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Taking the Leap into Additive Manufacturing
| Additive Manufacturing
SolidCAM’s partnership with Desktop Metal, and its in-depth experience in combined metal 3D printing and CNC finishing, is aimed at making additive manufacturing accessible and profitable for job shops and other manufacturers.
VIDEO: Applying Industry 4.0 to Cutting Tool Solutions
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Craig Schepers, Regional Sales Manager for Haimer, shares tips with MoldMaking Technology’s Editorial Director Christina Fuges, on how the company applies Industry 4.0 to its cutting tool solutions. They also discuss how to adapt to customer needs in a post-COVID world.
ENTEK Gets Government Funding to Bolster Battery-Separator Production
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Firm has produced ‘wet-process’ films in Oregon for decades.
Película protectora de pintura de BMW podría delatar rayones en los autos
| Products Finishing México
El fabricante de automóviles BMW presentó una solicitud de patente para una película que cubre la pintura de los autos y es capaz de detectar los rayones al momento en que suceden, así como alertar al dueño del coche.
Walter presenta sistema de medición sin contacto con láser azul
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema Laser Contour Check, de Walter USA, presenta una opción sin contacto para la medición táctil en máquinas de rectificado y erosionado de herramientas.
ANCA Creates Solid PCD-Tipped Helical End Mills, Drills
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The company’s Edge machine is capable of creating complex 3D cutting tool forms, including solid PCD-tipped end mills and drills under 1 mm.
New Machining Technology Works With Old to Restore WWII Submarine
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
A set of donated boring bars that can be used in a 1954 boring head will enable volunteer machinists to recreate a pair of binoculars for the USS Pampanito.
Testing Demonstrates Feasibility of Sorting PLA From Mixed Waste Streams
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Tomra and Total Energies Corbion confirmed that PLA could be separated from other plastics.
IMS Software, ModuleWorks, Mastercam Collaborate on G-Code Simulation
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
IMS Software, ModuleWorks and Mastercam’s IMSce combines IMS G-code emulation with the ModuleWorks simulation and post processing technology to provide a G-code parsing solution that connects directly to Mastercam.
Ceratizit’s Dragonskin Multilayer Tool Coating for Improved Tool Life
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The tool coating consists of nanometer-thin layers which are created by combining different properties of different chemical compositions to achieve the desired results.
Shop Shares Lights-Out Lessons Learned
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Automated machining and data collection have helped Custom Tool to not only grow its business through more overnight production but also to establish a continuous improvement mindset that has enabled it to become more efficient in numerous areas.
Cool Touch Laser Marking for Delicate Substrates
| Products Finishing
The green laser completes the range of laser wavelengths in FOBA’s portfolio of marking systems.
Kurt Workholding Adds New Compact Robotic-Arm Gripper
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The RV24 Robotic Gripper’s design enables automated finger/end effector changes without changing the gripper body itself.
How Aggressive EV Timelines Point to AM
Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing
Electric vehicle sales are expected to grow significantly in the next decade. Additive manufacturing can help automakers fill their production needs.
CompoTech, RTI collaborate on composite mast, telescopic boom for mobile cranes, davits
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Cost-competitive carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy crane design uses CompoTech’s automated composites processes, eliminating welding or heat treatment and producing 50-70% stiffer structures.
Beyond Gravity announces first four startups for Launchpad program
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Eight-week incubator program enables the development and commercialization of advanced space solutions for aspiring entrepreneurs and companies, with second round underway.
EU-funded webinar highlights high-performance material and component innovations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Online, international event taking place Nov. 15, 2022 is open to industry, presents six EU-awarded projects and their first results, among them CEM-WAVE for CMC.
Gazelle Wind Power offshore wind platform design principles confirmed
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Basin model tests verify feasibility of floating offshore wind platform’s use in a wide range of conditions.
EDM Network Introduces Fast Wire EDMs for 3D-Printed Metal Parts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
EDM Network's mid-sized, four-axis Fast Wire EDM machine quickly removes 3D-printed metal parts from larger build plates.
Kitting Cart Enhances Material, Component Handling Capacity
| MoldMaking Technology
The Creform System features a custom five-level shelf section with pullout drawers to easily and safely transport materials, components and other devices through a warehouse or facility.
Dassault Aviation gears up for Falcon 10X initial subassembly production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Dassault takes a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft takes to the air.
DLR develops additive WeldSealer process to seal joints, edges or modify surfaces
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The robotic process developed for large components protects joints and edges, prevents cracks and allows multipart structures to be created as if cast in one piece.