Prices Rising for Most Volume Resins
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
With the possible exception of PVC, high energy and feedstock costs exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine were leading resin prices higher.
Morf3D Partners With Siemens Advanta for Applied Digital Manufacturing Center
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
Digital planning for Long Beach factory will evolve into an ongoing technology development partnership between the two entities.
WEIMA Partners with City of Charlotte in Progressive Recycling Initiative
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Envision Charlotte Innovation Barn tackles take-away containers.
Cobra International to sponsor and manufacture JEC trophies
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC Composites Innovation and Start Up Booster trophies combine a pallet of materials to symbolize JEC Group’s complete coverage of the composites sector, as well as reinforce the awards’ innovation and sustainability objectives.
Composites One finalizes agenda for “From Space to Sea” composites workshop
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The free, two-day event occurring mid-April will host live demonstrations and presentations geared toward a wide range of experience levels, from professionals to students.
Saertex expands production range with pultruded planks for rotor blades
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SAERplanks pultruded profiles, opening new avenues in the wind industry, comprise heavy-tow carbon fibers produced using a novel hybrid resin system for reliable performance, high productivity and minimum scrap rates.
ZeroAvia, ZEV Station gear up hydrogen refueling ecosystem at California airports
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The two California-based companies have agreed to launch a trial project as powertrain developer ZeroAvia is preparing for first test flights with its Dornier 228 testbed aircraft.
High-Performance Hot Runner Systems for Small Precision Parts
| MoldMaking Technology
Oerlikon HRSflow’s new S Series nozzles offer a compact product with a reduced pitch for the production of increasingly challenging applications.
México vuelve a ser el mayor socio comercial de Estados Unidos
| Products Finishing México
Luego de nueve meses de no ocupar esa posición, México regresó en febrero a ser el primer socio en el comercio de productos con Estados Unidos.
DLR Augsburg integrates sixth frame to upper half fuselage test shell for MFFD
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Clean Sky 2 thermoplastic composite demonstrator advances toward full assembly.
DLR Institute of Structures and Design releases video on TB-Rumpf welded thermoplastic composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Autoclave-free consolidation and resistance welding validated for future aircraft thermoplastic composite fuselage.
Verisurf 2022 presenta una actualización de la automatización
| Modern Machine Shop México
La actualización de Verisurf añade nuevas mejoras de rendimiento y funciones de productividad al software de medición y barrido.
Zinco International Partners With Valmont Coatings
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Valmont Coatings will measure the corrosion of galvanizing kettles using specialist ultrasonic technology, the Zinc Immersion Probe (ZIP), developed by Zinco International.
Extreme Coatings presenta revestimientos protectores Pro-Line
| Plastics Technology México
Extreme Coatings aprovechó PTXPO para anunciar el cambio de marca de estos revestimientos, antes conocidos como CarbideX, y diseñados para optimizar el rendimiento de maquinaria de moldeo por inyección y extrusión.
Precision pyrolysis: Controlled, heat-based composites recycling for higher material properties
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Japan-based Fuji Design’s recycling technology involves controlled, cyclical heating and cooling for higher-performance fiber reclamation. New partnership with Teijin Ltd. aims to scale up and commercialize the technology.
Wepco Plastics Inc. CFO Shares Three Favorite Articles: Social Stories, Bright Spots and Sticking to the Plan
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MMT’s Editorial Advisory Board shares its top MoldMaking Technology articles of all time and how this content has been valuable to their businesses.
Wohlers Associates Publishes 2022 Annual Report
Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology
Wohlers Report 2022 provides new content and analysis on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing. Research for Wohlers Report 2022 shows AM industry growth of 19.5% in 2021.
Diseño de máquinas especiales en México
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Especialista de CIATEQ destaca los casos donde el centro ha realizado el desarrollo de máquinas especiales para diferentes sectores industriales en México, así como las áreas de oportunidad.
Three Ways to Improve the Health of Your Employees
| Plastics Technology
Living in daily instability is a risk factor for stress-related health issues.
#workforcedevelopment
Back to School: CNC School Co-Locates With Machine Shop
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
By allowing this CNC school to operate inside its facility, this machine shop benefits as much as the school does.
#workforcedevelopment
Kitamura Establishes Partnership With DiPaolo Machine Tools
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The partnership will expand Kitamura’s products in eastern Canada, including the Ontario, Quebec and Maritime provinces.
Fundación Ellen MacArthur promueve acciones circulares para envases flexibles
| Plastics Technology México
La Fundación Ellen MacArthur elaboró un documento que abre la conversación sobre la eliminación, sustitución o reciclaje de envases flexibles, considerados como el mercado más difícil en el camino hacia una economía circular.