Expanded Drill System With Drill Sleeves

| MoldMaking Technology

Tungaloy adds drill sleeves to the standard lineup, enhancing drilling productivity of Swiss-type sliding-head automatic lathes, as well as 48 new drill heads, to address precision, productivity and more extensive hole size requirements.

Addyx carbon exoskeleton technology enables molded ribs inside hollow composite structures

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Using a water-soluble mandrel, carbon exoskeleton opens paradigm for topology-optimized composites, cutting weight, manufacturing time and scrap rate.

Coolant-Through Holders for Precise, Versatile Small Parts Machining

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: Kyocera’s line of jet coolant-through holders (JCTM) provides operator with tooling options that can perform well in a larger variety of setups.

Sunnen's Electronic Bore Gage Provides Flexible Measurement

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The PGE-6000 gage brings reliable, flexible ID gaging to the manufacturing floor with no need for probes or master rings.

Estiman ganancias potenciales de exportaciones por Nearshoring

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con un informe de Banorte, México podría obtener ganancias por 168,000 millones de dólares en exportaciones durante los próximos cinco años.

Can You Pull Data From a Solid Model to Perform Five-Axis Conversational Programming?

Derek Korn | Production Machining

A CNC feature imports a 3D solid model from which operators can perform conversational-type, five-axis programming.

The Power of Self-Emptying Technology for Extrusion Lines

| Plastics Technology

Advanced purging compounds can save you time, frustration, and cost.

Shop Replaces Two Verticals With One Horizontal

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

By trading two VMCs in to help finance the purchase of a new HMC, this shop was able to significantly increase production and move to lights-out machining.

Conscious Cleaning Considerations

| Products Finishing

Reassessing your cleaning process? Connor Callais of Hubbard-Hall offers an in-depth discussion of what you should keep in mind.

Environmentally Friendly Model 550 Versatile Parts Washer

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: This washer is useful in a variety of applications, including tool rooms, maintenance operations, low production and precision cleaning.

Star Cutter Receives Grant for Employee Training

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Going Pro funds assist employers in training, developing and retaining current and recently hired employees.
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Sistema de medición Equator para fabricantes de piezas de precisión

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

FITMA: Renishaw (stand 2210) exhibirá el sistema de medición Equator.

Connecticut Businesses Join Forces for Educational Program

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

A group of rival businesses comes together to educate the next generation of metal finishers.

Cubic’s Swiss-Type for Simultaneous Front/Back Machining

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The SG-20 makes it possible to complete a wide variety of tooling jobs at one time.

Automated CAM Programming – Is Your Software Really Delivering?

| Modern Machine Shop

A look at the latest automation tools in Autodesk Fusion 360 software and how forward-thinking machine shops and manufacturing departments are using them to slash delivery times and win more business. 

UK Innovation Agency Awards Funding to Recycling Technology Consortium

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Innovate UK awarded funding to support Stopford and Birmingham University’s collaboration, which uses supercritical water to break down plastic.

Gabriel Santos, nuevo presidente de la AMEE

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La Asociación Mexicana de Envase y Embalaje (AMEE) anunció el nombramiento de Gabriel Santos como presidente de la agremiación.

Ceratizit's Updated Tooling Solutions Improve Machining Performance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The company has upgraded its EcoCut indexable inserts lineup, as well as introduced two new toolholding and workholding solutions.

Reduced, Reused and Recycled Powder Coatings Are the Future

| Products Finishing

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and with millions of pounds of powder coating going into landfills a year, these two companies have found novel approaches to dealing with this waste stream.

3D Printing Technologies for Moldmaking Applications

| MoldMaking Technology

3D printing technologies, from conformal cooling to complex mold building, are making an impact on the moldmaking industry, one innovation at a time.

How Inline Vision Inspection Can Minimize Scrap in Molding

| Plastics Technology

Once viewed by injection and blow molders as a necessary evil, machine vision technology today can continuously monitor and improve production while reducing costs.