Arca Continental revela su estrategia sostenible de gestión de empaques

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En conjunto con The Coca-Cola Company, Arca trabaja para que hacia 2030 sean recolectadas 10 de cada 10 de sus botellas puestas en el mercado.

Renishaw Robotics Solutions Simplify Calibration, Maintenance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The RCS L-90, RCS T-90 and RCS P-series are designed to simplify robot set up, health checks and recovery of robotic applications following collisions.

Composites GBI remains relatively unchanged in May

Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld

The GBI: Composites closed May at the same reading reported in April, with some minor fluctuations in component activity.

Medical Device Firms Combine

| Plastics Technology

Arterex acquires NextPhase in combination of medical-device manufacturers.  

The Battle for Performance: Efficiency Versus Effectiveness

| Production Machining

Does your daily activity have anything to do with your effectiveness? The answer may surprise you. 

Digital Inventory Startup Replique Spins Off From BASF

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

New company provides a digital inventory model for on-demand printed parts.

5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Aerospace machining is a demanding and competitive sector of manufacturing, but this shop demonstrates five ways to find aerospace success.

Marposs Optical Tool Setter Measures in Constrained Spaces

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The VTS SF-45 is designed for noncontact, optical measurement of small, complex-shaped tools in micromachining, semiconductor or moldmaking applications.

Nova Makes Senior Leadership Changes

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company’s aim is to bolster sustainability ambitions

An Overview of Electroless Nickel Plating

| Products Finishing

By definition, electroless plating is metal deposition by a controlled chemical reaction.

Account Manager Joins Carlisle Fluid Technologies Team

| Products Finishing

Israel Cisneros has joined the Carlisle Fluid Technologies team as an account manager for the central south Mexico region.
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The Ins and Outs of Hot Runner Temperature Control

| MoldMaking Technology

A training checklist that explains the why and how of proper hot runner temperature control and system management.

Ultrahigh Solids Epoxy Coating Provides Resistance to Corrosion Under Insulation

| Products Finishing

Pre-consumer recycled plastic is converted into durable powder coatings designed to promote sustainability throughout the supply chain.

Composites Testing Laboratory launches wind energy project HAWK

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Over the next two years, the Irish SME is working in conjunction with the University of Galway to model and test novel materials, such as composites, for airborne wind energy applications.

Automation Cell Addition Enhances Flexibility of Mold-Applicable Five-Axis 

| MoldMaking Technology

The introduction of the GRC-R12 robot cell for the G150 five-axis machine broadens Grob Systems’ range of automation solutions for creating flexible manufacturing cells.  

Solvay and Syensqo revealed as new company names

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Solvay is splitting its business with the company’s composite materials segment assuming the Syensqo name.

Airbus final assembly line in China delivers its first A321neo

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In March 2023, the Tianjin-based final assembly facility commissioned a composites-intensive A321neo for Juneyao Air.

Third keynote is announced for annual SPE ACCE event

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Gregory E. Peterson, chief engineer at aviation technology startup Airspace Experience Technologies, will be sharing his views on the trends and opportunities found in the transportation industry.

University of Southampton develops miniaturized optical fiber condition monitoring technology

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A more compact, affordable strain interrogator, currently developed for FBG monitoring, may enable more widespread adoption of optical fiber sensing used in composite materials.

New $50 Million Pyrolysis Facility Planned in West Virginia

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and the Clean Vision Corporation announced an agreement for development of a facility for converting plastic into oil for feedstock or fuel.

Aptiv invertirá 40 millones de dólares en Jalisco

| Modern Machine Shop México

Aptiv, empresa irlandesa del giro automotriz, abrirá su primera planta de manufactura en el municipio de El Salto, donde creará 2,200 empleos.

Ineos Nitriles Launches Biobased Acrylonitrile

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company’s Invireo is said to deliver a 90% lower carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylonitrile.