Airbus launches U.K. ZEDC center for hydrogen technologies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Filton, Bristol location will cover full product capabilities from components up to whole system and cryogenic testing, complementing Airbus’ existing ZEDC facilities for the ZEROe’s 2035 entry-into-service date.  

Dassault Aviation kicks off multi-site Falcon 10X production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Final assembly of the ultra-long range business jet is under way, with new production facilities for Factory 4.0 smart manufacturing and the aircraft’s all-composite wing.

People in Composites: May 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Trelleborg, ChemQuest Group, Wisk Aero and Zund America have announced updates to company personnel.

Surface-Based CAM System for High-Accuracy 3D Machining

| MoldMaking Technology

CAM-Tool by CGS North America is backed by a variety of toolpath options and a comprehensive support team. The company will be exhibiting at IMTS 2022.

Surface-Based CAM System for High-Accuracy 3D Machining

Grace Stubbins | Modern Machine Shop

CAM-Tool by CGS North America is backed by a variety of toolpath options and a comprehensive support team. The company will be exhibiting at IMTS 2022.

Lilium engages Aernnova to design and build the Lilium Jet’s propulsion mounting system

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Aernnova and Lilium will collaborate on the design, manufacture and delivery of the key composite aerostructure component.

Content Writing Tips Every Writer Needs to Know

| Gardner Web

These content writing tips can help you gain higher visibility and rankings on Google results pages, better engagement with readers, and an optimized writing process to make your workload easier.
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Siemens Energy AG to fully integrate Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy business

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The integration aims to improve SGRE’s profitability, predictability of financial results and growth through the value of simplified corporate structure, unified strategy, integrated operations and dynamic operations.

Powder Coating Institute Awards 2022 Scholarships

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

PCI’s scholarship program promotes the powder coating industry to students pursuing degrees in polymer science, manufacturing, engineering, business management and marketing.

Understanding Infrared Line-of-Sight

| Products Finishing

Marty Sawyer of Trimac Industrial Systems offers insights into using infrared to accelerate your powder coating curing operations.

An Interview With Brandon Acker, Titan Abrasive Systems

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Blasting plays an important surface preparation for coating operations. Brandon Acker, president of Titan Abrasive Systems, offers insights for blasting best practices, common pitfalls and more.

Intro to DLP: Learn the Basics of Digital Light Processing Technology

| Additive Manufacturing

Digital light processing (DLP) is quickly emerging as a key technology to move the 3D printing of plastics from prototyping to mass production, delivering the material properties and part characteristics without the costs and delays of tooling. Learn the basics and how new innovations to DLP enable mass production.

The Right (Machine) Tool for the Right Job

Eli Plaskett | Production Machining

This high-production shop uses both mechanical and CNC Swiss machines to make parts, but which machine is right for which job?
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The Future of Virus Detection

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

High purity surfaces to enable spectroscopy-based diagnostic testing.

Trumpf Qualifies Equispheres’ Powders for 3D Printing Systems

| Additive Manufacturing

It is said the characteristics of Equispheres’ powders will enable Trumpf’s customers to achieve better quality parts at higher build rates.

AM Solutions’ C1 System for Automated Support Structure Removal

| Additive Manufacturing

The system is said to feature innovative postprocessing of 3D printed components made from photopolymer resin, providing consistent and efficient removal of support structures utilizing an automated process.

PPG’s Diane Kappas Named 2022 Woman of Influence

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Diane Kappas, PPG vice president, Global Sustainability, has been recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Seco Machine Monitoring for Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

This complete machine connectivity ecosystem is said to enable manufacturers to use machining data to eliminate bottlenecks and boost overall equipment effectiveness.

PPG Launches Retroreflective Powder Coating With Lyft

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

PPG has partnered with Lyft to deliver a retroreflective powder coating for e-bikes to increase cyclist visibility. The company also recently showcased a number of new innovations at its R&D facility in Amsterdam.

Bumps in the Road

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The past two years have been challenging in many ways — here are some thoughts on moving forward during difficult times.

PrintFoam Develops 3D Printer for High-Throughput Foam Applications

| Additive Manufacturing

PrintFoam says its 3D printing technology creates closed-cell foam parts that are faster, lighter and less expensive to produce than other photopolymer technologies.

JEOL E-Beam Metal AM 3D Printer for Improved Productivity

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

This electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is said to achieve high productivity, reproducibility and accuracy due to its automatic correction of focus and spot shape.