Essentium Helps Fast-Track COVID-19 Testing Kiosk

| Additive Manufacturing

Company helps speed the design and production of Worlds Protect kiosks for convenient mass screening of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

Scholle IPN NA Tooling Manager Shares Three Favorite Articles: Community, Game-Changers and Training

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT's Editorial Advisory Board shares its top MoldMaking Technology articles of all time and how this content has been valuable to their businesses.
#workforcedevelopment

Walmec Offers Four-Stage Membrane Dryer

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The AMD-035 Membrane Dryer is ideal for applications such as waterborne paints or other sensitive tasks that require the highest standard of clean and dry compressed air.

POM, PPS, PBT and LCP Powders for Wide Range of Processing Methods

| Plastics Technology

Polyplastics’ new Durast series of engineering plastic fine powders  are suitable for low-volume sinter forming, compression molding, and 3D printing.  

MakerBot and Ultimaker to Merge

| Plastics Technology

The desktop 3D printer manufacturers will be headed by their current leaders acting as co-CEOs.

Ultimaker presentó la prueba beta de Ultimaker Cura 5.0

| Modern Machine Shop México

Ultimaker 5.0 Cura es un software de segmentación gratuito y de código abierto que, de acuerdo con Ultimaker, permite aplicaciones únicas en diseño, arquitectura, ingeniería e impresión 3D en metal.

Walter Cut DX18 Inserts for Grooving, Parting Off

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Insert’s new geometries are designed to improve tool life, process reliability and cycle times.

Production Machining’s May 2022 News Highlights

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Some of the cutting industry’s latest news includes research and development for new digitization solutions/processes, comprehensive applications support with specialized production technologies, e-commerce, advanced analytics and more.

Shockform Launches Upgraded Needle Peening Tool

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The Spiker-ES enables peening to be performed using tungsten carbide needles, and the process parameters are continuously monitored, controlled and recorded.

Sandvik’s Osprey Metal Powders for Increased Manufacturing Capacity

| Additive Manufacturing

Rapid + TCT 2022: Range of Osprey metal powders includes premium titanium alloys and copper powder, as well as nickel-based superalloys, cobalt-chrome and ultra-hard maraging steels.

Retos del sector metalmecánico en México en el contexto global

Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México

El presidente de la AMMMT y de ISTMA Américas, Eduardo Medrano, afirma que, en el entorno actual, las empresas del sector metalmecánico en México necesitan replantear su estrategia para ser más productivas e innovadoras, a fin de aprovechar las oportunidades.

Cummins debuts 15-liter hydrogen engine and partners with Daimler for fuel cell trucks

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Full-scale production of H2 ICE expected in 2027 while Daimler Truck will have initial fuel cell trucks available to select North American customers in 2024.

The Importance of Humanness in B2B Content Experiences

| Gardner Web

When trust grows, your buyers gain the confidence they need to qualify themselves and invite a conversation with your sales rep.

ZeroAvia begins U.S. 19-seat hydrogen-electric aircraft testing, demonstration program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The company will expand its U.S. base to test new components for the ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrains, with second Dornier 228 aircraft to be retrofitted and tested in the coming months.  

Ballard Power and Wisdom Motor Co. partner to accelerate adoption of fuel cell commercial vehicles

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

As part of the collaboration, the companies plan to introduce and demonstrate a double-decker fuel cell bus in Hong Kong this year.  

DecomBlades consortium releases specifications for disposal of composite wind blades

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The Product Disposal Specifications aim to help industrialize wind blade recycling, detailing materials and components of Siemens Gamesa, Vestas and LM Wind Power blades.

Corrosion-Resistant, Highly Machinable Tool Steel

| MoldMaking Technology

Opticut mold steels from Swiss Steel Group member Deutsche Edelstahlwerke apply a novel treatment to the material to eliminate the deterioration caused by the addition of sulfur.

RS Electric Boats moves to larger facility, expands team

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

In response to demand for its newly launched composites intensive Pulse 63 electric RIB, the company announces continuing growth.

ARX equity firm acquires carbon fiber product manufacturer Brebeck Composite

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Czech Republic-based Brebeck specializes in carbon fiber parts and components for motorsport and automotive applications.

on the Ford F-150 Lightning, Safety, Porsche Testing, Fuel Cell Material Switch, Mazda CX-50 & More

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Ford goes full-size (as in pickups) in EVs. . .AutoPacific shows seniors like safety tech. . .Porsche test track in Italy. . .iron may make fuel cells accessible. . .bike sharing algorithm. . .BMW & CAD. . .Mazda CX-50 review
#regulations

Chinaplas Announces Virtual Version for 2022

| Plastics Technology

Chinaplas organizer Adsale announced that the 2022 version of the event will happen virtually from May 25 to June 14—Chinaplas 2023 moves to Shenzhen.

Vecoplan Opens New Location in Southern California

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company’s new office will allow the company to more effectively service  customers in the country’s western region.