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Improving Leveling in Nickel Systems
| Products Finishing
Chad Murphy of Columbia Chemical offers insights for addressing issues with leveling in nickel systems.
Use These Twin-Screw ‘Tools’ to Improve Quality of Your Color Pigment Dispersions
| Plastics Technology
A twin-screw compounding extruder is a single piece of equipment divided into distinct unit operations. Thinking of each unit operation as part of a toolbox can help determine what can be added or improved to process best-quality color masterbatches.
Matrix Tool Sweeps 'Hot Shots' Competition
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Working together with injection machine builder Sodick Plustech, this Pennsylvania molder and moldmaker won both prizes in Plastics Technology’s first-ever Hot Shots injection molded parts competition, held at Molding 2021.
Managing Stacked Tolerances with PTFE Lubricants
| Products Finishing
PTFE coatings allow surgical instruments to overcome static friction.
Vericut’s Version 9.2 Features More Optimization Options
| Modern Machine Shop
Simulation software verifies key additive functions and makes it easy to identify errors, excessive material overhangs, voids and misplaced material.
Vertical Integration Enables Rapid Manufacturing Response
Derek Korn | Production Machining
For this contract manufacturer, having myriad machining and manufacturing capabilities in-house enables it to deliver assemblies to customers faster and with higher quality.
Considering Scaling Up for More Output? Follow These Tips
Jim Frankland | Plastics Technology
Keep these calculations handy when you are trying to decide whether a bigger extruder will get you the output you need.
How Does Your Molding Machine Control Pack Pressure?
John Bozzelli | Plastics Technology
It seems some new machines have pack velocity issues, as machine builders are confusing processors with controllers that are more complicated than they need to be and less user-friendly.
Valence Surface Technologies Acquires H&W Global Industries
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
H&W provides a wide variety of metal finishing services, including anodizing, electroplating, and industrial painting for leading defense applications.
When It Comes to RFQ Response, Time Is Money
| Modern Machine Shop
But in this case, the more time it takes, the less money you’re likely to make.
AM for Production: Where Conventional Lessons Do and Do Not Apply
Julia Hider | Additive Manufacturing
As RMS has grown its additive manufacturing division, it has discovered which principles of subtractive manufacturing apply to additive, and which do not.
EMO Milán registró 60,000 visitantes de 91 países
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Con la pasada EMO Milán, la industria mundial de manufactura, máquinas-herramienta, robots y sistemas de automatización fue testigo de una nueva era de reactivación pospandémica.
Cubierta de gran altura para manufactura aditiva permite reducir el prototipado
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop México
Mediante el uso de la impresora 3D SLM 800 extendida verticalmente de SLM Solutions, Safran pudo desarrollar y producir un componente de gran tamaño para el tren de aterrizaje de un avión comercial pequeño en cuestión de días, en lugar de meses.
I’m Your Employee, Working 9 to 5...and Worrying 24/7
| Plastics Technology
Why it’s critical to create relationships—true relationships based on trust and honesty—with employees.
#workforcedevelopment
More Knowledge ... at a Mouse Click
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Get to know the Knowledge Centers on Plastics Technology’s website.
El evento digital de PPG presenta revestimientos antiadherentes para utensilios de cocina
Chris Pasion | Products Finishing México
El evento permitirá a PPG conectarse virtualmente con clientes globales para compartir información sobre productos y aplicaciones, las últimas tendencias de color y la nueva paleta de colores 2022 para utensilios de cocina.
Nozzle Shutoff Shuts Down Drool
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
A machine-nozzle shutoff device helped Klein Tools cut drool from 24 lb/day to just 2.1 lb, with the remaining drool coming from the hot runner, not the machine.
Hardware/Software Package for Processing Recycle
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Arburg has combined plasticating-unit features and selected adaptive-control functions into a package to enable more consistent processing of recycled materials.
Proyección de consumo de tecnología para la manufactura augura un avance a los niveles de 2019
| Modern Machine Shop México
Proyecciones de la AMT en Estados Unidos auguran que 2021 será un año de recuperación en el consumo de maquinaria y equipo para el proceso de transformación metalmecánica en América Latina y alrededor del mundo.
Software de inspección de piezas digitales crea nuevas oportunidades comerciales
| Modern Machine Shop México
Al actualizar su proceso de inspección de décadas de antigüedad, Chick Machine consiguió nuevos clientes que han impulsado el crecimiento de la empresa.
Precision LPBF Improves Watch Component Part Performances
Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing
Partnering with AddUp has enabled watch part maker Kif Parechoc to use laser powder bed fusion to manufacture parts with improved mechanical performance using less material.
Boeing projects demand for 1,540 new aircraft in the Russia, Ukraine and CIS aviation market through 2040
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Forecast anticipates that Russia, leading all regions in domestic air travel recovery, will see additional growth in leisure and business travel.