Tygavac Advanced Materials changes name to Airtech Advanced Materials UK

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The name change to Airtech’s U.K. division, effective immediately, more clearly displays the group’s global capabilities in vacuum bagging, composite tooling solutions.  

Air Canada orders additional A220s, brings total to 60 aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fifteen additional A220s, featuring infused composite wings, brings Air Canada’s operational fleet to more than 125 Airbus aircraft.  

National Institute for Metalworking Skills Launches Employer Engagement Process

| MoldMaking Technology

Innovative, five-step method establishes effective and focused on-the-job training in a short period of time.  
#workforcedevelopment

Composites Association of New Zealand returns to in-person conferencing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following the pandemic, CANZ members were brought back together to present new innovations, pose new industry goals and ultimately strengthen bonds within the New Zealand composites community.  

Simple Workholding for Robotic Automation

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Robotic automation relies on reliable workholding, and these modular pneumatic jaws make it simple.

Inkbit Vista Automated 3D Printing System Features Closed-Loop Feedback Control

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2022: The Inkbit Vista uses Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) technology to ensure parts are repeatable and accurate to the original CAD design by employing closed-loop feedback control throughout the print.

Motion Ai Opens New Facility in Minnesota

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The facility features regional sales and support center, classrooms for employee and customer training, a regional fulfillment center, assembly and fabrication shops, a proof-of-concept design area and engineering labs.

ExxonMobil promovió soluciones para reciclaje avanzado en la K

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Las soluciones destacadas por ExxonMobil en la pasada Feria K incluyen polímeros circulares certificados que utilizan la tecnología Exxtend para el reciclaje avanzado de residuos plásticos.

Consider Serving on MoldMaking Technology's Editorial Advisory Board

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

If you are looking for an opportunity to give back by sharing your moldmaking knowledge and experience, then submit your name for consideration to serve on Moldmaking Technology’s Editorial Advisory Board.

Mastercam Mill Streamlines Multiaxis Machining Process

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Mastercam Mill software package includes multiaxis features, 3D enhancements and 2D high-speed toolpaths.

Plastics Processing Continues to Contract

Jan Schafer | Plastics Technology

The September Index signaled a second month of declining activity for plastics processors overall, while custom processors fared even worse.
#economics

Meeting the Social Challenges of Changing an Industry

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

At K 2022, Milliken highlighted its various sustainability collaborations in addition to technological achievements.

Formlabs Creates Finishing Tools Set for Postprocessing, Cleaning Parts

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Company has created a curated set of printing tools to simplify postprocessing and cleaning to quickly and easily 3D print high-quality parts.

KraussMaffei Extends Focus to Large-Scale, Sustainable Additive Manufacturing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Company adds large-scale, sustainable additive manufacturing to its portfolio of sustainable solutions for the plastics industry.

LestaUSA Partners With Wagner

| Products Finishing

LestaUSA announces distribution partnership with Wagner to build proven automated finishing solutions.

RoboDK y BobCAD-CAM lanzan plugin para mecanizado con robots

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

RoboDK y BobCAD-CAM presentan un nuevo plugin para que los operarios programen fácilmente robots para una amplia variedad de aplicaciones de mecanizado.

Digital Metrology Solutions Introduces Software for Portable Roughness Gages

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The TraceBoss software package configures the gage, initiates a measurement and presents the results and graphics full screen and in high resolution.

AddUp Joins Application Center for Additive Manufacturing in Sweden

| Additive Manufacturing

This partnership provides the opportunity for Swedish industry to take full advantage of AddUp’s experience in metal additive manufacturing.

Informe destaca perspectivas positivas para industria del plástico en 2022

| Plastics Technology México

Del informe Global Trends 2022 de PLASTICS se desprende que México y Canadá siguen siendo los principales mercados de exportación de la industria del plástico de Estados Unidos.  

Heidenhain Introduces In-Process Gage to Check Tools

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The TD 110 tool breakage detector can determine whether a tool is broken off by more than 2 mm as it passes within a machine tool.

Gobierno de Coahuila lanza plataforma para atraer inversión

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El objetivo de la plataforma CECCAV es promover las ventajas competitivas de la entidad y atraer inversión extranjera.

Upgraded CAM Software Tools Support 3D Mold Embossments

| MoldMaking Technology

The BobART add-on module included in BobCADCAM’s V35 software is a powerful tool that enables users to add text and logos to existing 3D models.