Reshoring Champion Moser Inducted to AME Hall of Fame

| Plastics Technology

Moser started the Reshoring Initiative after a long career as an executive in the machine-tool industry.

PPAs for High-Voltage E-Motor and Inverter Busbars

| Plastics Technology

Solvay’s Amodel Supreme and Bios Grades  support further sustainable innovation in e-mobility

Carbon Makes Design Engine Software Available to all 3D Printing Users

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

Previously, this software was available only to Carbon platform customers.  

DuPont Partners with Sporting Goods Manufacturer BOA Technology

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Use of DuPont’s Zytel nylons along with Delrin acetal and Hytrel copolyester elastomer step up performance, fit and durability for BOA footwear.

Erema fue premiada en los Plastics Recycling Awards Europe

| Plastics Technology México

Gracias a su sistema de reciclaje INTAREMA TVEplus RegrindPro + ReFresher, EREMA recibió el galardón en la categoría “Maquinaria innovadora para reciclaje”.

Abaris adds advanced composite auto repair course to 2022 schedule

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

This class, running April 11 and Nov. 3, is devoted to hands-on repair practices and classroom learning to understand composite materials and processes relative to the original structure and the repair.
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High-Performance Tool Coatings Extend Carbide Tool Service

| MoldMaking Technology

Horn USA’s IG6 and SG3 coatings ensure faster material removal rates, deliver high performance and extend wear resistance.

Renishaw, Verisurf Partnership Expands CMM Software

| MoldMaking Technology

With an emphasis on Verisurf’s CMM Programming and Inspection Suite, this agreement gives companies access to Renishaw’s REVO five‑axis measuring system and the Equator flexible gauging system.

Zoltek to expand global large-tow carbon fiber capacity in 2023

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

To meet wind market demands, the 6,000-MT capacity expansion at the company’s Mexico facility will add up to 35,000 MT total global production capacity.

JEC Group reports success at JEC Korea and Carbon Korea 2021 live event

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Held Nov. 3-5 in Seoul, South Korea, the combined event highlighted composites industry innovations such as hydrogen pressure vessels.

ALC orders 111 Airbus aircraft, launches Sustainability Fund

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The agreement covers all Airbus families, including the A220, A320, A330 and A350. Joint creation of a sustainability fund fosters industry decarbonization solutions.  

AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025

| CompositesWorld

Mesago Messe Frankfurt, the organizers of Formnext and Messe Frankfurt USA, announce a strategic partnership with AMT and Gardner Business Media. The new show creates one event in the U.S. dedicated to all aspects of industrial AM.

Zentek develops carbon-based, nanotechnology-enhanced icephobic coating to reduce ice accretion

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Preliminary results demonstrate an adhesion strength of 20 kPA, which is a 96% improvement over aluminum alloys. The coating will be tested under real, ice-forming weather conditions this winter.

Nueva serie de grados de polietileno de alto rendimiento, Exceed XP 7, de ExxonMobil

| Plastics Technology México

De acuerdo con la compañía, esta nueva serie ofrece un rendimiento mecánico notable y una combinación de baja densidad e índice de fusión fraccional (MI).

Sea-Land Expands European Sales Team

| Products Finishing

Ben Verhaeghe joins Sea-Land as EU Sales Manager,

Presentan panorama de la industria petrolera privada en México

| Modern Machine Shop México

AMEXHI informó que de 2015 a octubre de 2021 la industria ha invertido más de 18,000 millones de dólares y tiene el potencial de invertir más de 42,000 millones de dólares durante los próximos años.

Cabezales de mandrinado con equilibrio interno

| Modern Machine Shop México

Allied Machine & Engineering amplió su línea de herramientas de mandrinado Wohlhaupter con el lanzamiento de la serie 465 (464) de cabezales de mandrinado fino.

Nueva cartera de soluciones de recubrimiento para operaciones de aguas residuales de PPG

| Products Finishing México

La nueva cartera incluye sistemas formulados para una variedad de entornos corrosivos para sustratos de hormigón y acero.

Reframing Postprocessing for AM

Timothy W. Simpson | Additive Manufacturing

Think risk mitigation, not added cost.

Quick Fixture Changing System for Heavy-Duty Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMAO Fixtureworks' Flex Zero clamping system reduces downtime during fixture changes. It is designed for quick change of pallets, workpieces and vises in five-axis and vertical machining centers, and the strong clamping forces enable heavy-duty machining.

HMG Paints Enhances Topcoat for Commercial Vehicles

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Acrythane 4G is a high solids acrylic polyurethane coating developed to meet the requirements of the commercial vehicle market. HMG Paints says that with its balance of early hardness, fast cure and long pot life, Acrythane 4G is ideal for OEMs, repairers and builders.

PureCycle to Supply Recycled PP to Berry

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

The material will be supplied to Berry in summer 2023 for manufacturing at one of Berry’s ISCC PLUS certified facilities.