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Career Transitions, Loyalty and Major League Baseball (Never Bite the Hand that Feeds You)
Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing
When the time comes, do the right thing and seek out a new employer that doesn’t compete with the one you’re leaving.
Upgraded Former is Faster, More Precise
| Plastics Technology
New features reportedly offer more efficient production of trays, containers, hinged boxes, pallets, blisters, lids and technical products.
Producción de autopartes crecerá 17 % en 2023
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con datos de la Industria Nacional de Autopartes, se estima que México llegará a 121,716 millones de dólares en valor de producción al cierre del año.
KraussMaffei optimizes SCS process with quick nozzle change module
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Efficiency, resource optimization and environmental responsibility are key focuses behind the seamless switch between flat and round jet nozzles, used for spraying polyurethane onto composite components.
Plataine releases enhanced version of Digital Thread Portal
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The cloud solution delivers digital thread connectivity across multiple sites and organizations, enabling manufacturers to automate material receiving and maintain a complete digital genealogy of their products.
High-Performance Cartridge Heaters Offered With Longer Connecting Cable
| MoldMaking Technology
Electric cartridge heaters from Hasco are now provided with 1,000-mm cable lengths.
GMI Aero enhances digital/physical twin network application for Anita hot bonder
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
EVOLVED-5G project seeks to test, validate and certify, in a vendor-agnostic experimentation 5G platform, Industry 4.0 network applications.
Air New Zealand uses Beta’s Alia for Mission Next Gen Aircraft program
| CompositesWorld
The composites-intensive electric aircraft was purchased to meet the airline’s goal of flying a commercial demonstrator by 2026.
Heat Up Your Maintenance Plan for Best Oven Performance
| Products Finishing
Improve efficiency and profitability with a preventive maintenance program for your industrial heating equipment.
Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
Miles Free | Production Machining
Leaded steel is no longer produced in the United States. How do shops approach unleaded brass and steel machining?
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Jan Schafer | Modern Machine Shop
Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.
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Hablemos de plásticos y economía circular
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La economía circular integra los conceptos y prácticas de sustentabilidad. Más allá del modelo extractivo de “tomar, fabricar y desechar”, la economía circular busca restaurar y regenerar. ¿Por qué los plásticos podrían ser la bandera de la circularidad?
BYK-Gardner Gages Feature Multiple Measurement Modes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
BYKO-test 9500 series of dry-film thickness gages have functions to store, archive and document measured values, easily change device settings on a PC and pre-configure by setting pass/fail limits.
AkzoNobel, Wuxi El Pont Exploring Electron Beam Use for Curing Coatings
| Products Finishing
The partnership between the two companies will explore electron beam usage as an alternative for curing coatings.
Cobot Creates 'Cell Manufacturing Dream' for Thermoformer
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Kal Plastics deploys Universal Robot trimming cobot for a fraction of the cost and lead time of a CNC machine, cuts trimming time nearly in half and reduces late shipments to under 1% — all while improving employee safety and growth opportunities.
Finishing Activity Continued to Contract in November, Closing at 43.6
Jan Schafer | Products Finishing
Finishing activity has now contracted for eight months in a row, not unlike other manufacturing segments tracked.
Extrusión de película: claves para entender materiales y equipos usados
| Plastics Technology México
Explore la optimización en extrusión de películas, abarcando desde el control de calidad hasta la adaptabilidad de materiales y diseños de equipo para diversos usos.
En España, Cepsa produce fenol y acetona a partir de plásticos reciclados
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
La primera prueba exitosa de conversión de plástico residual de un solo uso en fenol circular, en forma de aceite de pirólisis, se realizó en el Parque Energético de Cepsa.
Causes for Cross Contamination
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing
Cross contamination of powder coatings is often the result of poor habits in the powder room. Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers an example of how to mitigate cross contamination.
MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Profiles of 2023
Cara Ready | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology's profiles feature insightful interviews and stories about professionals and their experiences in the moldmaking industry. Here are the top five most-viewed profiles of 2023 based on Google Analytics.
Señalan requerimientos del sector aeroespacial en Guanajuato
| Modern Machine Shop México
En el municipio de Celaya, el Clúster Aeroespacial del Bajío y Cofoce organizaron un encuentro de negocios donde reunieron a empresas compradoras con proveedores locales del sector aeroespacial.
Una mirada al futuro de la inyección: sostenibilidad y digitalización
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
En entrevista con el director de ventas y posventa de Arburg, Gerhard Böhm, y con los líderes de Arburg México, obtuvimos valiosas perspectivas sobre los desafíos y oportunidades que enfrenta la industria de la inyección de plástico, así como las proyecciones para el mercado mexicano.