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Stainless Steel Ejector Pins Withstand Abrasive and Corrosive Resins, Offgassing
| Plastics Technology
Regal components says the new line of ejector pins can withstand acids, vapors and gases resulting from molding materials like PVC.
Lithoz CeraMax 3D Printer for Large Ceramic Parts
| Additive Manufacturing
Using laser-induced slipcasting (LIS) technology, the CeraMax Vario V900 3D printer is said to produce large ceramic parts in full densities.
Freudenberg Medical Appoints New CEO
| Plastics Technology
The medical devices, tubing and product manufacturer has promoted Mark Ostwald from the management board and his previous role as the chief technology officer.
Cuatro factores del crecimiento en la producción de autopartes
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La Industria Nacional de Autopartes refiere que el pronóstico de crecimiento del valor de producción de autopartes de México para el cierre de este año es 7.6 %, con relación al 2021.
Siemens Partners with ORNL on Additive Manufacturing Research
| Additive Manufacturing
Joint project focuses on U.S. manufacturing innovation to include additive manufacturing, workforce training and decarbonization.
Shopfloor Software Simplifies On-Control Programming
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
ModuleWorks offers its Next Generation Shopfloor Programming, designed to enable machine tool operators to build, simulate and run NC programs without G-code expertise.
View From My Shop: 3D Printing and Postprocessing With Tangible Solutions
| Additive Manufacturing
Collaboration between Tangible Solutions’ additive and machining departments simplifies their work. Learn more in this episode of The View From My Shop.
Collins Aerospace selected to outfit next generation of space explorers
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Collins-led team, including ILC Dover and Oceaneering, are to provide new spacesuit for ISS crew and Artemis moon missions.
Methods Machine Tools to Open New Facility in Texas
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Scheduled to open in February 2023, the 285,000-square-foot facility will serve as a flagship production, engineering and logistics hub for the company.
Continuous Composites selected by NASA for low-CTE open isogrid composite structure
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
This NASA award will demonstrate CF3D’s robotic steering of individual, continuous carbon fiber tows to print and test a flat 1.6- x 3.3-foot open isogrid rib structure, which will have a low CTE.
Owens Corning and Pultron Composites form joint venture to produce fiberglass rebar
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Composites companies pivot to increase market access to Pinkbar + Fiberglas Rebar and Mateenbar Fiberglas Rebar, expound on the growing rebar industry.
Injection Mold Guiding System Precisely Positions Mold Halves, Mold Components
| MoldMaking Technology
Agathon Machine Tools highlights its tried and true all-in-one Guide System Plus at IMTS 2022 to meet productivity demands and reduced production cost.
Vestas to supply 64 wind turbines to He Dreiht offshore project in Germany
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The upward trend in European offshore wind installations continues with a signed conditional order agreement for EnBW’s 2025 900 MW wind project.
Beyond Gravity receives major Amazon contract for scalable CFRP dispenser systems
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New Linköping, Sweden, facility to support development work of 3,236 satellites for Project Kuiper.
Powder Coating Chain
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Some powder coating jobs are trickier than others. Here’s a peek at how Keystone Koating recently powder coated a long chain.
The Benefits of Benchmarking Surface Quality in Manufacturing
| Products Finishing
Lucas Dillingham, of surface inspection technology provider Brighton Science, offers insights for consistent, successful adhesion of coatings.
North American Robotics Market Experienced Best Quarter Ever
| Plastics Technology
The first three months of 2022 were up 28% over the same time period in 2021, while globally robot sales for 2021 rose 27% year over year.
Centric Technologies Introduce Automated Metalworking Fluid Control System
| Modern Machine Shop
Centric Technologies have designed a product that allows for checking and regulation of fluid control systems, entirely from a remote dashboard application.
Composites industry continues slowing expansion trend
Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld
The composites GBI “plays it again” in May at 56.7, mostly following the trend of slowing component expansion, though employment is an exception.
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Microdrill Cuts Heat, Chip Buildup
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
With thousands of holes to drill in every part, this microdrilling application required the right strategies to overcome heat and chip buildup.
MC Machinery Announces New EDM, Milling Dealer
Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology
J.M. Grisley Machine Tools is a new dealer for MC Machinery Systems complete line of Mitsubishi EDMs and high-precision machining centers.
L.S. Starrett presenta un calibrador de altura cordal
| Modern Machine Shop México
El medidor de flujo de área permite la verificación en proceso para el sector aeroespacial.