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Composites industry index was flat for March
Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld
The GBI: Composites Fabricating closed March flat, losing 1.3 of the 3.1 points gained in February.
#economics
Walter Indexable Inserts Provide Improved Wear Resistance
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
WBH20C indexable inserts provide excellent layer bonding and long tool life due to the patent-pending method for pretreatment.
Precision Ground Barstock: How It Is Manufactured, Benefits to Your Shop
Miles Free | Production Machining
Understanding the benefits provided by precision centerless ground barstock can help you avoid false economy and optimize the work you quote by maximizing benefits to your manufacturing process and customer.
Plataine releases updated version of AI-based scheduler program
| CompositesWorld
The latest version of Plataine’s Production Scheduler Solution considers relevant elements when generating optimized manufacturing schedules, including human capacity, tool availability and autoclave optimization.
Looking to the Future of Finishing
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Products Finishing takes a look at some of the ways the finishing industry is investing in workforce development and educational initiatives.
#workforcedevelopment
Loop Technology robotic machining system works with harder materials
| CompositesWorld
The RoboMach HA is a high-accuracy robotic machining system that can work with a range of materials, including cured composites.
on lasers for batteries, award-winning designs, Bosch & SiC, Toyota & H2
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
Precise heating for electrode manufacture. . .EV travel trailer. . .products with great designs. . .Hot Wheels custom competition. . .Honda and its motorcycles. . .Bosch buys a chip factory. . .Toyota’s fuel cell kit. . .Hyundai and the Moon. . .AI in your car. . .Mercedes and a scooter subscription. . . .
#electronics
21st century concrete: composite metamaterial with super compressability, energy harvesting
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Material comprising 3D-printed, auxetic, reinforced polymer lattices in conductive cement matrix can compress up to 15% and generate electricity for lightweight, mechanically tunable structures with energy harvesting and sensing.
Episode 31: An Interview with Matthew Kirchner, LAB Midwest
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
PF columnist and host of the TechEd Podcast Matthew Kirchner, president of LAB Midwest, discusses the latest in workforce trends in the manufacturing and finishing industries.
#workforcedevelopment
Video: What Is Electron Beam Melting (EBM)?
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Electron beam melting is the higher-energy metal 3D printing process offering advantages when it comes to productivity and thermal stresses. Here is an introduction to EBM.
RegrindPro y Refresher: tecnología antiolor de Erema
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Plastics Recycling LATAM: Erema destacará sus tecnologías antiolor optimizadas para el reciclaje de material molido posconsumo contaminado RegrindPro y Refresher.
Medical Manufacturer Innovates with Additive Manufacturing and Extrusion Technology Hubs
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Spectrum Plastics Group offers customers two technology hubs — one for extrusion, the other for additive manufacturing — to help bring ground-breaking products to market faster.
Alconox Updates Aqueous Cleaning Handbook
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The Aqueous Cleaning Handbook is a critical cleaning resource which distills and presents practical information covering the history of aqueous detergents — what they are, how they work and how to make best use of them.
México recupera el 60 % de los envases de PET: ECOCE
Mauricio Pineda | Plastics Technology México
Estas declaraciones se dieron en el marco de la presentación a medios de Plastics Recycling LATAM, evento que realizará su segunda edición los días 7 y 8 de junio en el Hotel Hilton Reforma.
A Novel Surface Finishing Technology for Alloys
| Products Finishing
A paper* based on a Presentation given at NASF SUR/FIN 2022 (Rosemont, Illinois) by
Chris Goode**
Cirrus Materials Science Ltd.
Sistema de sujeción modular de cambio rápido
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
FITMA: Jergens (stand 1516) mostrará su tornillo de banco autocentrante 5CV 130 mm que presenta fuerzas de sujeción de hasta 3,600 lbs.
Dillon's Carbide Coating Increases Jaw Gripping Force
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Carbinite is a wear-resistant, textured carbide coating that reportedly doubles the gripping force of jaws.
Hot Runner Melt Channel Design Reduces Color Change Time
| MoldMaking Technology
Yudo hot runners have a distinctive melt channel technology that can help reduce color change time.
Autonomous Machine Vision Improves Injection Molding Quality at Pyramid Molding Group
| MoldMaking Technology
Pyramid Plastics recently installed its 5th Keyence Vision system to reliably detect the presence of inserts before the molding of the part.
Macro Names Anzini Tech Sales Manages for Southeast
| Plastics Technology
Has worked in technical roles for leading processing companies in his career of 40+ years.
GMTA Appoints New President, CEO as Former Leader Steps Down
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Walter Friedrich has appointed Michael Rose to be his successor as the new president and CEO at German Machine Tools of America.
NEXX Technologies NTB-500 BMI resin system provides OOA processing
| CompositesWorld
Designed for use in high-temperature composite applications, the NTB-500 BMI resin system from NEXX Technologies is said to be available for use on all fabrics and unidirectional tapes.