ThermHex acknowledged as a TOP 100 innovator in Germany

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

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

CAD/CAM Software Offers Enhanced Functionality

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

The latest enhancements are designed to give users increased convenience and faster programming tools for toolpath optimization, tool management, virtual machining, additive manufacturing, EDM, mill-turn and more.

Does Manufacturing Need Additive?

Timothy W. Simpson | Additive Manufacturing

If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?

Walter CBN Grade Insert for Interrupted Cuts, Hard Materials

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Line of Walter CBN grade WBH30 inserts was developed specifically for hard turning, handling interrupted cuts in difficult materials.

Thermoforming Equipment Supplier Expands Virtual Services

| Plastics Technology

  Illig has expanded its customer service program with augmented reality devices and software solutions.

What in the World Is Agency Time?

| Plastics Technology

It’s time some employees need to spend going from nonprofit agency to nonprofit agency in the hopes of meeting daily needs. With only 24 hours per day, an under-resourced person often has to make choices between work and agency time.  
#workforcedevelopment

Air Spray vs. Air-Assisted Airless Technology

| Products Finishing

Payton Cozart, Product Manager, Carlisle Fluid Technologies, examines the advantages and disadvantages of AAA applicators and discusses alternatives.

Plant tour: Victrex Composites Solutions, Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

De-risking thermoplastic composites at industrial scale via hybrid overmolding.

Finishing Activity Bounces Back in New Year

Michael Guckes | Products Finishing

Index Posts 3-Point Turn Around After Weak Close to 2021
#economics

What Is Additive Manufacturing's Place Alongside Traditional Moldmaking?

| MoldMaking Technology

Technology improvements and design freedom solidify 3D printing’s role in mold manufacturing.

JR Machine Expands Production, QA Capacity

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Contract shop for precision parts expands measuring capability, increases maximum part length and adds new clean room.

What is Laser Cleaning? How Does it Work? EMAG Experts Explain

| Modern Machine Shop

Lasers provide the flexibility to clean some areas of a CNC-machined workpiece while leaving others untouched.

Coalición de Economía Circular de América Latina y el Caribe lanza su visión para la región

| Plastics Technology México

La visión tiene el objetivo de inspirar a los gobiernos, organizaciones e iniciativas regionales hacia un objetivo común de desarrollo económico sostenible basado en la circularidad.

Los Alamos National Laboratory Unveils Renovated Finishing Facility

| Products Finishing

New, state-of-the-art finishing shop enables unique mission work.

AP&C Providing Titanium Powders to Airbus

| Additive Manufacturing

AP&C also supports Airbus by helping its in-house additive manufacturing team establish its own methods and processes to qualify Ti-6AI-4V powders.

Metalsa producirá 270,000 unidades de chasis para Toyota

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Metalsa invertirá 170 millones de dólares para la construcción de una planta en Guanajuato con el objetivo de proveer chasises para el modelo Tacoma de Toyota en Guanajuato y Baja California.

“La formación técnica es el eje de la productividad industrial”: ENGEL México

| Plastics Technology México

ENGEL México, junto con el Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada (CIQA), y sus socios tecnológicos, inauguraron formalmente el primer Diplomado de Inyección de Plásticos ENGEL, en el que destaca su vocación de formación y su innovadora tecnología dirigida a la industria 4.0

La conferencia Electroless Nickel 2022 se realizará en Indianápolis

| Products Finishing México

Esta será la primera Conferencia Níquel Electroless producida por Gardner Business Media desde 2007. El evento contará con sesiones educativas dirigidas por expertos y oportunidades únicas de creación de redes para los asistentes.

Inyección eficiente de piezas de tecnología

| Plastics Technology México

Plastimagen: Engel (stands 813 y 514) presentará una inyectora Victory 300 en operación. Se trata de una inyectora flexible, energéticamente eficiente y confiable.

Desktop Metal, Uniformity Labs Collaborate on Low-Porosity Binder Jetting Powders

| Additive Manufacturing

The powders are said to enable production of high-precision parts that exhibit excellent material properties and surface finish.

Tebis America Grows Business, Expands Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

The company’s technology solutions, including the launch of Tebis 4.1, as well as expansion and upgrade of training facilities, helped address manufacturers’ challenges.