Looking Back to Look Forward

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Products Finishing reflects on a year of reporting on the surface finishing industry and looks ahead to what may be in store for 2023.

Get to Know the Refreshed Plastics Hall of Fame

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Nominations are open for the revamped Plastics Half of Fame’s Class of 2024

Custom Plating Technology Enables Medical Devices

Heather Gaynor | Products Finishing

Finisher collaboration during product design delivers plating solutions for medical OEMs.

Bolsas monomaterial reciclables de Borealis y Borouge

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Borealis y Borouge lanzaron en la feria K 2022 tres nuevos conceptos de bolsas de polietileno (PP) que abordan la necesidad de sostenibilidad en empaques.  

Global Shop Solutions Employees Recognized With Emerging Leaders Award

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The National Tooling and Machining Association’s Emerging Leaders Rising program recognizes future leaders in manufacturing.

Impresión 3D de metal: lista para la producción en serie

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

En EMO Hannover 2023 se presentarán dos proyectos que allanan el camino para la manufactura aditiva, simplificando los procesos antes y después de la impresión 3D, y facilitando la adopción de esta tecnología para la producción en masa de autopartes y componentes aeroespaciales.

Defoamer Designed for Waterborne Coating, Printing Ink Formulations

| Products Finishing

Evonik’s Tego Foamex 812 exemplifies the company’s sustainability strategy for the paintings, coatings and inks industry.

Dillon Soft Jaw Blanks Feature Milled Surface

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Dillon jaw sets reduce set-up times, aid concentric performance, provide better chuck balance and enable longer jaw life because of the increased jaw accuracies.

How Do You Estimate Cycle Time?

Jim Fattori | Plastics Technology

Molders price jobs based on  estimated press time, and that is where you can either be very profitable or lose your shirt. But there’s a new, free resource to help you out.  

What’s Ahead for the U.S. Metalworking Economy?

Jan Schafer | Production Machining

Although previously robust, the U.S. metalworking economy has softened in recent months. However, the overall outlook remains strong. Even a possible 2023 recession does not appear to be an obstacle to continued growth over the next few years.
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Adquisición de tecnología para mantenerse a la vanguardia

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La relocalización de empresas generó un cambio en el comportamiento del mercado global que beneficia a la industria mexicana. 

Okuma America Corporation es reconocida como Top Workplace en 2022

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El Charlotte Observer concedió la distinción de Top Workplace 2022 a Okuma según una encuesta en la que se consultaron 24 temas diferentes relacionados con la satisfacción laboral y la cultura de la empresa.

Nylon 66 Resins for High-Performance Medical Devices

| Plastics Technology

Ascend and Foster announce joint marketing of new Hi-Dura Med grade portfolio.

Metal Finishing Technologies Names President

| Products Finishing

President Zach Kleiner will shepherd MFT through operational growth, workforce pipeline development and continued leadership on sustainability in metal finishing.

Nuevo León apuesta por la sustitución de importaciones

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Secretaría de Economía de Nuevo León informó que otorgarán 23 millones de pesos para integrar a pymes en seis proyectos de sustitución de importaciones.

Most-Viewed Content of 2022

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The most popular MoldMaking Technology content according to analytics reports over the past 12 months.
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Sabic destacó soluciones Trucircle para envases sostenibles

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con el objetivo de ayudar a resolver desafíos ambientales, Sabic destacó en la Feria K sus materiales destinados a aumentar la reciclabilidad de los envases.  

Ultra Wideband Transmission Touch Probe for Accurate Part Positioning

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The system transmits on a different bandwidth than most of today’s devices to provide a total solution in terms of performance and signal transmission reliability.

Void Prediction for Injection Molded POM Parts

| Plastics Technology

Resin maker Polyplastics says the CAE analysis technology can predict the risk of voids in a part design before the mold is created.

Carbon Revolution to list in U.S. via business combination with Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following the transaction, the Australian carbon fiber wheel supplier and manufacturer will be well positioned for rapid growth and adoption into additional automotive programs.  

UD’s Center for Composite Materials hosts NASA University Leadership Initiative

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

October meeting of industry, government and academic accentuates the University of Delaware’s study of research and technology barriers in UAM using its new class of composite materials, TuFF.  
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Airbus unveils DisruptiveLab to test new decarbonization-focused technologies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Aerodynamic helicopter demonstrator, featuring an aluminum and composites fuselage and composite blades, will focus on improving aircraft performance and reducing environmental footprint.