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Plastic Additives and Fillers for Wear and Friction Applications: Part 2
| Plastics Technology
How can additives and fillers be deployed to augment the wear and friction capabilities of the base polymer, and what are the potential pitfalls for each?
The technical edge behind one-piece carbon fiber wheels
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Among the more obvious lightweight and seamless construction advantages, one-piece automotive composite wheels delivers a host of other benefits, though there still remain some barriers to their scaled production.
Hamar Laser Measurement System Enables Fast, Accurate Calibration
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The L-703SP surface plate calibration system offers high resolution and accuracy, easy setup and training and fast data collection.
L&L Products engineers foam core, thermoplastic adhesives and tailored composite solutions
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2026: Whether designing for efficiency, durability, workers safety or sustainability, L&L products like InsituCore and T-Link aim to push strength, weight and flexibility boundaries.
Post Cure: CFRP mainframe, modern manufacturing techniques pioneer next-generation rigid airships
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Advanced composites enable the revival of rigid airships in LTA Research's 400-foot-long Pathfinder 1.
Royal3D launches Interlayer Control System for industrial 3D printing quality control
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Real-time, continuous monitoring helps to reduce misprints, improve layer adhesion, lower material waste, shorten lead times and enhance quality control.
Trilion Quality Systems certifies 3D optical testing, lowers adoption barriers with Aramis 1
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The system serves as a strategic entry point into noncontact optical metrology for materials engineers, with a clear growth path toward larger fields of view, higher resolutions or more advanced configurations.
Loop Technology robotic systems address confined space inspection, high deposition rates
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2026: On display and in action is the Bravura snake arm robot that has been created to introduce automation into tight, restricted spaces, and the FibreForm 3D conformal pick-and-place end effector.
Fraunhofer IGCV demonstrates thin-walled, intricate helicopter inner door shells
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2026: Fraunhofer IGCV presents the LIGHT project’s SMV helicopter door shell with high geometric complexity, integrated features at low costs.
Gitana 18 maxi trimaran pushes boundaries of fully airborne offshoring maritime racing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
North Sails, Southern Spars and Future Fibres deliver an aero-optimized sail and carbon fiber rig package for the Gitana Team’s latest flagship multihull, born to fly offshore and to challenge major Atlantic and global races.
EMI Plastics impulsa la experiencia digital con su nuevo sitio web
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
EMI Plastics promoverá en Expo Plásticos 2026 la nueva plataforma digital para la compra de soluciones EOAT y de automatización, con gestión de pedidos en tiempo real y filtros avanzados.
Light-Duty Payout From Reel Power
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
New line delivers industrial-grade control that Reel Power says outperforms basic reel stands and conventional light duty systems.
Conair presenta Wave Conveying en Expo Plásticos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Conair Mexicana presentará en Expo Plásticos soluciones para el manejo, secado y transporte de resinas, destacando su sistema Wave Conveying.
Ford de México anuncia cambios clave en su área de manufactura
| Modern Machine Shop México
Los cambios en el área de manufactura de Ford de México incluyen a las plantas de Cuautitlán, Chihuahua, Hermosillo e Irapuato.
3D Printed Intake System for Racecar Prototype: Pic of the Week
Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing
The 3D printed monolithic intake plenum and manifold system in this week’s Pic is featured on a hydrogen-powered, rolling race car prototype.
Cato Composites completes W8SVR integration, expands TPC portfolio
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2026: Under the W8SVR brand, Cato Composites now offers a wide range of tailored TPC materials, including customized fabrics, laminates and blanks based on UD tapes.
Farrel Pomini lanza Compact Processor para WPC
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El sistema integra mezclador continuo y extrusor para producir wood-plastic composites con alta carga de madera y menor consumo energético.
CCAI, Runwayz to Build Talent Awareness Tool for Future Finisher Pipeline
| Products Finishing
Collaboration will connect students and early career individuals to skilled trades and manufacturing careers through a mobile-first platform, ensuring industry navigation, pathway discovery and streamlined workforce connections.
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Platinum Tooling presenta sistema de cambio rápido para tornos Haas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema multitool, de Platinum Tooling, reduce tiempos de preparación y aumenta la productividad en tornos CNC Haas mediante cambios rápidos de herramienta sin ajustes adicionales.
Reel Power lanza sistema Light Duty Payout
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El Light Duty Payout ofrece hasta 480 pies por minuto, lazo cerrado y tres configuraciones para producción ligera.
Nueva unidad de granulado para película soplada
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Hosokawa Alpine presenta unidad de alimentación de granulado para película soplada que reduce polvo, contaminación y pérdida de resina
Plastics Processing Expands for Second Consecutive Month in February
Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology
Gardner Business Index reaches 54.1, up from 52.1 in January. Stabilizing financial conditions suggest firmer footing despite continued tariff uncertainty.
#economics