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GE Aviation y Boeing realizarán pruebas de un sistema de propulsión eléctrica híbrida
| Modern Machine Shop México
Para realizar las pruebas de vuelo del sistema de propulsión eléctrica híbrida se utilizará un avión Saab 340B modificado y motores turbohélice CT7-9B.
El Bajío apuesta por el desarrollo de proveedores
Mauricio Pineda | Products Finishing México
Habrá segunda temporada del encuentro virtual de negocios “Por más Hecho en México”, anunció la Alianza Centro Bajío Occidente.
Alpek anuncia la compra de Octal, fabricante de lámina de PET
| Plastics Technology México
La subsidiaria del conglomerado industrial Alfa ampliará su presencia en Medio Oriente y su capacidad de producción instalada en más de un millón de toneladas.
Marle Group Acquires Tangible Solutions
| Additive Manufacturing
This acquisition gives Marle Group a total of eight global production facilities which are exclusively focused on orthopedic and spine implant manufacturing for OEMs worldwide.
Updated Definition Makes Way for AM Part Production
Timothy W. Simpson | Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing is finding its footing, and a new standard definition in ISO/ASTM 52900:2021 shows that AM is for more than prototyping.
#regulations
Workshops sobre manufactura de moldes en Monterrey
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El 16 y 17 de febrero la Cámara de Industria y Comercio Luso-Mexicana organiza dos workshops sobre las oportunidades de negocio entre México y Portugal que ofrece la industria de moldes.
2022 Top Shops Survey Now Open
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
This free survey helps shops compare their KPIs to competitors. Early participants may qualify to be profiled as Top Shops honorees in Modern Machine Shop.
Sustainability program leverages Arkema's Elium resin for fully recyclable fiberglass boat
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Brunswick Corp. and fiberglass boat manufacturer Boston Whaler expect the composite hull and structural components to be fully recyclable, reducing disposable material and virgin raw material sourcing.
Lockheed Martin terminates agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne amid regulatory roadblocks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission blocked the aerospace, arms and defense corporation over antitrust concerns in January.
#regulations
Airbus anticipates Asia-Pacific region will need more than 17,600 new aircraft by 2040
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Air freight is set to more than double in the Asia-Pacific region by 2040, with 30% of the new passenger and freighter aircraft to replace older, less fuel-efficient models.
High-Precision Touch Probe for Grinders/Lathes Enables High-Accuracy Molds, Components
| MoldMaking Technology
Increasing probing speeds and low probing force make the highly accurate TS 750 touch probe from Heidenhain reliable for even soft and delicate workpieces.
Teijin Automotive Technologies expands composites footprint in China to meet growing demand for EVs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Construction and commercial operations of two new composites manufacturing facilities in Changzhou and Shenyang to support automotive customers globally, with targeted annual sales of $2.0 billion by 2030.
Tooling Concepts acquisition expands Peak Toolworks’ cutting tools reach in the Midwest
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Addition of the Elkhart, Indiana, plant creates new opportunities for Peak Toolworks to service its customers engaged in cutting and machining metal, wood, plastics and composites.
T-Link expands design and manufacturing processability for armor while providing better performance by weight
| CompositesWorld
L&L Products meets a long-existing industry need with T-Link™, an advanced engineering thermoplastic adhesive hybrid resin that does not require refrigeration or special handling and – being highly customizable – can be easily and quickly consolidated into a composite structure. (Sponsored)
Logitech amplía el uso de plástico reciclado
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
El 65 % de los mouse y teclados de Logitech ahora contienen plástico reciclado posconsumo.
Un vistazo a los contenidos nuestra edición de febrero 2022
| Products Finishing México
La editora de Products Finishing México hace un breve repaso de los contenidos de la edición de febrero 2022.
Walter Insert Designed for Interrupted Cuts, Hard Materials
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
The CBN-grade insert WBH30 boasts 65% CBN content, which helps offer wear resistance in hardened steel.
New/Proven Products You Might Have Missed
| MoldMaking Technology
This month’s roundup covers cutting tools, non-contact inspection equipment, mold components, hot runners, design software, machining and even molding machines geared toward moldmakers.
Faurecia y Hella se fusionan para crear al séptimo proveedor automotriz mundial
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Forvia nace del acuerdo para la adquisición de una participación mayoritaria de Hella por parte de Faurecia.
LS Mtron and Orbital Plastics Consulting Partner on Injection Molding Training
| Plastics Technology
The machine supplier and plastics consultancy will provide hands-on courses taught by Orbital’s Umberto Catignani that take place at LS Mtron’s Technical Center near Chicago.
#workforcedevelopment
A New Face Grooving Technique for Mills
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Here is an alternative to standard end milling — an operation performed on a CNC milling machine to produce circular grooves in the part face. This new single-point trepanning tooling strategy can produce both symmetrical and asymmetrical face grooves, too, and perform fly cutting.
Metal Parts Are Now Within Reach for Users of Polymer 3D Printers
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
An option for accessible metal 3D printing: New metal composite filament from BASF Forward AM has made it easy for Austrian company Sparox 3D to pivot its Ultimaker FFF capacity into metals, without major additional investments in skills or equipment.