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.

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.

SPE Mold Technologies to Present Apprentice of the Year Award in 2024

| MoldMaking Technology

The new award gives all domestic and internationally active students, collegiate or apprentices in pursuit of Journey-level credentials as a moldmaker, mold designer or mold repair technician a chance to be recognized.
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Aerospace Xelerated startup program announces year-round model

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Unlike its previous model of annual cohorts, the Boeing-led accelerator program will scout, select and match startups throughout the year for the development of scalable, sustainable solutions for aerospace.

Comsol releases version 6.2 of Comsol Multiphysics software

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Latest version of comprehensive simulation software speeds up computations and introduces surrogate model functionality.

Monitor Tool Wirelessly Tracks Mold Activity 

| MoldMaking Technology

Progressive Components’ Bluetooth CVe Monitor RT enables moldmakers to wireless route real-time data from the mold to the cloud for customers to review in ProFile.

Forvia wins North America contract for Type 4 hydrogen storage in medium-duty commercial trucks

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Production for major automotive supplier to begin in 2025.

Hypetex extends colored composites to marine industry

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

British composites company caters to aesthetic and high-performance needs of boatbuilders.

Controlling Zinc and Manganese Phosphate Baths

| Products Finishing

Phosphate baths have become more complex. Understanding some of the key features of these baths and how they can influence finished coating is important.

Low-Energy Powder Coating Helps Reduce Energy Consumption

| Products Finishing

Interpon D1036 Low-E cures at temperatures 30◦C lower than traditional powder coatings.

Grabcad Print Pro ayuda a mejorar la precisión de las piezas y el flujo de trabajo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El software GrabCAD Print Pro, de Stratasys, está diseñado específicamente para mejorar la precisión de las piezas impresas, reducir los residuos y acortar el tiempo de producción.

Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023

Jan Schafer | Production Machining

Precision Machining activity was spared another month of accelerated contraction and held into October the same index reported in September.
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Mold 3D printing helps automate composite bathtub, shower production

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

As part of its efforts to automate as much of its production process as it can, Lyons Industries acquired a Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing system to quickly produce high-performance molds and support fixtures.

Sustainability: It Won’t Happen Overnight

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Plastics has made great strides in becoming a part of the circular economy. The industry and its partners realize more needs to be done. Is there time?  

México alcanza récord en exportaciones de autopartes a Estados Unidos

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

El Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos reportó que, durante los primeros ocho meses de 2023, México exportó autopartes al mercado estadounidense por 54 mil millones de dólares.         

Fixtureworks Clamps Enable Heavy-Duty Machining

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Nutrunner clamps are an alternative to hydraulic clamps and provide robotic clamping, automated clamping and unclamping on automated and robotic production lines.

Inspection Method to Increase Confidence in Laser Powder Bed Fusion

| Additive Manufacturing

Researchers developed a machine learning framework for identifying flaws in 3D printed products using sensor data gathered simultaneously with production, saving time and money while maintaining comparable accuracy to traditional post-inspection. The approach, developed in partnership with aerospace and defense company RTX, utilizes a machine learning algorithm trained on CT scans to identify flaws in printed products.

4 Ways to Stop a Cycle to Allow Operator Intervention

Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop

Completely automatic operation should always be the goal, but there are situations that require operator intervention during the CNC cycle.

GBI Shifts to Second Straight Month of Slowing Contraction

Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology

While contraction has been an ongoing course for activity in the GBI: Moldmaking, its slight slowing might suggest that positive change is coming.  

Sandvik Coromant refuerza su compromiso con la sostenibilidad

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Tras la validación de la iniciativa Science Based Target, Sandvik Coromant está trabajando para alcanzar varios objetivos de sostenibilidad renovados.

Starrett Hosts Students for Educational Manufacturing Day Event

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Starrett’s event featured guided tours of its headquarters facility and highlighted a range of opportunities in manufacturing innovation and technology.
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