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Mantenimiento preventivo de los transportadores de la línea de pintura
| Products Finishing México
Dave Hesse, superintendente de instalación de campo de Global Finishing Solutions, ofrece sugerencias para inspeccionar y mantener su sistema de transporte industrial.
Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Teflon
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology
The accidental discovery of Teflon.
Una plática con… David Melo, líder de cromo en Estañadora
| Products Finishing México
Con apenas cinco años en el mundo de los acabados, David Melo ya ha aprendido varias lecciones importantes para crecer y mejorar en esta demandante industria.
Machining 101: What is Five-Axis Machining?
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Five-axis machining offers increased productivity and geometric flexibility, but the additional axes of motion can compromise rigidity and accuracy.
3D Printed Cooling Bars Will Improve Observability of Antimatter
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
An experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be better able to detect the paths of particles thanks to efficient cooling delivered by metal 3D printed tubes.
Teijin launches website to showcase sustainable mobility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Website platform provides easy access to Teijin business groups, automotive sustainability initiatives and will eventually include solutions for polycarbonate resin glazing and carbon fiber.
Continuous Composites closes $17 million Series A financing for CF3D
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The financing round enables Continuous Composites to commercialize its CF3D product offerings, as well as advance and protect the company’s expansive patent portfolio.
U.S. Department of Labor seeks information on updating OSHA’s mechanical power presses standard
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The mechanical power presses standard, first issues by OSHA in 1971, is to be updated per public input. Comments can be submitted until Oct. 26, 2021.
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Global Perspective on Next-Generation Mold Engineers
| MoldMaking Technology
An assistant professor for a university plastics program summarizes a global panel discussion on the next generation of mold builders and engineers.
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NTU Singapore, Arkema manufacture carbon fiber helmets using Elium resin
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Carbon fiber reinforcement increases stiffness, toughness of the helmet’s outer shell and allows it to absorb more impact energy over a longer period.
Fibre Extrusion Technology installs Spunbond melt spinning system at University of Leeds
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Melt spinning technology complements fiber, fabric processing, testing and characterization, with a focus on small-scale processing of unconventional polymers and additive mixes.
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EHang commences Yunfu production facility operations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The retrofitted autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) production facility, which includes a carbon fiber composite materials processing area, is to scale up company production capabilities and cover approximately 24,000 square meters.
CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Carbon Axis
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Carbon Axis showcases compact AFP solutions for the preforming of small parts with the XCell, XPlace mk2 and IdeaLab.
DLR ZLP demonstrates new method for thermoplastic composite hydrogen fuel tank
| CompositesWorld
AFP uses xenon lamp heating and inline QA to achieve innovative design which also uses ultrasonic welding.
Machine Tool Data Analysis Identifies Effective Setup Tactics
| Modern Machine Shop
Thanks to the MTConnect standard, it is easy to create a timeline of a machine’s activities and use it to discover ways for improving operations. One example is how to reduce setup time.
Tekni-Plex firma acuerdo para adquirir Grupo Phoenix
| Plastics Technology México
Con el objetivo de reforzar la capacidad de ofrecer soluciones de envasado orientadas al cliente, especialmente en los mercados de alimentos y bebidas, Tekni-Plex adquiere a Grupo Phoenix.
16 New Inductees Named to Plastics Hall of Fame
| Plastics Technology
Long-time leaders hailing from the U.S., Japan, Germany and Austria and across the entire supply chain, from machinery and materials to training and moldmaking, will be inducted.
Finishing Index Falls Slightly, Still Near All-Time High
Michael Guckes | Products Finishing
Accelerating New Orders and Limited Production Send Backlogs Higher
Mastercam 2022 salió al mercado
| Modern Machine Shop México
Entre las mejoras de Mastercam 2022 está la trayectoria de la herramienta OptiRough para usuarios de 2D, ahora disponible en todos los niveles de producto de la fresadora y la ruteadora.
Actualizaciones de Conair SmartServices
| Plastics Technology México
La última versión de SmartServices, de Conair, añade nuevas funciones que proporcionan a los procesadores una mayor flexibilidad en la supervisión de los equipos auxiliares.
Composites AM research targets wind energy
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
The U.S. DOE, universities and industry leaders ramp up new efforts and funding to develop 3D-printed composite wind blade molds and end-use blade components.
Exportaciones de productos manufacturados crecieron 26.7% durante junio
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En junio de 2021, las exportaciones de productos manufacturados alcanzaron 37,366 millones de dólares, lo que representó un incremento de 26.7% a tasa anual.