Soluciones modulares de Zoller para automatizar la gestión de herramientas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EMO: Zoller presentará en EMO Hannover una arquitectura conectada que cubre desde el almacenaje hasta la carga automática de herramientas en centros CNC.
Registration Opens for 2025 Top Shops Conference
| Modern Machine Shop
Unlock benchmarking insights, shop secrets, and a behind-the-scenes NASCAR tour, only at this year’s Top Shops Conference.
Thermoplastic thin-ply UD tapes drive high versatility, scalability
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: A+ Composites is featuring thin-ply UD TPC tapes engineered with the inherent benefits of thermoplastics, but with individual ply thicknesses below 50 µm and fiber volume contents up to 68%.
Unique Cleaning Process Enables More Effective Finishes
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
HydroPlasma’s chemical-free cleaning method is especially useful for industries where the highest standards of cleanliness are required and where coating is the final step in the manufacturing process.
Meaf System Increases IV of rPET for Film, Sheet
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Patented Xtender can be retrofitted on both single- and twin-screw extruders for processing recycled PET film and sheet.
The Overlooked Solution to Manufacturing's Skills Gap
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Experienced manufacturing professionals represent an overlooked talent pool whose tribal knowledge and expertise could solve critical industry problems amid reshoring opportunities.
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Troubleshooting thermoplastic composite stamp forming
David Leach | CompositesWorld
Understand the basic science of TPC stamp forming, a manufacturing process steadily gaining momentum in aerospace and mobility applications thanks to its rapid forming, short cycle times and automated methods.
Water-based silicone elastomer enables clean, near-net shape fabrication
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Technology Marketing Inc. presents its Armor-Vac 1K single-component elastomer that excels in complex molds and 3D surfaces, and enables effective composites processing.
Supertec Machinery Grinders Enhance Precision Grinding Efficiency
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Supertec Machinery’s Mini Genie CNC cylindrical grinder and EGM-80CNC universal ID/OD grinder, designed for space-limited manufacturing environments.
Aimplas launches NEOCOMP and REFUGI projects
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Spanish center is focusing on the development of sustainable, flame-retardant coatings and composites to enhance safety in construction and mobility.
NASA contract enables Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 4 in 2029
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The company’s fourth lunar mission and fifth NASA CLPS award will use the Elytra orbital vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander to operate two rovers and three scientific instruments on the Moon’s south pole.
Horizon Europe projects present webinar for advancing aviation digitalization, composite technologies
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Free webinar on Sept. 24, 2025, brings together members from DEMOQUAS, GENEX and TOSCA to delve into how these projects are contributing to safer, more efficient and environmentally responsible aviation technologies.
Clean Aviation's regional aircraft technology testbed #2 demonstrates advances with composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
European project advances OOA outer wing box using resin infusion and thermoplastic composite technologies.
Strohm completes first 13 thermoplastic composite jumpers for ExxonMobil
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) jumpers were fabricated as part of the company’s Jumper on Demand concept aimed at flexible, high-volume part manufacture.
Mold Material Enables Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Tooling
Fiona Lawler | Additive Manufacturing
Uddeholm USA features its mold material Corrax as the first AM powder made for tooling. Corrax is a stainless steel with corrosion resistance and polishability.
Cómo superar las filtraciones de aire ambiente en tolvas de secado
| Plastics Technology México
Durante el secado de polímeros, la entrada de aire ambiente puede comprometer la calidad del proceso, especialmente con materiales higroscópicos. Este artículo analiza cómo los cargadores por vacío, las válvulas de descarga por gravedad y los sistemas de transición pueden reducir eficazmente la humedad no deseada y estabilizar el secado.
Moldeo por inyección: identifique la causa real de la rebaba
| Plastics Technology México
El moldeo por inyección presenta defectos como rebabas o llenados incompletos que pueden llevar a ajustes equivocados. La variación normal del proceso y fallas no evidentes en el molde pueden confundir el diagnóstico. Identificar la causa raíz permite evitar ajustes innecesarios y estabilizar la producción.
Microplásticos: ¿qué revela la evidencia científica?
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Una revisión de estudios científicos recientes desmonta afirmaciones alarmistas sobre los microplásticos, como la supuesta ingesta de una tarjeta de crédito semanal. El problema radica en fallas metodológicas y desinformación. Este artículo evalúa con precisión los riesgos asociados con este material.
Origen y evolución del mecanizado tipo suizo
| Modern Machine Shop México
Desde la industria relojera del siglo XIX hasta la manufactura médica actual, el mecanizado tipo suizo ha definido nuevos estándares de precisión y eficiencia. Su capacidad para producir piezas complejas en serie, con mínimas tolerancias, lo convierte en una tecnología esencial. Este artículo explora su historia, evolución técnica y aplicaciones industriales actuales.
Cómo influye la Tg en la contracción posmoldeo de piezas plásticas
| Plastics Technology México
La contracción posmoldeo puede alterar las dimensiones finales de piezas plásticas moldeadas. Analizamos cómo la temperatura de transición vítrea (Tg) influye en la movilidad molecular y determina si una pieza seguirá encogiéndose. Entender este fenómeno permite mejorar la precisión dimensional y evitar fallos en control de calidad.
Post Cure: Composite seaglider craft redefine coastal transportation operations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Viceroy all-electric flagship seaglider being developed by REGENT Craft in Rhode Island operates exclusively over water.
AI inspection system with laser projection advances layup precision
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Visit Virtek to learn more about the Iris Ai system with its new Results Projection feature in action, closing the loop between detection and resolution on the production floor.