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Ford ensamblará en Sonora la nueva pickup Maverick
| Modern Machine Shop México
El ensamble de la pickup se realizará bajo la misma línea de producción de la Bronco Sport, que fue adaptada con una inversión de más de 1,700 millones de dólares en las instalaciones de la planta en Hermosillo.
Incipio Group to Use Eastman Tritan Renew for Select Product Lines
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
The products will incorporate Tritan Renew with 50% certified recycled content.
Zinc Barrel Plated 3/4" Balls
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Snapshots of the surface finishing industry.
Special-Effect Masterbatch for Natural-Looking Plastic Wine Corks
| Plastics Technology
Prototype TPE corks made with Avient’s new Renol and Remafin masterbatch that create natural-looking TPE corks gets positive reviews at recent trials.
AI Being Used to Sort Plastics Automatically
Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology
The technology from Metaspectral is slated for completion by the end of 2021.
App para conectar a las empresas de plástico toma fuerza en México
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La red comercial móvil M-HUB les ayuda a las empresas de la industria de plásticos a conectar con prospectos y clientes, así como potenciar su alcance a escala nacional e internacional. Conozca los casos de algunas empresas que ya la usan en México.
Curve Works reaches milestone for modular builds of composite shell structures
| CompositesWorld
Approach reduces cost by 40%, lead-time by 50% and material use by >70% compared to manufacturing in large, one-off mold.
EPA Rescinds Trump Administration Clean Air Act Benefit-Cost Rule
| Products Finishing
EPA conducted a comprehensive review of the Benefit-Cost Rule and concluded that the rule should be rescinded in its entirety for several reasons.
#regulations
Advancing Cutting Tool Production with Electrical Discharge Grinding
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
A wider power range and new erosion control features enable users of ANCA’s EDG machines to more quickly produce cutting tools that last longer.
Servo Control Feature Facilitates Precise, Controlled Mold Actuation
| MoldMaking Technology
Husky’s electric servo control feature for the Altanium mold controller series serves to increase mold life and provides instant access to motion performance.
EPA to Make Changes to Rollback of Clean Water Act Rule
| Products Finishing
EPA Announces it will make changes to Trump’s rollback of Obama’s Clean Water Act Rule defining which “Waters of the U.S.” are subject to regulation.
#regulations
30 Under 30 Class of 2021: Midwestern Moldmaking Talent
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology celebrates the next generation of young professionals based in the Midwest that are making an impact in mold manufacturing.
CCAI Announces Online Finishing Academy Powder Coating Course
| Products Finishing
CCAI launches online course in a series of industrial finishing training opportunities.
#workforcedevelopment
Valence Gains C-130 Hercules Approvals
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
The aerospace finishing company’s Wichita location recently received a range of processing approvals to support the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.
Sherwin-Williams Unveils Moisture Cure Urethane for Military Applications
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
A new enhanced moisture cure urethane from Shewin-Williams is engineered for ease of application in high humidity and other challenging environments.
OSHA Issues Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Standard for Health Care Sector
| Products Finishing
OSHA issues new federal emergency COVID-19 workplace standard for health care sector, with guidance for general industry.
#regulations
ThermHex, EconCore invest in automated production for PP honeycomb sandwich, recycled PET products
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Targeting recycled and high-performance thermoplastic options, automated R&D lines increase volume and speed for honeycomb, sandwich panel and finished part production.
Plastic Injection Molder Enhances Automation and Cell Manufacturing Capacity
| MoldMaking Technology
X-Cell Tool & Mold emphasizes a continuous investment in automated technologies such as its five-axis machining cell and soft milling cell to reduce machine uptime, improve throughput.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Sustainable Plastics Initiative
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The Foundation’s initiative is designed to help businesses identify sustainable paths to plastics use and harness the full potential of plastics innovation.
FACC scholarship holders take off with self-constructed drone
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Completed under the Lightweight Design and Composite Materials program, students successfully developed a lightweight camera drone with structural parts 40% lighter than comparable models.
American Injection Molding Institute Earns Additional Accreditation for Injection Mold Training Program
| MoldMaking Technology
Hands-on Molders’ Series earns accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board, making this its fourth ANAB-accredited training program for the injection molding industry.
#workforcedevelopment
Covestro unveils thermoplastic polyurethane material for augmented 5G signal transmission
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Desmopan 7000 TPU is characterized by high transparency for 5G frequencies for reduced signal loss, making it suitable for applications such as cell phones covers.