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Axalta Partners With Xaar to Provide Sustainable Digital Paint Technology
| Products Finishing
Technology can contribute up to a 40% reduction in CO2 for two-tone vehicle manufacturers.
Weiler Abrasives' Wheels Increase Grinding Efficiency
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Tiger 2.0 grinding wheels feature an advanced bond formulation that reduces uneven edge wear and chipping.
Hot Runner Cooling Design Lowers Energy Consumption, Maintenance
| MoldMaking Technology
Oerlikon HRSflow says the HRScool Evo’s design eliminates separate, active water cooling for the hot runner pin’s hydraulic cylinder, reducing energy consumption by up to 10%.
9T Labs to host Composites United Innovation Day event in Zürich
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The composites industry is invited to attend “Innovation through Collaboration” on Sept. 21, 2023, an in-person event showcasing various collaborative projects with an emphasis on sustainability.
Vertical Aerospace eVTOL prototype goes down during uncrewed test flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The U.K. company has confirmed the Aug. 9 accident that resulted in significant aircraft damage and potential setbacks.
Rock West Composites delivers composite assembly fixtures for NASA PASS program
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Nine-by-nine-foot fixtures were designed with tight tolerances for thermal and moisture stability, supporting NASA’s push to enable in-orbit construction of hardware for future space programs.
Blum-Novotest Expands Into New Kentucky Headquarters
| MoldMaking Technology
Footprint growth provides capacity to better support customers and partners, as well as educate, train and demonstrate Blum-Novotest measurement and testing technologies.
Centro de fresado y perforado USC-M de Unisig
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold: En el stand 314, Unisig destaca el centro de fresado y perforado USC-M, el cual permite realizar operaciones de fresado y perforación profunda en la misma plataforma.
Water-based Floor Paint Enables Multiple Coats in a Day
| Products Finishing
HydroPro Floor Paint has a water-based formulation that uses crosslinking technology, making painting floors faster and easier.
Vecoplan Smart Center: digitalización para el reciclaje de plásticos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Vecoplan amplía su servicio digital con VSC, que integra VSC.connect y VSC.control. Una solución intuitiva para la comunicación máquina-persona y asistencia técnica avanzada.
Benchtop Spectrophotometer Aids in Color Measurement
| Products Finishing
Benchtop spectrophotometer provides color control and precision in color measurement technology.
Manufactura esbelta en la fabricación de tornillos
Matt Danford | Modern Machine Shop México
Agilizar de forma sostenible la producción de una mezcla variada de trabajos de bajo volumen no solo depende de una estrategia dirigida a los talleres de trabajos, sino también de la motivación y entusiasmo humanos.
Roles of Women in Manufacturing Series: Manufacturing Shop Owners — Adria Bagshaw and Tanya DiSalvo
Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining
Two women share their journeys to ownership and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.
Neste Announces Agreement to Produce Bottles Using Renewable & Recycled Material
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Neste’s RE, incorporating recycled and renewable material, will be used in making PET bottles.
A Tour of The Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Facility
Fiona Lawler | Additive Manufacturing
The company's Belton manufacturing site in Texas is growing to support its various 3D printing applications for mass production in industries such as automotive and aerospace.
Fabricantes de moldes requieren tecnología de punta
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Especialistas del sector de moldes coinciden en que los fabricantes de moldes requieren tecnología de punta adecuada para cada proceso de producción.
Prevent Plating Problems with Critical Inspections
| Products Finishing
Tanks and their contents should be regularly inspected visually and analytically. When a quality issue arises, it is important to quickly pinpoint where the main problem is by checking which parameter is out of line.
Avances en planta de selección de residuos San Juan de Aragón
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La planta de selección de residuos San Juan de Aragón, que forma parte del plan Basura Cero, tendrá la capacidad de procesar hasta mil 200 toneladas de basura.
Infrared Oven Cures, Drys, Preheats Fast
| Plastics Technology
Ideal of parts, laminates and coatings.
Fundamentos del polietileno: el peso molecular y la densidad
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México
Las propiedades del PE se pueden ajustar cambiando el peso molecular o alterando la densidad. Si bien esto aumenta las posibles combinaciones de las propiedades, también requiere que la especificación para el material sea precisa.
Powder Coatings vs Energy-Cure Coatings
| Products Finishing
Examining the basic differences between powder coatings and energy-cure coatings can help answer the question of whether or not one of these technologies might be appropriate for a specific application.
DuPont Sells Majority Share of Acetal Business to Private Equity
| Plastics Technology
DuPont completes the divestiture of its Mobility & Materials unit by selling an 80.1% share of its acetal business.