Weber State opens MARS Center in Utah, creates opportunities for advanced manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Miller Advanced Research and Solutions (MARS) Center brings together students, faculty, university partners and the community for research and innovation in the aerospace and defense field.
CAD/CAM Software Updates for Mold Design and Manufacturing
| MoldMaking Technology
TopSolid USA’s TopSolid’Mold digital design and manufacturing solution offers mold and die makers new features and improvements related to conformal cooling, organization and identification.
Last Chance for Apprentices to Apply for Moldmaking Scholarship
| MoldMaking Technology
Eden Tool and Eden Manufacturing honor former owner Mike Eden’s memory with a scholarship prize for first- and second-year apprentices. Apply now before the August 31 deadline!
Ohio national forum launches advanced air mobility framework
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
National Advanced Air Mobility Industry Forum in late August broke ground for National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence facility, set to support eVTOL manufacturers and operators, drive aviation growth throughout the state.
Hwacheon Machinery Announces Two New Distributors
| Modern Machine Shop
MachineTech and Numerequip Inc. join Hwacheon's dealer network. The additions of these companies provides customers in respective regions with solutions, demonstrations, training and engineers.
Beyond Gravity delivers space technology, composites expertise for Artemis missions
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Mechanisms to drive solar array panels, a composite universal stage adapter and central network electronics supply drive Artemis missions forward.
Automation and Connectivity Features Boost Machine Data Platform Efficacy
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS22: Expanded features from MachineMetrics are intended to enable manufacturers to drive frontline worker productivity and factory systems with real-time machine data.
Full conference programming announced for CAMX 2022
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The conference program’s list of eight featured sessions have been released for this year’s event in Anaheim, California, focusing on the composites industry’s hottest topics.
All-Electric Bar Feeder Optimized for Lights-Out Production
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
IMTS 2022: The Quick Load Servo 105 automatic bar feeder has a 26" (650 mm) heavy-duty magazine which can stage up to 1,430 lbs of barstock for long unattended and lights-out production runs.
Qualification Today, Better Aircraft Tomorrow — Eaton’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
The case for additive has been made, Eaton says. Now, the company is taking on qualification costs so it can convert aircraft parts made through casting to AM. The investment today will speed qualification of the 3D printed parts of the future, allowing design engineers to fully explore additive’s freedoms.
A Case for Combining Workholding with Optical Scanning
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
Automotive dies and die inserts are often complex, one-off parts with little room for error. Integrity Tool's investments in modular workholding tools and 3D optical scanning have allowed the company to create niche capabilities for its CNC machined parts.
Soluciones de sujeción para un mecanizado desatendido prolongado de Mitee-Bite Products
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Según Mitee-Bite Products, cuentan con soluciones simples hasta automatización para operación desatendida.
Software de monitoreo para manufactura aditiva AddUp AM
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La nueva suite de software aumenta la confianza en la calidad de las piezas, tanto para la creación de prototipos como para aplicaciones industriales de uso final.
Asahi Kasei Aims for ‘First-to-Market’ of a More Sustainable Nylon 66
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
In addition, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) is on a roll with its expanded Leona portfolio of specialty nylon 66-based compounds.
Compact Workcells Integrating Into Weld Processes
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS22: ArcWorld releases the ArcWorld RS and ArcWorld HS, pre-engineered workcells designed for assisting with weld processes. However, these robots differ from most of their counterparts in a distinct way — they’re miniature.
TruPrint 3000 para manufactura aditiva flexible
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La TruPrint 3000 es una máquina universal de formato mediano, rediseñada para una impresión 3D más productiva y flexible.
Industria de moldes, por una línea estratégica de capacitación
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Directivos de la AMMMT, el Clúster de Herramentales y la empresa Privarsa señalaron que existe necesidad de capacitación en la industria de moldes. Este aspecto será abordado durante Meximold con un programa académico de conferencias especializadas.
Creemos que va a haber un gran crecimiento en México: Glen Breault
| Products Finishing México
El vicepresidente para Norteamérica de MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, Glen Breault, habla en entrevista del sitio que ocupa México en la nueva tendencia al "nearshoring", de las tecnologías que están impulsando y de las oportunidades que ofrece la industria de acabados para los jóvenes profesionales.
Mass, cost, durability improvements: EV battery enclosures, Part 2
Peggy Malnati | CompositesWorld
As interest grows in composite battery covers and trays, composite materials suppliers work to meet current and future needs of automakers, battery module producers.
New Line of Mold Temperature Controllers Feature Advanced Controls
| Plastics Technology
Thermal Care says the Aquatherm RQT Series is available with three different control options: premium, advanced and standard.
Alpine Advanced Materials Licenses Addifab Freeform Technology
| Plastics Technology
The designer and manufacturer of composite parts will use Addifab’s proprietary resin system and Nexa3D printers to print tooling for low-volume molded part testing.
Inspección automática para manufactura aditiva a gran escala de Aligned Vision
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Aligned Vision presenta LaserVision, inspección automática con retroalimentación láser para los fabricantes de moldes grandes y otras estructuras construidas a través de la manufactura aditiva a gran escala.