Medical Molder, Moldmaker Embraces Continuous Improvement
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
True to the adjective in its name, Dynamic Group has been characterized by constant change, activity and progress over its nearly five decades as a medical molder and moldmaker.
Dow, Circusil Collaborating on Silicone Recycling Facility
| Plastics Technology
Dow and Circusil announced plans to construct a silicone recycling facility in Kentucky.
Free, Assisted Data Transfer for Injection Molding Monitoring and Control Platform
| Plastics Technology
For a limited time and free of charge, RJG will help users of its eDART platform transfer data to its CoPilot system using a new data migration tool.
Guill Adds to Design Engineering Team
| Plastics Technology
Extrusion tooling specialist adds two mechanical engineers to staff.
PureCycle Begins Making Commercial Shipments of Postindustrial PP
| Plastics Technology
Polypropylene resin shipments to Formerra and Milliken are first from flagship facility in Ohio.
Liqcreate Creates Flame Retardant Polymer for High Temperature Applications
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Parts made with this additive manufacturing resin can withstand high temperatures without posing a fire hazard due to its self-extinguishing capabilities.
Composites industry saw stabilized contraction in October
Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index has contracted for the seventh month in a row, with one notable change in component activity.
Episode 43: Emphasizing the recycling of wind blades
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
CW Talks discusses Ford Motor Company’s involvement with the EMPHASIZING project, a UK consortium working to develop a material from recycled glass fiber with mechanical properties superior to virgin glass.
AI-Aided Software Accelerates CAM Programming Time by 80%
| MoldMaking Technology
CAM Assist from CloudNC automatically generates professional machining strategies in seconds, enabling U.S. manufacturers to be more productive, reducing lead times and eliminating the skills gap.
Element Materials Technology invests in hydrogen capabilities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Backed by recently acquired Filton Systems’ digital engineering and aerospace capabilities and composite tanks testing, and NTS Laboratories’ H2 facility, Element adds new equipment, expands team for H2 advancement.
Armacell improves rPET foam offerings with ArmaPET Struct GRX
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Structural foam core entirely made from recycled plastic bottles imparts efficiency gains, cost optimization and a more sustainable outlook for sandwich structure production.
New Frontier Technologies launches digital twinning, high-fidelity simulation capability
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
3D imaging and analysis capability illustrates detailed, quality characterization and performance simulation of composites and other advanced materials that properly captures the as-manufactured component.
When Additive and Conventional Processes Work Together, the Result Is Manufacturing
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Various recent articles demonstrate 3D printing and established processes finding one another and working together.
Craftsman Cribsheet No. 121: ISO Turning — What Does it All Mean?
David Wynn | Production Machining
How to make sense of all those different letters and numbers in ISO turning inserts.
Museo Interactivo de Reciclaje llega a la Alcaldía Azcapotzalco
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
En Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México, se presenta el Museo Interactivo de Reciclaje, el primer museo móvil de reciclaje en el mundo dirigido a la educación ambiental de los niños.
Time Interconnect Technology invertirá 40 millones de dólares en Tamaulipas
| Modern Machine Shop México
Time Interconnect Technology producirá cables y sus accesorios, principalmente para las industrias de telecomunicaciones, data centers, y equipos médicos y automotrices.
Okuma America Control Features Digital Twin Technology
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The OSP-P500 control features dual-core processors that provide redundant operations, ensuring uninterrupted machining operations.
Nueva serie de portaherramientas aumenta la eficacia y la precisión del torno
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El programa C3, de Big Daishowa, es una ampliación de la línea de portaherramientas Big Capto, diseñada para aumentar la eficacia y la precisión de los tornos pequeños.
Starrett Hosts Students for Educational Manufacturing Day Event
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Starrett’s event featured guided tours of its headquarters facility and highlighted a range of opportunities in manufacturing innovation and technology.
MMT Chats: Promoting Plastics One Student at a Time
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eve Vitale a chief executive with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation about her passion for plastics via Plastivan—an educational tool whose mission is to change the perception of plastics one classroom at a time. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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Line of PFAS-Free Process Aids Extended
| Plastics Technology
Reportedly perform as well as fluoro-based PPAs in blown film extrusion.
Dry Film Thickness Gage for Ferrous, Nonferrous Substrates
| Products Finishing
The byko-test 9500 replaces the byko-test 8500 series, providing a dry film thickness gauge for ferrous and nonferrous substrates.