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New SPE Award Recognizes Mold Repair/Maintenance Technician Personnel
| MoldMaking Technology
The Mold Repair/Maintenance Technician of the Year 2023 seeks nominations to highlight “the crime scene investigators” of the moldmaking industry. Submit your nominees now.
Thermal Simulation Provides Additional Security for Hot Runners
| MoldMaking Technology
Hasco Hot Runners will be offering a new simulation tool seeking to maintain a homogenous temperature distribution within hot runner manifolds for high-performance plastics and sensitive additives.
SHD Composites Group highlights MTB350 bio-epoxy prepreg system
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The bio-epoxy system, compatible with nature fiber reinforcements, can be stored at room temperatures of 20°C/68°F for up to six months.
Creating Video Like a Pro Even If You’re Just Starting Out
| Gardner Web
A little extra efficiency in your video creation processes can add up to big marketing gains in content quality, audience engagement and video performance.
#videomarketing
AFP-XS platform demonstrates rectangular tube manufacture
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Addcomposites collaborated with MBDA and Compositadour to produce lightweight, stiff and weatherproof components that are electrically insulating, chemically resistant and dimensionally stable.
Spintech expands into new, 34,000-square-foot Miamisburg, Ohio facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Fully functional space leads the expansion of composite parts manufacturing divisions, and rapid production and logistics scale up.
Armacell launches EPD-compliant ArmaPET Eco50 for energy-efficient construction
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Armacell introduces a novel, low-density structural insulating foam based on 100% recycled PET, with improved life-cycle costs and carbon footprint.
Braskem Invests in Nexus Circular to Increase Advanced Recycling Efforts
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
Braskem has stated targets for growing the company's recycled content product portfolio to sales of 300,000 tons by 2025 and 1 million tons by 2030.
Straightforward Success
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
2022 Top Shop Valley Plating’s Black Oxide Operation Keeps it Simple
Reducción de huella de carbono en empaques flexibles: Dow y Poly Rafia
| Plastics Technology México
Alma Lizárraga, gerente de marketing de Dow en México, comparte detalles sobre la primera aplicación de REVOLOOP en México, una nueva resina que resuelve la demanda de empaques secundarios sustentables, capaces de mantener un alto nivel de desempeño.
ExxonMobil Linear Alpha Olefins Production Unit On Course for Commercial Startup in Mid-2023
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
A fully range of LAOs will be produced and sold under the Elevexx brand.
Alternate heat sources for hot-bonded composite repairs
Louis Dorworth | CompositesWorld
Successfully using an alternate heat source for repairing composite structures requires an awareness of thermal dynamics and effective heat transfer management.
5 Scenarios Where Additive Manufacturing Should "Win" the Production Work: AM Radio #14B
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
In some cases, it makes sense to switch from 3D printing to some other process, but there are also cases where AM can and should win the production work. Here are 5 examples.
Series of TPEs with Recycled Content
| Plastics Technology
Teknor Apex’s ‘new’ Monprene TPEs contain 25% to 35% recycled content helps brand achieve their sustainability goals.
Mordazas para un agarre seguro de la pieza de trabajo
| Modern Machine Shop México
Las mordazas de Dillon Manufacturing están diseñadas para agarrar la pieza de trabajo, proporcionando una mayor fuerza de sujeción durante las operaciones de torneado.
4 Ways to Improve Multi-Cavity Molds
| MoldMaking Technology
Multi-cavity molds offer reduced cycle times and increased production volume, but they can be expensive and challenging. Here are a few strategies to consider when encountering mold filling imbalances and temperature variations within the mold.
Using Ion Exchange in Trivalent Chromium Systems
| Products Finishing
Shane Moore of Pavco discusses the role of ion exchange technology in trivalent chromium systems for maintaining a consistent deposit.
Canon Virginia PTXPO Spotlight
| MoldMaking Technology
Canon discusses the upcoming Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) March 29-31
Turn-Mills 101
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Turn-mills are a type of multitasking machine that can shorten cycle times and help facilitate lights-out machining for two common machining types.
BOFA Americas 3D PrintPRO HT Offers High-Temperature 3D Print Filtration
| Additive Manufacturing
Rapid + TCT 2022: BOFA Americas’ 3D PrintPRO HT features a 3D print fume and particulate filtration system designed for higher temperature additive manufacturing processes.
APSX CNC Swiss-type Lathe Machines on a Desktop
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
APSX-Nano lathe comes ready-to-run, plugs into a standard outlet and a maximum machinable length of 17".
AMIA presentó informe sobre el panorama de la electromovilidad en México
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA) presentó su visión de los avances y necesidades de la electromovilidad en México.