Concrete Reinforced Bars Built to Last

| Products Finishing

Not all corrosion-resistant materials for infrastructure are created equally. Epoxy-coated steel rebar has advantages that other materials used to prevent corrosion do not. 

Fresas escariadoras de cerámica sólida en mecanizado

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop México

¡Todo lo que necesitan es velocidad! Descubra cómo las fresas de cerámica sólida están cambiando el panorama del mecanizado.      

Minimice errores en mecanizado con verificación de programas CNC

Emily Probst | Modern Machine Shop México

Conozca el papel del software en la prevención de colisiones de máquina-herramienta y cómo contribuye a mejorar la durabilidad y eficiencia en procesos de mecanizado.      

Subway y Coca Cola se unen para reciclar PET en México

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Subway y Coca-Cola colaboran en el programa de reciclaje de botellas #UnMundoSinResiduos que constituye un avance significativo en el reciclaje de PET en México.

AM Trends to Explore at IMTS 2024

| Additive Manufacturing

Registration is now open for IMTS 2024 — the additive manufacturing event where creators, builders, sellers and drivers of manufacturing technology come to connect, be inspired, and find solutions.

Biobased Mold Release for PP Automotive Formulations

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

      Palsgaard’s Einar 201 was developed to help automotive compounders enhance the sustainability of PP formulations for class ‘A’ mold release.    

Calculating Applied Media Force During Vibratory Finishing

| Products Finishing

What appear to be identically set-up vibratory bowls will finish identical loads of parts in varying time cycles. This paper offers a new technique to better predict what the operator will produce, by measuring the force applied to the parts. It is the efficiency of that force which controls the efficiency and speed of the refinement cycle.

ORNL, Zeiss to improve CT inspection for 3D-printed parts

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Five-year research collaboration starts with metal AM parts and is considering 3D-printed composites next, incorporating machine learning into CT scanning to reduce time, cost of inspections by 10 times and improve quality.

ZeroAvia strikes hydrogen aviation fuel partnership with Masdar

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

United Arab Emirates (UAE) renewable energy giant to work with zero-emission aviation company ZeroAvia to build aircraft refueling infrastructure.

Vestas secures another U.S. repowering order, looks ahead to wind blade recyclability

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A 158-MW order adds to Vestas’ increasing presence in the U.S., not just in wind blade and nacelle manufacturing, but also its initiatives to make blades more recyclable.

Toray receives Boeing Supplier of the Year award 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Tacoma-based Toray Composite Materials America was one out of 12 companies selected for its consistent and quality supply of carbon fiber and prepregs on various Boeing programs over the years.

Thermal processing workflow software effectively monitors composite processing equipment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: State-of-the-art, user-friendly PCS 2.0 showcased by Walton Process Technologies is an Industry 4.0 process control software for autoclaves, presses and ovens.

Performance Review Institute launches Performance360 service

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The customized solution is key to improving business performance by helping organizations specific performance and risk management objectives leveraging PRI expertise and resources.

Airbus increases A320 program rate with new A321XLR hangar

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Hamburg-based equipment installation hangar for the aircraft’s rear fuselage offers enhanced modernization and digitalization to meet rates of 75/year in 2026.  

Modernización en mecanizado incrementa la producción de compresores

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

GEA Refrigeration reemplazó tres centros de mecanizado antiguos por las máquinas HEC 630 Athletic y HEC 800 Athletic, de Starrag. Con este cambio, la compañía consiguió una reducción en tiempos de producción de alrededor de un 40 % y generó capacidad de manufactura adicional en el mismo espacio.

Meet The Cool Parts Showcase Winners

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

The Cool Parts Showcase winners for 2023 were announced at Formnext Forum Austin. Watch the award presentation here. 

Machine Shops Move Beyond Metal Removal Rate as a Measure of Success

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

Metal removal rate is less of a defining factor for machining success than it once was. The reasons relate to changes in tools, processes, workpieces and machines.

Mejora de propiedades físico-mecánicas de polietilenos lineales

| Plastics Technology México

Expertos del CIQA exploran el desarrollo de nanocompuestos poliméricos avanzados al incorporar nanopartículas de grafeno en matrices de polietileno mientras analizan los métodos de dispersión, la influencia de la exfoliación de grafeno y la polimerización in-situ para obtener materiales con propiedades mecánicas y eléctricas mejoradas.

Moldes y troqueles en México en 2023: crecimiento y oportunidades

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Descubra el valor y crecimiento de la industria de moldes en México, los retos que enfrentan los molderos y cómo la innovación y la tecnología están impulsando el sector.

Digitalización en recolección y separación de residuos plásticos

M.C. Adrián Méndez Prieto | Plastics Technology México

Descubra cómo las tecnologías digitales, entre ellas las tarjetas de identificación de radiofrecuencia (RFID) y el internet de las cosas (IoT), están transformando la gestión de residuos plásticos.

Evolución en Moldes: experiencia en diseño y manufactura

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Conozca la trayectoria de Evolución en Moldes, su inversión en tecnologías aditivas y de electroerosión, y cómo marcan la diferencia en moldes de soplado e inyección.

Thermally conductive mandrels enhance filament winding capabilities

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: Acrolab features its Isomandrel technology, which redistributes high thermal energy uniformly over the entire filament winding mandrel surface, providing predictable and consistent energy input into the part and removing the need for oven cure.