Important Machining Factors of Carbon Steels

Miles Free | Production Machining

Learn the factors that contribute to carbon steels and their machinability as well as the 1214 steels, 1215 steels and 1018 steels, other grades, and more.  

Farsoon Develops Ultra Temperature UT252P Plastic LPBF system

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The UT252P is based on Farsoon’s 252P laser powder bed fusion system and was developed to offer an even higher chamber temperature capacity for processing materials with high melting points over 340°C.

Monaghan Compensation Chucks Convert Standard ER Holders

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Diatool ER Hydraulic Compensation Chucks enable users to convert standard ER holders to a repeatable, steerable hydraulic chuck for more precise machining.

Arpal Industrial revoluciona el tratamiento de agua con soluciones sostenibles

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Descubra cómo Arpal Industrial transforma la industria de tratamiento de agua en México con soluciones sostenibles de fibra de vidrio. Entrevista con Rafael Arpal, director y fundador de Arpal Industrial.

Filtros de refrigerante proporcionan un control preciso de la temperatura

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Vomat afirma que sus filtros proporcionan aceite rectificado altamente filtrado en la clase de pureza NAS 7 (3-5 µm) durante un largo periodo de aplicación.

America Makes Awards $3.2M for Delta Qual Project Winners

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The project call winners are tasked with creating qualified additive manufacturing (AM) processes that offer rapid and affordable flexibility in crucial processes, postprocessing and material feedstock variables, while efficiently validating a qualified AM material through statistical analysis.

Threaded Insert CAD Models Available in Online Catalog

| Plastics Technology

E-Z Lok has made CAD models of its line of threaded inserts available in an online catalog.

Metalworking Activity Shows Signs of Stabilizing Contraction

Jan Schafer | Modern Machine Shop

Metalworking activity continued to contract in what has become a rather characteristic GBI ‘dance.’
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GatorBar introduces sliver-free GFRP rebar

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

GatorBar Grip is a non-polyester rebar for concrete reinforcement with enhanced bond strength and now offered with zero slivers.

Scott Bader partners with Bodotex for South Africa, Denmark distribution

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Customers in these regions will have quick, easy and reliable access to Scott Bader’s composite, functional polymer and structural adhesive brands.

Digitized Localization Solution Precisely Pinpoints Injection Molds

| MoldMaking Technology

The Hasco Mould Track Systems enables customers to quickly locate stored molds within a shop for more efficient production and process planning.

COMPINNOV TP2 project promotes use of thermoplastics in aerospace

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Completed in 2023, COMPINNOV TP2 explored thermoplastic composites, enhancing the understanding between prepregs and production methods to foster the potential for French aerospace innovation.

Bally Ribbons 3DMAT quartz composite is adopted for future NASA space missions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Named the NASA Government Invention of the Year, the 3D orthogonally woven materials supports structural and thermal performance needs for Orion mission and more.

Acciona Energía, El Ganso develop shoes made with recycled wind blade materials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Limited-edition sneakers feature soles composed of micronized dismantled wind blades from a wind farm in Navarra, Spain.

3D Printed Lattice for Mars Sample Return Crash Landing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employs laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing plus chemical etching to create strong, lightweight lattice structures optimized to protect rock samples from Mars during their violent arrival on earth.

A Passion for Innovation in High-Precision, Multi-Cavity Moldmaking

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Boucherie uses its dedicated R&D facility to develop new mold, machinery and automation technologies to stay ahead of the competition.

Lyndex-Nikken Collet Chuck Increases Gripping Force

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

SK collet chucks enables for access to tight spaces and provides better clearance, making it ideal for machining complex parts.

Sudpack Acquires Controlling Interest in Chemical Recycler Carboliq

| Plastics Technology

Carboliq technology applies thermal, catalytic and mechanical processes to liquefy hydrocarbons.

Kostal inaugura planta de componentes para vehículos eléctricos

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La compañía alemana Kostal Automotive inició operaciones en su tercera planta en Querétaro con una inversión de más de 2 mil millones de pesos.

Gama de herramientas de Seco optimiza el procesamiento de piezas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Portaherramientas, insertos PCBN, insertos redondos de carburo y brocas extralargas de carburo sólido son algunas de las novedades que Seco Tools ha introducido recientemente.

Research Project Probes Potential for AI-based Sorting in Postconsumer Polypropylene

| Plastics Technology

Process couples vision-based sorting with efficient decontamination to separate high-value PP.

Software Enables Rotomolders to Streamline Scheduling, Machine Planning, Revenue Operations

| Plastics Technology

Software is said to increase plant and employee productivity, automation and customer satisfaction.