Starrag Expands Kentucky Facility, Opens New Plant in Mexico

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Starrag’s expanded technology center and showroom in Hebron, Kentucky will provide on-machine training, turnkeys, open houses and live demonstrations.

La circularidad de los plásticos es el foco de Milliken en la K 2022

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

La participación de Milliken en la Feria K está centrada en productos que permiten avances en la economía circular.

Centro de mecanizado de alta precisión Bumotec 191 Neo, de Starrag

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Starrag refiere que el centro de mecanizado Bumotec 191 Neo no es una única solución de mecanizado, sino que ofrece prácticamente 12 máquinas diferentes en una sola plataforma.  

KraussMaffei promueve sistemas de inyección de compuestos directos en la K 2022

| Plastics Technology México

Con la producción en vivo de cajas plásticas plegables, en un ciclo de inyección de 35 segundos, KraussMaffei demuestra sus capacidades para procesos DCIM con materiales reciclados.

Star SU Announces New President

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Andreas Blind will facilitate and guide the sales operations of the organization, as well as serve as the chief commercial officer on the Star Cutter Company’s board of directors.

JIMTOF presentará pabellones con tecnología de punta y fábricas inteligentes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La Feria Internacional de Máquinas-Herramienta de Japón, JIMTOF 2022, es una de las mayores exposiciones de máquinas-herramienta del mundo, organizada por la Asociación de Fabricantes de Máquinas-Herramienta de Japón (JMTBA) y Tokyo Big Sight Inc. La edición 2022 será la mayor de su historia.

VIDEO: Using Data to Simplify Your Moldmaking Process

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT editorial director, Christina Fuges, sits down with Injection Molding Solutions owner John Bozzelli and ALBA Enterprises president/CEO Rich Oles to discuss the importance of data in simplifying (emphasis on simple!) processes.

“El reciclaje mecánico y químico son complementarios”: PlasticsEurope

| Plastics Technology México

Una clasificación de reciclaje que esté abierta a cualquier tecnología para que los productos plásticos obtenidos del reciclaje químico sean reconocidos como reciclados, en términos regulatorios, es el llamado que hace Ralf Düssel, presidente de PlasticsEurope Deutschland.

EPA Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium Available for Public Comment

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The EPA has released a draft of its IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium. The report is available for review and public comment until Dec. 19, 2022.
#regulations

PPG Names New President/CEO, Executive Chairman

| Products Finishing

PPG names Tim Knavish as president and CEO and Michael McGarry as executive chairman.

PPG Recognized for Employee Opportunities, Career Advancement

| Products Finishing

American Opportunity Index ranks PPG #44 in the top 250 U.S. public companies.
#workforcedevelopment

PowRgrip Automatic Tool Setter Offers Enhanced Gripping Force

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Rego-Fix’s PGU 9800 is an enhanced version of its PGU 9500 powRgrip automatic tool setter and is said to use the mechanical properties of the holder material to generate tremendous gripping force.

7 Neuro Writing Tactics to Get Inside the Minds of Your Audience

| Gardner Web

Neuro copywriting has nothing to do with manipulation. While it can relate to natural-language processing communication techniques like anchoring and mirroring, it’s more about the application of concrete, actionable writing techniques.
#copywriting

Second NASA contract received by AnalySwift progresses high-fidelity composites design tool

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Research funded at Purdue University, University of Texas at Arlington will produce a computer tool to exploit tailorable composites, hybrid material systems for a variety of broad applications.  

Covestro, Arcesso Dynamics launch solid-surface manufacturing solution Arfinio

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

First use of reaction injection molding (RIM) on aliphatic polyurethanes enables complex, lightweight and seamless designs and new property combinations.  

Welding Repair Services for Additive Manufactured Molds

| MoldMaking Technology

Precision Laser Technology relies on its experience and expertise in laser welding and tool metallurgy to ensure mold repair success, including a recent partnership with Mantle to to prove out AM technology.  

GE lays off workers at onshore wind unit for business restructure plan

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Sources report job cuts are the result of weak demand for onshore wind, rising costs and supply chain delay.  

Clean Energy Research Foundation demonstrates “double-strength" carbon fibers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Development of fibers through the macromolecular assembly, coalescence of CNTs result in ultra-strong nanomaterials with high electrical and thermal conductivity.  

Cygnet Texkimp builds high-precision slitter spooler rewinder for industry trials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Demonstration machine can precisely slit and wind up to 48 tapes from continuous thermoset UD carbon fiber prepreg, with additional material compatibilities.  

MVP introduces CARE, a new technical service solution

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CARE program supports a wide variety of technical services to eliminate manufacturing downtime, parts availability, labor shortage and improper equipment maintenance roadblocks.  

Faurecia receives funding to industrialize next-gen CGH2 and LH2 tanks for 2024 production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

€213 million for Historhy Next project accelerates development of low-carbon raw materials and recyclability for composite tanks produced at Allenjoie plant, targeting 100,000/year.  

Download CAMX 2022 Show Daily: Wednesday, Oct. 19

| CompositesWorld

Download news reported live by CW on the CAMX show floor in Anaheim, California. Headlines cover CAMX/ACE Award winners, educational enrichment offered by the CAMX Theater, reconnection and recharging opportunities at CAMX Park Place and more.