigate the landscape that is the first in-person JEC World trade show since 2019.
Voith Composites, V-Carbon to develop closed-loop solution for CFRP used in hydrogen tanks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Voith Composites and V-Carbon partnership will accelerate growth in sustainability by enabling the reuse and a second life for carbon fiber in the pressure vessels market.
Collier Aerospace launches HyperX structural analysis and design software at JEC World 2022
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New CAE solution for composites has been built to meet the reduced structural weight, shortened development schedules, improved producibility and airframe certification.
Is Additive Freeing Designers or Aiding Manufacturers?
Timothy W. Simpson | Additive Manufacturing
How can we embrace additive manufacturing within an enterprise? Timothy Simpson says we need to change our mindset.
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| MoldMaking Technology
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Twin-Screw Extruders Optimize Output for Powder Coating
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Baker Perkins’ HPX45 extruder handles a full range of powder coatings and toners, including the most intensive formulations.
Five-Axis Changes Weldments Into Monolithic One-Piece Parts
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Moving from welding to five-axis machining enabled Barbco to redesign its weldments as monolithic one-piece parts with improved strength and repeatability.
Delta Tecnic percibe futuro prometedor para sus concentrados de color en Latinoamérica
| Plastics Technology México
La compañía produce masterbatches desde su planta de Querétaro y suministra sus productos a países como Estados Unidos, Canadá, Costa Rica, Colombia, Perú, Brasil, Chile y Argentina.
Flow presentó la bomba intensificadora optimizada MotoJet X
| Modern Machine Shop México
La MotoJet X presenta avances tecnológicos centrados en maximizar el tiempo de funcionamiento del cliente, mejorar la facilidad de uso y eliminar el mantenimiento manual.
Presentan célula de producción para reducción de scrap y tiempos de ciclo
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Se llevó a cabo el Open House “Tecnología, Ciencia y Desarrollo”, donde Heller Machine Tools de México, en colaboración con SMW Autoblok México, Sandvik Coromant México, Renishaw México, ADV Technologies, Qc Mantenimiento y R.ISMAH, integró una célula de producción.
WEIMA Exec's Take on Current Status of Plastics Recycling
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
As part of a series of industry interviews leading-up to K-2022, VDMA chats with WEIMA’s sales director.
Dental Drill Loading Kit Protects Delicate Workpieces
| Modern Machine Shop
Anca’s dental drill loading kit includes a specialized pallet and altered robot grippers to support delicate, thin workpieces.
Arranca FABTECH México 2022: innovación para la cadena de valor metalmecánica
Rosario Taracena | Products Finishing México
FABTECH México 2022 arrancó con más de 350 empresas expositoras de 25 países que exhiben en un espacio de 20 mil metros cuadrados en la ciudad de Monterrey, Nuevo León.
MachineMetrics Achieves ISO 27001 Certification
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
The company gained International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013 certification for its industrial data platform.
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It's About Time! MoldMaking Technology Founder Joe Prischak Inducted Into Plastics Hall of Fame
| MoldMaking Technology
This week the plastics industry came together to celebrate 16 well-known and respected plastics industry leaders, namely Joseph Prischak — and here’s why that means something special to the MMT Team.