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.
#electronics #economics

Exposición virtual ‘El Unicel en Nuestra Vidas’ destaca rol clave del EPS

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

En el marco del Día Mundial de Reciclaje, ReciclaUnicel inauguró la exposición virtual “El unicel en nuestras vidas”, que busca hacer visible la importancia que tiene el EPS en la vida cotidiana, que abarca industria de alimentos, la construcción, la medicina e inclusive en el manejo de la pandemia.

Juggling Mismatches in Resolution and Least Input Increment

Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop

While CNC machining and turning systems of the past only had resolutions and least input increments equal to the displayed decimal places, new systems support more precise inputs.

Cortec Releases New Rust Preventative

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

The new VpCI-330 rust preventative offers corrosion protection with an improved user experience

The Plastic Museum: primer museo del mundo del plástico reciclado

| Plastics Technology México

The Plastic Museum es un museo que además de estar dedicado al plástico, está hecho íntegramente de él, y después de mostrar que los plásticos no solo son necesarios, sino sostenibles y amigables con el ambiente, cerrará sus puertas para siempre, para ser reciclado en su totalidad.

Collaboration Results in 3D Postprocessing Productivity Boost

| Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing Technologies teamed up with Mitsubishi Electric to develop an integrated automation solution for its PostPro 3D chemical vapor smoothing machine.

En junio, Engel presentará su live e-symposium 2021

| Plastics Technology México

Del 22 al 24 de junio, Engel invita a sus clientes al simposio que se llevará a cabo de manera virtual y que girará en torno a los retos que afronta el moldeo por inyección.

Empresarios de acabados de California reaccionan a las regulaciones propuestas sobre cromo hexavalente

Scott Francis | Products Finishing México

El California Air Resources Board propuso fechas límite agresivas para una transición del cromo hexavalente al trivalente.

Gardner Business Media Announces Inaugural Top Shops Expo + Conference

| Plastics Technology

The new industrial event from the publisher of Plastics Technology will feature data, sourcing and technology updates for manufacturing businesses, including injection molders.

AF160 Gear Hobbing Machine Facilitates Flexible Manufacturing

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

The AF160 can process gears with an outside diameter of up to 60 mm and a length of 250 mm. The machining length is between 110 and 180 mm.

Purdue University to Establish Thermwood LSAM Research Laboratory

| Additive Manufacturing

Collaborative efforts like this can bring together diverse organizations that specialize in different aspects of an emerging technology and often produce results that none of the participants could possibly achieve on their own.
#workforcedevelopment

DMC Adopts Renishaw's Central Data Platform

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

The Digital Manufacturing Centre is the first to officially adopt Renishaw’s new manufacturing connectivity and data platform, Renishaw Central, to streamline additive and subtractive manufacturing.

Nueva granuladora Bio-Gran para reciclaje de plásticos biodegradables

| Plastics Technology México

El proveedor de tecnologías para reciclaje CMG presentó sus nuevos equipos para granulado de materiales biodegrables que permiten su reciclaje sin comprometer la integridad del polímero.

Presentan el Foro de Proveeduría Automotriz y Congreso Automotriz CLAUGTO

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Alfredo Arzola, director general de CLAUGTO, refirió que el foro busca generar una visión colectiva y coordinar esfuerzos para desarrollar la competitividad de los proveedores en toda la cadena automotriz.

MC Machinery lanzó su serie GX-F Advanced de láseres de fibra con inteligencia artificial

| Modern Machine Shop México

La serie GX-F Advanced, de MC Machinery, integra tecnología de reducción de gases, ofrece más potencia y utiliza hasta 77% menos de nitrógeno.

Nikon Introduces ASTM E2737 Detector Evaluation Package

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Nikon Metrology's Detector Evaluation Package in accordance with ASTM E2737 offers automated analysis of image data with performance trend analysis.
#regulations

MAMBO tests the waters for 3D printing large marine structures

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

With its MAMBO boat, Moi Composites demonstrates use of its continuous fiber 3D printing technology for customized, automated production for the boating industry.

Preventative Maintenance Cleaning System

| Plastics Technology

In this Digital Demo, iD Additives reviews the functionality of its iD Eco-Pro 360 cart.

Visit to Clippard Reveals Value-Added Projects

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

Senior Editor Lori Beckman describes her experience visiting Clippard Instrument Laboratory to write her June feature article and reveals a medical monitoring value-added project that the company is working on for a customer. 

Proprietary Copolyester Used in Two COVID-Fighting Applications

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Eastman’s Tritan chosen for its transparency and ability to withstand the frequent disinfection and cleaning required in health settings.

Touchless faucet

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Snapshots of the surface finishing industry.