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New Shredders Offer Size Reduction in a Small Footprint
| Plastics Technology
Conair has introduced its GP series shredders for processors who need to reduce hard scrap too large for a granulator, but do not need the high throughput or cost of a larger shredding machine.
Aumenta el Indicador de Pedidos Manufactureros en febrero de 2023
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En el segundo mes de 2023 y con datos desestacionalizados, el Indicador de Pedidos Manufactureros presentó un incremento mensual de 1.58 puntos.
SUR/FIN 2023 Registration Is Now Open
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
The National Association for Surface Finishing SUR/FIN 2023 surface finishing industry trade show will take place June 6-8, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rollomatic Appoints New CEO
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Joe Kane took over as CEO at the beginning of 2023. He will continue to hold his position as CEO of Strausak Inc.
Robust Molding, Extrusion Conference Programming in the Works
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Molding 2023 to take place Aug. 29-30 in Minnesota; Extrusion 2023 slated for Oct. 10-12 in Indiana.
Gravity Pull System presenta un software de manufactura aditiva
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
AM Schedule Optimizer, de Gravity Pull System, mejora los costos de los procesos de producción.
Tormach Introduces New Robot Powered by Open-Source Software
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The ZA6 robot is designed to carry a 6-kg payload through a reach of 975 mm.
Flexible, Quick-Change Tool Adapter System for Live Tools
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The system significantly reduces inventory and changeover time for lathe users.
United Grinding Expands Distribution Network in Mexico, US
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
United Grinding North America expands its distribution network in Mexico and U.S. with Intermaq in Mexico and adding two more states to Method Machine Tools’ coverage in the U.S.
Solvay, Airborne receive funding for composite battery enclosures
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Collaboration is targeted at maximizing the energy capacity of lightweight and compact next-generation battery packs for e-mobility, while also targeting reuse of composite waste.
Global Moldmaker’s In-House Services Address Mold Design to Part Production
| MoldMaking Technology
Socem ED S.A. is a mold engineering solutions provider, with capabilities covering mold design, engineering, prototyping and maintenance and repair via a variety of in-house equipment.
Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation Announces 2023 Board of Directors
| MoldMaking Technology
WiMEF funds the Leadership Institute for Women in Manufacturing and STEM, the Leadership Consortium, the Management Development Program and the Empowering Women in Production Program.
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CAELESTIS R&D project explores predictive design, manufacturing for aerospace
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Over 42 months, 11 partners will work together to develop an end-to-end digital thread to effectively enable dataflow across the entire aircraft value chain, accelerating the optimization of disruptive aircraft and engine configurations.
Alauda Aeronautics debuts crewed flying race car
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
In a fusion of UAM and motorsport, the composite Airspeeder Mk4 is designed to set the bar for performance and technology for the Airspeeder Racing Championship in 2024.
4 Steps to a Cobot Culture: How Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Has Answered Staffing Shortages With Economical Automation
Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop
Safe, economical automation using collaborative robots can transform a manufacturing facility and overcome staffing shortfalls, but it takes additional investment and a systemized approach to automation in order to realize this change.
3 Keys to Digital Marketing
| Modern Machine Shop
Whether you’re an influencer who lives for likes or a novice marketer who swears “tick, tock” is the sound a clock makes, you can launch a successful digital marketing presence.
Metrology: Automation’s Unsung Hero
| Modern Machine Shop
When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine.
How AM Enables Cobot Automation for Thyssenkrupp Bilstein (Includes Video)
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
The shock absorber maker has responded to its staffing shortages through extensive use of collaborative robots. In-house 3D printing makes this possible by providing the related hardware needed to complete the cobot-automated cells.
Tres mujeres con curiosidad y pasión por aprender sobre manufactura
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
A través de Graciela Sánchez, diseñadora de herramentales, conocimos la planta de producción de Elastómeros de Querétaro y descubrimos que el liderazgo por aprender sobre temas técnicos de la transformación de plásticos es una característica que comparten varias mujeres al frente de los retos técnicos de la empresa.
Automatización del control de calidad de brocas quirúrgicas mecanizadas
| Modern Machine Shop México
Este fabricante por contrato mejoró el control de calidad de sus brocas quirúrgicas gracias a la sustitución de micrómetros manuales por un sistema robotizado. Esto redujo en más de 50 horas semanales el tiempo de inspección y mejoró la fiabilidad de la recolección de datos.
Sustentabilidad: clave para extender la utilidad de su máquina-herramienta
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Las máquinas-herramienta ya adoptan algunos principios claves de la economía circular. La Asociación Europea de Fabricantes de Máquinas-Herramienta (CECIMO) analizó sus cualidades desde el diseño, el mantenimiento, el reequipamiento, el reacondicionamiento y el reciclaje de sus componentes que, además de extender la vida útil de estas máquinas, posicionan a sus fabricantes como pioneros en esta transición.
ECOCE recibe 2023 con renovadas estrategias y compromisos
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Platicamos con el licenciado Jaime Torres Fidalgo, director de comunicación de ECOCE, sobre el reciente aniversario de esta importante asociación que celebró dos décadas de labor, y sobre los retos y compromisos en materia de reciclaje que proyecta para 2023.