Siemens Gamesa to double size of offshore wind blade facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
An additional 77,600 square meters will enable the manufacture of next-generation offshore wind turbine blades, with potential for added capacity.
How Gardner Events Learned to Pivot to a Virtual Environment
| Gardner Web
The events industry came to an abrupt halt in 2020, but through the chaos Gardner events learned how to pivot to a virtual environment by using new technology and strategies that will carry on into future events.
Lambo goes retro with hybridized, carbon fiber-intensive LPI 800-4 supercar
Gary S. Vasilash | CompositesWorld
The Italian specialist brings back the Countach in a limited-series vehicle featuring composite components such as a carbon fiber monocoque, exterior panels and brakes.
How Gardner Events Learned to Pivot to a Virtual Environment
| GROW
The events industry came to an abrupt halt in 2020, but through the chaos Gardner events learned how to pivot to a virtual environment by using new technology and strategies that will carry on into future events.
AMT, Gardner Business Media Launch MT United
| Additive Manufacturing
MT United offers an integrated print, digital and in-person network platform in the manufacturing technology ecosystem to strengthen North American manufacturing industries.
NASF Releases Public Policy Update for August 2021
| Products Finishing
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of August.
#regulations
July Finishing Activity Reports Quickening Deceleration
Michael Guckes | Products Finishing
Total Activity Growth Slows in Three of Last Four Months
#economics
The ‘Three Rs' of Sustainability: Are They All Equal in Priority?
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Which of these is most accessible to more manufacturers in the near term?
Crystal-Clear SBC Selected for Fridge LED Lamp Housings
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Ineos Styrolution’s K-Resin KR01 chosen by Samsung due to no breakage during disassembly to meet ecological requirements.
ThermHex Waben and Fraunhofer Lead Research into Honeycomb Production
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The EconCore ThermHex technology is being advanced through long-term collaboration.
Juárez: sólido proveedor de equipo médico para la emergencia sanitaria
| Plastics Technology México
Chihuahua es el principal exportador de dispositivos médicos en México y Ciudad Juárez el principal proveedor para Estados Unidos. La frontera norte concentra el 90 % de las empresas manufactureras del sector.
MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Industrial Molds
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
This quick 5 in 5 MMT Chats video series reveals five best practices in five minutes on ways to improve efficiencies with technology, workforce development and business management. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
DSM & SABIC to Create Recycled-Based Dyneema
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Through a joint pilot project, the manufacturing and usage of Dyneema using mixed plastic waste as feedstock (via mass balance approach) will be successfully demonstrated.
Thermal Care Names New East Coast Regional Manager
| Plastics Technology
The developer and manufacturer of custom heat-transfer systems and equipment appointed Peter Falise as its new regional manager for the Northeastern U.S.
Industria italiana de máquinas-herramienta registra recuperación en 2021
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Según proyecciones de UCIMU, la producción de máquinas-herramienta, robots y sistemas de automatización debería crecer un 10,9 % hasta los 5,700 millones de euros en 2021. Las exportaciones deberían alcanzar los 3,100 millones de euros, es decir, un 9,4 % más que el año anterior.
IHEA Announces 2021-22 Board of Directors and Officers
Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association introduces new and similar faces to their 2021 baord
Dispositivo para detección de fugas Air Leak Tester LS-R902
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Meximold: Cosmo de México llevará una amplia oferta para el recubrimiento de moldes, equipos para detección de fugas, conectores de alta temperatura y presión requeridos para conectar los moldes a la maquinaria, entre otros.
Thermoforming Made More Effective with Industry 4.0
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Illig’s new Illig Assist digital service platform to actively support thermoforming customers on the way to Industry 4.0
Entegris/Poco Materials Will Offer Virtual EDM Training
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec: The company has announced that it will begin to offer virtual EDM technical training in the fourth quarter of 2021, in addition to in-person training which is expected to resume in 2022.
#workforcedevelopment
Ineos Styrolution Now Founding Member of Cyclyx
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Consortium-based feedstock management company Cyclyx which aims to boost plastic recycling rate from 10% to 90% adds Ineos Styrolution to its arsenal.
Genomma Lab consolida uso de resina reciclada en sus envases gracias a alianza
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Junto con Braskem Idesa y Citrulsa, Genomma Lab, la multinacional mexicana de productos OTC y de cuidado personal, incorpora una mayor cantidad de plástico reciclado en los envases de sus productos. Esta alianza permite impulsar la economía circular en México.
BigRep’s Shield Large-Format Dry Cabinet Prevents Material Degradation
| Additive Manufacturing
Cabinet is designed to protect filament from material degradation by eliminating more than 99% humidity, thereby reducing material waste by 20% and repair costs up to 50%.