American Precision Museum Launches New Digital Exhibit to Support the Future of Manufacturing

Grace Stubbins | Modern Machine Shop

The Manufacturing Ledger exhibit is a dynamic collection of stories and profiles about individuals whose career was spent in manufacturing. Honor a manufacturing innovator, advocate or educator by contributing your own story.

Airbus successfully completes 2021 summer test flights for Zephyr HAPS satellite aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The carbon fiber stratospheric UAV continues to demonstrate its capabilities for commercial and military customers, adding an additional 887 flight hours to the 2,435 stratospheric flight hours for Zephyr to date.

CW survey reveals ongoing supply chain struggles

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

A recent survey with Gardner Intelligence underscores supply chain issues and uncertainties reported by fabricators — with a bit of hope for future growth areas.

The Way Ahead for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Tooling today, production tomorrow. The capability will advance as value is increasingly seen in lead time savings and design opportunities. Parts that today are cast offer a particularly promising application for a process that is “welding, except not.”

Video: Emerging Leader Kylan Hastreiter Teaches the Community about Manufacturing

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

Kylan Hastreiter’s goal is to impact communities by providing people with maximum opportunity to learn about manufacturing through investment and partnerships with local schools.

Biobased PE Colorants and Compounds for Medical and Pharma Applications

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Avient has expanded its line of medical-grade Mevopur materials for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices.

Prime Quality Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Nylon 6 with 92% Biobased Content

| Plastics Technology

Lanxess’ new Durethan BlueBKKV60H2.0EF is the first in the Scopeblue series of products that contain at least 50% circular raw materials.

Pigmento para facilitar la separación del plástico según su tipo

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

El pigmento negro de Lanxess sirve para colorear envases de plástico reciclables y, según la compañía, permite una reflectividad hasta un 20 % mejor en la detección de infrarrojos en las plantas de clasificación automatizadas.

Midaco's Automatic Pallet Changer Provides Quick Changes

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Midaco’s A4020SD mid-size pallet changer automatically switches pallets in approximately 15 seconds depending on the weight of the parts.

Dow to Start Supplying Circular Polymers to Customers in 2022

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

Advancements in the U.S. and Europe will enable Dow to produce circular polymers from materials previously considered unrecyclable.  

Building a Team on the Shopfloor

| MoldMaking Technology

A tooling engineer for a Michigan-based provider of tooling for automotive interior and underhood solutions shares how to create a team philosophy within the tool shop.
#workforcedevelopment

First Milk Jug with PCR Coming Soon

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Claimed to be a first in the U.S., organic milk in HDPE gallon jugs with 30% PCR are due on market shelves by March.

BP and Lanxess in Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Raw Materials for Production of Nylon 6

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

BP will provide sustainably produced cyclohexane to Lanxess’s production site in Antwerp, Belgium.  
#electronics

Grupo Ortiz amplía la producción de bolsas de rafia con maquinaria de Starlinger

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Las máquinas para esta producción, de la marca Starlinger, se instalarán en la nueva planta de Grupo Ortiz en las afueras de Morelia, México.

Presentan la BIEMH 2022

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

En la pasada EMO Milano 2021, la AFM (Advanced Manufacturing Technologies) y el Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), presentaron la 31ª edición de la Bienal Internacional de Máquinas-Herramienta (BIEMH), que se llevará a cabo del 13 al 17 de junio de 2022 en Bilbao, España.

Schunk actualiza su tecnología de chucks

| Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con Schunk, su chuck Rota THW3 permite un mayor rendimiento, flexibilidad y precisión.

Un vistazo a nuestra edición de octubre

| Products Finishing México

La editora de Products Finishing México, Rosario Taracena, comenta los contenidos de nuestra edición impresa del mes de octubre.

Turck’s inductive sensors reliably detect carbon fiber composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Patent-pending noncontact sensor series detects both carbon fibers and pressed carbon fiber parts with less susceptibility to contamination.

CW hopes to see you at CAMX next week

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX is taking place in Dallas, Texas, next week, Oct. 19-21, 2021. Whether you’re preparing to attend in person or through CAMX+, here are a few things to remember.

M.R. Mold Achieves ISO 9001-2015 Accreditation

| MoldMaking Technology

Certification acknowledges the California-based mold builder’s focus on continuous improvement, including a 25,000-square-foot facility and incorporation of a metal 3D printer into its operations.
#regulations

Spray Washer Targets Cleaning of Batch Parts

| MoldMaking Technology

Ransohoff, a division of the Cleaning Technologies Group, introduces the Cell-U-Clean Cell Jet spray cabinet in a new, small footprint for reliable, high-volume cleaning.

Lanxess Tepex composite material lightweights luxury sedan load compartment well

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

PA6 Tepex dynalite thermoplastic blank reinforced with continuous glass fiber fabrics withstands high mechanical stresses and achieve 30% lighter weight than comparable sheet metal components.