Sistema de canal caliente para producción de preformas de PET, de Mold-Masters

| Plastics Technology México

La PET-Series, de Mold-Masters, tiene características enfocadas en mejorar la calidad de las piezas, reducir su costo y aumentar la productividad.

Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining June 2022

Jan Schafer | Production Machining

Precision Machining’s growth slowed in June.
#economics

ChemQuest Launches New Website With Coating Resources

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The company’s new website contains information about its training programs and a library with market reports, editorial, white papers, videos, podcasts and presentations.

Dow celebró sus 125 años conversando sobre innovación y sustentabilidad

| Plastics Technology México

Socios comerciales y aliados de Dow celebraron el aniversario de la compañía con una charla sobre innovación, sustentabilidad y colaboración en la industria. 

CCAI Announces Its Board of Directors, Officers for 2022-2023

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The organization announced its 2022-23 national board of directors & officers at its annual meeting in Avon, Colorado.

MMT Chats: Composites, Putting Material Only Where You Want It and the Impact on Tooling

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Robert Graup, Toolroom Manager for Intex Tooling Technologies and Naithan Loach senior product manager with Axiom Group share details about their current work on continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics composites and its impact on tooling. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Nano Dimension Acquires Admatec and Formatec

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

With this acquistion, Nano Dimension says it is adding two critical aspects to its offering in the AM domain — materials and new product types.

Additive Mindset Can Aid Machinists

Timothy W. Simpson | Modern Machine Shop

The mindset for additive flips subtractive thinking inside out.

Which 3D Printing Processes Are Most Widely Used?

| Additive Manufacturing

3D printers vary in terms of process, material compatibility, size and price. Which are most widely used? The answer has shifted considerably in the last three decades. 

NPROXX expands business into the U.S.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Type IV tank manufacturer cites national hydrogen investment, more supportive vehicle regulations and general expansion opportunities as reasons for its 2023 U.S. establishment goals.

Solvay’s Defense Materials business receives Lockheed Martin supplier award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CEM Defense Materials subsidiary, known for its structural, ballistic and multifunctional composites portfolio, is one of 12 companies distinguished by 100% on-time deliveries and zero quality defects throughout 2021.  

Data Collection Software Increases Efficiency, Reduces Downtime

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

IMTS22: Wintriss Controls Group’s upgraded ShopFloorConnect identifies and quantifies excessive production losses and bottlenecks.

Archer enters into agreement with FACC for key eVTOL production aircraft elements

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

FACC, known for its track record in composite aerostructure fabrication, will supply key fuselage and wing elements for the aircraft, in order to achieve target range and payload capabilities.  

European Commission launches the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Alliance aims to coordinate companies and organizations to prepare the aviation ecosystem for the entry into service of hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.

CAD/CAM Software Equips Moldmakers with New Features, Functions

| MoldMaking Technology

Cimatron v16 introduces new and enhanced capabilities to equip toolmakers across the spectrum to deliver high-quality tools faster and easier.

Horn Supermini Set Offers Greater Holding Force

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The Supermini toolholder system offers clamping carried out via a clamping wedge on the face. 

Carbon Revolution composite concept wheel for CH-47 Chinook expands benefits to aerospace

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Tier 1 automotive supplier concept wheel is 35% lighter than legacy aerospace versions and withstands durability needs, provides entry point into other vertical lift aerospace and military applications.  

Managing a Product Blog? Here’s What You Need to Know

| Gardner Web

How do you use your product blog to support sales without actually, well — selling? To help you get started, here’s a deeper dive into product blogging best practices to get you feeling inspired.
#copywriting

Isotruss stands up Philippines manufacturing facility

Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld

Utah-based manufacturer of truss-based composite structures opens plant to fabricate cell phone towers for Asian market.

Bridge Production Is Real Production

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Not prototyping — it is something far more than this. The chance to launch the product into the world using additive manufacturing as the initial process delivers important new possibilities, and even keeps on delivering advantages far into the product’s life.

Bales Recognized With Workplace Achievement Award

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Best and Brightest names Bales Metal Surface Solutions as one of its 2022 “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.”

Facilitará Surface Finishing México encuentros de negocios

Rosario Taracena | Products Finishing México

AMAS abrió el registro a su plataforma de encuentros de negocios para facilitar el encuentro entre empresas proveedoras de acabados y potenciales empresas compradoras de sus servicios durante SFM.