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Standardized Color Table Simplifies CAD Design
| MoldMaking Technology
Color table developed by Hasco and partners more easily defines and derives workpiece tolerances in 3D CAD design and simplifies process automation.
The Art of Letting Live and Letting Go
| Gardner Web
A sense of control—over our work and personal lives—has been fleeting as the pandemic continues. Becoming a COVID-19 employee and learning to navigate my position remotely has taught me that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing.
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The Art of Letting Live and Letting Go
| GROW
A sense of control—over our work and personal lives—has been fleeting as the pandemic continues. Becoming a COVID-19 employee and learning to navigate my position remotely has taught me that maybe this isn’t such a bad thing.
General Motors plans to broaden electrification, expand fuel cells beyond vehicles
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell technology-based mobile and fixed power systems is designed to charge EVs, power worksites, data centers, support the military and provide emergency power.
OCSiAl launches graphene nanotube concentrate for high-quality thermoplastic auto parts
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
OCSiAL’s TUBALL MATRIX 822 graphene nanotube concentrate for PA, filled PPS, ABS, TPU and PC overcomes the necessity of separate operation lines when painting metallic and composite components.
Announcing The First-Ever MoldMaking Technology Top Shops Survey
| MoldMaking Technology
The free, anonymous survey from MMT adds to Gardner Business Media’s annual program, which aims to assist businesses and offer insight into manufacturing trends.
3D Printed Concrete Is Key to This Smart Wall: The Cool Parts Show #40
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
The SkyBAAM cable-driven 3D printer creates opportunities for embedded functionality in concrete, as demonstrated in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
on BMW Grilles, the Meaning of Luxury & Why Toyota Races
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
When you have an EV, you don’t need a regular grille. So here’s how BMW has transformed its execution for the iX. A record-setting Porsche Taycan. Magna creates modules for building electric pickups. What an 800-v inverter means. The ‘22 Honda Civic Si reviewed. And more.
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Adaxis raises €1 million to combine 3D printing, industrial robotics
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
AdaOne software platform to be launched in 2022 supports automated, large-scale 3D printing with metals, plastics, composites and concrete to advance large-scale manufacturing.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 2nd Quarterly Report
| Products Finishing
The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on addressing the problem of PFAS and related chemicals in plating wastewater streams, studying PFAS destruction via electrooxidation and electrocoagulation. This second quarter report covers work on electrocoagulation and how it generates amorphous metal hydroxide flocs that can effectively adsorb PFASs in plating wastewater.
Film Disruption: Peak Nano Upends Major Markets with Game-Changing Technology
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Born in a university setting, young firm is rewriting the rules by commercializing film structures with thousands of layers for optical and capacitor markets and is pushing hard in high-end barrier packaging.
Predicciones para los sectores de reciclaje e impresión 3D en 2022
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology México
Heather Caliendo, editora senior de la revista Plastics Technology en Estados Unidos, da un vistazo a lo que se puede esperar en 2022 para los sectores de reciclaje de plásticos e impresión 3D.
Desde el diseño, hasta la producción, CIMCo demostrará las capacidades de Gom y Top Solid
| Modern Machine Shop México
FITMA: CIMCo (stand 1622) realiza una demostración en la que diseñando y produciendo una USB con el logo de FITMA destaca las capacidades de metrología de Gom, y la completa suite CAD / CAE / CAM y PDM de Top Solid.
Rapid Response Cell Reduces Scheduling Snags
| Modern Machine Shop
RRC enables machine shops to flex production quickly without risking quality or customer satisfaction.
Direct-to-Metal Corrosion Protection in One Coat
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Cortec Coporation’s VpCl-396 coating system is designed for applications where an anticorrosion primer and topcoat is needed to protect metal substrates.
Verisurf, Open X Develop New Metrology Training Course
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
Open X, Verisurf add CMM Programing and Inspection to the list of available training courses.
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La próxima edición de FITMA se realizará en junio de 2023
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Agradeciendo la confianza de expositores y visitantes a la primera edición de FITMA, la organización del evento anunció que la próxima cita será del 20 al 22 de junio de 2023.
Powder Coating On Wheels
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing
Products Finishing columnist and powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses powder coating alloy wheels.
Dillon Large-Diameter Full Grip Pie Jaws Designed for Strength, Reliability
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Maximum contact area from the full grip jaws is said to provide a solid gripping surface, which yields more friction for drive with reduced part distortion.
Graphene Nanotube Concentrate Allows Automakers to Boost Efficiency
| Plastics Technology
OCSiAl’s Tuball Matrix 822 concentrate is designed for nylons, filled PPS, ABS, PC, and TPU.
RoboDK Launches Palletizing Plugin
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
RoboDK says one benefit of the new plugin is that users can program tasks offline, reportedly eliminating the production downtime caused by shop floor robot programming.
Graphene Nanotubes Provide Targeted Conductivity in Thermoplastics for Automakers
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
New graphene nanotube product for thermoplastics allows automakers to increase cost efficiency.