SLA AM System Creates Production-Grade Parts
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2024: The PSLA 270 is engineered to deliver larger end-use parts more rapidly than similar platforms, bringing advantages for a breadth of industrial and health care applications.
AM Materials Consortium Selects Partners for LPBF Fabrication and Testing
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The consortium is developing open LPBF parameter sets to streamline machine, material and process qualification, with the goal of expediting customers’ process development leading to serial production.
Yudo destaca en Meximold sus sistemas de canal caliente
| Plastics Technology México
Las últimas innovaciones de Yudo serán presentadas em Meximold 2024: sistemas multicavidad y tecnología TINA-EPT para un moldeo por inyección preciso.
Broca miniatura para la producción de moldes
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Master Cut llevó a Meximold una broca miniatura diseñada para mejorar la eficiencia en la manufactura de moldes, con el objetivo de reducir significativamente los tiempos de taladrado.
QuickCast Air Software Maximizes Material Removal From Casting Pattern Interiors
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The software tool optimizes material removal for cleaner burnout and more efficient draining to reduce both material consumption and build times, enabling a material efficiency that has demonstrated cost competitiveness with traditional injection molded wax patterns.
Chasing Down Marine Plastic Pollution With The Ocean Cleanup
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Nonprofit organization has recovered 10 million kilograms of marine waste.
Preloading Slides for Optimal Mechanical Performance
| MoldMaking Technology
Engineers use properly preloaded bolts, blocks, springs and side-action cores to enhance functionality and reliability in various mechanical systems.
Novel insert technology enables arc stud welding with composites
| CompositesWorld
FAUSST technology enables fast, reliably welded connection of metal components in composite structures.
Fakuma 2024: Arburg exhibirá avances en digitalización y automatización
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Arburg exhibirá en Fakuma 2024 su Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric, junto con otras innovaciones en moldeo por inyección, reciclaje y manufactura aditiva.
Sunnen celebra 100 años de innovación en soluciones de precisión
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Sunnen Products Co. marca su centenario como proveedor en tecnología de bruñido y mecanizado de precisión. México se destaca como uno de los 15 países en los que Sunnen tiene operaciones, reafirmando su compromiso global en soluciones avanzadas para una amplia gama de industrias.
Braskem’s New Renewable Innovation Center Opens
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The Lexington, Massachusetts, center will accelerate innovation in renewable chemicals and materials.
Ceratizit Appoints Business Development Leader for Oil & Gas Sector
Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop
Ceratizit USA announces it has appointed Carlos Garza as its business development leader for the oil and gas industry sector.
Fryer Machining Centers Boost Stability, Performance
Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop
Fryer Machine Systems Inc. presents its TC Series of CNC machining centers for high-performance cutting, accuracy, reliability and ease of use.
Greene Tweed features thermoplastic composite aerospace brackets
Jessica Pompili | CompositesWorld
Greene Tweed introduces Xycomp DLF aerospace brackets as high-performance, recyclable alternatives to metallic materials.
Composite Kape skateboard delivers durability, pop
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Collaborative effort between KraussMaffei and entrepreneur Peter Karacsonyi led to the Vanguard, an in-situ polymerized board comprising fiberglass sandwich composites with a recyclable polyamide.
U.S. approves Maryland offshore wind, finalizes EA for Maine project
Jessica Pompili | CompositesWorld
BOEM has finalized its environmental review of East coast commercial wind energy leases, and the DOI approved its 10th offshore wind project in Maryland.
Finishing Activity: Overall Finishing Activity Accelerated Contraction in July, Closing at 42.9
Jan Schafer | Products Finishing
Finishing activity experienced accelerated contraction for the third month in a row, down 1.1 points from June. It is down almost 5 points (4.8) from the April reading before it first started to drop, and has not been this low since May 2020.
High Gloss Black for Fasteners
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Specialty functional finish for black fasteners.
For Coast Guard, AM Adoption Begins With “MacGyver-ish” Crew Members Who Are Using 3D Printing Already
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
AM suits the Coast Guard’s culture of shipboard problem-solving, says Surface Fleet AM lead. Here is how 3D printers on ships promise to deliver not just substantial cost savings but also an aid to crew capabilities and morale.
Sunnen Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Jessica Pompili | Production Machining
Sunnen Products Co. is celebrating its 100th anniversary, highlighting the history of its line of honing and precision solutions.
Circular Network for Returnable Cosmetics and Personal Care Bottles
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Stock reusable PET and glass bottles are provided to brands in Europe, along with consumer drop-off and collection points, labeling codes to identify bottles for reuse, cleaning technology, and recyclers to handle caps and pumps.
MMT Chats: Exploring Sustainable Innovation & Advanced Technology: The Plastek Group's Injection Blow Mold Project & More
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges interviews VP Global Engineering & Tooling Doug Prischak and VP of Sales John Heinrikson from The Plastek Group and Triangle Tool about an injection blow mold project, sustainability, imaging, AR and 3D printing.