Sakuu Launches Multimaterial, Multi-Process 3D Printer for EV Batteries

| Additive Manufacturing

Multimaterial, multi-process additive manufacturing platform solves issues of performance and cost, using 50% fewer materials to deliver up to twice the energy capacity in the same space or the same energy in half the space.

Lanzan primera botella cosmética derivada del reciclaje enzimático de plástico

| Plastics Technology México

L'Oréal anunció la producción del primer envase de plástico para cosmética totalmente reciclado gracias a la tecnología enzimática de la empresa Carbios.

Functional Injection Molds (and More) from 3D Printed Metal Paste

Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop

A 3D printing process from Mantle shapes extruded metal paste before it is sintered, dramatically reducing the time from print to finished part. 

Le Bélier invertirá 68 millones de dólares en Guanajuato

| Modern Machine Shop México

Le Bélier inició la construcción de una planta de autopartes en el estado, que generará 496 empleos.

KHS Group Publishes Sustainability Report

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

The Dortmund company has published a sustainability report on a voluntary basis every two years since 2015. 

Nuevos vasos desechables de Sames Kremlin

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing México

Los nuevos vasos favorecen la productividad y la limpieza en el trabajo de los aplicadores de pintura.

Big Kaiser Expands Hydraulic Chuck Offering for Swiss Lathes

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Company adds inch-sized, standard-type chucks and new F and R type chucks to its offerings for Swiss lathes.

AquaTec 7655 ofrece alta estabilidad de la emulsión

| Modern Machine Shop México

Oelheld U.S. Inc. lanzó AquaTec 7655, un producto miscible en agua, adecuado para el mecanizado de aceros, plásticos y aleaciones de aluminio.

Commercial-Scale Chemical Recycling at Work

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

Nexus founder and CEO Jeff Gold discusses the company’s chemical recycling technology and process.

Aquacell, de Amanco Wavin, polipropileno para el manejo sustentable del agua pluvial

| Plastics Technology México

Aquacell, de Amanco Wavin, es un sistema que se compone de celdas monolíticas de polipropileno de alta resistencia estructural diseñado para el almacenamiento, retención o infiltración de agua de lluvia.

'Failing Faster' as a Winning Product Development Strategy

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Sporting-goods OEM Wilson/DeMarini turns to new additive-manufacturing technology to turbocharge product development by blazing through failed iterations to find a winning design more quickly.

Web Cleaning Virtual Checkup

| Plastics Technology

Simco-Ion has added a new offering to its virtual checkup program with a no-obligation web cleaning meeting for prospects and existing customers.  

Turkish Aerospace earns spot in Boeing Premier Bidder Program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The program recognizes and rewards consistently high-performing suppliers and increases a company’s opportunities and visibility within the industry.

Improve Video Retention Rates

| Gardner Web

To make the most of your video marketing, make sure your audience is watching each video in full. Improve retention rates by creating a visually engaging video with an attention-grabbing introduction, and continually review analytics to troubleshoot drop off rates.
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Westminster Tool Introduces Amerimold 2021 Attendees to Revamped Service Offerings

| MoldMaking Technology

The company’s Quality Defining Design Process approach emphasizes dimensionally stable plastic parts that meets tight tolerances shot after shot.

New NCC research proves recycled composites can be used in new industry applications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

EOL composite project successfully extracts carbon fiber from Airbus A320 vertical tail planes via pyrolysis. Reclaimed fibers will be processed and configured for an eventual cross-sector demonstrator.

Amerimold 2021 Exhibitor R.E.R. Software Presents InFocus AutoPlan Scheduling System

| MoldMaking Technology

R.E.R. will be exhibiting its scheduling and planning system at Amerimold 2021 for intuitive manufacturing resource and data management.

Vestas secures Acardis Ost 1 wind farm order for floating wind turbines

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Located in the German Baltic Sea, the 27 V174-9.5 MW composite turbines will make use of a new floating installation method to prevent seabed and soil challenges, increase installation time and reduce LCOE.

Bronwyn Fox joins CSIRO agency as new chief scientist

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Professor Fox brings 30 years of scientific experience in composites and Industry 4.0 to Australia’s national science agency.

TIADE research project to test blade add-ons for optimized wind turbine LCOE 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New technologies and design methods for more efficient rotor operation such as spoilers, serrations, vortex generators and blade tip improvements will be applied to a full-scale, 130-meter-diameter turbine prototype.

AMBA Announces 2021 Mold Builder and Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Award Recipients

| MoldMaking Technology

Westminster Tool and Wepco Plastics were presented with the Mold Builder of the Year Award and Tooling Trailblazer of the Year Award respectively, at the AMBA 2021 conference June 21-24.

Global bicycle demand growth drives carbon fiber demand growth

Gary S. Vasilash | CompositesWorld

With the number of imported bikes to the U.S. on the rise, experts are suggesting a 13.13% increase in the market for carbon fiber frames.