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Quick-Discharging Cone Blender
| Plastics Technology
Designed for laboratory testing, pilot plants or low volume blending of dry powders and granular materials.
PP Prices May Plunge, Others Are Mostly Flat
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
PP prices appear on the verge a major downward trajectory, with some potential of a modest downward path for others.
Mantle’s High-Precision Shaping for Automating Precision Toolmaking
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The High-Precision Shaping feature expands the capabilities of Mantle’s hybrid metal 3D printing technology, enabling finer feature creation and dramatically expanding the geometries compatible with its TrueShape process.
Fungi Makes Meal of Polypropylene
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
University of Sydney researchers identify two strains of fungi that can biodegrade hard to recycle plastics like PP.
5 Sinker EDM Advancements
| MoldMaking Technology
Speed, machine design, software, artificial intelligence and automation help maximize sinker EDM productivity.
Velocity Composites completes first kits from advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Full-rate production for GKN Aerospace should begin before next financial year, site will serve as hub for other launch customers as composites grow in wind energy, urban air mobility and electric vehicles.
DIAB commits to circular business model
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Diab uses recycled raw materials to make core materials; Diab customers can use such products with recycled content to help lower their carbon footprint and Diab assists in reusing its products at end of life.
JEC World 2023 exhibit preview: Gurit
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Among its product offerings, new highlights are modular mold designs for wind turbine manufacturing and expansion of Kerdyn recycled PET.
JEC World 2023 preview: Chomarat
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Chomarat Group emphasizes R&D work in recycling, hybrid glass/hemp fiber mats, and sustainability-focused initiatives with startup partners.
JEC World 2023 preview: Broetje-Automation
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The STAXX One automated fiber placement (AFP) systems are run by industrial robotics and incorporate digital twin technology.
Airborne, Accudyne partner to provide automated composites solutions worldwide
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The two companies have signed an MOA to collaborate on further development of digital automation systems for composites manufacturing in aerospace, renewable energy, future mobility and more.
Quick Action Sliding Locks Improve Workholding Setup Time, Reliability
| MoldMaking Technology
Fixtureworks brings shops a variety of adjustable sliding lock configurations and clamps for those applications where disassembly and changeovers are frequent.
Universal Matter acquires main operating business of Applied Graphene Materials
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
UMI aims to combine its graphene capabilities with AGM’s dispersion technologies to accelerate the growth of graphene-based solutions.
Aluula, University of British Columbia develop recycling process for UHMWPE fiber composites
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The researchers have developed high-strength molded panels made from recycled materials.
Online X-Ray Inspection Boosts Extrusion Quality
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Höhle uses Sikora’s x-ray measuring systems for inline quality control of extruded microducts.
Flexxbotics Adds Compatibility for Hurco, Siemens, Heidenhain
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
FlexxCNC enables machine shops to integrate Universal Robot cobots onto any machine in its shop.
Nikon Metrology System Provides Highly Accurate Inspection
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Eastec 2023: iNexiv VMA multisensor CNC inspection system enables the operator to quickly create part inspection routines.
Authentise MES Software Provides Real-Time Quoting
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Flows and FlowsAM include features such as data-driven status updates, material genealogy, supplier management and more.
Torre compacta de automatización de pallets plug-and-play
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
FITMA: Fastems (stand 1621) exhibirá el FPT, un sistema de automatización de pallets compacto para una sola máquina-herramienta con o sin un cambiador automático de pallets.
Fundación Ellen MacArthur comparte estrategia para el diseño circular
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
De acuerdo con la fundación Ellen MacArthur, las organizaciones deben aprovechar el diseño de forma sistémica para lograr una transformación a paso acelerado.
CompositesWorld's top ten plant tours of all time
Cara Ready | CompositesWorld
The editors at CW have been lucky enough to visit many unique facilities over the years. These tours have provided an in-depth look into these company’s manufacturing processes and their of state-of-the-art equipment and technologies. Here are the top ten plant tours our audience took an interest in.
Engel Achieves Record Earnings
| Plastics Technology
For the fiscal year ending in March, the Austrian maker of injection molding machines and automation reported earnings of euro 1.7 billion ($1.86 billion), an all-time high.