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Sodick IMM Plustech Adds Showroom in California
| Plastics Technology
Sodick IMM Plustech will host an open house on July 19-20 to celebrate the opening of a new parts and product showroom in Yorba Linda, Calif.
Overair's Butterfly eVTOL prototype to integrate composites-intensive design
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Aiming for first flight tests in the latter half of 2023, Overair’s Butterfly aircraft uses Toray carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg strategically to cut weight on its battery-powered, quiet aircraft.
Multimaterial 3D Printing Enables Solid State Batteries
Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing
By combining different 3D printing processes and materials in a single layer, Sakuu’s Kavian platform can produce batteries for electric vehicles and other applications with twice the energy density and greater safety than traditional lithium-ion solutions.
Waterjet Machine Creates High-Precision, Complex 3D Parts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
IMTS22: Hypertherm’s OptiMax waterjet cutting machine provides faster and more accurate print-to-part cutting.
Mecanizado en cinco ejes cambia las uniones soldadas por piezas monolíticas
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop México
Pasar de la soldadura al mecanizado en cinco ejes le permitió a Barbco rediseñar sus piezas unidas con soldadura por componentes monolíticos, de mayor resistencia y repetibilidad.
EPA Criticized for Ignoring Environmental Justice Concerns in PFAS Strategic Roadmap
| Products Finishing
EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) claims the agency has failed to address adequately environmental justice concerns associated with PFAS in an effort to avoid another crisis similar to the lead in Flint, MI drinking water.
#regulations
Moldmaking Index Continues Slowing Expansion Trend
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
The Gardner Business Index (GBI) and the majority of its components showed up in June at a slowing rate of expansion that has not been seen since early 2021.
#economics
EPA Announces Stringent Drinking Water Health Advisories for Certain PFAS Chemicals
| Products Finishing
EPA issued new stringent drinking water health advisory levels for PFOA and PFOS that may be below detection limits as it prepares to develop a new drinking water standards for these chemicals.
#regulations
American Plating Power Opens Vermont Facility
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Rectifier supplier American Plating Power announces second new location in Williston, Vermont.
Hillenbrand to Buy Herbold
| Plastics Technology
Move positions company to offer recyclers an integrated solution for material preparation—from washing and separation to compounding.
IRS Issues Guidance for Reinstated Superfund Tax for Key Chemicals and Metals
| Products Finishing
New IRS Guidance for July 1, 2022 Effective Date – Despite industry requests to extend the deadline for implementing the reinstated Superfund tax, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a new guidance to implement the measure.
#regulations
How Do You Measure Your ‘Energy Footprint’?
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
A lot simpler to understand and calculate than a carbon footprint, this ‘footprint’ measures your energy use per kg of plastic processed.
Hybrid Manufacturing Turns Design Inside Out
| Additive Manufacturing
Hybrid systems combine traditional subtractive processes with additional processes, including laser metal deposition for additive manufacturing and friction stir welding, enabling manufacturers to design products from the inside-out.
Humanoid Robot Features User-Friendly Control Interface
| Production Machining
IMTS 2022: Rollomatic offers the Kawada humanoid industruil robot, compatible with conventional industrial robots.
Understanding CNC Machine Accuracy and Repeatability
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
Properly evaluating machine tool capability requires understanding how the both user and the builder can influence precision.
Humanoid Robot Features User-Friendly Control Interface
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2022: Rollomatic offers the Kawada humanoid industruil robot, compatible with conventional industrial robots.
Racking and Conveyor Automation Solutions
| Products Finishing
Considerations for automating various operations within a finishing system.
Waking Up to a World Without Manufacturing
Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing
Virtually everything humanity holds or uses owes its existence to our sector.
Re-Wind Network constructs experimental pedestrian bridge using wind turbine blades
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The 6-meter footbridge has been constructed using wind turbine blades as bridge girders after extensive materials and mechanical testing, with the intention of load testing it to failure.
Swancor, Siemens Gamesa collaborate on advancing recyclable wind blade technologies
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Through Swancor’s recyclable thermosetting resin technologies, the recyclable resin and composites can be reused, assisting Siemens Gamesa in moving towards its goal of providing fully recyclable wind turbines in Taiwan.
Overair Butterfly eVTOL to incorporate Toray carbon fiber, resin system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Butterfly is expected to take flight in densely populated cities in 2023, complete with Toray’s T1100/3960 prepreg system used in the airframe structure and propulsion units.
Five-Axis Machining Center Accommodates Small Workpieces
Grace Stubbins | Modern Machine Shop
Mitsui Seiki’s compact PJ 303X machining center, to be highlighted at IMTS 2022, provides high precision, speed and versatility for critical parts like lens molds, medical products and EDM electrodes.