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.