AddUp Is Helping Bring Metal 3D Printing to Space

| Additive Manufacturing

To make additive manufacturing in microgravity possible, the group has chosen to use a process that promotes forces induced by surface tension — wire-laser combination (W-DED).

Joby Aviation advances toward FAA certification, highlights Toray prepreg and Coriolis AFP machines

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Joby Aviation aims for FAA Part 135 certificate by end of 2022 and launch of commercial service by 2024 as it completes first production-intent aircraft from its pilot manufacturing facility; composites play a key role.
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An Additive Manufacturing Machine Shop

Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing

Finish machining additively manufactured implants requires different pacing and workflow than cutting parts from stock — different enough for an experienced manufacturer to warrant a dedicated machine shop.

Insertos Walter Tiger-tec Gold para aplicaciones de torneado de acero resistente

| Modern Machine Shop México

Los insertos Walter Tiger-tec Gold están diseñados para operaciones de torneado en todas las aplicaciones de acero.

Stellantis fabricará el motor Hurricane I-6 en su planta de Saltillo

| Modern Machine Shop México

El Hurricane I-6 biturbo es el principal motor de combustión interna de Stellantis para vehículos construidos sobre las plataformas STLA Large y STLA Frame.

Reciclaje mecánico de plásticos superó los 8 millones de toneladas en Europa

| Plastics Technology México

Se pronostica que la producción de material reciclado de plásticos en Europa crecerá a una tasa del 5.6 % anual, hasta 2030.

Nanoqem, primera empresa mexicana en fabricar soluciones nano para recubrimientos

Rosario Taracena | Products Finishing México

Con una gama de productos listos para ser usados y la posibilidad de generar desarrollos a la medida, Nanoqem está lista para entrar al segmento de los acabados superficiales.

Nivelación del desgaste durante el rectificado de herramientas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

El IFW diseñó una herramienta de rectificado que consigue una importante nivelación del desgaste, aumentando considerablemente su vida útil.

ACMA announces new VP of Government Relations 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Dan Neumann, bringing extensive experience in trade policy to the table, will lead ACMA’s government relations strategy starting on April 4, 2022.

Pultron Composites implements flexible composite rebar for skate park construction

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The $2.6 million redevelopment for a skate park in Gisborne, New Zealand, reinforced its concrete with GFRP rebar, which easily bent to accomodate complex curves and improved construction times.

BASF, L&L Products collaborate on battery protection for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Continuous Composites Systems and polyurethane pultrusion system reduces crossmember size while providing strength, stiffness and rigidity to withstand high loads.

Solid Carbide Drill Ideal for Cutting Medium Hardness Die Steel

| MoldMaking Technology

Sandvik Coromant launches next-generation CoroDrill 860 for ISO P material, targets high-volume production applications for moldmakers.

Addcomposites path-planning, simulation and defect detection platform for AFP

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Purpose-built OLP software platform, AddPath, now supports multiple AFP tools, enabling end users to use their own existing hardware.

GA-ASI installs first composite V-tail from GKN Aerospace onto MQ-9B RPA

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

V-tails from GKN Aerospace’s Cowes facility is standard on MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).

Textron to purchase Pipistrel Aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Pipistrel will form the basis of a whole new segment under the Textron eAviation name, focused on urban air mobility, general aviation, cargo and special mission roles.

People in Composites: March 2022

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Trelleborg, Lockheed Martin, Volocopter, Boom Supersonic and others announce updates to company personnel.

Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Inspection Software for Portable Probing and Scanning Simplifies Mold Measurement

| MoldMaking Technology

Enhanced inspection software and hardware with portable measurement, analysis and reporting improves productivity.

Blockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.

What Does Ukraine War Have to Do with Plastics?

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Europe is feeling the heat from the abrupt halt to steel exports from Russia and Ukraine. Will the ripples reach to our shores, and when?

Posgrado UAEMéx y General Motors: sinergia entre industria y academia

| Plastics Technology México

Cuatro generaciones han cursado la Maestría en Diseño y Desarrollo de Productos Plásticos que tiene como propósito desarrollar talento especializado en el diseño de productos plásticos para la industria automotriz.

Grupo Hi-Tec presentó su nueva línea Omnitec

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En su showroom de Tlalnepantla, Grupo Hi-Tec realizó la presentación de su nueva línea Omnitec con la que busca complementar su portafolio de productos.

Polystar duplicó sus ventas de máquinas para reciclaje en 2021

| Plastics Technology México

La alta demanda mundial de máquinas para reciclaje de plástico, para aplicaciones posindustriales y posconsumo, marcó un nuevo hito para Polystar.