Ejector Pin Selection Guide

| MoldMaking Technology

A review of materials, treatments and coatings to help determine the proper pins for optimized plastic part ejection.

Messe Düsseldorf abre el registro de expositores para la feria K 2025

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Messe Düsseldorf abre la convocatoria para expositores a la feria K 2025 que se llevará a cabo en Düsseldorf del 8 al 15 de octubre de 2025. La fecha límite para inscripciones será el 31 de mayo de 2024.

Walter Indexable Drill Inserts Provide High Wear Resistance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The WNN15 drilling grade features a hard substrate, which provides high cutting-edge strength and sharpness on indexable inserts.

Hot Runner System for Commodity Resins

| Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Mold-Masters’ EcoONE series hot runner system is optimized for processing commodity resins for simple, cost-sensitive applications.

Take Full Advantage of Industry Events

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

As travel plans ramp up for the year, what industry events will you attend? Products Finishing offers a quick look at some of the upcoming opportunities for 2024. 

New Year, New MMS Horizons

Evan Doran | GROW

2024 marks the debut of several new feature types in Modern Machine Shop. Between these and our long-form series, the team is continuing to learn both skills and knowledge crucial to MMS’ growth.

Five Ways to Increase Productivity for Injection Molders

| Plastics Technology

Faster setups, automation tools and proper training and support can go a long way.

Breaking the Barrier: An Emerging Force in 9-Layer Film Packaging

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Hamilton Plastics taps into its 30-plus years of know-how in high-barrier films by bringing novel, custom-engineered, nine-layer structures resulting from the investment in two new lines.

Places to Eat at NPE2024

| Plastics Technology

If you’re looking for somewhere to eat during your time at NPE2024, check out these restaurants.

Additive/Subtractive Hybrid CNC Machine Tools Continue to Make Gains (Includes Video)

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

The hybrid machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Two important developments of recent years expand the possibilities for this platform.

PiovanGroup Rebrands, with Mostly Minor Name Changes

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

For the most part, subsidiary company names will remain, with slight modifications meant to enhance the Group’s identity.

Motion Industries Appoints Senior VP of Strategy, Markets

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Chris Cleland will lead Motion’s strategy development for its business groups, as well as the e-commerce and digital teams.

State-of-the-art composites cutting, machining solutions ensure accuracy, ease of operation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2024: Compcut is presenting its advanced composites saw (ACS) and precision composite router (PCR), in addition to inviting attendees to bring their own materials for demonstration purposes.

Moen’s Flowing Success with Rotary Transfer Technology

| Production Machining

The popular faucet manufacturer has adopted new CNC rotary transfer equipment to produce valves for its new generation of Widespread faucets.

Bodycote Expands Its Medical Market Reach with Acquisition

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Bodycote has acquired Lake City Heat Treating, based in Warsaw, Indiana, and is a medical market provider of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and vacuum heat treatment services.

Total Energies Converts Feedstocks From Plastic Waste Into New Polymer at LaPorte Plant

| Plastics Technology

Pyrolysis product from New Hope Energy was used to create monomer at BASF-Total Energies facility in Port Arthur, then polymerized to PP at Laporte

Chemeon Celebrates 10 Years

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Over the past decade, the company has been at the forefront of developing safer MIL-DTL qualified alternatives to the known carcinogen hexavalent chrome.

Efficient, Innovative and Sustainable Component Cleaning for the Entire Production Chain

| Products Finishing

Whether degreasing, classic component cleaning or high-purity applications — the demands on cleaning solutions have increased in all areas of the manufacturing industry.

ReCarbon becomes commercialization partner for Fibertech Group

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ReCarbon will focus on providing a high-quality recycled carbon fiber-based product range, using Fibertech’s prepreg expertise.

NCAMP advances collaboration with South Korean aviation/testing institutes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The two entities will enhance the use of advanced materials in aircraft, with technology and information exchange related to composite materials certification.

Envalior, Koki deliver lightweight, efficient automotive shift fork design

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Use of Envalior’s fiberglass-reinforced ForTii ACE MX53 and collaboration with its CAE department helped Koki re-adjust product design, simulation and tooling to get the best out of material performance.

Toray Advanced Composites launches LCA program for Cetex composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Lifecycle assessment, starting at Toray’s Nijverdal site and then broadening to U.S. locations, will provide reliable emissions data to customers purchasing the range of thermoplastic composite materials.