Open Mind CAD/CAM Software Increases Programming Efficiency

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The HyperMill 2024 CAD/CAM software enables increased NC programming efficiency in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling.

Verisurf, Scantech Sign Metrology Solutions Agreement

Jessica Pompili | Production Machining

Verisurf Software and Scantech Digital have signed a metrology solutions agreement to combine Verisurf measurement and reverse engineering software with Scantech 3D scanners and optical trackers.

Los VMC de Fryer incorporan volantes para operación manual

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los volantes manuales que ahora ofrece Fryer Machine Systems en todos sus centros de mecanizado vertical permiten una operación manual en su totalidad.

Embracing Second Chances: The Untapped Potential of Hiring the Justice-Impacted

| Production Machining

As workforce challenges continue, consider justice-impacted individuals for your next hire.

Multilayer Solutions to Challenges in Blow Molding with PCR

| Plastics Technology

For extrusion blow molders, challenges of price and availability of postconsumer recycled resins can be addressed with a variety of multilayer technologies, which also offer solutions to issues with color, processability, mechanical properties and chemical migration in PCR materials.

North Carolina Mold Builder Works With Purpose and Partnership

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Adapting and innovating amidst a change in ownership, doubling sales and maintaining the workforce reflects team resilience and expertise.

Tooling Tech Group Appoints Director of Purchasing

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

Tooling Tech Group is appointing Dan Collings as its director of purchasing across all TTG divisions.

Products Finishing Reveals 2024 Qualifying Top Shops

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

PF reveals the qualifying shops in its annual Top Shops Benchmarking Survey — a program designed to offer shops insights into their overall performance in the industry. 

PLASTICS lanza alianza para el reciclaje de flexibles en EE.UU.

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La Alianza para el Reciclaje de Películas Flexibles (FFRA) tiene el objetivo de aumentar las tasas de reciclaje y educar a consumidores sobre la reciclabilidad de estas películas.

Indexable End Mills Lineup Boosts Grooving, Shoulder Milling

| MoldMaking Technology

Big Daishowa expands its range of Fullcut Mill FCM cutting tools for wider applications and improved depths.

Finishing Activity Closing at 47.7 for the Second Month in a Row

Jan Schafer | Products Finishing

After slowing contraction for each of four months straight, Finishing activity leveled off in April. The scenario is similar across manufacturing segments, perhaps reflecting increased conservatism as interest rates and inflation fail to come down.

Stellantis México llevará a cabo su feria de proveedores

| Modern Machine Shop México

Del 10 al 13 de junio, Stellantis México realizará una feria de proveedores en las instalaciones de Derramadero en Saltillo, Coahuila.

Renishaw Remembers Manufacturing Leader Barry Rogers

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Barry Rogers, who passed away suddenly May 18, 2024, had an extensive 50-plus year career in the machine tool industry.

Arburg expande producción global y estrena máquina inyectora

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Arburg realizó dos anuncios importantes en NPE 2024: el lanzamiento global de la Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric y la construcción de una planta de producción en México o en el sureste de los Estados Unidos.

3D Printed PEEK Spine Implants in Production: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Curiteva is using Fused Strand Deposition to produce two different lines of FDA-cleared spine implants. We visited the company’s Huntsville, Alabama, facility to learn more.

Novel Hopper Design for More Efficient Resin Drying

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Patented internal geometry and unique thermodynamic properties significantly enhance the drying process, offering a 33% reduction in drying time compared to traditional systems.   

M-2 Ejector Pins Line Introduced

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Progressive Components says the new M-2 Ejector Pins are especially suited for high wear resistance with abrasive materials and high-heat applications. 

Máquina multitarea que reduce los tiempos de ciclo de Methods Machine Tools

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El torno multitarea CNC de precisión de doble husillo y dos torretas Nakamura-Tome WY-100V es el primero de la serie V.

One Shop’s Tale to More Standardized Tool Organization

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Contract manufacturer JD Machine’s 5S mindset led it to discover a more sophisticated way to standardize tooling storage for its various production cells.

Wieland Breaks Ground on Copper Recycling Center

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

This expansion will reportedly increase the global recycling rate of Wieland products to more than 80% after commissioning.

Rocket Lab completes second PRE-FIRE rocket launch

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The second of two Electron launches for NASA successfully lifted off and deployed a climate monitoring satellite just 11 days after the first launch.  

Trillium selects INEOS for next sustainable acrylonitrile facility

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

INEOS, backing 75% of the world’s operating acrylonitrile capacity, will establish the conversion of plant-based glycerol into acrylonitrile in early 2025.