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AkzoNobel Launches Microsite to Support Powder Coatings
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
The microsite is designed to guide users through the selection process of AkzoNobel’s Resicoat powder coating lineup.
50 Years of Headlines … Almost
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.
3M's Robotic Paint Repair System Receives Innovation Award
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
The 3M Finesse-It Robotic Paint Repair System repairs paint defects on automobiles coming off the assembly line using data from an advanced vision system.
Recubrimientos protectores, clave durante la crisis del gas: Nippon Paint Marine
| Products Finishing México
El conflicto armado entre Rusia y Ucrania ha incrementado la demanda de barcos capaces de transportar y almacenar gas en todo el mundo, de ahí la importancia de barcos protegidos contra la corrosión, señala Nippon Paint Marine.
Bystronic México presentó la BySmart Fiber de 6000 watts
| Modern Machine Shop México
Bystronic refiere que la nueva generación de BySmart Fiber está diseñada para satisfacer las exigencias del corte por láser de fibra de alta velocidad.
Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start
Mark Albert | Modern Machine Shop
Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.
Smart Machine Monitoring Guides Management Decisions
Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology
The Freeman Company invested in FactoryWiz Machine Monitoring technology to enhance its processes.
Motan-Colortronic inaugura su centro técnico en Querétaro
| Plastics Technology México
La empresa alemana Motan-Colortronic prestará sus servicios de gestión de materiales que incluyen secado, dosificación y mezcla, transporte, control y almacenamiento, desde su oficina en Querétaro.
Moving toward next-generation wind blade recycling
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Suppliers, fabricators and OEMs across the composite wind blade supply chain ramp up existing technologies, develop better reclamation methods and design more recyclable wind blades.
Atlas Copco’s GHS VSD+ vacuum pump range offer Industry 4.0 functionalities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Variable speed-driven, oil-injected screw vacuum pumps are well suited for the infusion process, complete with 15% smaller footprint, integrated HEX@TM controller and optimized performance.
New Metal 3D Printing System Accelerates Mold Insert Production
| MoldMaking Technology
Faster tooling production, including the manufacture of precision metal mold inserts, can be achieved via Mantle’s new metal 3D printing technology.
3D-printed, self-assembled graphene demonstrates potential for hierarchical composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A 3D-printed template-directed assembly method assembles graphene into a multi-scale programmed structure with tunable mechanical properties, low density and high Young’s modulus.
CJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymers
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The two companies have agreed to collaborate on creating advanced products based on industry-leading Ingeo PLA and Phact PHA technologies to meet growing demand for sustainable materials across a broad array of markets
Las nuevas bicicletas eléctricas Lyft llevarán un revestimiento retrorreflectante de PPG
| Products Finishing México
La empresa PPG proveerá el primer recubrimiento en polvo retrorreflectante comercial a Lyft quien la usará en sus nuevas bicicletas eléctricas para aumentar la seguridad de los ciclistas al incrementar su visibilidad.
Asahi Kasei proporcionará datos de huella de carbono para caucho sintético y elastómeros
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Asahi Kasei desarrolló un sistema para calcular la huella de carbono para los productos de caucho sintético y elastómeros Asadene, Tufdene, Asaprene, Tufprene, Asaflex, Tuftec y S.O.E.
Military Coaching's 4 Tips to Improve Employee Performance
| Production Machining
True military coaching is an effective leadership technique to retain and develop employees and consists of describing the standards of performance to be successful in a position and then having frequent coaching sessions concerning the on-the-job performance.
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Aprovechan la gravedad para transformar el rectificado cilíndrico
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
G-Elements le dio la vuelta al concepto de la rectificadora cilíndrica. Aplicando el enfoque de rectificado puro, todo el equipo periférico se retiró de una rectificadora cilíndrica y se montó en el eje X. El nuevo concepto de eje permite que la máquina haga uso de la gravedad durante el rectificado de alta precisión.
Foster Adds Specialty TPU and TPU Alloy Products to its Arsenal of Healthcare Materials
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
AdvanSource Biomaterials’ specialty TPU materials are used in application segments such as cardiology, orthopedics, drug delivery, endoscopy, wound care, urology, and neurology.
Custom Molder Manages Growth on Several Fronts
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Adding people, plants and machines, expanding capabilities in LSR, high-tonnage presses, automation and 3D printing—EVCO Plastics maintains momentum through challenging times.
MakerBot, Ultimaker Announce Merger
| Additive Manufacturing
By combining teams and leveraging additional funding, the merged company aims to accelerate the development of advanced solutions to provide customers with a broad portfolio of hardware and software solutions to serve a wide spectrum of customers and applications.
How Additive Manufacturing is Filling Electric Vehicle Production Needs
| Additive Manufacturing
Electric vehicles are reshaping transportation, but they are also changing vehicle production. Electrification brings a blank slate to the manufacturing process, providing inroads for additive manufacturing to potentially fill production needs.
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Announces New President
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Ryan Evans, PhD, will serve as the principal executive officer of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and as chairman of its board of directors.