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Mastercam Releases Beta for Global Public Testing
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
Public beta testing program for Mastercam 2023 is available to current customers. Users will test the updated software and provide feedback for improvements.
GOM Suite 2021 Features Faster Scans, Specialized Workflows
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Capture 3D has released GOM Suite 2021, a consolidated ecosystem of GOM GmbH’s 3D metrology models that includes efficiency and capability upgrades.
New Test Method for PP Pressure Piping
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
ASTM has approved a new standard method to help ensure PP pressure piping materials are resistant to disinfectants.
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México registra crecimiento del 23 % en la producción de autopartes en 2021
| Plastics Technology México
México tuvo un crecimiento en la producción de autopartes de enero a noviembre de 2021, mientras que Estados Unidos mantuvo sus cifras y Canadá las redujo, aprovechando mejor el T-MEC.
Industria manufacturera recibió el 39.7% de la IED en 2021
| Modern Machine Shop México
México recibió 31,621.2 millones de dólares de Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) de enero a diciembre de 2021.
Crecen las inversiones en sistemas de impresión 3D
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
El 69% de los encuestados por el proveedor MakerBot planea nuevas inversiones en impresoras, materiales o accesorios relacionados con la impresión 3D en 2022.
Future-Proofing a Parts Cleaning Process with Modified Alcohols
| Production Machining
Modified alcohols can be reliable replacements for the solvents currently under scrutiny by the EPA. These non-halogenated solvents have good drying qualities, are very stable and have low surface tension.
Machine Monitoring System Now Offers ‘Escalating Alerts’ of Downtime & Alarms
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Guidewheel’s FactoryOps machine monitoring platform has a new feature to ensure faster response to downtime or other alerts.
Closed Loop Partners Leads Consortium of Investors in Acquiring Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR)
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
SMR manages several municipal recycling programs including the largest municipal recycling contract in North America-NYC’s contract.
Workholding 101
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
No universal workholding solution exists, so machine shop employees should have a basic understanding of multiple ways they can secure workpieces.
FACC joins international consortium for thermoplastics research
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
FACC joins Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, Collins Aerospace and GKN Aerospace under the ThermoPlastic composites Research Center (TPRC).
Stratasys produces 500 3D-printed parts for the Lotus Type 62-2 coachbuilt sports car
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Numerous 3D-printed composite mounting brackets, exterior components and a solid firewall sandwich core bring 1960s-style supercar automaking into the 21st century.
Tech Mahindra brings composites experience to fly-and-drive eVTOL
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Tech Mahindra will be supporting materials and testing of ASKA, a four-seater electric vehicle that can drive like a car or take off vertically to fly like other aircraft.
MIT team engineers plant-derived composite with potential for stronger, tougher applications
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Tough as bone, hard as aluminum and resembling a nacre microstructure, the cellulose nanocrystal may pave the way for naturally derived composites.
Stratolaunch composite carrier aircraft completes fourth flight test
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Another successful flight validates improvements to Roc’s systems and overall flight performance.
Growth Through Collaboration, Year After Year
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Micron Metal Finishing, a job shop based in the south suburbs of Chicago, is a veteran of the Top Shops program. The shop’s co-owners walk through the shop’s growth over the years.
On the Road
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis contemplates the increasing return of business travel and the future of transportation markets for finishers.
Kelch Retrofitting Service for Tool Presetters
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Service is said to offer users of Kenova tool presetters a sustainable solution for IT migration.
Episode 17: 2022 Finishing Hall of Fame Inductee Tony Revier
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Tony Revier of Uyemura International discusses his experiences in the industry, as well as his insights into what the future might hold for surface finishing.
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Soluciones para moldeo por soplado, de Plastiblow
| Plastics Technology México
Plastimagen: Plastec USA (stand 1452) destacará las máquinas para soplado eficiente del fabricante italiano Plastiblow.
Pyramid Plastics Adds Three Molding Machines
| Plastics Technology
The Rockford, Ill. based custom injection molder installed three new LSMtron ONE machines and will invest $2 million in new equipment and capabilities in 2022.
Dosificadores gravimétricos de Moretto
| Plastics Technology México
Plastimagen: Moretto S.p.A. (stand 1553) destacará en la feria la serie DGM de dosificadores gravimétricos y el sistema Rotopulse.