Business Leaders Discuss the Challenges Facing Recycling

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

At a virtual event, business leaders discussed the recycled plastic demand gap and other challenges.

Your Dark Side Can Also Shine

| Gardner Web

Senior Digital Editor for Gardner Business Media's Mexican websites, Angela Castro, discusses how she has experienced and lived firsthand the Gardner Business Media culture and found a working place full of innovation, support and grace.

Borealis and Bockatech Showcasing Ultra-Lightweight Reusable PP Cups

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Use of Borealis PP and Bockatech’s EconCore next-generation foaming technology yields thin-wall, robust and fully recyclable cups.

Maximizing Output: 3 Ratios to Maximize Production Revenue

Miles Free | Production Machining

Revenue is generated by machines that are running. Use these three ratios to ensure your machines are running at an optimal level. 
#economics

Building Capacity Through Automation

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Stecker Machine, a production shop that specialized in runs of a couple hundred parts, needed to develop highly automated cells to produce tens of thousands of complex parts from castings every year.

Your Dark Side Can Also Shine

| GROW

Senior Digital Editor for Gardner Business Media's Mexican websites, Angela Castro, discusses how she has experienced and lived firsthand the Gardner Business Media culture and found a working place full of innovation, support and grace.

Arkema busca mejorar el reciclaje de los recubrimientos en polvo

| Products Finishing México

Arkema se unió a un consorcio de empresas comprometidas con la exploración de la reciclabilidad de los plásticos PET posconsumo.

Grupo Wittmann anunció nueva unidad de negocios exclusiva para moldes

| Plastics Technology México

El cierre de Meximold 2022 fue el escenario perfecto para que Wittmann México anunciara el lanzamiento de su nueva línea de negocio exclusiva para el mercado de componentes para moldes.

All-Electric Machines & Blow Molding Automation Featured at K 2022

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Magic MP spa will present new EBM auto adjustment, electric accumulator-head technology, a larger ISBM machine, a quick-mold-change system, and robotic product handling/palletizing at this month’s show in Düsseldorf.

Thermal Management, Modular Mold Systems, IoT Connectivity Demonstrated at K Show

| MoldMaking Technology

Three new platforms displayed by DME target reduced energy consumption, costs through boosted productivity and are more sustainable for part and mold designers, molder and toolmakers.  

Die-Lip Adjustment System Relies on Motorized Actuators

| Plastics Technology

Nordson will debut an automated lip adjustment system for its EDI extrusion and fluid-coating dies at the K 2022 trade fair.

Acu-Rite’s droPWR Tablet Digital Readout System

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The system offers multimachine tool connectivity with an application-based digital readout platform.

How to Build 10,000+ Shot Molds in Hours

| Additive Manufacturing

Rapid tooling isn’t so rapid when it takes days to 3D print a metal mold, and then you still must machine it to reach the necessary tolerances. With Nexa3D’s polymer process you can print a mold in hours that is prototype or production ready and can last for more than 10,000 shots.

Mazak’s Brian Papke Receives M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The prestigious award recognizes exceptional individuals who have had significant influence and responsibility for improving the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing operations.

Wear-Resistant Blue Laser-Sintering Material Ensures Food Safety

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

New iglide i6Blue powder from igus is wear resistant and self lubricating; its blue color aids food-safety goals.
#regulations

Chevalier Machinery presenta dos nuevas rectificadoras de superficie

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Las nuevas máquinas FSG-2048ADIV y FSG-2064ADIV, de Chevalier, se unen a la serie ADIV de rectificadoras de superficies.

Metalworking Activity Flattens in September

Jan Schafer | Modern Machine Shop

It has been nearly two years since the Gardner Business Index for Metalworking was 50.
#economics

Más contenido nacional en electrodomésticos manufacturados en México

Mauricio Pineda | Plastics Technology México

Daniel Córdova, titular del Clúster de Electrodomésticos, señaló que este año habrá una inversión de 1,100 millones de dólares por parte de las empresas compradoras del sector.

Más contenido nacional, objetivo de la industria de electrodomésticos en 2023

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Daniel Córdova, titular del Clúster de Electrodomésticos, señaló que este año habrá una inversión de 1,100 millones de dólares por parte de las empresas compradoras del sector.

Process Modernization is Scary but Necessary

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

When done correctly, process modernization can help secure a shop’s future in the industry and open new opportunities.

Untapping the Potential of At-Risk High School Students to Fill the Mold Engineering Skills Gap

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The future of moldmaking is in design and engineering, but the necessary fundamentals and skilled workforce are missing. One proven solution is the untapped potential of at-risk high school students.
#workforcedevelopment

How to Set Barrel Zone Temps in Injection Molding

John Bozzelli | Plastics Technology

Start by picking a target melt temperature, and double-check data sheets for the resin supplier’s recommendations. Now for the rest...