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Roll Stand Offers More Automation, Process Control

| Plastics Technology

Processors benefit from technical and bottom line advantages of the roll stand’s inverted-down, multi-roll design.

Larger Soft Gripper for Delicate Parts

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Silicone fingers plus a vacuum cavity grip fragile and oddly shaped parts up to 4 in. wide.

JEC World reveals 2022 Innovation Awards finalists

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Innovation Awards celebrate successful projects and fostered cooperation between players in the composite industry, with 30 finalists in ten categories.

Carbon ThreeSixty wins funding to explore feasibility of novel hydrogen storage architecture

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Under project CHiDEs, researchers are to study carbon fiber 3D woven fabrics for more configurable storage geometries and higher volumetric efficiency.

NIAR-WSU, Victrex begin NCAMP materials and process qualification for AFP

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In-depth investigation into AFP machine variability on composite allowables begins on carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) test panels to achieve certification framework.

Axalta Commits to Reducing Emissions 50% by 2030

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

The company has also made 10 new sustainability commitments for 2030, including a commitment to produce sustainability benefits from 80% of Axalta's new product developments.

Air-cushion barge serves ice, shallow water operations with infused carbon fiber propellor ducts

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Four composite propellor ducts supplied by A C Marine & Composite drive forward the steel-built hybrid hovercraft design to provide essential services year-round in the North Caspian Sea.

on Building EVs, Lifecycle Costs & Virtual Design in Action

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Ford & GM, old & new. . .lifecycle and propulsion. . .a hybrid for the military. . .VR for design. . .from Ferraris to Greyhounds (?). . .Scion and a strong robot. . .a non-scary robot. . .advanced tech for mining. . Porsche’s honesty

For Velo3D CEO, the Future of Metal AM Is Large Producers

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

The growing demand for metal part production via additive manufacturing will be met by producers that start small and massively scale, says Velo3D’s Benny Buller. Thus, AM will follow a different path from other part-making technologies.

A Process for Alkaline Non-cyanide Silver Plating for Direct Plating on Copper, Copper Alloys and Nickel Without a Silver Strike Bath

| Products Finishing

Traditionally, silver is electroplated in toxic, cyanide-based chemistry. Due to cyanide’s extreme hazard to human health and environments, developing non-cyanide silver chemistry is essential for the silver electroplating industry. Discussed here is an aqueous, alkaline non-cyanide silver plating technology, which can be directly plated over nickel as well as copper and its alloys. The silver deposits have perfect white color and better anti-tarnishing properties than other non-cyanide silver processes. The silver is plated entirely from the dissolving silver anode and the bath is very stable, and maintains a stable pH level both during plating and idle time. This new non-cyanide silver technology will plate bright silver that is perfectly suitable for electronic, industrial and decorative applications. .

Clogging the brain drain: Growing the composites workforce in a pandemic era

Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld

As Baby Boomers retire and high school and college graduates forestall their entry into the workforce, composites fabricators need to get creative to close the gap.
#workforcedevelopment

Grinding Wheels Offer Enhanced Efficiency, Part Quality

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

The wheels are said to feature a microfracturing grain that has unparalleled sharpness and cutting efficiency to reduce power draw and cycle times, while increasing material removal rates.

3D Printed Composite Bracket Versus Machined Steel: The Cool Parts Show #41

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Can a 3D printed composite bracket work as well as one machined from steel? Can it also be faster to make and cheaper to produce? In this episode of The Cool Parts Show we explore a new way of manufacturing a bracket for a helicopter door hinge, and similar small parts today made from metal.