A Recycling Plant, Renewed

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Reinvention is essential at Capital Polymers, a toll recycler that has completely transformed its operation in a short period of time.

The Year Ahead of Us

| Products Finishing

Products Finishing looks ahead to a new year of reporting on the coating and finishing industries.
#economics

Recycling Powder

| Products Finishing

Powder coating expert Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research discusses options for recycling powder.

U.S. administration to issue $750 million to accelerate clean hydrogen technologies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Funding will advance advance electrolysis technology, drive down clean hydrogen and fuel cell costs, provide long-term support for hydrogen support and other industry deployments.  

New Vestas business provides automated blade leading edge maintenance solution

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

BladeRobots is a standalone business developing a wireless, automated robot that can reportedly provide maintenance up to four times faster than traditional methods.  

High-Feed Milling System Optimizes Mold Milling Operations

| MoldMaking Technology

Easily tackle challenging ISO P, M and S materials with the next-generation Seco High Feed SP milling systems, featuring dedicated cutting geometries and insert grades.  

Rolls-Royce prepares UltraFan technology demonstrator for testing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The UltraFan aeroengine, with a fan diameter of 140 inches, is designed with a suite of technologies to contribute to fuel efficiency for narrowbody and widebody aircraft.  

Forvia launches Materi’act brand to develop, produce sustainable materials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Materi’act to propose materials including low CO2 carbon fibers, bio-based and carbon-capturing compounds and more, with up to 85% CO2 reduction.  

Spirit AeroSystems, Joramco sign MRO services cooperation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

MOU agreement will provide customers a wide range of repairs to and services of composite and metallic aerostructures.  

Record Reshoring Rates in 2022

| Plastics Technology

Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter marked their highest ever level, eclipsing the previous record set in the second quarter of 2022.
#electronics

3D Printed Metal Parts Go Hypersonic at Zero MPH

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Purdue Researchers are using additively manufactured injector components from Velo3D to create Mach 6 conditions for a ground-testing facility.

Jergens Introduces New Washdown Tool

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Washdown Tool uses multiple spray nozzles on its circumference, providing a steady and pressurized stream.

How to Use Diffusion Bonding to Optimize a Mold’s Thermal Performance

| MoldMaking Technology

Joining dissimilar metals has tremendous potential for conformal cooling, but to successfully use diffusion bonding, a mold builder must understand the complexities of the interface and its effect on the chemical and thermo-mechanical properties of the bond.

Plasmatreat Openair-Plasma Offers Safe Surface Cleaning, Activation

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The atmospheric plasma solutions include high-efficiency plasma cleaning, activation and nanocoating of surfaces.

Jergens Inc. nombra nuevo vicepresidente

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El nombramiento de Matt Schron contribuirá a agilizar la ejecución de acuerdos y contratos en los que se sustentarán las principales iniciativas empresariales de la compañía.

Parque Industrial de Texmelucan albergará a proveedores de Volkswagen

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En 2023 iniciará el proceso de licitación para la construcción del Parque Industrial Texmelucan, en donde se fabricarán autopartes para vehículos eléctricos Volkswagen en Puebla. 

4 Strategies for Managing Chip Control

Chris Felix | Production Machining

Having strategies in place for managing chips is an important part of protecting the production process, from tool life to product quality.

Strategies for Expanding a Shop the Right Way

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

It’s very easy to get paralyzed by all the directions you can go when upgrading a shop, but breaking this decision into its simplest forms can help curb future buyer’s remorse.

NUM lanza una plataforma CNC con control de máquinas mejorado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

NUM presenta la plataforma CNC FlexiumPro, la cual mejora la potencia de cálculo, la velocidad y la conectividad, entre otros.

Large-Format “Cold” 3D Printing With Polypropylene and Polyethylene

Stephanie Hendrixson | Plastics Technology

Israeli startup Largix has developed a production solution that can 3D print PP and PE without melting them. Its first test? Custom tanks for chemical storage.

Mito, Cardea Bio spearhead ISO standardization efforts for graphene

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Unified draft technical specification brings together industry, academia and the government to develop a classification framework for graphene-related 2D materials.  
#regulations

on Building the Honda Pilot, the F-150 Lightning, an e-bike from Wham-O, & solid-state batteries simplified

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Building the 2023 Honda Pilot. . .the F-150 Lightning considered. . .check out the Model Y manufacturing video. . .Wham-O (yes, Wham-O) has an electric bike. . .solid-state batteries explained