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.