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MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: Automation
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Want to learn how to use automation to solve the "productivity puzzle" or how to choose between “lights out” or “unmanned” automation or how to implement a three-phased automation approach?
3D-printed CFRP tools for serial production of composite landing flaps
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
GKN Aerospace Munich and CEAD develop printed tooling with short and continuous fiber that reduces cost and increases sustainability for composites production.
Mesa rotativa de LK Metrology automatiza la inspección
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Diseñada para que la inspección sea más eficaz, la mesa rotativa Freedom, en algunos casos permite utilizar un brazo más pequeño para acceder a todas las zonas del componente.
Reducción de 30% en tiempos de ciclo con centro de mecanizado vertical
| Modern Machine Shop México
Las máquinas de conicidad 50 más grandes de Journeyman Machine eran demasiado lentas para fresar piezas más pequeñas con agujeros roscados, pero un centro de mecanizado vertical KVR 4020A de conicidad 40 de Kent USA redujo el tiempo de ciclo en 30%.
Nuevo polímero de ingeniería sostenible Stelora, de Borealis
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La resina de ingeniería Stelora, de Borealis, se produce a partir de materias primas renovables al tiempo que ofrece mayor resistencia, durabilidad y resistencia al calor.
Surface Finishing Probe Accurately Evaluates Workpiece Surface Finish/Roughness
| MoldMaking Technology
Soon-to-be-released Verisurf 2024 software will feature a Renishaw Revo SFP2 solution to evaluate a surface finish range of 6.3 to 0.05 micrometers.
Injection Molding and Moldmaking Automation in Focus
| Plastics Technology
When, how, what and why to automate — leading robotics suppliers and forward-thinking moldmakers will share their insights on automating manufacturing at collocated event.
Polymer Resources completes resin compounding facility expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A 40% capacity increase for high-quality engineered resins compounding — available unfilled and with fiber reinforcement — and expanded plastic recycling at the Rochester, New York facility address customer needs for enhanced supply and sustainability.
AutoFlight, Groupe ADP to conduct experimental piloted eVTOL flights
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The recently unveiled Prosperity I aircraft, targeting affordable urban and regional flights, will be tested under real-world conditions during the 2023 Paris Olympic and Paralymic Games at the Pontoise vertiport.
Cycle Inspect, UNSW investigate carbon fiber bicycle damage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The collaborative research initiative will explore the prevalence and impact of structural damage in carbon fiber bicycles currently in use by the general public, assessing the magnitude of the issue and raising awareness.
How Acquisition and Investment Activity Affects AM Users and Adopters: AM Radio #40
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski discuss how the corporate and financial developments in additive manufacturing play out for current and prospective users of AM technology, and where this activity is likely to lead.
Online Masters program is geared toward flexible, affordable learning
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: The Master of Science in Systems Engineering program offered at Weber State University enables those enrolled a modular learning experience with industry-relevant content for career advancement opportunities.
Powder Coating Forms and Surfaces
| Products Finishing
A peek at an automated powder coating line utilized by outdoor and architectural furniture and fixtures fabricator Forms + Surfaces (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Edward Bledsoe Appointed CEO for LNS North America
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Bledsoe has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience.
"Sustainable" Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant TPEs for Consumer Electronics
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Avient expands its reSound Bio and Resound Rec content TPE portfolios.
#electronics
La solución analítica de Datanomix visualiza el rendimiento del taller
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Basado en la analítica de cálculo automatizado de costos por trabajo de Datanomix, se proporciona a los usuarios una lista de los trabajos en los que deben centrarse.
Techman Robot's Cobot Features AI Technology, Vision System
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The TM AI Cobot TM25S features a 25-kg payload and a reach of over 190 cm.
Is Your Die Flow Changing Despite Following All the Correct Formulas?
| Plastics Technology
Maybe the problem is that you're starting up with a dry die. Here are tips to solve this issue.
Ultrashort Pulse Laser Marking System for Medical Devices and More
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
FOBA’s F.0100-ir creates deep black markings on medical plastics, stainless steel and titanium.
#electronics
Línea de piezas de sujeción para la industria automotriz de Imphercort
| Modern Machine Shop México
La compañía Imphercort presentó en FITMA la gama de herramienta de sujeción Ringspann de alta precisión para el sector aeroespacial y automotriz.
Cifras de importación de centros de mecanizado en México en 2022
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En 2022 el valor de la importación de centros de mecanizado que realizó México tuvo un crecimiento de 8.7 % con relación al 2021.
Micro-Drilling: 9 Questions to Answer Before Beginning
Chris Koepfer | Production Machining
Applications for micromachining continue to grow. Successful machining with small tools calls for a different set of process skills on the shop floor.