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Probing for Setup and Lights-Out Machining — The One-Person Shop Episode #2
Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop
Automatic measurement on the machine tool speeds efficiency by day and safeguards capacity at night for a small machine shop.
Tomra Care: asistencia técnica para recicladores de plástico
| Plastics Technology México
Tomra Care es un servicio de apoyo a los clientes de la compañía y a sus máquinas que garantiza máximo rendimiento de clasificación, menor tiempo de inactividad, y costos predecibles.
Rising Inflation Drives Real 10-Year Treasury Rate Lower
Steven Kline, Jr. | Gardner Intelligence
The rate of inflation increased to 5.39% in June, pushing the real 10-year Treasury rate to -3.87%. Declining real interest rates are typically a positive sign for durable goods manufacturing and capital equipment consumption.
#economics
Arburg Showcases Partnership Aimed at Simplifying End-of-Life Recycling
| Plastics Technology
To be presented at VDI’s international congress for plastics in automotive, Arburg will discuss its collaboration with Reifenhäuser’s R-Cycle Project.
Nissei Merges Production and Sales into San Antonio Site
| Plastics Technology
The Japanese maker of injection molding machines has merged its Californian-based sales subsidiary into its Texas machine-production site.
Shrink Fit Machines & Tooling
| Modern Machine Shop
In this Digital Demo, National Sales Manager, Mike Eneix, presents a step-by-step walkthrough of Techniks’ 00450 ShrinkSTATION and 00500 Quencher ShrinkFIT machines. (Sponsored)
Virgin Orbit automates composites machining processes for LauncherOne rockets
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Part of the company’s larger strategy for reducing cycle times and labor costs on its composite-intensive rockets, a customized machine center from Multiax America solves composite machining challenges.
Fluff Feeder Offers Higher Film-Scrap Capacity, Better Reclaim Efficiency
| Plastics Technology
Feeds granulated film scrap into a stream of virgin material and delivers the mix to extruder.
Función AutoWave, de Conair, automatiza sistema de transporte de resinas
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
AutoWave es una característica del sistema Wave Conveying, de Conair, que facilita la selección automática y el uso de capacidades para proteger las resinas de los daños causados por los sistemas de transporte en fase diluida que funcionan a velocidades excesivas.
Hempel presenta Hempafire Pro en los mercados de México, Centroamérica y el Caribe
| Products Finishing México
Hempel lanzó sus recubrimientos Hempafire Pro de protección pasiva contra el fuego en los mercados de México, Centroamérica y el Caribe.
Innovación, clave para el desarrollo productivo en América Latina
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con un informe de la CEPAL, las nuevas tecnologías digitales, así como la investigación y desarrollo en sectores estratégicos son claves para el desarrollo productivo de la región.
Index Corporation Expands into Virginia, North and South Carolina
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The corporation has partnered with Machinery Solutions to expand distribution. Well-established in its region, Machinery Solutions celebrates 40 years in the machine tool industry this year.
Neste y LyondellBasell se asocian para producir polímeros renovables
| Plastics Technology México
LyondellBasell adquirirá Neste RE, un material producido a partir de materias primas 100 % renovables de fuentes biológicas.
WEBINAR: Wake-Up Call to the Benefits of Simulation for Warpage and Windage
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
The impressive response of manufacturing to the urgent medical product development and delivery challenges COVID-19 presented was due in part to the use of simulation software. This free webinar takes attendees through a real-world example that used mold flow simulation to identify Kentucky Windage as the cause of warpage issues on a much-needed medical device.
Brüggeman & Grafe Develop Color-Stable eOrange Masterbatches for Molded & Extruded E-Mobility Nylon Compounds
| Plastics Technology
What are said to be color-stable and cost-effectively processed eOrange nylon masterbatches for molded and extruded nylon components uses in E-mobility, have been jointly developed by Germany’s additives supplier Brüggeman and compounder Grafe.
Mighty Buildings raises $100 million to make carbon-neutral, 3D-printed construction a reality
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Funding accelerates carbon neutrality roadmap which includes research and development of new composite materials produced from recycled or bio-based feedstock for net-zero construction by 2028.
PG Inspection Tools Unveils PG1000 Optical Cutting Tool Inspection System
| MoldMaking Technology
PG Inspection Tools will be demonstrating the PG1000, which ensures all molds and components are within the manufacturer's specifications, at Amerimold 2021.
Avient launches moisture-resistant nylon long fiber thermoplastic composite
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Nylon 6 and 6/6-based Complēt composite effectively prolongs the effectiveness of a part’s structural capabilities in humid environments and features a smooth surface appearance.
Teijin establishes carbon fiber product operations in Vietnam
Chris Pasion | CompositesWorld
Teijin’s new carbon fiber product line, which includes prepregs, will be initially produced for sports-related applications.
Total Vehicle Sales Volumes Press Higher Despite Rising Prices
Michael Guckes | Gardner Intelligence
Automotive industry news during the second quarter of the year was highly concentrated around the financials of the big automakers and the improved profits they generated thanks to strong pricing despite supply chain challenges which suppressed production levels at many factories in the United States and around the world. For this reason less attention was given to monthly volumes (at seasonally adjusted annual rates, SAAR). Production constraints aside, second quarter sales volumes were impressive, led by April’s 19.2 million units reading which then gave way to a May reading of 17.5 million.
4 Ways Robots and 3D Printing Intersect
Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop
Four examples of how robotic automation and additive manufacturing both help and are helped by each other.