Reassessing Your Business
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
The new year brings so many new things, including an opportunity to rethink the way we do things.
Large-format 3D printing enables toolless, rapid production for AUVs
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Dive Technologies started by 3D printing prototypes of its composite autonomous underwater vehicles, but AM became the solution for customizable, toolless production.
Sunnen Offers Vertical Honing System for Heavy-Duty Parts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The SV-2010 AXYS CNC honing system integrates a vertical honing column with a high-resolution industrial camera and a heavy-duty i5 CNC-controlled servo X-Y table.
Puma DNT Series Mill-Turn Centers for Enhanced Accuracy
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The upgraded turn mills feature a powerful spindle, redesigned turret body and live tool drive to guarantee powerful and precise machining, and exceptional productivity.
¿Cuáles son los desafíos de la robótica y la automatización industrial?
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La firma McKinsey refiere que para las empresas del sector industrial los sistemas automatizados representarán el 25 % de su gasto de capital durante los próximos cinco años.
EuCIA welcomes Epoxy Europe as a new member
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The sector group will support EuCIA’s climate-neutral ambitions, contributed through strategic projects and promotion of composites sustainability.
Sumika, Hexagon digitize sustainable compounds, enable 60% carbon reduction for new vehicles
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Digitized mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass fiber-reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles.
SPE ANTEC 2023 technical program to feature plastics, composites tracks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
March 2023 event in Denver Colorado features 18 tracks with more than 115 sessions which include biocomposites, composites, additive manufacturing and a variety of plastics presentations.
Mobile Pipeline Titan module orders further RNG, CNG adoption
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Hexagon Agility received orders from RenewGas Transportation and Permian Global Inc. and CORE for delivery of its reliable and safe composite pressure vessel modules.
Micro-Diameter End Mill Series Reduces Cutting Time, Enhances Finishing for Ultra-Precision Moldmaking
| MoldMaking Technology
Towa Corp. features CBN and proprietary-coated solid carbide end mills that feature high accuracy, optimized sharpness and wear resistance and ensure long tool life.
Aerones unveils modular robot for Level 1-3 wind turbine maintenance, repair
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Resilient, full-service system can perform a variety of tasks five times faster and more safely than human technicians, while proactively addressing extreme erosion progression.
NCAMP qualifies Victrex LMPAEK thermoplastic material system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Novel Victrex AE 250-AS4 UD tape has been approved for publication in the NCAMP allowables database for use in aerospace programs.
Manufacturing Madness: Colleges Vie for Machining Title (Includes Video)
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
The first annual SEC Machining Competition highlighted students studying for careers in machining, as well as the need to rebuild a domestic manufacturing workforce.
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NIMS Appoints New Board of Directors
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The four industry leaders will serve on the board for three years.
Sumika Partners with Hexagon to Enable 60% Plastic Carbon Reduction for New Vehicles
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Digitized mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass-fiber reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles.
Heimatec Offers Quick-Change Tool Adapter for Live Tools
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The system significantly reduces inventory and changeover time for lathe users.
Developments in High-Speed Machining Technology
| MoldMaking Technology
There have been many exciting developments in high-speed machining relative to machining centers and controls, tooling and CAD/CAM systems.
High-temperature composite 3D printing facilitates design, manufacture of deployable space structures
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Opterus R&D employs an AON3D printer and OOA prepregs to build the tooling, prototypes and end-use versions of its foldable CFRP satellite structures.
Simulation is a Process, Not Just Software
| MoldMaking Technology
To reap the benefits of simulation, you must view it as a process requiring you to change the way you work in part and mold design.
Episode 28: Opportunities for Finishers in Today’s Ever-changing Automotive Landscape
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Darrick Gula, North American regional OEM manager, and Brandon Lloyd, global product manager for paint support technology with MKS discuss challenges and opportunities for finishers in today’s ever-changing automotive landscape.
Nueva gama de inyectoras IntElect S de Sumitomo Demag
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag lanzó las inyectoras IntElect S orientadas a procesadores de componentes de tolerancia estrecha y pared delgada a velocidades más rápidas.
AkzoNobel Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy Across North America
| Products Finishing
The company’s North American facilities are running on 100% renewable energy as part of a sustainability initiative.