Gardner Business Index - March 2023: 48.9

Jan Schafer | Gardner Intelligence

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) was down a bit in March relative to February.

Sumitomo's Grooving Inserts Bypass Interference

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Eastec 2023: The 90-degree inserts are said to be ideal for grooving narrow parts and facing in OD and ID applications that require unique approaches due to interference.

WTO High-Speed Spindle for Improved Productivity

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The CoolSpeed ultra-high-speed spindle line can efficiently turn any machine into an ultra-high-speed machining center, offering plug-and-play, crash-resistant and maintenance-free production.

Norcast invertirá 25 millones de dólares en Torreón

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 25 millones de dólares y la generación de 390 empleos, la empresa Norcast se instalará en Global Industrial Park de la ciudad de Torreón.

Teknor Apex Acquires Nu-Pro Polymers

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The acquisition expands Teknor’s flexible vinyl compounds offerings with Nu-Pro’s Cycle-Tek reprocessed PVC compounds with up to 90% PIR content.

Mazak Expands Distribution Network With New Partnerships

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Pioneer Machine Sales and longtime Mazak distributor A.W. Miller Technical Sales Inc. will expand the company’s territory.

PowderCleanse Concept Delivers In Situ Powder Analysis for Metal 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

A collaborative project developed a prototype solution for measuring particle size distribution on the production floor, as part of the sieving step typical to additive manufacturing processes using metal powders. 

Hasco presentó sus nuevos componentes y sistemas de enfriamiento

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Conozca los componentes y sistemas de enfriamiento que Hasco México y América Latina presentó recientemente en Expo Plásticos 2023.  

MMT Chats: How Onboarding and Acquiring Lead to Growth

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT Editorial Director, Christina Fuges sits down with Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing President Brian Bendig to discuss how he has grown the business with a three-step onboarding process and successful acquisitions. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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Reshoring Initiative Reports Another Stellar Year

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

According to the report, the IRA and Chips Act combined with deglobalization trends to boost reshoring in 2022 to another all-time high — up 53% from 2021’s record.

Seco Tools' Tapping Tool Lineup Generates Precision Threads

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The new line provides three performance levels that enable manufacturers to match the right tap to their particular application.

Make Your Mark: Free Benchmarking Survey Remains Open

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

You have until April 30 to fill out your 2023 Plastics Technology Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, with no cost to you and a free analysis of your operations’ performance upon completion.

OmniScan X3 64 con capacidades avanzadas de detección de defectos

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

FITMA: Evident Scientific (stand 1829) presentará las nuevas capacidades de su OmniScan X3 64.

¿Por qué y cuándo debe recristalizar su scrap de PET?

| Plastics Technology México

Ya sea que usted fabrique botellas de PET mediante moldeo por soplado o extruya lámina APET, producirá desechos amorfos en el proceso. El manejo que usted le dé a este material afectará sus costos de producción. La re-cristalización puede ayudarle.

Double-Datum Tooling Carbide Tooling With Interchangeable Components

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: These carbide inserted toolholders are said to reduce downtime with fewer tool changes plus faster tool changeover.

VarDAR Moves to Bigger Facility in U.K.

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Makers of novel air ring expands production capacity, adds new online vision system that detects gels and other flaws in film.  

Objetivos de economía circular para los plásticos de Nova Chemicals

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Uno de los ambiciosos objetivos que se plantea Nova Chemicals será alcanzar 30 % de las ventas de polietileno a partir de contenido reciclado para 2030.

Cool Clean’s Omega 1500 Provides Powerful, Portable Cleaning

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: By selecting the appropriate nozzle and making the necessary propellant pressure and temperature adjustments, the Omega 1500 can clean to a variety of surface cleanliness levels.

Procesamiento de PET: inyección soplado, extrusión de película y fibra

M.C. Adrián Méndez Prieto | Plastics Technology México

Descubra los factores clave en el procesamiento del PET y cómo abordar los problemas típicos en la producción de envases, películas y fibras de PET.

Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

In this episode of Made in the USA, several executives and senior staff at Hardinge give their first-person account of how they formulated the plan to shift the manufacturing of its milling and turning product lines from its Taiwan plant to its plant in Elmira, New York, the major challenges they encountered and the rewards that made it worth the effort.

Volocopter completes Bruchsal, Germany production site

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The company aims to produce 50+ carbon fiber composites-intensive electric air taxis per year, aiming for first commercial services in 2024.

JEC World 2023 preview: Techni-Modul Engineering

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Smart Control automated technology enables high-rate, AI-driven kitting, stacking and layup of preforms and composite parts.