Modified Composition Enhances Stainless Steel Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Edro introduces Böhler’s M333 Isoplast stainless steel which has been manufactured via a new melting technology for best-in-class polishability, conductivity, toughness and corrosion resistance.

Massivit 5000 3D printer expedites printed parts, increases workflow efficiency

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The industrial-scale dual-material printer, with additional Industry 4.0 features, can produce full-scale parts, prototypes and molds 30 times the speed of competitive 3D printing.

3D-Printed Tooling Platform Ramps Up Injection Molding Tooling Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Addifab and Nexa3D collaborate to bring a novel 3D-printed injection mold tooling platform to moldmakers globally, leveraging faster, cheaper and greener 3D printing.

First production Comac C919 narrowbody completes maiden flight, price higher than expected

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

China’s first narrowbody to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the C919 nears entry into service and uses composites in common secondary structures.

An Automation 'First' for Non-Servo-Eject Trim Presses

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Compact, flexible and configurable robotic system is said to be the first to enable thermoformers to fully automate product handling after a non-servo trim press.

University of Sheffield researchers to drive structural health monitoring in U.K. infrastructure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The £7.7 million program, ROSEHIPS, anticipates exploitation of machine learning, sensing and digital twin technology for automated health monitoring in infrastructure, such as bridges, telecoms masts and wind turbines.  
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Pulverizador neumático sin aire Contractor King de Graco

| Products Finishing México

La solución móvil y de alto rendimiento desarrollada por Graco permite maximizar la productividad y la portabilidad.

Waterjet Omax diseñada para facilitar su uso

| Modern Machine Shop México

El sistema OptiMax está diseñado para ser versátil y fácil de usar con software optimizado, monitoreo del sistema y más.

TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy Partner on U.S. Advanced Recycling Project

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

New Hope Energy will build the plant that will transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock that Total Energies will purchase and convert into virgin-quality polymers.

‘World First’ 3D Printing Material for Wear Parts

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Liquid DLP resin makes high-precision parts with wear life 30 to 60 times longer than conventional 3D printed parts.

Troubleshooting thermal design of composite battery enclosures

| CompositesWorld

Materials, electrical insulation and certification are all important factors to consider when optimizing electric battery performance against potential thermal runaway.

Rotational Viscometer Offers Precise Measurement Results

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

BYK-Gardner GmbH’s Byko-Visc RT line can measure viscosity from a near water-like, very high viscosity to even the most viscous epoxies, sealants and pastes.

Gates Corp Named Motion's 2021 Supplier of the Year

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Motion Industries has named the Gates Corp as its 2021 Supplier of the Year, using its Supplier Stratification formula to narrow the candidates and select the winner.

Product Line Expanded to Include Sprue Bushings and Heated Nozzles

| Plastics Technology

Spark Industries’ offerings now include integrally heated sprue bushings and machine nozzles.

Deep Hole Drilling Without Drift

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

A deep hole drill with intuitive controls and minimal hole drift was one shop's pipe dream — until the shop helped a machine tool builder make it.

Recelerate busca hacer realidad la economía circular de los plásticos en Europa

| Plastics Technology México

Reclay y Borealis unen sus fortalezas para garantizar que más envases posconsumo se reciclen en materiales de alta calidad.

Did I Make a Bad Hiring Mistake?

| Plastics Technology

The unspoken cues and habits of a group—the rules that break relationships at work.

How to Protect Soft Base Materials

| MoldMaking Technology

Choose a suitable mold coating to take the abuse and save your base material.

Efectos del T-MEC y nearshoring en la industria automotriz

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Manuel Montoya, director general del CLAUT, indicó que diversas empresas de la industria automotriz en la región se han visto beneficiadas con las nuevas reglas de origen del T-MEC.

RATH prepares for production of advanced oxide ceramic fiber for CMC

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

New facility in Germany is part of regional supply chain and vision to lead green energy transition using CMC, supported by German government and Composites United’s Ceramic Composites network.

Elixir autoclave investment brings all aircraft production in-house

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The company now controls the entire production process for its aircraft, including the Elixir 915iS Turbo with a carbon fiber OneShot structure.

Is Additive Freeing Designers or Aiding Manufacturers?

Timothy W. Simpson | Modern Machine Shop

A shift toward maximizing AM benefits for manufacturers, not only product designers and process engineers, will help AM take off.