Reshoring Initiative's Q1 Report Depicts Rising Reshoring, FDI

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Reshoring and foreign direct investment jobs announced are up 11% from 2022 and, if the current rate continues, reshoring and FDI will total over 400,000 jobs in 2023.

Mold Care, 3D Scanner Best Practices, the State of Maintenance & More Most-Viewed April Content

Cara Ready | MoldMaking Technology

April held a little bit of everything for MoldMaking Technology. From mold care and maintenance to 3D scanner and printing best practices, take a look at what might have missed your radar. 

Farsoon Partners With Indurate Alloys in Canada

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The partnership agreement enables Indurate Alloys to distribute Farsoon’s open, industrial-grade additive manufacturing machines to Canadian customers.

Frisa Steel construye nueva planta en Nuevo León

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Ubicada en García, Nuevo León, la nueva planta de Frisa Steel fabricará barra laminada (SBQ) de 3 a 16 pulgadas.

A Framework for Qualifying Additively Manufactured Parts

| Additive Manufacturing

A framework developed by The Barnes Global Advisors illustrates considerations and steps for qualifying additively manufactured parts, using an example familiar to those in AM: the 3D printed bottle opener. 

Bulk-Bag Filler Can Accommodate Wide Materials Range

| Plastics Technology

Suited for powders, granules, pellets, and other bulk materials, even materials with high bulk densities.   

Centralization Errors Grow as Bores Get Smaller

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop

It is important to consider the effects of gage centralization when measuring smaller bores. Selecting the right tool is often based on the bore’s size and tolerance.

Chucks automáticos Kitagawa BR

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

FITMA: Kitagawa Northtech (stand 1022) presentará la serie BR de chucks automáticos, la cual representa una innovación en la fabricación de sistemas de sujeción para tornos CNC.

American Clean Power reports U.S. energy highs in 2022, hurdles for 2023

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

According to the annual and Q1 2023 market reports, more than 25 GW of new clean power was installed, marking it the third highest year for the U.S.; however, several hurdles are delaying 60+ GW through early 2023. 

Enlarged Ejector Range to Cover Moldmaking Applications

| MoldMaking Technology

Hasco says the approximately 600 additional new versions gives its ejector portfolio maximum demolding flexibility.

How to Use ChatGPT in B2B Content Marketing

| Gardner Web

ChatGPT is an AI-powered tool that can allow marketers to produce high-quality content in a fraction of the time it would take manually. Here are some opinions and tips on how to use ChatGPT from an experienced writers’ team.
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on supplier relations, beneficial behaviors & customer considerations

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Suppliers on their customers. . .Hyundai classic concept car. . .what to do if you supply ICE components. . .CarPlay customer considerations. . .Journey time as a service. . .Toyota flex engine line

Micro Robot Gripper 3D Printed All at Once, No Assembly Required: The Cool Parts Show #59

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Fine control over laser powder bed fusion achieves precise spacing between adjoining moving surfaces. The Cool Parts Show looks at micro 3D printing of metal for moving components made in one piece.

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 8th Quarterly Report

| Products Finishing

This eighth quarter report covers work to prepare and characterize surface-fluorinated Ti4O7 anodes to enhance further the PFAS degradation process.

Palbit Cutting Tool Provides Multitasking Capabilities

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Multicut tool is said to provide a versatile solution for a wide range of machining processes.

Tin-Zinc Alloy Electroplating and Its Corrosion Behavior

| Products Finishing

 An NASF/AESF Foundation Research Program Retrospective 

Sistema modular de sujeción Hainbuch System

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

FITMA: Hainbuch (stand 1408) exhibirá el Hainbuch System, un sistema modular de sujeción que permite sujeciones sólidas y eficientes en diversos tipos de máquinas.

Stratasys y Desktop Metal anuncian acuerdo de fusión

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa combinada entre Stratasys y Desktop Metal ofrecerá soluciones de polímeros, metal, arena y cerámica desde el diseño hasta la producción en serie.

SPE presenta oferta de cursos técnicos en español

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Conozca los cursos que ofrecerá la SPE a los profesionales de la industria del plástico durante los próximos meses. Regístrese con el código LATAM-PTM, exclusivo para nuestros lectores, y aproveche precios especiales.

Stratasys and Desktop Metal to Combine in Approximately $1.8 Billion All-Stock Transaction

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

Merger looks to deliver industrial polymer, metal, sand and ceramic solutions from design to mass production.

CJ Biomaterials Teams with Dongil Platech to Develop PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

This is said to be the first bioplastic straw based on PLA and amorphous PHA.  

In-line Monitoring for Automated Immersion Cleaning Systems

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Ecoclean’s Acoustic Performance Measurement (APM) system provides in-line measurement of ultrasonic frequency and power in fully automated immersion cleaning systems on a batch-by-batch basis or at defined time intervals, such as once a shift, day or week.