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MicroCare Hires New Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Ray Bellavance is responsible for establishing and implementing sales and marketing strategies in North America; he will advise and support sales and marketing efforts in Europe, the U.K. and Asia.
Mold Component Enables Fast Localization of Injection Molds
| MoldMaking Technology
The Loc Check A5900, which has GSM tracking, is magnetic attachable to free surfaces of an injection mold and has a battery life up to 3,000 transmission cycles.
Cortec Introduces Rust-Preventative for Preserving Metals
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing
Cortec says VpCI-277 is ideal for robotic assembly of precision components requiring tight tolerances; it helps maintain a clean preservation process without introducing chlorinated compounds, chromates or nitrites.
Aimplas, industry partners set sights on chemical recycling of composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The EROS project, with the participation of Aimplas and the Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC) is working to develop new recycling process to recover and repurpose composite materials from wind and aeronautic industries.
Hexagon Purus continues drive toward zero-emissions with battery-electric trucks contract
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Hydrogen solutions company — best known for its Type IV hydrogen cylinders — will provide fully integrated vehicle drivetrains, ProPack and power electronics for Class 6 and 8 trucks.
Report presents roadmap for decarbonizing aerospace
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
According to a recent Deloitte Insights report, electrification and sustainable fuels are among the two most likely solutions for short-term aircraft emissions reduction.
8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2021: The Cool Parts Show #36
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
The world’s leading trade show for industrial 3D printing returned as an in-person event. Among all the additive manufacturing technology showcased at the show, we also found our most amazing batch of cool parts so far.
De enero a septiembre las manufacturas recibieron el 45.0% de la Inversión Extranjera Directa
| Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con información de la Secretaría de Economía, México captó 24,831.7 millones de dólares de Inversión Extranjera Directa en los primeros nueve meses de 2021.
Anti-Stat Compounds for Explosive Environments
| Plastics Technology
SABIC’s new materials meet EU’s ATEX safety requirements for electrical conductivity while giving customers a choice of desirable performance and processing attributes.
#electronics
A second look at cobonded tapered scarf repairs for composite structures
Louis Dorworth | CompositesWorld
Composites repairs, such as cobonded tapered scarf repairs, seek to sufficiently restore structural loads so that components perform without failure
Attracting More Employees by Knowing the Ones You Have
| Plastics Technology
It’s helpful to understand their mindsets, habits, and patterns of entry-level, low-wage employees.
#workforcedevelopment
Sistema Auto-Take Up, de PRAB, reduce el tiempo de inactividad
| Modern Machine Shop México
PRAB presentó el sistema Auto-Take Up, una mejora de las cintas transportadoras diseñada para tensarlas automáticamente y eliminar la necesidad de ajustes manuales.
Aumento de la productividad en inyección fue protagonista en arburgXvision
| Plastics Technology México
La novena entrega del programa en vivo de Arburg destacó estrategias para proteger, preparar y controlar los moldes de inyección, así como consejos para combatir el desgaste.
La vuelta a los eventos presenciales debe ser en un ambiente de tranquilidad: Rebeca Chong de Helmut Fischer
| Products Finishing México
En entrevista durante FABTECH 2021, en Chicago, Rebeca Chong, desarrolladora de negocios para la zona norte de Helmut Fischer, habló de su experiencia sobre el regreso a los eventos presenciales.
Jason Ganim, nuevo presidente del Grupo Conair
| Plastics Technology México
El proveedor de equipos auxiliares para la industria del plástico nombró a Jason Ganim como nuevo presidente.
New Five-Axis Milling Machine, Horizontal Wire EDM for Medical
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
GF Machining Solutions’ Mikron Mill E 500 U five-axis milling machine and Cut AM 500 horizontal wire EDM are designed to work seamlessly alongside the company’s additive manufacturing systems for complete medical part processing and optimized workflow.
High QA and Verisurf Form Integration Partnership
| MoldMaking Technology
The companies have partnered to provide an integration solution that is designed to streamline shopfloor quality inspection workflows.
Surprising Things People Want from Branded Content
| Gardner Web
What do Americans want from branded content? Most stated preferences that might surprise some marketers — and make them realize they’re missing a big opportunity. The author provides a highlight of three of the most surprising findings.
Avio Commerciale S.r.l., Nano-Tech to expand nano-engineered prepregs, resins to new markets
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The strategic partnership aims to introduce Nano-Tech R&D and production capabilities to new customers and provide tailor-made customer solutions.
Special Report: Toyota & Issues Electric
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
Although Toyota’s focus on hybrid powertrains at the seeming expense of the development of a portfolio of full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for the market could cause some concern among those of an environmental orientation, in that Toyota doesn’t seem to be sufficiently supportive of the environment, in their estimation. Here’s something that could cause a reconsideration of that point of view.
#electronics
Inside a Large-Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing Facility: AM Radio #7
Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing
This large medical manufacturer added metal 3D printing to its wide range of machining processes, and has since grown its AM division to include 30 printers. On this episode of AM Radio, we discuss how metal AM operates at such a large scale.
Fabrisonic Smart Baseplate Measures Stress in PBF Builds
| Additive Manufacturing
The baseplate with embedded sensors is designed to measure loads and monitor quality during PBF builds.