Production Machining’s July 2023 News Highlights

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Production Machining’s July 2023 news highlights include new company leadership, digital live machining sessions, new headquarters and facilities, Women in Manufacturing event and more.

Palmgren Vise Eliminates Jaw Wobble

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The bench-and-pipe vise’s spindle and nut are housed in a square tube casting for protection from dust, chips and moisture.

Q&A: How to Optimize Micro Molding Outcomes

| MoldMaking Technology

Molding at the micro-scale requires a completely new perspective concerning rheology, tooling, gating, handling and assembly. Accumold Sales Engineer Craig Tappe explains the micro molding process and the right questions to ask when securing a tooling specialist.

Plataforma de monitoreo de Siemens integra el ESA de Samotics

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Entre otros aspectos, el NXpower Monitor, de Siemens Smart Infrastructure, facilita la visualización y monitoreo de activos eléctricos dentro de las redes eléctricas.

Vericut 9.4 enhances manufacturing workflow connectivity

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CGTech’s latest release for the standalone software includes streamlined optimization, improved reviewer files, tool data enhancements and a new ToolsUnited interface.

AnalySwift receives $800,000 contract to improve composites simulation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Phase II STTR contract from NASA, adding on to the company’s two Phase I programs in 2022, enables AnalySwift to develop and release DATEC, a design tool for engineers to design and analyze tailorable composite structures.

Single-Shot Nozzle Guarantees Efficient Injection Temperature Control

| MoldMaking Technology

The Single Shot H6300 from Hasco offers an optimal price-to-performance ratio for small- and medium-sized injection molding applications.

Exel Composites releases FST requirements guide for composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In its latest white paper, Exel navigates the fire, smoke and toxicity (FST) considerations and complexities that can influence composites design.

Another Gardner Couple – And Proud of It!

| Gardner Web

Have you ever watched The Office? Then you pretty much know the story already. Tarah met Austin a week or two into working at Gardner. He’d stopped by her desk in the lobby to chat, sit with her at lunch, and invite her to group outings – lots of flirting just like Pam and Jim. Four years later, they celebrated their wedding and are proud to be among the rankings of Gardner Couples. Here’s the rest of The Gardner Office story.
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Airbus opens WTDC site to accelerate next-gen wing development

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Filton facility will build and test demonstrators for a range of Airbus programs and research projects including Wing of Tomorrow, AlbatrossONE, the eXtra Performance Wing and more.  

on Lotus going SUV & the industry going back to normal (more or less)

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Lotus SUV EV. . .trust & trends. . .returning to normal. . .competition is different in China. . .the air is cleaner in the Evoque. . .

Aska A5 drive-and-fly eVTOL progresses with FAA type certification

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composites-intensive four-seater prototype earns special airworthiness certification, takes next steps for its next technological milestone with in-progress flight and drive testing.

Jergens Vise Features Hardened Jaw Plates to Combat Lifting

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The 5" heavy duty machine vise is designed to be easily moved and relocated, speeding up the time in between change overs and reducing operator fatigue.

Platform Backed by Blockchain Provides Data Assurance for Additive Manufacturing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

VeriTX’s Fortis platform offers “data assurance as a service” to protect digital information from tampering. The product is launching with an initial focus on files intended for 3D printing.

MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: 3D Printing

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Want to learn about hybrid tooling inserts or the current state of 3D metal printing?

Avantium and SCGC Partner to Scale-Up CO2- Based Polymers to Pilot Plant

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

SCGC will use Avantium’s Volta Technology which uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 to chemical building blocks such as glycolic acid which combined with lactic acid make carbon-negative PLGA.

MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: 3D Printing

Christina Fuges | Additive Manufacturing

Want to learn about hybrid tooling inserts or the current state of 3D metal printing?

Record Automate 2023 Event Leads to Annual Show

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Automate 2023 set record attendance with more than 30,000 registrants.

Stainless Steel Sealing Plugs Offer High Corrosion Resistance

| Plastics Technology

Hasco says the plugs, which are used for diverting flows in temperature control systems and sealing drilled holes, are ideal for use in medical and clean-room spaces.

Herramientas de precisión para las industrias automotriz y aeroespacial

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En FITMA 2023, Platinum Tooling presentó herramientas de ajuste por contracción y herramientas vivas para las industrias automotriz y aeroespacial.

Amanco Wavin invierte en dos nuevas plantas de producción en México

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Con una inversión de 2.3 MM de dólares Amanco Wavin construirá dos plantas de producción de geosintéticos 3D para fabricación de productos para infraestructura.  

Lindner Recycling Opens New Headquarters

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Recycling solutions supplier marked its 75th anniversary with the opening of its new headquarters in Austria.