Powder Coatings Brand Supports Major Sustainability Push

| Products Finishing

Interpon partners with British brand ESSE as the company moves from enamel processes to powder coatings for its electric-powered cookers.

Extended-Reach Robot for Packaging, Material Handling

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The GP8L six-axis robot is designed for high-speed bin picking, induction and packaging tasks.

Post-Show Plans

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS22: The days on the IMTS show floor are long, but there is still plenty to get into after McCormick Hall closes for the day. We asked show attendees: What is your favorite way to kick back in Chicago after a day at IMTS?

Moisture Monitor Provides Instant Readings to Confirm Drying Efficacy

| Plastics Technology

Real-time monitor measures material moisture continually and set points can be configured so that an alert is issued when the specified moisture level drifts outside prescribed limits.   

Pexco Buys Custom Molder Performance Plastics

| Plastics Technology

Performance Plastics makes high-performance, tight-tolerance components for demanding applications in aerospace, defense, medical and life science, and precision industrial.  

Starlinger to Present New Recycling System

| Plastics Technology

Starlinger's new recycling system is still under wraps, will be unveiled to the public at K 2022

Open Mind presenta las capacidades de manufactura híbrida del software hyperMILL

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Edén Molina, gerente técnico de ventas para México de Open Mind, presentó la más reciente versión de hyperMILL, en IMTS.

Tendencias recientes en la industria de acabados de superficies

Scott Francis | Products Finishing México

Este artículo resume las tendencias en la industria de acabados actual y cómo trabajar en estrecha colaboración con su aplicador puede mejorar la calidad de sus piezas acabadas.

Where Industries Intersect

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Observations from the show floor at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2022).

Medical Manufacturing Must-sees

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

The realm of medical manufacturing includes precision cleaning, exacting tolerances, additive manufacturing, ins and outs of FDA clearance and more. Anyone in the industry can learn more and keep up to date with latest in medical manufacturing at IMTS.

Kubotek3D Changes Name to Kubotek Kosmos

| MoldMaking Technology

Name change aims to align the division closer to the core geometric technology it produces.

Ejector Pins With Ventilation Surfaces Improve Mold Performance

| MoldMaking Technology

Hasco America’s newest ejector pins feature extra-long ventilation surfaces so that air can more easily escape cavities within the mold.

Mubea to collaborate on production of carbon fiber exoskeletons

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Automotive supplier Mubea has entered into an agreement with robotic exoskeleton producer German Bionic on production of Cray X carbon fiber composite power suits.

Plastic Omnium builds U.S. capacity to supply Ford trucks with high-pressure hydrogen vessels

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

At its Michigan facility, the company will provide Type IV high-pressure hydrogen vessels to equip Ford’s fleet of hydrogen fuel cell EV truck prototypes.

Will You Go the Extra Mile for Charity?

| Modern Machine Shop

The Miles for Manufacturing 5k is in its eighth year. Now hosted by AMT, all proceeds from the event go to charities, directly impacting funding for STEM programs in schools.

Play It Smart: Visit the Smart Manufacturing Experience

| Modern Machine Shop

The Smart Manufacturing Experience connects IMTS attendees with industry professionals who have hands-on experience in the area of automated shopfloor technologies.

EDMs Spark Interest

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

MC Machinery is showing off its suite of EDMs and milling machines designed for die/mold applications.

NASF Releases September 2022 Policy Update

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of September.
#regulations

Materialise Acquires Identify3D Software Encryption Company

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The acquisition of Identify3D enables Materialise to add an additional security layer to its CO-AM platform, making it an even more robust and secure software platform for distributed manufacturing.

SABIC trae nuevos compuestos de PP reforzados con fibra de vidrio corta

| Plastics Technology México

Para aplicaciones estructurales automotrices, SABIC presenta los compuestos de polipropileno G3430X y G3440X, recomendados para el diseño de piezas con menor masa y peso.

Experience Machining in a New Dimension — The Metaverse

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

IMTS22: CNC meets the metaverse at the Hurco booth with a VR experience and drawings for an Oculus VR headset.

Mantle Metal 3D Printing System for Toolmaking, Prototypes

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The technology is designed for easy installation and use so that, with minimal training, manufacturers can have users quickly operating and running the machine.