EPA Releases Plan for New Health Risk Assessment for Cobalt

| Products Finishing

EPA released its draft plan for IRIS cancer assessment for inhalation of cobalt that takes a “no safe-level” approach inconsistent with the consensus from other available studies.
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The Importance of Rack Maintenance

| Products Finishing

A look at how poor rack maintenance contributes to wasted time, wasted chemicals and wasted materials.

Three Considerations for Mold Steel Selection

| MoldMaking Technology

Although a big challenge is selecting the right steel for the right job, steel selection has never been better in regards to quality, price and delivery speed. Here is a simple checklist when selecting your next mold steel.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Copper and Graphite Electrodes

Sherry Baranek | MoldMaking Technology

Both copper and graphite provide approximately the same end result, so it is important for a shop to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each material in order to discover what would work best in their shop floor environment.

Continuing Innovation in Selective Plating

| Products Finishing

Chic Allen, general manager of SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts, discusses the benefits and considerations for the automation of selective brush plating.

How to Select the Right Tool Steel for Mold Cavities

| Plastics Technology

With cavity steel or alloy selection there are many variables that can dictate the best option.

Elroy Air secures $2 billion in VTOL purchases, transitions to new flight testing facility

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The composite Chapparal VTOL manufacturer signed an agreement with LCI for a purchase of up to 40 vehicles, advances into full-scale ground and flight testing with a new facility and hangar.  

Boeing reports full-year commercial orders, deliveries for 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Last year saw Boeing stabilizing 737 production, resuming 787 deliveries and launching its new freighter aircraft.  

Continuum targets facility capacity, transforms composite materials to advance wind blade recycling

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Denmark company details a CO2-neutral transformation technology to make 100% recyclable wind blades, plans to build six recycling facilities.  

Laminate Tools version 5.1 supports new and optimized user-driven functions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The new version release of Anaglyph’s composite design software offers an extensive list of feature improvements and enhancements to its Design, Check and Manufacture modules.  

Robust Software Functions Improve CNC Milling, Grinding Turning

| MoldMaking Technology

Siemens Sinumerik 828D CNC with version 4.8 operating software offers significant increase in hardware and software options for mid-range control.  

Arris Composites wins 2023 BIG Innovation Award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The composites manufacturer is recognized for the third year in a row, spotlighting next-gen carbon fiber plates for running shoes.  

Regen Fiber launches eco-friendly wind blade recycling process

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Regen Fiber’s sustainable recycling process keeps wind blades out of landfills by converting them into raw materials for use in asphalt, composite products and more.  

Infographic Design Trends for 2023

| Gardner Web

Looking for ways to make your visuals stand out in 2023? The team from Venngage has put together a new overview of key visual trends in infographics, and how you could look to present your data in the new year.
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Farsoon’s Quad-Laser Flight Technology Maximizes Production Yields

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Farsoon’s Quad-laser Flight technology on the HT1001P large-format platform offers an enhanced manufacturing speed to maximize production yield and lower manufacturing cost per part.

Registration Is Open for the 2023 TIPE Conference

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Virtual and free to attend, Women in 3D Printing’s annual event has an all-women lineup of speakers presenting on Technology, Industry, People and Economics in 3D printing.

Región de Norteamérica busca profundizar su capacidad regional

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

México, Estados Unidos y Canadá buscan impulsar la competitividad regional mediante cadenas de proveeduría más sólidas, así como la inversión específica en industrias clave del futuro.

Ford Partners With Rockwell Automation to Advance EV Program

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The companies will jointly collaborate on assembly tooling designs and architectures that will increase speed to market.

Trends to Follow for The Manufacturing Industry in 2023

| Modern Machine Shop México

Managing uncertainty, addressing labor shortages, and boosting the supply chain resilience are some of the trends that the industry must follow in 2023, according to Deloitte.

Forecasts For Mexico's Manufacturing Industry in 2023

| Modern Machine Shop México

Mexico's manufacturing industry accounts for more than 18% of GDP and is the main export sector with 87%.

In Sustainable Packaging, the Word is ‘Monomaterial’

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

In both flexible and rigid packaging, the trend is to replace multimaterial laminates, coextrusions and “composites” with single-material structures, usually based on PE or PP. Nonpackaging applications are following suit.

Circulus Announces Step Forward in Food Grade PCR

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Circulus Recieves FDA Letter of No Objection for Recycled LDPE.
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