ACMA announces new VP of Government Relations 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Dan Neumann, bringing extensive experience in trade policy to the table, will lead ACMA’s government relations strategy starting on April 4, 2022.

Pultron Composites implements flexible composite rebar for skate park construction

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The $2.6 million redevelopment for a skate park in Gisborne, New Zealand, reinforced its concrete with GFRP rebar, which easily bent to accomodate complex curves and improved construction times.

BASF, L&L Products collaborate on battery protection for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Continuous Composites Systems and polyurethane pultrusion system reduces crossmember size while providing strength, stiffness and rigidity to withstand high loads.

Addcomposites path-planning, simulation and defect detection platform for AFP

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Purpose-built OLP software platform, AddPath, now supports multiple AFP tools, enabling end users to use their own existing hardware.

Solid Carbide Drill Ideal for Cutting Medium Hardness Die Steel

| MoldMaking Technology

Sandvik Coromant launches next-generation CoroDrill 860 for ISO P material, targets high-volume production applications for moldmakers.

GA-ASI installs first composite V-tail from GKN Aerospace onto MQ-9B RPA

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

V-tails from GKN Aerospace’s Cowes facility is standard on MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).

Textron to purchase Pipistrel Aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Pipistrel will form the basis of a whole new segment under the Textron eAviation name, focused on urban air mobility, general aviation, cargo and special mission roles.

People in Composites: March 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Trelleborg, Lockheed Martin, Volocopter, Boom Supersonic and others announce updates to company personnel.

Ceratizit Standard Insert Grades for Optimized Steel Turning

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The inserts are engineered for increased productivity and feature advanced substrates, geometries and Ceratizit’s Dragonskin multilayer coating for lower heat and less tool wear.

Bar Feeder Basics

Chris Felix | Production Machining

Some primary factors are often overlooked when considering how to justify the implementation of a bar feeder for turning operations.

Hurco Recognizes Distributors at National Sales Meeting

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

Fred Braun (left) of Braun Machinery receives the 2021 Top Net Revenue Award from Cory Miller, Hurco North America general manager.

Polystar duplicó sus ventas de máquinas para reciclaje en 2021

| Plastics Technology México

La alta demanda mundial de máquinas para reciclaje de plástico, para aplicaciones posindustriales y posconsumo, marcó un nuevo hito para Polystar.

Igus Invests in Production, Online Service & Recycling

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

War in Ukraine accelerated igus’ expansion of production capacity. Also new and growing are low-cost online robot engineering and integration, and recycling of energy chains.

Collet chuck Comot-AZ se adapta a diferentes capacidades y usos

| Modern Machine Shop México

El collet chuck de cambio rápido Comot-AZ, de SMW Autoblok, cuenta con capacidades de diámetro estándar para acomodar una variedad de tamaños de piezas de trabajo.

Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Inspection Software for Portable Probing and Scanning Simplifies Mold Measurement

| MoldMaking Technology

Enhanced inspection software and hardware with portable measurement, analysis and reporting improves productivity.

DigiFabster Analytics Dashboard Monitors Sales and Materials

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

DigiFabster has added an analytics dashboard to its e-commerce platform, providing users with customizable views for tracking sales and material usage.

Blockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.

Reflecting on Women's Role in Manufacturing

Sarah Barnett | Modern Machine Shop

Editors across sister publications of Modern Machine Shop share their thoughts and experiences being a woman in manufacturing.

What Does Ukraine War Have to Do with Plastics?

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Europe is feeling the heat from the abrupt halt to steel exports from Russia and Ukraine. Will the ripples reach to our shores, and when?

Dynapower amplía su compromiso con la sostenibilidad

| Products Finishing México

Dynapower busca aprovechar el enfoque de energía limpia para servir mejor a su base de clientes de acabado de metales.

Plant tour: Qarbon Aerospace, Milledgeville, Ga. and Red Oak, Texas

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Veteran aerostructures Tier 1 transforms into 21st century leader in thermoplastic composites and multiple new markets.

Grupo Hi-Tec presentó su nueva línea Omnitec

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En su showroom de Tlalnepantla, Grupo Hi-Tec realizó la presentación de su nueva línea Omnitec con la que busca complementar su portafolio de productos.