Hexcel signs long-term manufacturing contract with Boeing
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Hexcel will produce HexPEKK-100 manufactured-to-print aerospace structures, including various air flow ducting applications and other supporting elements, for the Boeing 777X.
Boeing to build new factory to produce MQ-25 Stingray
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Located in Illinois, U.S., the facility will use digital design and production for the composites-intensive unmanned Navy aircraft.
Brazilian consumption of composites fell 4.6% in 2020
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
A survey from the Latin American Composite Materials Association (ALMACO) found that despite the drop, Brazil’s composites revenues rose 3.9%, reaching $561 million USD.
Impressions and Trends from RAPID + TCT 2021: AM Radio Bonus
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Peter Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider discuss what they saw, heard and learned at RAPID + TCT 2021 in a special episode of the AM Radio podcast plus slideshow.
PostProcess Technologies’ Resin Removal Detergent Achieves Biocompatible Standard
| Additive Manufacturing
Company says integral component of proven automated postprinting solution achieves new standard for use in medical and dental fields.
Desktop Metal Qualifies Titanium for Manufacturing with Studio System 2
| Additive Manufacturing
Desktop Metal is first company to commercialize titanium for bound metal production of high-strength, lightweight components, opening the door to more accessible additive manufacturing production of high-performance titanium parts.
Siemens Launches New Enclosed Drive System
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Siemens says the Sinamics G120XE is ideal for industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, wastewater, power plants, industrial climate control and refrigeration.
ExOne presenta soluciones para impresión 3D de herramental de grado industrial
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Con X1 Tooling, los fabricantes tienen la opción de imprimir herramental para la producción final de diseños de plástico, metal y compuestos.
New Microscale 3D Printer Targeting Prototyping and Short-Run Production
| Plastics Technology
BMF launched its microArch system globally in February 2020, just weeks shy of the pandemic, and has installed over 125 units around the world.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview compilation, Part 1
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CompositesWorld offers a preview of some of the exhibits and products that will be featured at CAMX 2021.
New Microscale 3D Printer Targeting Prototyping and Short-Run Production
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
BMF launched its microArch system globally in February 2020, just weeks shy of the pandemic, and has installed over 125 units around the world.
Nueva Serie S de canal caliente para piezas pequeñas
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Meximold: El fabricante de canales calientes Oerlikon HRSflow presentará su nueva línea de canales calientes de la Serie S de tamaño reducido. Sus aplicaciones incluyen la producción de pequeñas piezas técnicas utilizando plásticos de ingeniería, donde su diseño compacto permite un paso reducido.
What Is the 2022 Color of the Year?
Gary S. Vasilash | Products Finishing
The aesthetic team at AkzoNobel thinks that after a year of darkness as associated with the pandemic is giving way to blue skies.
Julio registra crecimiento del personal ocupado total en la industria manufacturera
| Modern Machine Shop México
El personal ocupado del subsector de “Fabricación de Productos Metálicos” tuvo un incremento de 5.2% durante julio de 2021 con relación al mismo mes del año anterior.
‘Tera 250’ Becomes ‘Fabrica 2.0 Machine” Following Acquisition by Nano Dimension
| Additive Manufacturing
Nano Dimension changes name of Nanofabrica Ltd. to ‘Nano Dimension’s Fabrica Group.’
Residuos Expo 2021 celebrará su quinta edición con evento presencial
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Expo Guadalajara acogerá simultáneamente Expo Plásticos y Residuos Expo, dos eventos que tienen en común el facilitar la transición hacia la economía circular del lado de la materia prima y de los residuos posconsumo y posindustriales.
Herramientas de alta velocidad y husillos para acabados de moldes
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold: Air Turbine Tools presentó sus husillos adaptados para la manufactura de moldes, fresado y acabados.
¿Qué tanto ha cambiado el proceso de rectificado?
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Dirk Biermann, director del Instituto de Tecnología de Mecanizado (ISF), habla sobre el presente y futuro del rectificado, el arribo de procesos como el pulido láser, los desafíos de la electromovilidad, y la relación entre rectificado y manufactura aditiva.
IFS Coatings Expands Canadian Operations
| Products Finishing
IFS Coatings opens new powder coating warehouse based on the Canadian East Coast.
Zeiss, ORNL Collaborate on Fast, Automated Print Parameter Qualification Solution
| Additive Manufacturing
RAPID 2021: ParAM is designed to evaluate print parameters to help reduce build failure rates and make AM processes reliable, while reducing the cost per part.
DirectCoating, proceso para generar piezas automotrices de plástico de manera económica y sostenible
| Products Finishing México
La tecnología DirectCoating permite crear piezas plásticas decorativas para la industria automotriz con superficies impecables, sin burbujas de aire y que pueden ser autorreparables.
Hurco North America Launches New Apprenticeship Program
Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology
Hurco’s Field Service Apprenticeship (FSA) is a two-year program that starts with a 12-week industry training which merges hands-on training and repair of CNC machines with classroom materials.
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