Reducing the Environmental Impact of Plastics Through Digital Color Measurement

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Digitizing color in the plastics industry can dramatically reduce the need to produce physical samples, which leads to less potential waste, says Datacolor applications engineer.  

E-Coat México tendrá lugar en la Ciudad de México como parte de FITMA 2022

| Products Finishing México

La iniciativa E-Coat México proveerá un espacio educativo para que los profesionales puedan conocer a fondo esta tecnología, así como un espacio de exhibición que servirá como escenario para el encuentro entre proveedores y aplicadores.

Nuevo envase de Nivea será fabricado con polipropileno renovable

| Plastics Technology México

Beiersdorf innova en el empaque de su gama de cremas faciales Nivea Naturally Good con el uso de polímeros renovables certificados de Sabic.

Composite testing challenges, Part 2: Strain measurement for the mechanical testing of composites

| CompositesWorld

Recent developments in contact and noncontact strain measurement methods offer similar performance with additional benefits for composite material testing.

Qualitative Approach to Pulse Plating

| Products Finishing

In 1986, the AESF published Theory and Practice of Pulse Plating, edited by Jean Claude Puippe and Frank Leaman, the world’s first textbook on pulse plating.  A compendium of chapters written by experts in this then-emerging field, the book quickly became the authoritative text in pulse plating.  What follows here is the opening chapter, serving as an introduction to the field.  Although the field has grown immensely in the intervening 35 years, the reader will find that the material remains a valuable introduction to those looking to advance the field of pulse plating.

BMW Serie 2 Coupé se producirá en México para los mercados globales

| Modern Machine Shop México

Se trata del segundo modelo que la marca producirá en su planta de San Luis Potosí. El inicio de la producción será en el verano.

Partially Biobased High-Performance PPA Compounds

| Plastics Technology

Solvay’s Amodel Bios family of partially biobased long-chain PPA products geared to E&E applications in e-mobility.

Plastianguis regresa a la Facultad de Química de la UNAM

| Plastics Technology México

Si usted es estudiante, docente o administrativo de la Facultad de Química de la UNAM, agende su cita y no se pierda Plastianguis del 17 al 22 de mayo. Cambiar sus residuos plásticos y contar su experiencia le dará grandes recompensas.

Agriculture and Construction Machinery Business Activity Soaring on Strong Demand

Michael Guckes | Gardner Intelligence

Rising prices for both new homes and agricultural products has created a surge in business activity in the construction equipment manufacturing industry.

Sandvik Coromant Helps Solve Your Steel Turning Challenges With New Steel Turning Grades

| Modern Machine Shop

Equipped with a new tougher substrate at their heart, that is reinforced by second-generation Inveio® coating technology, the new steel turning grades GC4415 and GC4425 from Sandvik Coromant offer reliable performance and superior wear resistance. 

How Tilt Hydrometer Fights Supply Chain Disruption with 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

The maker of a digital hydrometer for beer brewing keeps its supply chain and product flexible through selective laser sintering of a critical component.

Injection Mold Networking Software Application Reduces Mold Transfer Inefficiency

| MoldMaking Technology

The Hub for Mold Transfer offered by RJG facilitates standardized processes, improves organizational efficiency and ensures proper mold and machine matching across global facilities.

ACMA appoints Cindy Squires as CEO

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The manufacturing industry veteran will assume chief leadership of the composites industry trade association beginning July 1, 2021.

Realize LIVE and User2User Event Sessions to Offer Manufacturing Innovations, Insights and Solutions

| MoldMaking Technology

May 26 virtual event offers a comprehensive lineup of solutions experts, customers and executive leaders that cover what’s new in the digital manufacturing space.

CETEC initiative established to commercialize technology for full composite wind turbine blade recyclability

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New coalition involving Vestas, Olin, Danish Technological Institute and Aarhus University aims to close the recycling gap for thermoset epoxy composites.

Con el apoyo de Engel se celebró el Girls' Day

| Plastics Technology México

Apoyar a mujeres jóvenes en su orientación profesional, así como brindarles una nueva perspectiva sobre el mundo del trabajo ha impulsado el apoyo de Engel a esta celebración.

Braided preforms and resin infusion for next-generation aerocomposites

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Spintech shows significant cost and labor savings using its Smart Tooling, dry fiber preforms and RTM/VARTM technology on aircraft wing and inlet duct demonstrators.

Real Examples of 3D Printing in the Automotive Industry

Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop

3D printed end-use parts are going onto vehicles with increasing frequency. Recent real-world examples showcase additive manufacturing benefits in design, weight savings and more. 

Gardner Business Media anuncia la primera edición de Top Shops Expo + Conference

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

El nuevo evento industrial, que se realizará del 12 al 14 de octubre en Cincinnati, OH, ofrece soluciones de datos, abastecimiento y tecnología para empresas de manufactura de bienes.

CONCAMIN firma convenio de colaboración con AMSDE

| Modern Machine Shop México

El objetivo es integrar una política industrial integral que llegue al alcance de la Industria 4.0 con el fin de no perder competitividad y lograr una reactivación económica efectiva.

Durable PVC DPHP Plasticizer Based on Renewable Material

| Plastics Technology

Perstorp’s Emoltene 100 Pro is a drop-in for existing flexible formulations with the added benefit of a lower carbon footprint.  

Siemens Automation Supports CEAD, Belotti Large-Format Hybrid Machine

| Additive Manufacturing

The machines will be equipped with Siemens Sinumerik CNC for precise printing and milling.