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EconCore, Solarge launch lightweight, sustainable solar panel
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
Netherlands-based EconCore and Solarge have collaborated to develop a composite solar panel that offers weight savings of up to 65%.
The Extended Producer Responsibility Approach to Advancing Recycling
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Some governments are turning to a hybrid strategy that combines elements of legislated targets, ecomodulation, and industrial collaboration to improve material lifecycle management.
#regulations
Zeiss's CMM Shortens Setup Time, Minimizes Downtime
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec 2023: The O-Inspect multisensor CMM provides flexibility in handling a wide variety of part sizes and small characteristics.
High-Precision Shaping Program Further Automates Precision Moldmaking
| MoldMaking Technology
Mantle expands the capabilities of its hybrid metal 3D printing technology, enabling finer feature creation and expanding the geometries compatible with its TrueShape process.
Markforged completes transition to global headquarters
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
With its Waltham, Massachusetts headquarters, the composites additive manufacturing specialist unites its corporate and research and engineering branches.
on Diesels, Hybrids, EVs, Autonomy, & Plenty of Numbers, Too
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
Diesels still have life left in them. . .a clever approach to lighting. . .an equally clever approach to exterior finish. . .Erik Buell’s new bikes. . .the new Prius Prime. . .EV demand. . .and more
ZF invertirá 39.6 millones en el Estado de México
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
ZF ampliará su capacidad de manufactura en Toluca para producir ejes delanteros y traseros, así como módulos de suspensión para vehículos eléctricos.
Heidenhain CNC Control Provides Customizable User Experience
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec 2023: The TNC7 provides virtual simulation of the machined part and work envelope.
Magnum Venus Products to expand capacity in Tennessee
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
MVP will spend $20 million over five years to build a new 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in East Tennessee.
Mazak Adds New, Expanded Partnerships to Distribution Network
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Mazak is working with Pioneer Machine Sales and A.W. Miller Technical Sales to provide expanded sales and service support to its customers.
Motion Industries Opens New Facility Near Boston
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The new 33,000-square-foot facility provides additional manufacturing and inventory space.
JEC World 2023 preview: Teijin Group
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
The Teijin Group is featuring its sustainable composite products and technologies, as well as a panel of speakers on Wednesday afternoon.
How Backpressure Optimization Affects Melt Preparation
| Plastics Technology
Backpressure is often the least understood of the settings in an injection molding process, even though it can play a significant role in the final quality of the part. Let’s start with understanding what backpressure is and then learn how to optimize it for a given mold.
Proyectos de economía circular generan ahorros a compañías queretanas
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Un total de 154 empresas y 20 instituciones de Querétaro forman parte del Sistema de Economía Circular que coordinan la Sedesu y la iniciativa privada.
Crowley Tool’s Modular Slide Holders for Multi-Spindle Screw Machines
Lori Beckman | Production Machining
PMTS 2023: The interlocking design yields accurate and solid lockup of the insert module to the slide holder.
Exsys’ Preci-Flex Tooling System Reduces Setup, Changeover Times
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
PMTS 2023: The system’s short, compact design helps to ensure maximum torque transmission and rigidity, resulting in increased machining accuracy and improved productivity.
Moldmaking Industry GBI Snuck Into Growth Territory in March
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
Growing for the first time since August 2022, the Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended March at 50.9, somewhat against the odds given the market developments that month.
#economics
Durable, Waterproof 3D Printed Casts: The Cool Parts Show #58
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Recovering from an injury with an ActivArmor cast means that patients can exercise, bathe and live life while they heal. We get a firsthand look at the solution in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
Mold-Lifting Rings Ease Tool Handling, Movement
| Plastics Technology
PCS Company’s CODIPRO mold-lifting rings with hoist rings and eyebolts are available with simple, double or triple articulation.
3D Printing with Plastic Pellets – What You Need to Know
| Additive Manufacturing
A few 3D printers today are capable of working directly with resin pellets for feedstock. That brings extreme flexibility in material options, but also requires greater knowledge of how to best process any given resin. Here’s how FGF machine maker JuggerBot 3D addresses both the printing technology and the process know-how.
Poliamidas de base biológica de DSM para muebles sustentables
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Para las sillas apilables Lightly, del fabricante neozelandés de muebles noho, DSM provee su poliamida de base biológica EcoPaXX derivada de la planta de ricino.
Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining March 2023
Jan Schafer | Production Machining
According to information gleaned from Gardner Business Intelligence surveys, GBI: Precision Machining component activity generally continued in March the ‘right’ paths observed in February.
#economics