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.

Latest MachineWorks Update Improves Simulation Performance

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

MachineWorks 8.4 includes enhanced APIs, improved cimulation performance through collision check buffing, enhanced analysis of intersect solids for bending simulation and more.

Digital design, multi-material structures enable a quieter supersonic NASA X-plane

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

NASA’s composites-intensive X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft is set for its first flight by the end of 2022, after nine years of design, manufacture, assembly and testing by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Sistema robótico para reparar pintura gana premio a la innovación

| Products Finishing México

El sistema robótico de reparación de pintura Finesse-It, de 3M, fue reconocido con el premio a la innovación robótica RBR50 2022 que otorga Robotics Business Review.

Creating Designs That 3D Printing Experts Love

| Additive Manufacturing

3D printing can create virtually any shape imaginable, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to print. How to design parts that are printable as well as functional.

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.

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.

Morf3D, 6K Additive Qualifying Metal Powders for Aerospace Customers

| Additive Manufacturing

6K Additive’s sustainably produced powders will be qualified for full industrialization and high-volume production.

High-Flow PEI ‘Captures’ Burn-In Test Socket Manufacturer

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

S. Korea’s Sensata is one of the first BiTS makers to adopt SABIC’s new Superflow Ultem.
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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.

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.

Got Any Useful Moldmaking Education and Training Resources?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT wants to promote moldmaking-specific apprenticeship programs, technical schools, university classes, training initiatives or workshops to help educate the next generation of mold manufacturing professionals.
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Hasco lleva su Designer Day a Costa Rica

| Plastics Technology México

En su tercer Designer Day de este año, Hasco llevó sus innovadoras soluciones en materia de moldes e inyección de plásticos a Costa Rica.

Doosan Machine Tools Changes Name to DN Solutions

| MoldMaking Technology

The company, under the leadership of its parent company, DN Automotive, will be reborn as a total manufacturing solutions provider through identifying and investing new growth opportunities.

High-Precision Grinders Capture Optimal Mold Surface Finishes

| MoldMaking Technology

Okamoto Corp. highlights the ACC-SA1 series and ACC-32·80CHiQ grinding machines at IMTS 2022 for moldmakers, featuring a degree of precision, flatness and a smooth surface finish.

DD-Compound optimizes resin feedline process with Roger

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Roger is a D-shaped, corrugated feedline designed to provide a homogeneous flow front for long part lengths up to 80 meters, while also reducing material waste, complexity and cost.

on ZF, the RAV4 Prime, Ford Outdoors, OEM-Supplier Relations & Even More

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

How is ZF transforming its business? What is the Toyota RAV4 Prime all about? Why is Ford creating outdoor-style packages? How are OEM-supplier relationships? All that and more? (Yes.)

Hot Runner Controls Add VPN Remote Access

| Plastics Technology

Spark Industries says the new application provides a secure and easy way to connect to its hot runner controls from a remote PC—that is a device not on the same network as the HMIs.

Doosan Machine Tools ahora se llama DN Solutions

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

En una ceremonia realizada en la feria SIMTOS 2022 de Seúl, la empresa de origen surcoreano anunció su nuevo nombre.

Transforme el piso de su planta y controle el proceso de producción con Epicor

| Modern Machine Shop México

Conozca cómo Epicor Kinetic lo apoya en el control y planeación de su producción y algunos de los retos que enfrentan las empresas de manufactura sin una solución ERP. (Contenido patrocinado)

Machine Shop Leans on Rotary Transfer for Higher Efficiency

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

A firearm parts supplier’s lean manufacturing methods help it discover the many advantages of rotary transfer technology.

Tendencias del sector metalmecánico a nivel global

Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México

Más y mejor ciberseguridad, adopción de metodologías esbeltas y digitalización, uso de la manufactura aditiva, robots colaborativos y la automatización son las principales tendencias que está adoptando el sector metalmecánico a escala mundial.