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Rapid Response Cell Reduces Scheduling Snags
| Modern Machine Shop
RRC enables machine shops to flex production quickly without risking quality or customer satisfaction.
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.
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.
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.
#workforcedevelopment
Hubbard-Hall Hires New Technical Product Manager
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Jason Potts, who has over 25 years of experience in metal finishing, will serve as a technical resource for Hubbard-Hall’s customers.
MarineAM conference exploring advanced materials returns, calls for papers
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
MarineAM is to bring together designers, material suppliers, innovators and investors for the two-day event on June 15-16, 2022 in Southampton, U.K.
Ductile Iron Toolholders Improve Vibration Damping, Reduce Friction and Wear
| MoldMaking Technology
Parlec’s U.S.-made toolholders fit on a variety of BMT65 lathe turrets and are available in several I.D. and O.D. styles.
Airbus seeks 6,000 new hires in first part of 2022
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Worldwide search focuses on new skills to support long-term projects and ambition, notably in the fields of decarbonization, digital transformation and cyber technology, with one-third of recruitment allotted to new graduates.
#workforcedevelopment
Processing Index Ends Year Near Where It Started
Michael Guckes | Plastics Technology
2021’s initial burst of expansion tapers by year end.
#economics
Montalvo celebrates 75 years in business
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Since 1947, the web tension control company has stuck to its core principal: “Build a product right the first time and back it up with the highest quality service and support.”
Hainbuch presentó el sistema de cambio rápido centroteX S
| Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema de cambio rápido centroteX S funciona para cambios de chuck en menos de 5 minutos.
Covid Slowed Catheter Business? No One Told Putnam
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Leader in extrusions and assemblies for minimally invasive devices had double-digit growth amid global pandemic, opened new facility, and continues to advance new technologies.
Plásticos reciclados contribuyen a la protección del clima
| Plastics Technology México
Así lo manifestó Manfred Hackl, CEO de Grupo Erema, quien en entrevista con la organización de la feria K, platicó sobre economía circular y reciclaje de plásticos.
Prices Drop for Polyolefins and PET
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Projected trajectory is downward for polyolefins, flat to upward for PVC, PS, and PET
Mazak presentó el equipo Integrex i-200H S
| Modern Machine Shop México
La máquina Integrex i-200H S cuenta con 6 ejes, de los cuales cinco trabajan simultáneamente.
Audi Goes to the Matte
Gary S. Vasilash | Products Finishing
Adding colors that are in demand by buyers of the brand’s sportier vehicles.
Schunk Upgrades Low Maintenance, Quick-Change Jaw Chuck
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Schunk says its Rota THW3 quick-change jaw chuck is particularly beneficial for users who produce small and medium quantities and are frequently switching between jobs.
Setting unrealistic expectations in composites manufacturing
| CompositesWorld
In the aerospace composites industry, quality comes at a cost, but built-in incentives throughout the supply chain don’t always favor the best and the brightest.
Missouri S&T Coatings Institute Announces 2022 Industrial Short Course Program
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
An Introduction to Paint Formulation short course is scheduled for May 16-20, 2022 at The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute in Rolla, Missouri.
FITMA: Evento líder de la manufactura internacional en Latinoamérica
Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México
Durante la inauguración se destaca que Latinoamérica es un mercado que necesitaba un foro internacional de la calidad y el calibre que FITMA presenta.
Arkema to Boost Production of Pebax TPEs
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The company will increase it global manufacturing capacity for these polyether-block-amide (PEBA) elastomers by 25%.