Tres aspectos que impulsarán la inversión en el sector manufacturero en México
| Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con CEPAL, se estima que 2021 podría ser más favorable para las inversiones en México, debido al crecimiento de la economía de Estados Unidos, la reconfiguración de las cadenas globales de valor y el T-MEC.
Real 10-Year Rate Falls Below -4% for First Time Since 1980
Steven Kline, Jr. | Gardner Intelligence
A sharp decline in the year-over-year change in real 10-year Treasury rates due to accelerating inflation indicates strong capital equipment spending for the remainder of 2021 and possibly into 2022.
SMW BP Chuck Made for Harsh Machining Environments
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The BP features a large through-hole that enables flexibility for virtually any application where a standard chuck is used.
Machining 101: What is Turning?
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Turning uses a lathe to remove material from the outside of a rotating workpiece, while boring does the same from the inside of a rotating workpiece.
AM Material Certification Database Cuts Redundant Testing
Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing
UL’s Blue Card program provides a reliable, transferrable set of test results for plastic materials used in additive manufacturing — so long as the user’s printing parameters match the tested parameters.
Swiss Steel Highlights Specialty Steel Material for High Corrosion Resistance
| MoldMaking Technology
Amerimold 2021 exhibitor Swiss Steel offers Corroplast, a stainless steel mold base material for use in high-humidity environments and with corrosive resins.
Altair acquires structural analysis and design software, S-FRAME Software
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The platform, capable of evaluating a composite, steel, concrete or mass timber structure’s ability to withstand external loads, strengthens and accelerates Altair’s architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) footprint.
X-57 Maxwell concludes high-voltage testing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
All-electric composite airplane successfully spins propellors under full, high-voltage power.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Patcham
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Patcham USA presents a range of specialty additives to augment the processability and properties of composite systems.
Amerimold 2021 Technology Showcase, Part 3
| MoldMaking Technology
Plan ahead for the in-person Amerimold 2021 mold manufacturing event in September with this compilation of exhibitor products and services.
Ford GT composite supercar is going out of production in 2022
Gary S. Vasilash | CompositesWorld
Ford is rolling out its seventh special edition of the car, which features an abundance of carbon fiber.
Gravitilab, National Composites Centre to design new composite structures for suborbital launch vehicles
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Gravitilab team is investigating, designing and trialing a carbon fiber propellant tank for its fleet of suborbital launch vehicles.
GE Aviation reaches advanced manufacturing milestone for CMC and AM jet engine components
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
This past July, two sites, Asheville, N.C., and Auburn, Ala., shipped their 100,000th CMC turbine shroud and 100,000th additively manufactured fuel nozzle tip respectively.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: McClean Anderson
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
McClean Anderson continues to innovate with the release of Ocelot, a filament winder machine control software that enhances input/output possibilities, external hardware integration and improves backup capabilities.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Revolution Composites
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Revolution Composites’ triaxial braiding process uses a wide range of fibers for for thrusters, nozzles and conical shapes in spaceflight.
Clothing Hangers Made from Ocean-Bound Plastics
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
New hanger made from 100% recycled plastic that is gathered from the ocean or intercepted before entering the ocean.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Rexco
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Rexco’s line of release agents are suitable for the creation of both production plugs and finished parts. Products the company features are Partall Film #10 polyvinyl alcohol barrier coating and Partall Paste #2 paste mold release wax.
Simplify a Mold with Reverse Engineering
| MoldMaking Technology
The advantages of various reverse-engineering solutions include process and product improvements from data collection and modeling through manufacturing.
Efficient and Reliable Machining and Automation Solutions for Today’s Labor Market
| Modern Machine Shop
In this demonstration, Product Manager of Automation and Assembly Systems Peter Andersson and General Sales Manager Andrew Rowley discuss the latest news at SW and how SW’s solutions can solve issues caused by the current labor market. Automation topics include independent manufacturing cells, the TopRob, Robot Portal, FloorRob, and complete manufacturing system solutions. (Sponsored)
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Capture 3D's Digitizer Accelerates Scanning
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec 2021: Capture 3D claims its digitizer can collect up to 12-million points per scan in 0.2 seconds.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Precision Roll Grinders
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Precision Roll Grinders’ custom machining and grinding capabilities enable tolerances up to 40 millionths of an inch.
Palmgren's Milling Machine Handles a Wide Range of Operations
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Palmgren’s 14-inch gear head milling machine can handle machining operations that would normally be performed by larger and more expensive machines.