Next.e.GO Mobile SE llegará al mercado mexicano

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El fabricante europeo de automóviles eléctricos firma un acuerdo para ingresar al mercado mexicano en cooperación con Quimmco Autopartes y Maquinados.

Nuevo Amodel Supreme PPA, de Solvay, para aplicaciones de movilidad eléctrica

| Plastics Technology México

Esta línea de poliftalamida (PPA) de alto rendimiento está diseñada para la fabricación de productos que requieren propiedades térmicas, mecánicas y eléctricas excepcionales.

Zortrax Printers Simplify Green Heating System Prototyping

Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing

By using Zortrax’s M300 Plus 3D printer to print prototypes in-house, ML Systems saved up to two weeks of lead time and up to 90% of prototype fabrication costs.

ActiNav System Automates Flexible Machine Loading

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Universal Robots’ ActiNav software provides a simple, easy-to-deploy solution for bin picking automation in applications with only a single part type to pick.

Toray develops heat-dissipating CFRP material for flexible thermal management design

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Internal graphite sheets and a porous, heat-conductive layer CFRP support attains a thermal conductivity above that of metals without compromising quality, properties.

Airtech 3D-printed resin delivers advanced manufacturing capabilities to U.K. defense sector

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Carbon fiber-reinforced, PEI-based Dahltram I-350CF resin system enables production of high-temperature mold tooling for next-gen combat air demonstrator.

External Latch Lock Reliably Controls Mold Plate Sequencing

| MoldMaking Technology

The DME EZ-LATCH patent-pending lock design provides a long-lasting, more reliable easy-to-install lock for plate sequencing.

DMG MORI USA to Represent Kuraki America Horizontal Boring Mill Line

| MoldMaking Technology

Per an exclusive agreement, Kuraki’s horizontal boring mills are now included in DMG MORI USA’s product portfolio to better support machining needs.

Arkema expands Bostik U.S. adhesives business with Edge Adhesives Texas acquisition

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

This bolt-on acquisition is in line with Bostik’s growth strategy in high value-added adhesives and expands its presence in North America.

Hexagon Purus signs multi-year global agreement for type IV composite hydrogen cylinders

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Agreement covers the supply of composite pressure vessels for Air Liquide and its global affiliates.

Large-scale, robotic-mounted 3D printer aims to expand AM size limits

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Italy-based Caracol has developed an extrusion-based, robot-mounted 3D printer to scale up printing capabilities for high-performance aerospace tooling and industrial parts.

Borealis Borcycle material grades enhance sustainability opportunities for automotive

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Ready-made grades combine virgin polypropylene with high-quality reclaimed materials for interior, exterior and under-the-bonnet automotive applications.

Toray Advanced Composites expands thermoplastic composites capabilities

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

High-heat laminate press enables consolidation of Toray Cetex reinforced thermoplastic composite laminates up to 400°C and produces 50% larger laminates for large-part geometry capabilities.

University researchers produce new carbon allotrope with metallic properties

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

While atomically thin like graphene, the carbon network’s atoms form squares, hexagons and octagons in an ordered lattice and behaves like a metal, making it ideal for nanoscale carbon materials.
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Technology Roundup: Moldmaking Product Highlights

| MoldMaking Technology

MMT presents a compilation of digital-only new/proven product content. Mold maintenance, repair and surface treatment, mold components and software categories can be found below. 

Falcon Cranes Goes Prehistoric with HMG Paints

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Falcon Cranes are known for their high-rise cranes however they have recently been involved in reinvigorating a dinosaur sculpture.

Máquina de corte electroquímico sin rebabas de Glebar

| Modern Machine Shop México

La máquina híbrida de corte electroquímico sin rebabas y abrasivo de precisión CS1-EA combina las funcionalidades separadas del los equipos CS1-E y CS1-A.

Video: Leading Today with Precise Tooling Solutions

| MoldMaking Technology

Christina Fuges and Ryan Delahanty chat with 2020 Leadtime Leader Winner Precise Tooling Solutions about leadership in the virtual video series “What's New and What Works in Mold Manufacturing.”

Unique Rhodium Alternative for the Small Scale

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Umicore Electroplating develops an electrolyte designed for smaller production 

Going for the Green vs. Getting in the Hole

| Plastics Technology

Too often when designing a tool or establishing a process, molders go for the hole in one when they only need to aim for the green.

MicroCare Offers Free Safer Cleaning Webinar

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

MicroCare LLC will share their knowledge of safe cleaning solutions when they host the webinar ‘Avoid the Pitfalls: Converting Away from TCE and nPB in your cleaning Process’ on May 26.

Mitutoyo AI Inspect Software Automates Visual Defect Analysis

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Software functionality enables users to develop inspection routines for automated implementation of defect detection using image sets.