From Stargazing to Part Making: Building an Entrepreneur
| Additive Manufacturing
As a young girl, Melanie Lang spent hours tracking meteor showers and locating constellations. She followed her dreams and became an aerospace engineer before pivoting to become a female entrepreneur and co-founding a metal additive manufacturing company.
Beckers Group Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Since 2016 Nicklas Augustsson’s focus has been sustainability, driving the group sustainability agenda and heading the global sustainability team.
Novoloop and Aether Break Ground on Pilot Plant for PE Upcycling
| Plastics Technology
India facility will test Novoloop's Lifecycling chemical recycling technology.
Analyzer for Smart Coatings and Connected Measurements
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
The analyzer includes a proportional counter detector for routine measurements of common platings and incorporates advanced user-friendly features designed to enhance high-volume testing.
MacDermid Enthone Acquires All-Star Chemical Co.'s Chemical Solutions
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Going forward, All-Star’s chemical solutions will be integrated into MacDermid Enthone’s portfolio.
SGL Carbon achieves carbon fiber production with 50% reduced footprint
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Eco-friendly carbon fiber slashes carbon footprint by half through renewable energy, a commitment echoed in SGL’s Lavradio biomass plant set to reduce CO2 emissions by 90,000 tons.
Composite current collectors to enable EV battery efficiency
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Researchers at ORNL have developed a metal-free current collector using carbon fiber and nanotubes to further lightweight lithium-ion batteries and increase energy density, improving EV driving range.
Hexagon Agility receives order for Titan Mobile Pipeline, boosts production of composite cylinders
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Order from REV LNG highlights growth in renewable natural gas; Hexagon Agility ramps Type 4 Mobile Pipeline cylinder production and adds two Type 4 cylinder lines in Salisbury, N.C. to meet demand for truck/bus systems.
Aerospace market report forecasts rapid composites growth by 2030
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Persistence Market Researcher provides a comprehensive look on the recent developments shaping composites use in aerospace, detailing key market growth, challenges and emerging trends.
TPI, GE Vernova expand wind blade production contract in Mexico
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Additional production lines in a third facility within TPI’s Juarex campus will manufacture GE Vernova’s latest wind turbine blade type.
Syensqo to sponsor DS Penske Formula E team
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Three-year partnership will bring high-performing polymers and composites to the forefront of electric vehicles to build on their efficiency, safety and light weight.
AI Augments Injection Molding Process Control System
| MoldMaking Technology
MAX, a new process advising feature added to RJG’s Copilot system, is engineered to help troubleshoot and optimize the injection molding process and addresses industry skill gap.
MicroCare Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
MicroCare has appointed Lu Anne Green as the chief operating officer (COO).
Production Machining's January 2024 News Highlights
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Production Machining’s January 2024 news highlights include new leadership, acquisitions, reshoring updates and more.
SolidCAM lanza un software de simulación para operarios de CNC
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
SolidCAM for Operator está diseñada para proporcionar a los operarios una simulación completa de la pieza CAM de SolidCAM.
Artificial Intelligence, Origin Stories, Machining Strategies, and the Wild Ride Ahead in 2024
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
The January 2024 issue of Modern Machine Shop contains several firsts. From new features to new topics and presentation styles, the debut issue of the year reflects not only a changing landscape of machining strategies, but also the stories behind the people who innovate them.
America Makes Announces Winners for IMPACT Project Call
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The project call focuses on additive manufacturing research related to casting and forging, metal powder sourcing and robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures.
Kuka Automated Mobile Platforms Streamline Operations
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The KMP 1500P AMR features a 60-mm stroke and precision positioning, enabling it to transport up to 1.5-tons of materials and workpieces, picks good, supply lines and cells with materials and transport production parts in process linking.
Renishaw AM System Features Detailed Build Insight
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The RenAM 500 Ultra system features innovative optical, chamber and gas-flow design, and also adds new productivity-boosting Tempus technology and advanced process monitoring software.
Después de seis años, en 2024 Chinaplas regresa a Shanghai
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Chinaplas se llevará a cabo entre el 23 y el 26 de abril de 2024 presentando las últimas tendencias, tecnologías e innovaciones que impulsan el desarrollo sostenible de la industria del plástico global.
70 Years...Still Going Strong
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Plastics Technology is closing in on its 70th anniversary. Here are some of Editorial Director Jim Callari’s observations to commemorate the occasion.
HP and Elnik Team Up to Expand HP’s Sintering Expertise
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
HP asked Elnik Systems to develop a furnace configuration dedicated to processing metal additive manufactured parts, which are the cornerstone of its metal jet system development.