German Finishing Company Releases New Plating Technology

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Holzapfel Group offers high-speed plating of individual parts using compact system technology.

Brabender's MetaStation 4E + W50EHT

| Plastics Technology

In this Digital Demo, C.W. Brabender  reviews the newly developed table drive MetaStation 4E, which you can use to digitize your laboratory processes.

Gardner Business Media Announces Top Shops Expo + Conference

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

The Top Shops Expo + Conference will take place October 12-14 in Cincinnati, Ohio and includes Top Shops programs for Modern Machine Shop, Products Finishing, Plastics Technology and CompositesWorld

Lufthansa y BASF lanzan tecnología de superficie que imita la piel del tiburón

| Products Finishing México

Lufthansa Technik y BASF utilizarán a partir de 2022 la innovadora tecnología de superficie AeroSHARK que mejora la eficiencia del combustible y ayuda a las aerolíneas a alcanzar los objetivos de sostenibilidad.

ERP Becomes a Communication Tool

Emily Probst | Modern Machine Shop

Enterprise resource planning software modules provide at-a-glance understanding of job priority and location between departments as pandemic restrictions disrupted collaborative working environments.

EOS Reports Strong Market Demand for Flexible Lattice Patent

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

The company says that early adopters of EOS’ digital foam are seeking product differentiation.

Experimental Fusion Reactor To Use Rosswag AM Cooling Heads

Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing

Rosswag Engineering has produced 3D-printed cooling heads for a plasma-exposed environment in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion reactor.

Dual-Zone Hot Sprue Bushing

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Melt Design’s Equatemp line of hot sprue bushings now has a dual-zone model.

Cortec Rust Preventive Offers Easy-to-Use, All-Purpose Rust Protection

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Inconspicuous rust preventive makes it easier to protect gears, spindles, coils and more.

How to Market on a Budget

| MoldMaking Technology

The director of sales and marketing for an Indiana-based mold builder shares how to develop a low-cost marketing strategy.

Arca Continental revela sus planes de inversión para 2021

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Arca Continental explicó que de los 11,000 millones de pesos que invertirá en México, Estados Unidos, Ecuador, Perú y Argentina, aproximadamente 42 % será destinado a fortalecer sus operaciones en México.

Defining the landscape for wind blades at the end of service life

| CompositesWorld

There is a generation of wind turbine blades at or near the end of their useful life. Disposing of them, recycling them or reusing them requires a better understanding of the blade end-of-life landscape.

Se incrementó el Indicador Mensual de la Actividad Industrial en marzo de 2021

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El Indicador Mensual de la Actividad Industrial del rubro Fabricación de Productos Metálicos creció 13.2% en marzo de 2021 con relación al mismo mes del año anterior.

Magma Global delivers high-pressure composite riser pipe to HWCG consortium

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic m-pipe designed for flexible and more rapid deepwater oil and gas emergency responses for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

3D-Printed Mold and Part Polishing Service Advances AM Geometry and Material Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Ultra Polishing extends its services for polishing 3D-printed plastic molds and parts and printed metals, for companies creating products with complex dimensions and using nontraditional materials.

Fill ACCUBOT combines extrusion with continuous fiber additive capabilities

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

The system’s additive capability, augmented by subtraction via integrated robotic milling creates the potential for the production of cost-effective, high-performance and multifunctional composite components.

Fortify Flux 3D printers optimize fiber alignment, enhance properties for tailored composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Systems combine mixing magnetics and digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing to enhance composite microstructures and develop high-performance, low-cost components.

Heatcon to distribute Hexcel prepregs for UAV/AAM market

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The partnership includes North American distribution of Hexcel carbon fiber prepreg tapes and fabrics to support urban air mobility manufacturing and repair.

InnovMetric Launches PolyWorks | DataLoop PLM Connectors

| MoldMaking Technology

Interconnected product lifecycle management and 3D measurement digital ecosystems to facilitate sharing of product definition and provide direct access to 3D measurement data.

Partnership promotes Hypetex colored carbon fiber materials to North American market

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Massachusetts-based CompositesTech will perform sales and marketing for the Hypetex fiber reinforcement portfolio and introduce it to new customers and markets.

Compostable Coffee Pod Maker Uses 3D Printing for Prototypes

Heather Caliendo | Plastics Technology

The company says 3D printing has helped it to save time and cut back on waste and emissions by prototyping 100% in house. 

On The German Auto Industry

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

A look at several things that are going on in the German auto industry—from new vehicles to stamping to building electric vehicles.
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