Nuevos rompevirutas de Tungaloy mejoran la estabilidad del mecanizado

| Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con Tungaloy los nuevos insertos CBN con rompevirutas de tipo HP garantizan una buena rotura y control de la viruta durante el mecanizado de acabado de piezas de acero templado.

Mastercam Announces Wildest Parts Competition Winners

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Mastercam holds the Wildest Parts Competition each year to encourage student interest and participation in manufacturing. The competition is open to students at the secondary and postsecondary levels to create parts using Mastercam.

Bosch aumenta sus operaciones en México

| Modern Machine Shop México

En su planta de Aguascalientes, Bosch anunció un plan de inversión para su planta por 74 millones de euros y en sus instalaciones de Guadalajara incrementará más del doble su plantilla laboral durante los próximos cinco años.

Máquinas de moldeo por inyección de baja presión, serie Lumina, de Wilmington

| Plastics Technology México

Estas inyectoras tienen nuevas características dentro de las que se destacan capacidades de disparo de 25 a 300 libras, sujeción de 350 a 2500 toneladas y montaje de uno a seis moldes a la vez.

Heineken agregó la nota sustentable al Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México

| Plastics Technology México

Heineken sirvió sus cervezas a los asistentes de la Fórmula 1 en México en vasos hechos de bioplástico elaborados con residuos de cebada, promoviendo así la economía circular.

C.O.R.E. Controller Technology Supports Machine Tool Connectivity

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The hardware/software architecture is designed to connect machine tools to open up possibilities for networking, controlling and monitoring the production process as well as process optimization.

Compact, High-Output Extruder

| Plastics Technology

New extruder series features groove-feed section and offers up to 20% more output than previous designs.

Hexcel partners with Metyx for high-performance carbon fiber pultrusion technology

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Combined expertise within the composites industry will contribute to the manufacture of profiles made from polyurethane resin and UD carbon fiber for the wind energy market.

CEAD qualifies Airtech Dalhtram resins for use on all AM Flexbot platforms

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Combination of the robot-based system with Airtech’s extensive resin line will enhance composites AM production and performance flexibility across multiple industries.

Irkut completes final assembly of composite-intensive MS-21-300 aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The MS-21-300 design is approximately 40% composite, which Irkut says is a record figure for medium-range aircraft. After switching to local production, the first aircraft is about to fly.

Bcomp invests in new Fribourg production facility

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New in-house capabilities will allow the sustainable lightweight manufacturer to explore a more scalable production process for its natural fiber solutions.

Slide Products Partners with One Tree Planted Nonprofit in Efforts to Minimize Carbon Footprint

| MoldMaking Technology

For every online order placed, Slide says it will donate $1 for one tree to be planted.

Solid Carbide Milling Cutters Tackle Difficult Applications Range

| MoldMaking Technology

Walter’s latest MC377 Advance and MD377 Supreme solid carbide milling cutters are cost-effective for titanium machining tasks.  

Plataine receives SME 2021 Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The international award honors contributions of those who have excelled in manufacturing products from advanced composite materials.

BMComposites installs solar-powered composite hardtop bimini for expedition yacht

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Contracted hardtop bimini uses a combination of carbon fiber, glass fiber and foam core as well as 20 SP130 solar panels for a highly sustainable and sleek boat design.

Toray CFRP prepreg for aerospace demonstrates flame retardance, mechanical performance

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Employed materials informatics technology established the swift development of a matrix resin with equivalent mechanical properties of aerospace materials, but a 35% lower heat release rate.

Lanxess, Kautex Textron explore D-LFT for EV battery housings

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Research cooperation substitutes steel and aluminum with a continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic technology demonstrator for advantages in weight, functional integration and mass production.

FAA awards Archer Aviation Special Airworthiness Certificate for Maker eVTOL aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Certification clears Archer to begin hover flight testing of its Maker aircraft, serving as a key enabler for the company’s mission to launch its first commercial eVTOL flights in 2024.

UniAxle Offers Truck Rear Axle Machining in Single Setup

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The company says machining in a single setup improves the accuracy and quality of rear axles and makes production processes quicker and more cost-effective.

Avoid Chip Jams, Downtime With Tool Path Software

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroPlus Tool Path software offers programming support for external and internal thread turning operations. The software generates NC codes based on cutting data parameters to secure the correct number of passes with evenly distributed cutting forces.

La importancia de los recubrimientos en polvo para habilitar los vehículos eléctricos

Scott Francis | Products Finishing México

Un nuevo informe técnico de AkzoNobel Powder Coatings explora el papel que juegan los recubrimientos en polvo en el mercado de vehículos eléctricos, con un enfoque en el papel que desempeñan en la prevención del sobrecalentamiento de las baterías y otros componentes.

In Service of an Industry

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Lessons from the stewards of surface finishing. 
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