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Injection Molder Changes Up Color Changes
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
An injection molder of trash cans, pallets, totes and other plus-size components, Rehrig Pacific’s machine fleet is composed of larger tonnage presses whose size makes material changes at the feed throat a potentially dizzying exercise.
Lapping, Polishing Film Maximizes Strengths, Maintains Flexibility
| Products Finishing
Dia-Strip and Dia-Sheet film from Titan Tool Supply has a distinct construction that the company says makes it durable while remaining flexible, bendable and formable.
ProtoTRAK RX para producción de bajo volumen
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
FITMA: TRAK Machine Tools (stand 2848) exhibirá el modelo ProtoTRAK RX.
3D Systems’ ProJet MJP 2500W Plus Printer for Improved Jewelry Production
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The printer is designed to enable the quick and cost-effective creation, iteration and production of all jewelry styles, including the most complex geometries.
German Trial Demonstrates Recycling Technology for Multilayer Rigid Packaging
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
BASF, Krones, Sudpack, TOMRA collaboration achieves proof of concept for closed recycling loop for PET-based multilayer packaging.
NADCAP Forms Additive Manufacturing Task Group
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The Nadcap Task Group will focus on all AM activity within the Nadcap program and collaborate with the organization’s 23 other Task Groups on associated processes.
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Plastics Processors Who Hire ‘Second-Chance’ Workers Do Well by Doing Good
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Two blow molders with long-standing programs of hiring formerly incarcerated low-level offenders have helped these individuals re-enter their communities and have benefited from an additional resource during chronic labor shortages.
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Engel Names New Leader for Global Processing Engineering
| Plastics Technology
Johannes Kilian, VP Process Technologies and inject 4.0 at Engel, has been named VP Global Processing Engineering, replacing Norbert Müller.
Global Product Manager Joins Carlisle Fluid Technologies Team
| Products Finishing
Corey Sorrento is joining Carlisle Fluid Technologies as global product manager.
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Mejora continua en la manufactura de compuestos plásticos
| Plastics Technology México
Descubra las técnicas y métricas clave para impulsar la mejora en la fabricación de compuestos plásticos y cómo enfrentar los desafíos en el proceso de extrusión.
Grob Robot Cell Enables Long Periods of Unmanned Operation
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The GRC-R12 robot cell features a pneumatic single- or double-gripper system, as well as a drawer feed system with six drawers.
DEDSmart Tool Harnesses Data in Real-Time for Build Quality Verification
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
FormAlloy Technologies’ DEDSmart technology for autonomous DED builds and build data logging utilizes enhanced in-situ monitoring and control, and the power of data, to complete builds autonomously while data logs are automatically exported enabling Digital Build Certification.
A Virtual Reality Solution for Injection Molding Training
| MoldMaking Technology
Virtual reality courses for injection molding training are under development by Molding Expert LLC, aiming to prepare trainees for work on an actual shop floor.
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Researchers Examine Additive-Subtractive Manufacturing Process Chain
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Researchers on the Advanced Processing of Additively Manufactured Parts project examined the additive-subtractive manufacturing process chain to optimize workpiece properties (such as geometry, surface and subsurface characteristics) throughout the entire process chain.
Conferencias en FITMA: industrias automotriz, aeroespacial y médica
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Explore el futuro de la manufactura en FITMA 2023. Regístrese al programa de conferencias magistrales de la feria y conozca procesos, aplicaciones y técnicas para la manufactura de piezas en las industrias automotriz, aeroespacial y de dispositivos médicos.
Crece 17.10 % la producción automotriz en abril de 2023
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En abril de 2023 se produjeron 294,550 vehículos ligeros, lo que representó un aumento de 17.10 % con relación al mismo mes de 2022, cuando se produjeron 251,547 unidades.
United Grinding Precision Summit contará con 16 máquinas y sesiones técnicas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Esta es la primera Precision Summit que UG celebrará en territorio americano, en su sede de Miamisburg, Ohio, los días 24 y 25 de mayo de 2023.
T-MEC facilita el comercio de plásticos entre Estados Unidos y México
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Conozca la visión que el presidente de ANIPAC compartió, con Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), sobre el comercio de plásticos entre Estados Unidos y México, así como cifras clave y desafíos que la industria debe enfrentar.
UniFuse IN625 Nickel Alloy for LPBF for Higher Throughput, Superior Mechanical Properties
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Uniformity Labs says its IN625 nickel alloy powder provides more repeatable and reproducible mechanical properties across the build bed, printed at far higher throughput.
What is the Moldmaking Community Excited About?
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
As we continue to celebrate MoldMaking Technology’s 25th anniversary with a look back over the past quarter century, I asked readers during our recent Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) “What excites you about the future of moldmaking?”
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Prográmese con las conferencias técnicas de Plastics Recycling LATAM
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Este es el programa completo de conferencias técnicas y plenarias que tendrá Plastics Recycling LATAM, evento que se realizará el 7 y 8 de junio en la Ciudad de México, y que abordará la actualidad, retos y soluciones tecnológicas para el reciclaje de plásticos en México y en América Latina.