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Kimya features Kimya PC-FR 3D filament for the transportation sector
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Flame-retardant polycarbonate filament reaches EN45545 certification and meets REACH and RoHS standards for production of parts in railway, automotive, electronics.
Noncontact Tactile Measurement Tool Advances Moldmaking Equipment
| MoldMaking Technology
The Laser Contour Check from Walter, a brand of United Grinding, combines a blue laser and intelligent measuring system to accurately measure tool parameters on grinding and eroding machines.
INFINITE consortium tackles wireless sensor integration for life-long aircraft monitoring
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Engineers from University of Sheffield AMRC will support the embedding of highly specific sensors into composite aerospace structures for MHM and SHM and recylability opportunities.
Winners announced for California offshore wind energy auction
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
First offshore wind lease sale in the Pacific results in more than $757 million in winning bids for five lease areas in the U.S., adding to the Carolinas and New York Bight.
Does Metal Additive Manufacturing Belong in a Machine Shop? The Answer Is Mixed
Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop
Machining is a necessary capability for metal part production through 3D printing, but succeeding with metal AM demands a role and procedures much different from those of many machining providers.
On the Line: The Year in Review
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
As 2022 comes to a close, Products Finishing’s On the Line column offers a look back at insights gleaned from industry interviews over the past year and what may be on the horizon for 2023.
#regulations
LSRs Developed for Alternative Drive Concepts
| Plastics Technology
Momentive’s newly developed NevSil LSRs boast low curing temperatures.
Platinum Tooling Becomes American Distributor for Rineck
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Platinum Tooling is now the importer of Rineck shrink-fit tooling and shrink-fit machine technology in the U.S. and Mexico.
Okuma America lanza un VMC compacto de doble columna
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Genos M560V-5AX de Okuma America está construida con un diseño de máquina de doble columna, lo que le proporciona máxima integridad estructural.
Windmöller & Hölscher destacó tecnologías para envases flexibles
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
En la feria K 2022, Windmöller & Hölscher presentó sus novedades para la fabricación de envases flexibles sostenibles con foco en producción eficiente, economía circular y digitalización.
Plastics in the Home (Mine), Continued
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
What to do with a growing stock of reusable plastic shopping bags and a pile of plastic cutlery packs from restaurant takeout?
Production Machining’s December 2022 News Highlights
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Production Machining’s December 2022 news highlights include a regional headquarters relocation, expanded production facilities, new industry leaders and new distribution partnerships.
Materialise Expands CO-AM Platform With 7 Technology Partners, Magics Integration
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
With the addition of the seven new partners, Materialise says it delivers on the promise to connect and automate all steps of the AM process, including automating design, labeling, machine monitoring and postprocessing.
Ensign Expands Assembly Plant
| Plastics Technology
Supplier of range of auxiliary equipment adds space to meet customer demands.
Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.
Saint-Gobain, AMT Partner to Fuel 3D Printing Postprocessing Growth
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The companies will apply the Norton application technologies and systems approach to enable the development of a Technology Upgrade Package (TUP) for AMT’s PostPro chemical vapor smoothing (CVS) process.
Erwin Junker de México abre nueva oficina en Querétaro
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La apertura de la nueva oficina de Erwin Junker de México se da en un contexto de crecimiento y con el objetivo de seguir atendiendo a Norteamérica.
Purdue Researchers Add Fourth Dimension to 3D Printing
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Researchers say that with the sensors dispersed evenly in the filament, manufacturers and researchers can design parts with a wider variety of shapes.
Components Drive Downturned Activity in Moldmaking GBI
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
Gardner Intelligence reports a steady contractionary period for the November Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking.
#economics
Vecoplan Presents Cleaning Line
| Plastics Technology
Cleanic is a demonstration and test facility for cleaning recycled materials.
INA anunció récord en la producción de autopartes al cierre de 2022
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con INA, la producción de autopartes en México alcanzará más de 106,600 millones de dólares al final de 2022. También se espera un superávit de 100 mil millones de dólares en la balanza comercial automotriz para final de año.
Evatronix SA Introduces Wide-Range 3D Scanner for Large Parts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The WideRange 65 features a scanning range of 575 × 290 × 240 mm (22.5" × 11.5" × 9.5"), and it reportedly can complete a single scan in 1.2 seconds.