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Mold Component Supplier, Punch Industry USA, to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary in Illinois
| MoldMaking Technology
Punch Industry supplies punches, button dies, core pins, ejectors, cores, cavities and inserts to U.S. mold/die makers, injection molders and metal stamping companies.
Celanese to acquire majority of DuPont’s mobility and materials business
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Celanese will acquire nearly all of DuPont’s engineering thermoplastics, as well as specialty nylons, polyesters and elastomers, much of it devoted to automotive.
When Talking About Manufacturing, It’s Time to Connect with Emotions
| Gardner Web
The last two years have been a roller coaster of emotions for almost everybody on this planet. In current times, feelings and moods are an essential part of the message to connect with audiences. Natalia Ortega, Editor in Chief for Plastics Technology Mexico, writes about why this is a valuable lesson from the pandemic when producing engaging content, even for industry.
#customerfocus
When Talking About Manufacturing, It’s Time to Connect with Emotions
| GROW
The last two years have been a roller coaster of emotions for almost everybody on this planet. In current times, feelings and moods are an essential part of the message to connect with audiences. Natalia Ortega, Editor in Chief for Plastics Technology Mexico, writes about why this is a valuable lesson from the pandemic when producing engaging content, even for industry.
Anduril Industries acquires AUV startup Dive Technologies
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Dive builds autonomous underwater systems using large-format additive manufacturing and composite materials for commerial and defense-based undersea exploration.
New CEO for Davis-Standard
| Plastics Technology
Extrusion and converting leader names Giovanni Spitale as top exec. Former CEO Jim Murphy elected as vice chairman of the Board of Directors.
ABB Selects Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 for On-Demand Digital Spare Parts Production
| Additive Manufacturing
This Turbocharger manufacturer replaces casting with industrial 3D printing, reducing its spare parts manufacturing lead times from nine weeks to one as well as significantly reducing its spare parts inventory levels.
Unique Coating Reduces Friction of Sliding Plastic, Ceramic and Metallic Components
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Oerlikon Balzers extremely thin, hard Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating decreases the COF of components to nearly zero, while increasing wear resistance
American Injection Molding Institute to Launch Workforce Development Program at PTXPO
| Plastics Technology
The Beaumont Technologies subsidiary is introducing the program, which identifies and fills knowledge gaps within a workforce, at the new PTXPO this March in Chicago.
#workforcedevelopment
Plastimagen ofrecerá soluciones para fortalecer la economía circular
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Con 363 plantas especializadas en reciclaje, México es líder en acciones de economía circular en Latinoamérica. La próxima edición de Plastimagen resaltará soluciones tecnológicas sustentables.
Fives Grinding México reconstruye rectificadoras sin centros Cincinnati
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
El reto para la planta de Fives Grinding México, ubicada en Aguascalientes, fue remanufacturar dos rectificadoras Cincinnati sin centros, fabricadas en la década de los 40 y que aún estaban en producción. Este fue el resultado.
Tornos de Romi pueden manejar una gama de capacidades de carga
| Modern Machine Shop México
Romi refiere que la capacidad de mecanizar eficazmente este tipo de piezas es posible gracias a las camas monobloque de hierro fundido, las columnas y el carro vertical de los equipos.
Cobot's Seventh Axis Enhances Maneuverability
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
The KR810 from Kassow Robots is a lightweight industrial cobot designed for speed and strength with fewer safety restrictions.
Rotating Tubing Dies Increase Wall Strength
| Plastics Technology
New design of rotary inline or crosshead dies feature speeds to 1000 rpm.
Fundación Ellen MacArthur y World Wild Fund promueven tratado sobre contaminación por plástico
| Plastics Technology México
La Fundación Ellen MacArthur y el World Wild Fund piden a la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) un tratado legalmente vinculante que siente las bases de una cooperación en favor del aprovechamiento de los desechos plásticos.
Velo3D Appoints James Shih VP Supply Chain Management
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
The new role includes directing, planning and advocating for all aspects of Velo3D’s supply chain, including materials used for printing.
México y Portugal: Momento de expandir negocios
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Una de las apuestas de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria Luso-Mexicana es dinamizar los sectores de moldes, máquinas-herramienta y plástico.
New Cleaning Methods for Alternative Manufacturing Processes
Lori Beckman | Production Machining
Tyler Wheeler, product line manager at Ecoclean Group, covered the current manufacturing trends and how cleaning technologies are evolving to keep up with the cleaning demands of these trends.
Roboze’s Helios PEEK 2005 Polymer Replaces Metal in Industrial 3D Printing
| Additive Manufacturing
The company says the super polymer for 3D printing is well suited for applications that require specifications of lightness, mechanical strength and heat resistance.
OCSiAl Gets Green Light for Luxemburg Graphene Nanotube Production Facility
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
New capacity expected to boost efficiency of plastics and rubber for the automotive industry.
LNS Bar Feeder Control Enhances Machine Health Monitoring
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The company says the control enhances the user-friendliness of the Quick Load Servo S3+, a bar feeder that is well suited for unattended and lights-out production thanks to its robustness and reliability.
MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions celebra 100 años
Rosario Taracena | Products Finishing México
El fabricante de compuestos químicos y soluciones para acabados de superficies, MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, celebra su centésimo aniversario.