Trion Coatings Names EVP of Marketing & Sales

Kyle Hankinson to serve as Trion Coatings’ Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales. 

FANUC Mobile Apps for CNC Product, Maintenance Support

Company says new apps offer flexible, easy ways to access important FANUC CNC product information.

Using (And Scaling) FDM 3D Printing for Production

Maxwell June’s razor press, which is designed to combine the ease of use of a disposable razor with the environmental and cost benefits of a wet shaving system, is made via FDM 3D printing. How did the company make this choice, and how does it plan to scale up?

Lessons from a Nine-Year Succession Plan

Small business shop owners share the four keys to transitioning a family manufacturing business.
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Sonda táctil Heidenhain ofrece altas velocidades y precisión 3D

Heidenhain presentó el palpador TS 760, el cual ofrece una precisión 3D de 1 µm y un comportamiento de conmutación homogéneo en 360 grados.

Working Towards a Global Plan for Plastics Pollution

Less than a week before the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) convenes in Nairobi with the goal of creating a global treaty on plastics pollution, the OECD attempted to map out the breadth and depth of the issue.

Soluciones para clasificación de Tomra estarán en Plastimagen

Tomra presentará en Plastimagen su innovadora tecnología AUTOSORT, que cuenta con sensores sensibles e inteligentes, junto con las últimas tecnologías y sus diferentes tipos de bloques de válvulas.

Predicting and mitigating failure in composite parts

Understanding the complexity of composites manufacturing resides in studying the design challenges inherent to fabrication, as much as the physics aspect. To serve this effort, CW introduces a new column, “Predicting Failure.”

SAN and SMA Copolymers Based on Renewable Feedstocks

Ineos Styrolution’s NAS Eco and Luran Eco product ranges have a carbon footprint reduction of 77% and 99% compared to fossil-based styrenics.  

Propuesta modular para la inyección de dos componentes

Plastimagen: Dr. Boy (stand 1344) presentará sus soluciones para la inyección de dos o más componentes.  

Laboratorio en línea de Collin

Plastimagen: Collin Lab (stand 1443) destacará el gabinete en línea multi-inspection, un módulo de laboratorio en línea modular diseñado para colocarse a la salida de los extrusores.

CompPair’s healable composite materials make a splash on Gunboat catamaran

HealTech panels, to be showcased on a Gunboat 68 later this month, can be repaired in two minutes without impact paintwork, reducing repair time by 99%.

Keyland Polymer, polySpectra combine photopolymers, powder coatings to advance 3D printing

UVMax powder coatings provide a spectrum of surface color and texture possibilities, while COR Alpha photopolymers have been refined for durability.

Reactivated Israel Aerospace Industries production line resumes F-16 wing deliveries

With the 1980s assembly line fully reopened and refurbished, IAI continues production of the military aircraft’s wings and composite vertical fin.

People in Composites: February 2022

New hires, appointments and personnel promotions have been announced by Teijin Ltd., Vectorply, Engel North America, Wisk, Trelleborg, Lockheed Martin, Thermwood, Archer and more.

Pratt & Whitney selected for hydrogen propulsion research project

The Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter-Cooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) project will use liquid hydrogen combustion and water vapor recovery to achieve zero in-flight CO2 emissions.

Series A funding expands production for Lingrove’s Ekoa natural fiber materials

Carbon-negative Ekoa composite, a substitution for wood and plastics in furniture, interiors and automotive applications, will be scaled up to deliver to far-reaching global customers.

Unitech Composites to manufacture composite Wing Lockers for Raisbeck Engineering

The Idaho-based supplier is using this $10 million award to optimize production of large, complex, hand layup assemblies for the King Air utility aircraft family.

Machine Safety Shields Illuminate Working Fields

Flexbar Machine Corp.’s Visorguard-LED strip lighting is integrated as part of the safety shield to provide 6,000 kilowatts of natural white light with a 170-degree beam angle.
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Teijin to partner with Fuji Design in carbon fiber recycling

New business structure will incorporate Fuji Design’s proprietary, low environmental impact “precision pyrolysis” technology to produce high-quality carbon fiber from used CFRP for commercialization.

ThermHex acknowledged as a TOP 100 innovator in Germany

Out of 436 participants, the honeycomb core specialist has been honored for its excellence in driving forward production process innovation.

Ditch Your Dad's Gauges: Fiber Optics for Bondline, Cure and Performance Sensing