Mexican Media Brands
Sikora presentará sus sistemas de inspección y clasificación de pellets
| Plastics Technology México
Fakuma: El Purity Scanner Advanced será exhibido durante la feria. Además, se harán pruebas gratuitas a pequeñas muestras de material llevadas por los clientes con el Purity Concept V.
Proyecciones positivas para el sector de electrodomésticos y su proveeduría: CLELAC
| Plastics Technology México
De acuerdo con el Clúster de Electrodomésticos, el sector podría alcanzar 8 mil nuevos puestos de trabajo en Nuevo León al cierre del año.
Modern Machine Shop and ProShop ERP Announce “Machine Shop Ownership Change Conference”
| Gardner Web
The event focuses on setting up shops to succeed during transition.
Nuevo programa educativo virtual PPG Aerospace Academy
| Products Finishing México
PPG Aerospace Academy ofrece recursos de capacitación virtual relacionados con recubrimientos para aeroespacial y acceso a pedidos en línea, entre otros servicios.
Panasonic and SnapEDA Release Free CAD Resources
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
These resources, which include CAD models for over 75,000 of Panasonic’s components, enable engineers to make custom products with Panasonic’s electronics components quickly and reliably.
Tool Presetting Identifies and Isolates Costly Problems
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Speroni’s Futura CNC presetter enabled Cogitic to diagnose runout and wear problems with its tooling before running the tools on its machines, saving time and expensive material.
Video: Emerging Leader Britany Dittmer Achieves Goals with Fresh Ideas
Lori Beckman | Production Machining
Dittmer is described as a hands-on leader who has earned the respect of her Alco Manufacturing team of 200-plus through her drive and dedication.
Presentan cifras de producción y exportación de la industria automotriz de agosto
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La producción total de vehículos ligeros en el periodo enero–agosto de 2021 fue de 2,054,584 unidades, lo que significó un incremento de 13.27% con relación al mismo periodo del 2020.
Accudyne ofrece un extractor de barras de mayor capacidad
| Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con Accudyne, el EZ-Puller Expanded Capacity está diseñado para soportar diámetros de barra redonda de 0.093" a 2.00" y pesos de hasta 100 libras.
Hardinge Inc. Acquires Ohio Tool Works
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
As part of the acquisition, Hardinge adds Ohio Tool Works’ platform of high-precision honing machines, tooling and abrasives to its machine tool and workholding portfolio.
CW Trending: Bucci Composites’ Andrea Bedeschi talks F1, cars, cranes and wheels
| CompositesWorld
In the third episode of CW Trending, we chatted with Andrea Bedeschi, general manager of Bucci Composites about the company history and recent carbon fiber developments.
Streamlining Estimating and Quoting for Metal Finishers
| Products Finishing
Paperless Parts CEO and co-founder Jason Ray discusses the common estimating and quoting mishaps that plague metal finishers and how modern software can alleviate the problem.
Custom Heels Are a Step Up for Circular Fashion, Sustainable Manufacturing
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Custom shoe company Hilos demonstrates how, with additive manufacturing, relative outsiders can not only launch a product, but implement a new production mindset into an established industry. The company is bringing comfort and customization to fashion footwear with sustainable, on-demand production based on 3D printing.
Thermoplastic tapes continue to show potential for composite aerostructures
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Web Industries reports increased R&D activity within several aerospace markets enabled by the flexibility and advantages of thermoplastic tapes.
Electroimpact, Toray, Janicki advance technologies for rapid, large-scale thermoplastic parts manufacture
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Project combines Electroimpact high-speed AFP equipment, Janicki’s OOA heated layup tooling system and Toray Cetex TC1225 low melt PAEK UD tape for deposition rates of up to 4,000 inches/minute.
Viewer Software Assesses Moldability of Parts in 16 CAD File Formats
| MoldMaking Technology
Kubotek3D’s K-Display View is a multi-CAD visualization software offering mold-specific features such as colored shading based on draft angle and 3D bounding envelope size and measurements.
Airbus Single-Aisle Airspace cabin enters into service with Lufthansa Group
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Lufthansa becomes the first airline in Europe to feature Airbus’ new Airspace cabin, which makes extensive use of composites, on single-aisle aircraft.
Dual-Shaft Mixer Designed for Increased Shear
| Plastics Technology
Rotor and slotted stator mixing head reportedly provides more advanced deagglomeration and emulsification capabilities than high-speed disperser blade.
FACC expands partnership with Airbus
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Expanded empennage component production for A220 family positions FACC as an important long-term technology partner to Airbus, supports the company’s growth strategy for the future.
Versatile Loss-in-Weight Feeders
| Plastics Technology
Can feed at a wide range of throughput at accuracies down to ± 0.25% at two sigma.
First Chemically Recycled Polypropylene Iced Coffee Cups
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
Swiss dairy company Emmi is partnering with Borealis and Greiner Packaging to produce coffee drinking cups using chemically recycled polypropylene.