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FGIA Updates Anodizing Specification
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
AAMA 611, Voluntary Specification for Anodized Architectural Aluminum, covers anodized finishes produced in bath or continuous coil. It was last updated in 2014.
Sandvik Coromant’s Microdrills for Small Part Manufacturing
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The CoroDrill 462 and 862 are available in new geometries to offer a variety of cutting diameters and lengths.
Big Daishowa presenta los soportes para indicadores de alta resistencia
| Modern Machine Shop México
Los soportes para indicadores MU-VZ y SU-VZ de Big Daishowa están diseñados para el posicionamiento preciso y estable de los dispositivos de inspección.
Airbus buscará evaluación independiente en la disputa con Qatar Airways sobre daños a la superficie de los A350
| Products Finishing México
El fabricante Airbus anunció que buscará una evaluación legal independiente a fin de avanzar para la disputa que mantiene con Qatar Airways con respecto a la degradación de la superficie en la flota de aviones A350.
Essentium Adding Metal Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Industrial-Scale Production
| Additive Manufacturing
Essentium is developing AM technology to enable metal parts production at a new level of speed, scale and economics.
Printed Polymers that Change Shape Once in a Predefined Way When Heated?
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Fraunhofer’s new 4D Printing technology can shrink printed objects up to 63%.
Acotec Partners with SKPS, Expands Distribution to UAE
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Through the partnership with Sap & Kaps Petroleum Services LLC, Acotec can now distribute its brands and products, including Humidur and Humidur Char, into the United Arab Emirates.
Additive Manufacturing Insights from Formnext 2021
Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop
Additive manufacturing encapsulates more than the 3D printer, and so too does AM's largest trade show. Lessons and trends gleaned from the 2021 in-person event.
Recaro desarrolla base de proveedores para el sector aeroespacial en Guanajuato
| Plastics Technology México
De la mano de la Coordinadora de Fomento al Comercio Exterior del Estado de Guanajuato, la empresa alemana Recaro apuesta por el desarrollo de proveedores de plásticos, sheet metal, mecanizados y textiles.
Full-Grip Chuck Jaws Hold Delicate Workpieces Without Marring
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Dillon Manufacturing says its full-grip chuck jaws are ideal for high-speed machining, as well as precision boring, tapping, drilling and finishing across virtually all industrial markets. Brass provides a softer surface without marring or marking of the workpiece surface.
Farsoon, Covestro Strengthen Cooperation in Engineering Powders
| Additive Manufacturing
Collaboration entails successful use of Covestro PBT and TPU powders on Farsoon plastic laser sintering machines.
North American Plastics Machinery Shipments Grew in the Third Quarter
| Plastics Technology
The Plastics Industry Association says shipments of primary plastics machinery totaled $333.8 million in the third quarter, up 4.0% from the previous quarter and 8.8% year over year.
#economics
Setforge Begins Hybrid Series Production of Composites
Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing
Hybrid composite manufacturing has enabled Setforge to expand into new markets with cost-competitive parts that handle higher specific loads than steel.
What Would You Notice in Someone Else’s Shop?
Derek Korn | Production Machining
If you’re an owner or manager of a CNC machine shop, do you get to visit other shops often? And, if so, what do you keep an eye out for?
Daher lays the cornerstone for Shap’in composite aerostructures innovation center
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Based in the Nantes, France region, the Shap’in TechCenter combines R&D and a production plant within a single facility, capitalizing on Daher’s composites expertise.
Stable, High Performance Delivered by New Face Milling Cutter
| MoldMaking Technology
Walter’s Xtra-tec XT M5009 milling tool is able to maximize feeds, tool life, productivity and reliability while reducing cutting tool material costs.
Performance Plastics, Angeles Composites Technologies acquired by JW Hill Capital
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The composites manufacturers’ focus in aerostructure components and assemblies diversify JW Hill Capital’s aerospace portfolio.
3D Printed Baseball Mitt Inserts Are Ready for the Big Leagues
Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing
Fast Radius was able to use Carbon’s DLS system for both prototyping and production of 3D printed, fatigue-resistant inserts for Rawlings’ REV1X baseball glove.
BI-MU, la feria italiana para el sector metalmecánico, ya tiene fecha en 2022
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Del 12 al 15 de octubre de 2022, el complejo ferial de fieramilano Rho acogerá la 33.BI-MU, evento que busca responder a la voluntad del sector de invertir en nuevas tecnologías productivas.
Se incrementó la producción de autopartes
Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México
Hasta noviembre de 2021 la producción de autopartes fue de 93,554 millones de dólares, lo que representó un crecimiento de 19.3% en comparación con el mismo periodo de 2020, según cifras de Industria Nacional de Autopartes.
New Map Released of Toxic Hotspots from Industrial Air Emissions
| Products Finishing
ProPublica releases analysis of five years of modeled EPA data identifiying more than 1,000 toxic hot spots across the country.
#regulations
Supply Chain Management Can Work for You
| Production Machining
A VMI program can reduce cost and also increase speed to market by eliminating the additional time needed to move material from vendor to vendor.