OEMs Are Well Equipped to Insource CNC Machining

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

Many OEMs are better equipped to insource manufacturing than they imagine themselves to be. Utilization data can reveal the capacity that is ready to be used an alternative to supply chains.

Torrent M Series Cleaning System Designed for Demanding, Medical Applications

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Systems are self-contained, skid-mounted machines designed for both single-pass or multiple-pass chemistries.

Grasa de alto rendimiento Z2600 para aplicación en salas blancas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

El nuevo lubricante de alta resistencia Z2600, de Hasco, está registrado para NSF H1, cumple con las regulaciones de pureza de la FDA y es ideal para su uso en la industria alimentaria.

AI to Aid Consistency in Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing

Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing

Machine vision and algorithms have helped EBAM users address problems as they occur in deposition, but AI could be able to predict problems before they happen.

Supply Chain Woes Yield Opportunities for Manufacturers

| Modern Machine Shop

As companies scramble to build more robust supply chains, manufacturing events are aiming to help North American manufacturers find new opportunities.

NCSimul Improves CNC Quality Assurance and Traceability

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Westec 2021: NCSimul 2022.0 includes access to MachiningCloud, which provides cutting tool components that can be exported to CAM or other simulation software.

Ford y BMW inician producción de nuevos modelos en México

| Modern Machine Shop México

La Planta de BMW Group en San Luis Potosí inició la producción del nuevo BMW Serie 2 Coupé, mietras Ford de México inició la producción de la nueva Maverick en la planta de Hermosillo.

Hybrid 3D printing/machining center enables custom vehicle restoration project

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

3D-printed CF-filled molds made with new CMS Kreator system shorten production time, reduce costs for Bercella’s Restomod Maserati project.

ExOne Launches X1 Tooling Industrial-Grade 3D Printed Tooling Solutions

| Additive Manufacturing

X1 Tooling offers manufacturers fast, affordable and local tooling options for the final production of metal, plastic and composite designs.

Renishaw Announces Partership With CCAT

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Renishaw provides industrial metrology and additive manufacturing equipment to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) to implement digital technologies and prepare new talent for the industry.
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FAMEX cambia de sede a la base aérea militar Santa Lucía

| Modern Machine Shop México

La cuarta edición de FAMEX cambia de sede del Aeropuerto Internacional de Querétaro a la Base Aérea Militar N.º 1 de Santa Lucía, en el Estado de México, del 22 al 25 de septiembre de 2021.

Thread Milling Tips for Tricky Aerospace Materials

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Compared to tapping, thread milling offers advantages for creating threads in challenging materials such as high-temperature alloys.

Top Shops Expo presentará datos de la encuesta de evaluación comparativa Top Shops 2021

| Products Finishing México

El evento de dos días contará con sesiones educativas con expertos de la industria respaldadas por los datos de la encuesta nacional anual de evaluación comparativa realizada por Gardner Business Intelligence.

Avon anuncia Gerencia Regional de Sustentabilidad para América Latina

| Plastics Technology México

Claudia Restrepo asumirá la nueva Gerencia de Sustentabilidad de Avon para los países de Latinoamérica de habla hispana.

The Polymers Center Heads Assistance in Product Development, Polymer Testing and Training

| MoldMaking Technology

Not-for-profit organization, which is exhibiting at Amerimold 2021, promotes and develops the plastics industry through education, research and development and trial operations.
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Machining 101: What is Waterjet Cutting?

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Waterjet cutting may be a simpler machining method, but it packs a powerful punch that requires operators to stay cognizant of multiple parts’ wear and accuracy.

4 Ways Robots and 3D Printing Intersect

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Four examples of how robotic automation and additive manufacturing both help and are helped by each other.

Plasmatreat presents plasma systems for surface treatment solutions at Fakuma 2021

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Company to highlight its atmospheric plasma jet technologies — including Openair-Plasma, which is used for plastic and composite materials — at the Germany-based plastics processing event.

ENCLELAC impulsará al sector mexicano de electrodomésticos

| Products Finishing México

El ENCLELAC buscará proveeduría para este sector y se realizará del 8 al 15 de septiembre.

Caracol, NextChem debut one-piece, 3D-printed composite sailboat

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The hull of the Beluga prototype boat was printed from short glass fibers and recycled polypropylene using Caracol’s robotic additive manufacturing system.

SAMPE announces 2021 Mort Kushner Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Robert “Bob” Griffiths has been recognized for 40 years of exceptional service to SAMPE.

All-In-One CAD/CAM System Streamlines Mold, Die and Model Design and Manufacturing

| MoldMaking Technology

Tebis 4.1 from Tebis America enables manufacturers to automate the design and build process, while improving safety, efficiency and quality.