National Composites Week 2023

| CompositesWorld

National Composites Week is August 21-25 and the theme is #CompositesAreNow. The goal of National Composites Week is to celebrate and bring attention to the myriad ways that composite materials and composites manufacturing contributes to the products and structures that shape the American manufacturing landscape today. Learn how you can participate. 

Ciudad de México lidera la acción global contra la contaminación plástica

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

La Ciudad de México se une al Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), iniciativa que busca eliminar la contaminación por plásticos y transitar hacía una economía más circular e inclusiva.  

Five Quick Steps Toward Better Blending

| Plastics Technology

Rising costs of resins and additives, along with higher demands for quality and use of regrind, place a premium on proficient blending. Here are some steps to get you there.

Alro Steel Is Acquiring Heimansohn Steel

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The purchase of Heimansohn Steel enables Alro to expand its customer base, while providing enhanced product offerings, processing and delivery for cut-to-order metals.

Solico engineers sustainable Duplicor composite façade for The Pulse

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Using long-term client Holland Composites’ 100% bio-based composite solution, Solico optimized the engineering of the new building’s approximately 1,100 composite elements.

B2B Advertising Doesn’t Need to be Boring: Why Creativity is a Key Driver of Profitability

| Gardner Web

B2B advertising is facing a crisis of creativity, with research showing that 75% of B2B ads receive a low effectiveness rating. B2B brand building has a massive untapped opportunity, with significant growth potential in the marketing services industry.
#brandbuilding

Advanced Biochemical Thailand business transfers to AGC Vinythai

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Thailand-based bio-based epichlorohydrin producer has been absorbed by its parent company to increase its cooperation efficiencies with customer and business partners.

Rapid Manufacturing Providers Merge to Create Uptive Brand 

| MoldMaking Technology

Re3dtech, GoProto, Stanfordville Machine & Manufacturing and Phoenix Proto Technologies join forces to provide a comprehensive suite of additive and traditional rapid manufacturing technologies.

Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Machining

| MoldMaking Technology

Machining shapes metal workpieces. Understanding both traditional and advanced machining techniques is critical to overcoming the various dimensional and finish challenges.

DAC mixer simplifies composites development, prototyping

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: The original German-made Hauschild SpeedMixer, enabling the homogenous mixing or grinding of composite materials is well-suited for laboratory work and small production quantities.

Plana, OneSky sign MOU for AAM aircraft operation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

OneSky Future of Flight program will provide Plana an ecosystem to advance scalable operation efforts for its composite CP-01 aircraft, as well as UTM solutions for the AAM industry as a whole.

Swancor obtains GRS-certified recycled carbon fiber

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

One hundred percent recyclable fibers have been achieved from composite components made from the company’s EzCiclo thermoset resin.

Episode 34: An Interview with Chrissy Pullara, Astro Electroplating

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

From research chemist to chemistry teacher to marketing manager to business development, Astro Electroplating’s new president Chrissy Pullara has already had a prolific career in finishing — she recently sat down with Products Finishing to talk about her experience, trends in the industry and what’s next for her company.

Tungaloy amplía la oferta de insertos para herramientas de roscado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Tungaloy incluye los insertos de roscado de perfil completo con los perfiles UN y UNJ en grado AH8015 de la serie TungThread.

Carbon fiber tooling addresses aerocomposites pain points

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: The result of extensive R&D, BlackBoard by Harcourt Industrial enhances efficiency, reduce costs and improve overall manufacturing performance compared to Invar tools.

When CNC G-Code Programming Is a Must

Derek Korn | Production Machining

In some cases, G-code programming is preferred over conversational programming, although they can be complementary processes.

VIDEO: AFP Solutions in Composites Manufacturing

| CompositesWorld

Addcomposites, which specializes in automated fiber placement systems and the associated software, exhibited various AFP structures at JEC 2023. In this video, Addcomposites Co-Founder, James Kuligoski, discusses their automated fiber placement solutions with CW.

Decreasing EN Plating Costs with Single-Component Solution

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Detailed calculations of the true cost of electroless nickel plating reveals how converting to single-component EN solution can reduce costs and save time. 

Mastercam 2024 Integrates Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus Tool Library

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The integrated library enables users to work faster when importing tool geometries and cutting data.

L’Oréal recolectó 3,694 toneladas de plásticos posconsumo en México

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

En 2022, el 96 % de todos los materiales para punto de venta de L’Oréal fueron totalmente ecodiseñados.  

Ceratizit Hires New Technical Sales Engineer

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

For the last 10 years, Brian Krebs has specialized in cutting tool distribution and integration programs in and around the Houston area.

HP Automation Solutions Advance 3D Printing Path to Production

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

HP’s Jet Fusion automation solutions are designed to simplify workflows and reduce costs for high-volume 3D production. The company has also expanded its materials, HP Digital Production Suite and HP Digital Production Services for polymer and metal customers.