On Fuel Cells, Battery Enclosures, and Lucid Air
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
A skateboard for fuel cells, building a better battery enclosure, what ADAS does, a big engine for boats, the curious case of lean production, what drivers think, and why Lucid is remarkable
Leading AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025
| Modern Machine Shop
Mesago Messe Frankfurt the organizers of Formnext and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with the Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media. The new show creates one event in the United States dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.
Leading AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025
| Products Finishing
Mesago Messe Frankfurt the organizers of Formnext and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with the Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media. The new show creates one event in the United States dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.
Leading AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025
| Gardner Web
Mesago Messe Frankfurt (the organizers of Formnext) and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media to create a new show in the U.S. dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.
Leading Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA
| Additive Manufacturing
Mesago Messe Frankfurt (the organizers of Formnext) and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media to create a new show in the U.S. dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.
Consistency and Compatibility Improve CNC Productivity
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
Consistency and compatibility among CNC machines can decrease setup time and confusion among operators.
Desktop Metal Completes Acquisition of ExOne
| Additive Manufacturing
ExOne will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Desktop Metal and will remain headquartered in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Panorama de la fabricación de productos metálicos en México
Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México
Según información de Data México, en el periodo enero-junio de 2021, la Inversión Extranjera Directa para el subsector de Fabricación de Productos Metálicos fue 160 millones de dólares.
GCH Machinery Redesigns Grinding System for EV Manufacturer
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
GCH Machinery redesigned and repurposed an electric vehicle automaker’s older dual-head grinder to the latest technology. The redesign was aimed at fulfilling the automaker’s green initiative.
KUKA mejora su software de simulación modular
| Modern Machine Shop México
KUKA Robotics lanzó una mejora de su paquete de software de simulación digital modular, KUKA.Sim 4.0, el cual busca facilitar la planificación, la programación y la configuración de seguridad.
ArburgXvision analiza los sistemas de control de Arburg
| Plastics Technology México
El octavo episodio del reconocido programa en vivo de Arburg se centró en el sistema Gestica y en cómo se puede utilizar para familiarizarse fácilmente con máquinas y procesos complejos.
México debe apostar por el desarrollo de centros de ingeniería automotriz
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En el marco del North America Automotive B2B Meeting, que se realiza en Aguascalientes, especialistas de la industria automotriz señalan los retos y oportunidades para este sector.
3Degrees, America Makes Discuss Workforce Development with Secretary of Commerce
| Additive Manufacturing
Roundtable focused on enhancements to the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem through workforce development and training programs.
#workforcedevelopment
Recycling Solves the Problem of Expensive Solvent Maintenance
| Production Machining
On-site solvent recycling reduces operational cost, lessens waste disposal, improves cleaning quality, minimizes process interruptions and more.
Anisoprint introduces industrial 3D printer, invites beta users
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PROM IS 500, the company’s large industrial 3D printer to date, is capable of using both high-temperature polymers and fiber-reinforced composites, with adjustable manufacturing volumes and flexible fiber trajectories.
Videos Answer Hot-Topic Moldmaking Questions
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Eight questions MoldMaking Technology asks industry experts about CNC controls, the changing training landscape, the human resources and marketing keys to workforce development, predictive engineering, data, visual search, OEE monitoring and additive venting.
Schunk's Automated Vise Offers Chip-Repellent Design
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Tandem PGS3’s compact design and square shape optimizes accessibility and enables a stroke of 6 mm per jaw. With a clamping force of 4,500 N and a repeat accuracy of 0.02 mm, the vise is said to be suitable for basic applications in aluminum and plastics machining.
Rollomatic Grinding Machines for Firearm, Ammunition Industry
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The GrindSmart 630XW 6‐axis tool grinding machine and the ShapeSmart NP50 5‐axis pinch/peel cylindrical grinding machine offer custom-made tooling for manufacturing parts for the weapons industry.
6K Additive, Freemelt Collaborate on Refractory Metal Powder
| Additive Manufacturing
Partnership enables new material options for customers working on aerospace, hypersonic and medical applications that require high-performing material properties.
Internally Lubricated Olefinic Alloy Helps Prevent Buzz-Squeak-Rattle Noise in Automotive Interiors
| Plastics Technology
SABIC’s new Lubriloy N2000 compound poised as drop-in for standard PC/ABS for reduced friction and stick-slip behavior between molded parts
The other composites industry supply chain challenge: Talent
| CompositesWorld
A major topic of discussion during in-person events this year revolved around supply chain disruptions, as well as cultivating new employees. Now, more than ever, it’s important to spread the word on composite industry’s positive collective future.
Nova Chemicals Partners with Circulus on Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
Nova Chemicals’ PCR business is growing rapidly to meet market demand for recycled content.