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SMC material configurations tailored to automotive battery enclosure design
Peggy Malnati | CompositesWorld
SMC battery cover offers various module configurations, levels of performance, mass and cost for electric vehicles.
Northfield Precision Instrument Launches New Balancing Chucks
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
According to Northfield, the new Balancing Chucks feature the highest accuracy and rpm, the shortest hung mass and the fastest and most accurate change over.
Service Helps Manufacturers Buy Energy When the Time is Right
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Insulating manufacturers from market volatility can pay off big, as one firm can attest.
Muller Technology Announces New COO
| Plastics Technology
The Fort Collins, Colo. based supplier of automation cells has named Thom Mandl as its new COO.
High-Temperature Hoses
| Plastics Technology
Globeius will distribute Mouldpro ApS’ line of high-temperature water and oil hose assemblies that are designed to function at temperatures up to 327 F (164 C).
New Version of Advanced Metrology Software
| Plastics Technology
Mitutoyo’s MCosmos Version 5.0 for coordinate measuring machines offers support in 37 separate locations and 12 different languages.
Haas Machine Tools presentó centros de mecanizado y torneado
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En el marco de FITMA 2022, Haas destacó el modelo VM-3, un centro de mecanizado pensado para la fabricación de moldes.
Generative Design for Milling Lightweights EV Motorbike Part
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Autodesk’s Fusion 360 generative design function can create mass-saving solutions for three-axis milling and other conventional manufacturing processes.
Five-Axis and Clever Controls Support Medical Manufacturing
| Modern Machine Shop
Kern’s Micro Vario and Heidenhain’s TNC 640 control give M5 the precision and accuracy it needs to successfully micromachine medical parts.
Mistras receives patent for Sensoria wind blade monitoring technology
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The remote rotor blade monitor offers edge-to-edge intelligence that detects and reports damage in real time, enabling better-informed wind blade integrity management.
Asahi Kasei to produce acrylonitrile using biomass-derived raw material
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Tongsuh Petrochemical subsidiary acquires ISCC PLUS certification and will begin production of AN using biomass propylene to make products such as ABS resin, carbon fiber and more.
Joby Aviation adds second pre-production prototype aircraft to accelerate flight testing in 2022
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Joby confirms the second prototype has received FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and U.S. Air Force airworthiness approval for streamlined operations heading into 2024.
Latch Locking Units for Precise Control of Parting Planes
| MoldMaking Technology
Hasco’s new latch locking units feature double-sided action and DLC-coated functional surfaces.
UCalgary researchers turn Alberta oilsands bitumen into high-value carbon fibers
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
University spearheads three projects out of the 12 teams chosen for Phase II of the Carbon Fibre Challenge, with a new target to produce the carbon fibers from bitumen at a lab scale.
Spirit AeroSystems is honored as industry leader in composites manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Aerospace company awarded the 2021 SME Excellence in Composites Manufacturing (Large Company) for its composite wing spoiler program which optimizes quality, rate and cost.
Understanding Fountain Flow in Injection Molding
| Plastics Technology
The phenomenon of fountain flow affects almost every aspect of the molded product — starting with filling, extending to pack and hold, and ultimately manifesting in part defects like bubbles and voids.
New Superalloy Qualified for Use in Velo3D Printers
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
The company has qualified nickel-based superalloy powder Amperprint 0233 Haynes 282 for use in its Sapphire family of printers.
Light Stabilizing Masterbatches for Polyolefin-Based Molded Automotive Components and More
| Plastics Technology
CAI’s new HALS additives in concentrate form are concentrate form for compounders do not generate VOC or unintended odors.
Three Keys to Managing a Successful Tool Transfer
| Plastics Technology
How to effectively manage a tool transfer despite rundown tools, an outdated automation system and difficult materials.
Taking A Look at Digital-Only Cutting Tool Highlights
| MoldMaking Technology
MMT covers 16 newly released or optimized cutting tool products that aim to facilitate increased productivity, reliability and accuracy.
NASA Institute develops carbon nanotube-based composites for Mars spacecraft
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The five-year project employs computational modeling techniques to build composite panels that are three times stiffer and stronger than current carbon fiber to enable manned missions to Mars.
Improved Chip Removal With Boring Bar Line, Offset Adapter
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Together with A2201's larger offset dimensions, the internal coolant delivery of the A3001 boring bar optimizes chip removal, adding to its superior surface finishes. Walter says it provides fast and productive counterboring and internal profiling of parts.