Soraluce Universal Machining Center Offers Customization Options

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

The Soraluce TA-D 25 is a six-axis, bed-type universal machining center with head options for four plus two machining and more.

Albany Engineered Composites wins ten-year contract for CH-53K helicopter assemblies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Selected by Lockheed-Sikorsky, AEC will leverage its composites expertise in engine and airframe applications to meet a 2023 delivery period.

Westlake Chemical transitions to unified brand name, Westlake Corp.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Official name change reflects the company’s more diversified business portfolio stemming from four key acquisitions and overall growth in product offerings in composites, infrastructure, consumer, medical and others.

Roboze reveals ceramic-filled Helios PEEK 2005 filament to the 3D printing sector

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Ceramic reinforcement proves an ideal candidate for applications that require lightness, mechanical strength, heat resistance and highly complex geometry specifications.

Teijin Ltd. expands thermoplastic prepreg lineup

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CFRTP intermediate materials are now offered with PP, PC and PA matrices, which will now be used as base resins for existing prepreg products.

GRP Solutions acquires Estakleen

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

GRP Solutions adds to its sustainable range of products, including an eco-friendly solvent replacement system for cleaning glass fiber tools, rollers and brushes.

Tooling Enhancement, Finishing Services Optimize Mold Performance

| MoldMaking Technology

Standex Engraving Mold-Tech offers specialized finishing through to manufacturing support for all texture and non-textured forming tools.

IDTechEx outlook suggests hydrogen fuel prices, volume are affecting fuel cell vehicle rollout

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Report on the current state of FCEV development studies the great lengths made by Toyota, Hyundai and Honda to build industry momentum, and the current state of green hydrogen’s expense and volume production.  

Which Social Media Platform Is Right for Your Brand?

| Gardner Web

Successful brands on social media have invested time and talent into their platforms—and it’s worth considering if your brand is ready to do the same. Determine which social media platforms are right for your brand. Strategize before overcommitting.
#brandbuilding

Over Curing Vs. Under Curing

| Products Finishing

Are defects in your powder-coated parts due to curing too long or not long enough? Verney Denerville of Tiger Drylac discusses the dangers of over- and under-curing and steps you can take to ensure a proper curing time for your parts.

Prototyping Is More Than Printing: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

We hear from students who carried out other steps, beyond the 3D printing, that went into evaluating a complex metal AM component.

ZAGG Partners with Eastman to Produce Smartphone Cases Made with Tritan Renew

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

Eastman’s Tritan Renew copolyester will be incorporated into ZAGG’s Gear4 protective smartphone cases.  

Try Overflow Wells to Remedy Weld Line Weakness

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Molding simulations show that adding an overflow well to a part can mitigate the impact of glass fibers on weld-line weakness.

WEBINAR: Test Results: Mold Builder's Experience with 3D-Printed Tooling

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Free archived webinar features the outcome of putting a new precision metal 3D printing technology to the tooling test.

Nuevos filtros ECO para el reciclaje de PET, de Ettlinger

| Plastics Technology México

El filtro ECO, de Ettlinger, garantiza márgenes mayores, un ahorro significativo y, por tanto, una amortización más rápida.

Mikron Adds Toric Version to Milling Cutter Family

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Its CrazyMill Cool P&S milling cutter family expands to include Typ A and Typ C, which feature optimized geometry and integrated cooling channels. 

Extendable Quill Enables Deep Internal Machining Tasks

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Extendable quill for Starrag's Heckert HEC 1800 machining center is designed for accuracy on deep internal features.

Authentise Acquires Elements to Deliver Data-Driven Flexibility Across Manufacturing

| Additive Manufacturing

The combination of capabilities is said to provide pragmatic flexibility for solving manufacturing supply chain challenges.

Mitutoyo’s MCOSMOS 5.0 Offers Enhanced Functionality

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Key updates include its interface, functions and performance.

Autodesk Acquisitions Support Digital Factory Concept

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Autodesk acquires Prodsmart, software provider for optimizing manufacturing processes with automation and digitization, in latest move to support digital factory connectedness.

Fast Radius Opens Tech Center on Chicago’s Goose Island

| Additive Manufacturing

Fast Radius is expanding its cloud-based software and manufacturing platform, adding technology and manufacturing jobs in Chicagoland.

Depósito de electrolitos de Glebar mejora la gestión del rectificado

| Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con Glebar, el depósito proporciona a los usuarios una forma fiable de comprobar los niveles de electrolito de sus máquinas de corte y rectificado electroquímico Tridex.