Calling All Injection Molders to Submit Parts to the PTXPO Hot Shots Competition

| MoldMaking Technology

Sister publication Plastics Technology is bringing back Hot Shots, a great way to show off your company’s injection molding capabilities. Submit by Feb. 3.  

Boom Supersonic begins construction of Overture Superfactory

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composite supersonic airliner Overture is on track to enter production in Greensboro, North Carolina by 2024.   

People in Composites: January 2023

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Beyond Gravity, Wisconsin Oven, Exel Composites, Corebon, Strongwell, Hexcel, Norco Composites and many others in the industry have announced updates to company personnel.

Toray jointly wins Infrastructure Maintenance award for steel pipe repair innovation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Together with Tokyo Electric Power Grid and Yasuda Seisakusho, Toray employed in-situ VARTM with carbon fiber sheets to repair steel pipe corrosion on transmission towers, with application extension underway.  

From Decorative Beginnings to Advanced Applications

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

How Advanced Plating Technologies grew from a decorative plating shop to a company specializing in surface engineering for today’s cutting-edge technologies.

Alro Steel Opens New Facility in Philadelphia Area

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The 149,000-square-foot facility includes extra storage space for expanded material offerings.

Production Machining Readers Choose April as Favorite Cover from 2022

Derek Korn | Production Machining

The results of our recent cover survey reveal that a shot of a B-axis Swiss-type’s workzone was the most intriguing to survey participants.

Nidec Offers New Inspection Equipment for Cutting Tools

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Robot Camera Speed and Max use a digital camera to automatically shoot images of cutting tools’ edges at a high speed and with high accuracy.

Highly-Efficient TiO2 with Lower Carbon Footprint

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Chemours’ Ti-Pure TS 1510 boasts superior processing performance and efficiency in plastics applications.  

En Colombia, Rimax lanza productos fabricados con materiales reciclados

| Plastics Technology México

Se trata de la nueva línea para mascotas, de la compañía colombiana Plásticos Rimax, fabricada con los materiales reciclados de UBQ.  

Less Maintenance Required for Pneumatic Vertical Piston Pumps

| Products Finishing

Dürr's newest generation of pneumatic vertical piston pumps are said to require less maintenance because of the air motor’s ability to operate without oil.

Metal AM Advances in Composite Tooling

Peggy Malnati | MoldMaking Technology

Multiple metal additive technologies are gaining market acceptance and interest for composite tooling used in processes ranging from short-fiber injection to autoclave-cure prepreg.

Braskem Acquires Taulman3D

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The acquisition of Taulman3D further accelerates Braskem’s growth strategy in the additive manufacturing market with a complementary portfolio of 3D materials.

Women in Manufacturing Association Partners With SME to Produce Virtual Career Fairs

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The first virtual career fair is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023, and the second will be held at a date to be determined later in the year.

Managing Coolant with Skimmers, Refractometers and More

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Bacteria-infected coolant harms machines and sickens machinists. Coolant management technologies like skimmers and automated systems counter this tendency.

Proper application of semi-permanent mold release systems

Louis Dorworth | CompositesWorld

Performing regular maintenance of the layup tool for successful sealing and release is required to reduce the risk of part adherence.

Importación de tornos aumentó en 2022

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En el periodo enero-noviembre de 2022 el valor de las importaciones de los tornos creció 48.98 % con relación al mismo periodo de 2021.

AM Schedule Optimizer Enables Cost Optimization for Production Processes

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Gravity Pull System’s Schedule Optimizer and Management software optimizes the additive manufacturing production process for cost and maximum machine utilization.

New Technology Enables ‘Smart Drying’ Based on Resin Moisture

| Plastics Technology

The ‘Drying Genie’ marries drying technology and input moisture measurement with a goal to putting an end to drying based on time.

Sustainable Ionomer Copolymers to Play Role in Major Perfume and Cosmetics Packaging Collaboration

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Dow and LVMH  to collaborate to improve sustainable packaging across several well-known perfume and cosmetics brands

CAD/CAM Software Suite Optimized for High Moldmaking Productivity

| MoldMaking Technology

The Open Mind hyperMILL 2023 CAD/CAM software suite offers powerful, simplified NC programming in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling.  

Cheat Sheets Every Successful Digital Marketer Needs

| Gardner Web

A digital marketer today needs to know and do everything from content strategy to writing and editing, SEO, social media marketing, PAID, analytics and more. Think you’ve finally mastered a channel and all the rules change. How do you stay on top of it all?