People in Composites: June 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New personnel developments have been announced for companies like Lilium, Hexagon Digital Wave, Velocity Composites, KraussMaffei, Plastic Omnium and more.

Crazing and Cracking in Anodizing

| Products Finishing

Understanding the differences in cracking and crazing in anodic coatings, and insights for mitigating defects in anodized parts.

Powder Coating Sublimation

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

This decorative powder coating system can be used to create realistic wood grains and custom images.

Multi-Purpose TPV with Post-Industrial Recycled Content

| Plastics Technology

Teknor Apex’s new Sarlink R2 3180B TPV offered with 25% PIR content.

Perkalink 900 y Vulcuren: aditivos para caucho de Lanxess con enfoque sustentable

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Según Lanxess, aditivos como Perkalink y Vulcuren permiten a los fabricantes de neumáticos desarrollar y producir mezclas diseñadas para ofrecer un rendimiento ultra alto.  

Craftsman Cribsheet #107: Quick Cross-Reference for Foreign Designations for Stainless Steels

Miles Free | Production Machining

This table provides a quick reference for some of the most common stainless steel grades — showing Chinese, Japanese and European/German Werkstoffe numbers and grade designations.

Plataforma de software para la producción de manufactura aditiva de Materialise

| Modern Machine Shop México

Materialise presentó la plataforma de software abierta CO-AM, la cual está diseñada para gestionar de forma más eficiente el proceso de producción de manufactura aditiva.

How An Airline Addressed Supply Chain Issues with 3D Printing

| Additive Manufacturing

COVID-19 not only grounded most of Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) fleet in 2020, but also limited its access to engine covers critical for safe storage. CNE Engineering used BigRep machines to 3D print molds to produce the covers. 

Panamá utilizará a Wanda para pescar basura flotante

| Plastics Technology México

Wanda es el nombre de la primera rueda completamente sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe que recogerá basura flotante del río y evitará que llegue a la bahía de Panamá.

High-Performance PPO for Ultra Thin-Wall Insulation Film in High-Voltage EV Batteries

| Plastics Technology

SABIC’s new Noryl NHP8000VT3 said to improve protection against short circuits and fire propagation.

Mid-Size Six-Axis Robot with Longer Reach

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

New Motoman GP robot can reach beyond much larger models.

Precision Workholding Solutions Provide Consistency

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 22: Ringspann showcases a complete line of standard chucks and mandrels used in machining applications where rigidity and precision are required.

Plastics Industry Association and Vinyl Sustainability Council Partner on Unique Conference Experience

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Plans are for the collocation of two important industry conferences to make it easier for participating companies and attendees alike.

Heavy Engineering: The Complex Logistics of Moving Large Machine Tools

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

One of our fascinations with large-format machine tools has little to do with their capabilities, but everything to do with the logistics involved with getting them up and running. Here’s how one of the world’s oldest builders of giant machine tools tackles the challenge.

Intelligy y Tridi se fusionan y operarán bajo el nombre de Intelligy 3DLab

| Modern Machine Shop México

Intelligy 3DLab ofrecerá soluciones de impresión 3D como piezas de uso final, prototipos y herramentales entre otras aplicaciones.

Precision, Consistent Workholding Solutions From Ringspann

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 22: Ringspann showcases a complete line of standard chucks and mandrels used in machining applications where rigidity and precision are required.

The Many Hats of Rectifier Repair

| Products Finishing

Quick tips for improving the efficiency of rectifier maintenance.

Manufactura experimenta rápida transformación hacia la sustentabilidad

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Un informe de Schneider Electric y MIT Technology Review revela una transición de la sustentabilidad incidental a la intencional en las operaciones de las principales empresas manufactureras.

Durante la BIEMH 2022, ONA presentó sus máquinas electroerosionadoras

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Iñaki Ansorena, responsable de ONA Electroerosión para el mercado mexicano, habló sobre el potencial de las electroerosionadoras durante la BIEMH 2022.

Virtual Reality Training Simulates Manufacturing Operations

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

Tooling U-SME Virtual Labs provides realistic, immersive experiences for learners to work with simulated equipment and real-world manufacturing situations.
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HP, Legor Collaborate on Specialty Precious Metals for Jewelry Markets

| Additive Manufacturing

The initial collaboration will focus on enabling the production of functional stainless steel accessories for the jewelry and fashion markets, while also implementing an R&D program to parameterize and characterize bronze and silver powders, and eventually gold powders.

Universidad canadiense abre instituto de recubrimientos de carbón a metal

| Products Finishing México

El enfoque del Carbon to Metal Coating Institute se basa en el descubrimiento de moléculas orgánicas que pueden adherirse a los metales y protegerlos de la corrosión, por lo que buscará crear soluciones para extender su vida útil en todas las industrias.