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.
Five-Axis Volumetric Compensation Updates Eases Adoption Pain Points when Mold Machining
| MoldMaking Technology
A new development, the GSC Advanced, offered with Grob’s five-axis universal systems for mold machining, ensures that compensation calibrations can be run even while the workpiece is in the machine.
Toray Carbon Fibers Europe to build new carbon fiber production line by 2025
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
European carbon fiber producer invests approximately €100 million to respond to green energy and aerospace market demand.
Mikrosam, H2Storage collaborate on 300+-liter Type IV hydrogen tanks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Automated filament winding cell achieving wind speeds of 6 meters/second improves production performance, shortens curing cycle for serial production of 700-bar Type IV tanks.
Nueva tecnología de Covestro para reciclaje de empaques flexibles
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Covestro desarrolló un proceso para recicladores y fabricantes de envases flexibles hechos a partir de poliuretano (PU) adhesivo que permite separar películas laminadas.
Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM
Timothy W. Simpson | Additive Manufacturing
Some of the most popular ways AM is presented miss some of the most practical and valuable ways AM can be used.
Jorgensen Announces New Company President and COO
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Karl Kleppek will head the company’s day-to-day operations and execute business development strategies for growth.
Tritone Opens North American Subsidary
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Tritone Technologies strengthens its corporate foothold in North America by opening a new U.S.-based subsidiary — Tritone Technologies North America Inc.
Falcon Sheet Metal invierte 10 millones de dólares en Guanajuato
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Falcon Sheet Metal producirá estructuras de servicio para la industria automotriz, como carrocerías para carga y flat beds para camionetas y camiones pesados.
American Chemical Society Names CEO
| Products Finishing
Albert G. Horvath has been selected to serve as American Chemical Society's CEO.
Jon-Don Acquires Norkan Industrial Supplies and CRT Industrial Equipment
| Products Finishing
National distributor of commercial supplies, equipment and chemicals announces continued growth with newest acquisitions.
9T Labs, Purdue Partner to Advance Composite Use in Structural Aerospace Applications
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The collaboration is working to define a new composite manufacturing standard that enables users to produce structural composite parts as easily as metal parts.
Four Uses for Tactile Probing and Laser Scanning in Moldmaking
| MoldMaking Technology
Laser trackers with their probing and scanning capabilities are embedded in almost every stage of the moldmaking process.
AMPP Selects Firm for CEO Search
| Products Finishing
AMPP has selected Sterling Martin Associates to conduct a search for its next CEO.
Tungaloy Expands Turning Tool Lines With Left-Handed Inserts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The TCS18 and TCL18 inserts are designed for left-hand cuts, expanding product lines that previously offered only right-hand inserts.
Arburg Denmark Celebrates 25th Anniversary
| Additive Manufacturing
The subsidiary has represented Arburg in Scandinavia since 1997.
Cutting Tool Inventory: A Big Concern for Small Shops
Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop
A job shop might have an amount of money tied up in tooling equal to a significant share of its investment in CNC machines. Here is how one shop owner thinks about tool management.
Reading the Boeing tea leaves
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
Boeing CEO David Calhoun says not to expect a new aircraft before 2035. What are aerocomposites fabricators supposed to make of that?
Data Logger Helps Industrial Ovens Cut Energy Costs
| Products Finishing
Industrial Physics' encourages customers in the industrial coatings sphere to consider the energy saving properties of its oven logger kits.
Coca-Cola FEMSA y ALPLA inauguran planta de abasto de PET
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La nueva planta de Coca-Cola FEMSA y ALPLA, ubicada en Veracruz, tendrá una capacidad de acopio anual de 2 mil toneladas de PET y generará más de 300 empleos, directos e indirectos.
Bowman Selects Global Product Manager
| Products Finishing
Jeff Korpus has been selected as the global product manager at Bowman.