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Oerlikon Balzers DLC coating extends life, performance of sliding ceramic, metallic and polymer components
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A thin, hard diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating, ta-C, decreases the coefficient of friction (COF) of components to nearly zero, while increasing wear resistance.
Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
Miles Chemical Anaheim Doubles Capacity with Second Building
| Products Finishing
Miles Chemical Anaheim is doubling its capacity with the purchase of a second facility adjacent to its existing one.
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Instalación de robots industriales en México creció 61 % en 2021
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
En 2021, 5,401 robots industriales fueron instalados en México, lo que significó un incremento del 61 % en comparación con el año anterior, destacó el más reciente informe de la Federación Internacional de Robótica.
Tecnología para reciclaje de no tejidos ISEC evo, de Pure Loop
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
TenCate Geosynthetics utiliza la ISEC evo, de Pure Loop, para la fabricación de no tejidos producto del reciclado de material de desecho de su propia producción.
2 Tales About Cleaning with CO2
Lori Beckman | Production Machining
These two manufacturers discovered different ways to use automated snow-jet cleaning technology, which offers a dry, fast and efficient cleaning process for small parts.
Stäubli desarrolla robótica adaptativa para mejorar la productividad
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La robótica móvil colaborativa de Stäubli está diseñada para optimizar la eficiencia de los procesos y aumentar la productividad.
Powder Coating Week 2023 Moves Industry Education Forward
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Powder Coating Week 2023 offers can’t-miss powder coating industry education, networking opportunities.
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Wisconsin Firms Unite in Battle Against Covid
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Teel Plastics opened new plant in record time, partnering with AEC & Aqua Poly Equipment Co. to expand production of swab sticks to fight pandemic.
MMT Chats: Launching a Mold Design Business During a Pandemic
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges hears the story of Richard Evans, owner of Reaction Plastics Solutions, who started his own mold design and engineering firm in 2020. Then scaled the operation to meet the rigorous demand of a rejuvenated plastics industry. Listen to hear the challenges he faced personally and professionally. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
SMW Autoblok Introduces Custom Setup Stations for Machine Tools
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The company’s custom setup stations offer complete interchangeability across all machines with a common interface.
NUM Adds New Line of Brushless Linear Servo Motors
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
NUM’s new LMX series of linear motors are designed to operate with a comparatively large air gap of 1 mm to reduce the impact of mounting tolerances on performance characteristics.
Martinrea International expande sus operaciones en Querétaro
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Con una inversión de 746.2 millones de pesos y la generación de 108 nuevos empleos, Martinrea International expandirá sus operaciones en Querétaro.
Markforged Introduces New Simulation Package for its Additive Manufacturing Software
| Plastics Technology
Launched at Formnext, Simulation seeks to replace the slow and costly design/print/break testing cycles with virtual testing.
Industria resinera debe sumar soluciones en pro del ambiente
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
El Foro Nacional de la Industria Resinera, organizado por la CIPRES y ANIQ, dio conocer de qué manera las compañías dueñas de marca están abordando los retos de la gestión de residuos y las opciones disponibles para hacerlo desde un enfoque circular.
MAC Automation Concepts Completes Expansion
| Plastics Technology
The supplier of auxiliary equipment and parts-handling products has expanded its building and the land its located on in Woodstock, Ill.
ITW Vortec Updates Website to Improve Customer Digital Experience
| Products Finishing
The company aims to create a better digital user experience for its customers with a redesigned website.
ASTM proposes standard related to bolted joint properties
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Composites material standard will support bolted joint testing, consolidate test specimen design content.
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Bio-Sep propels sustainable composites development via forestry-produced biochemicals
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Joint industry project with iCAST, NCC and University of Bath to produce and test bio-based composites from cellulose and lignin sawdust, replace fossil-derived ingredients.
WEST of Windsor Opens Job Fair for Women Seeking to Enter Trades
| MoldMaking Technology
Dec. 7, 2022 job fair at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, has open positions in CNC machining, mold and die and more.
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CAM Software Automation Recognizes, Remembers and Standardizes Complex Process Flows
| MoldMaking Technology
For the everyday mold builder, Open Mind Technologies’ hyperMILL software with automation technology and a comprehensive Automation Center make it easier to define and adhere to manufacturing standards.
Ulster University, Synthesites advance intelligent cure monitoring
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Research collaboration to enable active control and optimization for RTM process for composite structures manufacture.
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