VMC Offers Jig Milling/Boring Accuracy with Machining Center Productivity

| MoldMaking Technology

The Mitsui Seiki PJ812 CNC vertical machining center enables more precise boring, milling, drilling and tapping of critical application components.

On Tractors, Autonomy and a Clever Mercedes Concept

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

On giving farmers a break. . .a concept car with some actual process tech. . .advancing autonomy via vision and software. . .VW exec on EVs. . .and the sales of a brand most of us can’t afford
#electronics

The First Choice Was Right: How RP+M Succeeded With Production FDM

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

This additive manufacturing company narrowed its focus onto the 3D printing capability it knew best and the industry sector best able to benefit from FDM production parts. Characterizing and controlling the process was the breakthrough that has led to production work from Boeing and others.

VIDEO: A Look at the Acceleration of the Workforce 2030 Dilemma

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Human resources and marketing play a critical role in facing the challenges the pandemic has accelerated for the industry’s 2030 workforce challenge in North America.
#workforcedevelopment

The Pack Finder, una plataforma para que las marcas encuentren los envases que necesitan

| Plastics Technology México

Esta es una plataforma digital en la que las marcas pueden encontrar el envase que necesitan, personalizarlo en 3D y contactar con el proveedor, en unos cuantos clics.

Polychem Powder Launches 2022–23 Color Trend Palettes

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Available in powder coating, the Polychem Powder Coating Color Trends for this year consist of twenty-three colors.

Renegade I-Series Pass-Through Washer Features Variable-Speed Conveyor

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Each wash and rinse stage compartment contains spray manifolds with strategically placed nozzles to deliver high-pressure force and high-temperature cleaning.

Bales Offers Virtual Consultation, Coatings Comparison

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Bales Metal Surface Solutions now offers online research and consultation services through the Coatings Comparison Tool and the Mold Doctor. By going virtual, Bales hopes to give shops easier access to solutions.

The outlook for thermoplastic composites: CW Trending Episode 7

| CompositesWorld

What are the experts saying about the state of thermoplastic composite materials today? CompositesWorld Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sloan dives into this topic and more with Solvay in our latest CW Trending episode.

PPG Expands Automotive OEM Coatings Production in Germany

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The company is constructing a 10,000 square foot addition to its existing facility with a capacity to produce more than 5,000 metric tons of waterborne basecoats per year.

Making Tribological Improvements to Bore Surfaces

Derek Korn | Production Machining

A new “mechano-chemical” process that impregnates tungsten into the surface of honed bores at a nano level improves wear resistance while reducing friction between mating components.

FANUC Launches Mobile Apps for Comparing CNCs, Components

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The CNC Comparison, the CNC Functions Catalog and the CNC Alarms apps are said to provide key FANUC product information in a user-friendly way.

Autocam Medical Celebrates Graduates of Apprentice Program

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The CNC Machinist Apprentice Program requires students to complete over 700 hours of classroom instruction over a period of 90 weeks. Apprentices are employed by Autocam Medical and maintain a full work schedule during the training period.
#workforcedevelopment

FITMA apuesta por acelerar el acceso a la tecnología

Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México

En la presentación de FITMA 2022 ante medios de comunicación, especialistas de la industria coincidieron en la importancia del acceso a la tecnología para las empresas del sector manufacturero.

Herramientas de roscado, taladrado y roscado de alto rendimiento

| Modern Machine Shop México

FITMA: OSG Royco (stand 1018) destacará en FITMA su serie A de herramientas de corte que responde a la rápida introducción de nuevos materiales y técnicas de mecanizado.

Hexagon Streamlines Additive Build and Finishing Software

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Hexagon’s Part-to-Build workflow addresses part preparation and job preparation with dedicated functionality within one piece of software, enabling volume efficiencies and automating repetitive tasks such as slicing.

Hubbard Hall Expands E-commerce Offerings

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The company’s expanded e-commerce offerings include environmentally friendly heat transfer fluids. 

Solvay collaborates with Trillium on bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fiber applications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New agreement with Trillium Renewable Chemicals will enable Solvay's development of sustainable, bio-carbon fiber for use in various applications.

BTG Labs evolves capabilities, leadership and name to become Brighton Science

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Brighton Science takes its core strengths and assets in surface engineering and adhesion to the next level, bringing what it says is unmatched expertise to the emerging field of Surface Intelligence.

Suprem thermoplastic composites contribute to pressure vessel expansion

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

High-quality, high-performance UD thermoplastics are dedicated to industrializing recyclable Type III, IV and V pressure vessels.

U.K. consortium to develop hub for hydrogen storage prototyping in drive for net zero

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A key aim of the HSPH platform is to set up further R&D projects for developing novel hydrogen storage prototypes, including Type IV vessels. The consortium is seeking partners for future demonstrator projects.

BASF designa a Uta Holzenkamp como nueva presidenta de la División de Recubrimientos

| Products Finishing México

A partir del 1 de enero de 2022, la doctora en química orgánica, Uta Holzenkamp, funge como nueva presidenta de la División de Recubrimientos de BASF.