Selecting a Thread Mill That Matches Your Needs

| Modern Machine Shop

Threading tools with the flexibility to thread a broad variety of holes provide the agility many shops need to stay competitive. They may be the only solution for many difficult materials.

PrinterPrezz/Vertex Manufacturing Rebrands to Zeda

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The rebranding is said to reflect the company’s “Z to A” approach, which means it starts first with the customer in mind and ends with a product.

ProShop ERP Digital Ecosystem Reduces Setup Time

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: The ProShop ERP digital ecosystem is designed to address the needs of project management for small to medium-sized companies. Through its integration with other manufacturing software, ProShop is said to help ease project management.

Paperless Parts Quoting Platform Streamlines Estimating Process

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Eastec 2023: Recent updates to Paperless Parts include performance enhancements to the 3D Part Viewer that improve the ability to navigate complex parts and assemblies.

Parker's Extractor Machines Remove Range of Contaminants

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

PMTS 2023: The SmogHog range of extractors are designed to remove mist and fumes from a variety of water and oil-based coolants.

Industria automotriz mantendrá crecimiento en los próximos cinco años

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con una encuesta realizada por KPMG, ejecutivos del sector señalan que la industria experimentará un crecimiento más rentable en los próximos cinco años.

Reducing Contamination in Your Finishing Application

| Products Finishing

Justin Hooper of Carlisle Fluid Technologies offers insights for mitigating defects when using 2K urethane paint.

Lorin Industries President Appointed to Aluminum Anodizers Council

| Products Finishing

Lorin Industries President Park Kersman will contribute expertise and insights to support anodized aluminum community.

Versatile Sandblasting for Deburring Intricate Geometries

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

PMTS 2023: Comco’s MicroBlasting sandblasting systems can deburr, texture and clean small, intricate parts.

Empleo Verde: primera acción de la Ley de Economía Circular

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El programa Empleo Verde beneficiará a 920 personas y se enfocará en el rediseño, reducción, reúso, reparación, restauración, reciclaje y recuperación de equipos y materiales.

Generating a Digital Twin in the CNC

Mark Albert | Modern Machine Shop

New control technology captures critical data about a machining process and uses it to create a 3D graphical representation of the finished workpiece. This new type of digital twin helps relate machining results to machine performance, leading to better decisions on the shop floor.

DMG MORI, Illinois Tech to Establish National Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Chicago

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The center will focus on workforce training for additive manufacturing and related advanced manufacturing industries.

DSM’s Biobased Nylon 410 Used in New Stackable Chairs

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

This is the result of a collaboration with New Zealand’s direct-to-consumer furniture brand noho.

Fisher Barton Begins Construction of New Turning Center

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The company expands with a fully automated 56,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its Accurate Specialties division.

Canon Virginia PTXPO Spotlight

| Plastics Technology

Canon discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 28-30

Cobot Case Packer for Containers

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Compact, mobile system with collaborative robot eases labor shortage for container packing.

Sandvik Cormant's End Mills Eliminate Machining Chatter

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The company’s CoroMill Dura line of solid end mills has been extended with aluminum-specific tools.

Teijin Automotive innovates core technologies for body panels

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The company’s latest Hexacore and Foam-A-Core products have been developed to meet needs for high impact, fast cycle times and low moisture absorption.

Camera-Assisted Laser System Verifies Quality Part Marking for Plastics, Moldmaking

| MoldMaking Technology

The Foba M-Series laser marking workstations ensure almost error-free, economical direct part identification and reliable product traceability for automotive, tool and moldmaking, medical, plastic parts and more.  

Demonstrating functionalized, cost-effective composites using additive extrusion

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Hybrid thermoset/thermoplastic composite part with 3D-printed functionalization demonstrates technology possibilities and EmpowerAX open platform offering expertise from members throughout the process chain.

The New Misperceptions Of AM: AM Radio #35

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Tim Simpson and Peter Zelinski discuss a way additive manufacturing has advanced: The misperceptions have shifted. Knowledge of AM among manufacturers is more sophisticated now. The concerns that inform the perceptions of newcomers have therefore changed.

Okuma Demonstrates Different Perspectives on Automation

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

Several machine tools featured at Okuma’s 2023 Technology Showcase included different forms automation, from robots to gantry loaders to pallet changers.