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.
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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.