Mexican Media Brands
How to Determine the Currently Active Work Offset Number
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
Determining the currently active work offset number is practical when the program zero point is changing between workpieces in a production run.
Ross introduces VersaMix mixers for complex formulations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Multi-shaft mixers line purpose-built for chemicals, coatings, adhesives and composites can process materials in the hundreds of thousands of centipoise.
SAM XL demonstrates closed-loop digital methodologies via full-size aerocomposite parts development
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PeneloPe Project’s modular, zero-defect manufacturing deliverables are being highlighted in an upcoming video that demonstrates the resulting aerospace pilot line’s feasibility.
Cimatron Appoints Taline Forsberg as New President
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Taline Forsberg has been appointed as president of Cimatron within Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions as of November 1st, 2024.
Starting Small with Automation
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation started this small shop on the path to success.
Avantium’s PEF Receives FDA Food-Contact Approval
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The FDA approval extends to all food types except infant formulas, foods with more than 15% alcohol or human milk.
MMT Chats: How Hands-On Experience and Passion Earned a Scholarship
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout student Luke Hodgson shares how his hands-on experience in plastics engineering earned him the 2024 SPE Mold Technologies Division Glenn Beall Scholarship.
#workforcedevelopment
Building Temperature Compensation Into the Gaging Station
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
As production tolerances become ever tighter and the error margin for measurement results shrinks, manufacturers must consider thermal fluctuations in their inspection processes.
¿Por qué pierden gas las bebidas envasadas en PET?: soluciones
M.C. Adrián Méndez Prieto | Plastics Technology México
Descubra las causas de la pérdida de gas en bebidas carbonatadas envasadas en PET y cómo la cristalinidad y orientación influyen en la permeabilidad.
Ejemplos de cómo la inteligencia artificial está transformando las fábricas
| Modern Machine Shop México
La red Global Lighthouse del Foro Económico Mundial destaca el papel de la IA en el impulso de la transformación digital de la industria manufacturera.
7 Things We Saw at Formnext 2024 — Video Playlist
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
There were countless processes, applications and announcements at Formnext 2024. Here are seven standouts Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson caught on film.
Functional Coatings for Oil and Gas Production
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Oil and gas coatings including ecoat are critical for protecting equipment against corrosion.
7 Things We Saw at Formnext 2024 — Video Playlist
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
At Formnext 2024 the Additive Manufacturing Media editors discovered new materials and design strategies for AM; advances in automation integration; and new applications for 3D printing. Here are seven standouts we caught on film.
Mazak Recognized for 50 Years of Manufacturing Innovation
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Mazak’s facility in Florence, Kentucky, currently produces more than 70 machining solutions with a local workforce that exceeds 600 employees.
How to Configure Your Twin-Screw Barrel Layout
| Plastics Technology
In twin-screw compounding, most engineers recognize the benefits of being able to configure screw elements. Here’s what you need to know about sequencing barrel sections.
Indorama Collaborates in Launch of World’s First Bio-PET Bottles
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Japan’s Suntory Group will introduce the new bottles for selected products in Japan
Parker Ionics Appoints General Manager of Application Equipment
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Parker Ionics promotes Riley Cole to general manager of application equipment. He will oversee strategic growth and operational management.
Presentan quillas de surf reforzadas con fibra de carbono reciclada
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sieve Fins utiliza compuestos reciclados de Mocom para fabricar quillas de surf ligeras, resistentes y sostenibles, adaptadas a condiciones extremas.
UAG y Braskem Idesa fomentan el reciclaje en jornada de Plastitrueque
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
La UAG y Braskem Idesa organizan “Plastitrueque”, un evento para reciclar plásticos y fomentar la economía circular, reduciendo emisiones de CO₂ y educando a la comunidad.
Construction begins for UMaine sustainability research facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building will serve as space for an additive, hybrid manufacturing test bed, future workforce training, and bio-based materials and sustainable technologies development.
Harper successfully commissions two carbon fiber lines in China
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Swift on-site installation and system startup for Shandong Yongcheng New Materials Co. Ltd for systems that will produce 3,000 MT of carbon fiber/year.
Gravimetric Feeder is Compact, Easy to Clean
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Said to offer precise rate control for free-flowing pellets and granules.