Royal DSM, MKU composite armor protects Brazilian law enforcement

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Level IIIA soft armor vests use Dyneema UD material for 35% weight reduction, and rigorous compliance with NIJ standards for protection against ballistic materials.

Covestro introduces 3D printing material made from recycled PET

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Glass fiber-filled rPET suitable for high performance and structural applications using 3D pellet printing/fused granulate fabrication (FGF).

Dillon ofrece un chuck para cada propósito de trabajo

| Modern Machine Shop México

Dillon Manufacturing proporciona soluciones para varias aplicaciones de sujeción de trabajo por medio de su línea completa de chucks.

Toledo Manufacturer and College Collaborate on Spray Finishing Workshop

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Carlisle Fluid Technologies and Owens Community College have teamed up to present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop scheduled for September 8-10, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio

Top 10 Modern Trends in Performance Plastics

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Curbell Plastics’ senior business development director weighs in.  

LK Metrology Celebrates Independence, 58 Years in Business

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

UK-based LK Metrology, fully independent after a change of leadership in 2018, finds success in its 58th year of operation.

Finding Talent When Those Interested in Working Is at a 45-Year Low

Michael Guckes | Gardner Intelligence

The number of unfilled manufacturing jobs during the initial months of 2021 has not been higher since the Great Recession. During most months since October 2020, the number of unfilled manufacturing jobs has exceeded 500,000. For reference, during the last business cycle of 2017-2020, the average number of unfilled manufacturing jobs was 430,000. During only two months of that cycle did unfilled openings barely reach 500,000.

Farsoon's 403P System Lowers Mann+Hummel's Prototyping Costs

Evan Doran | Additive Manufacturing

Farsoon’s 403P AM system enabled Mann+Hummel to solve cycle and cost challenges stemming from recent evolutions in the Chinese automobile industry.

Weiler to Expand Popular Abrasive Brand

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing

Weiler is expanding its Tiger brand of abrasives to include cups, cones and plugs for metal fabrication, including fab shop, tool sharpening, pipeline, rail frog construction and shipyard applications. 

Five Traits Define Top Performers in Five-Axis Machining

Matt Danford | Modern Machine Shop

Benchmarking data reveal how elite manufacturers make the most of more axes of motion.

Nestlé México neutraliza la totalidad del plástico equivalente de sus residuos posconsumo

| Plastics Technology México

Nestlé México será la primera empresa en el país que logre neutralizar el 100 % del plástico de sus residuos posconsumo, gracias a una alianza con Geocycle México.

Video: Mold Design, Engineering and Virtual Learning

| MoldMaking Technology

Christina Fuges and Ryan Delahanty chat with Don Smith of Scholle IPN and Davide Masato of UMass Lowell about COVID-19, education, mold design and more in the virtual video series “What's New and What Works in Mold Manufacturing.”

George Koch Sons diseña sistema interno de recubrimiento en polvo en Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila

Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing México

Una nueva línea de polvo diseñada por GKS está impulsando la transición de Nortek del uso de bobinas de acero prepintadas a un proceso de aplicación interno.

Industrias en México: hacia una etapa de automatización

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con especialista de KPMG, los industriales están enfocados en incorporar tecnología que lleve sus operaciones a otro nivel de industria digital.

'Purge on the Fly' with Ultra Purge

| Plastics Technology

Chem-Trend demonstrates its Ultra Purge product line with this Digital Demo. 

Racer-5 Cobot Operates in Fast, Dual Modes

Angela Osborne | Production Machining

Racer-5 Cobot combines flexibility and collaborative safety features with high repeatability and accuracy.

Surface Analyzer with Smart Analytics for Quantifying Material Surface Quality

| Plastics Technology

  BTG Lab’s Surface Analyst 5001 and IoT drive zero defect manufacturing.  

Songwon anuncia convenio de distribución con Chemo International

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Chemo International será distribuidor exclusivo en el Caribe, América Central y zonas del norte de Sudamérica de algunas de las familias de productos de la unidad de negocio de revestimientos de Songwon.

Saving the Family Glider

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

How awesome is powder coating? It might just preserve precious family memories.

Winco Introduces Two New Spirit Level Types

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

J.W. Winco Inc. has added a new cross spirit level, GN 2276, and screw-on spirit level, GN 2283, to its offerings. Both come in two sensitivity ratings.

Astro Aerospace announces definitive agreement to acquire Horizon Aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Greater access to capital and industry experience expected to accelerate eVTOL innovation and better position for production and commercialization.

Arc Welding System Automates Weld Program Creation

| MoldMaking Technology

Trumpf has release the TruArc Weld 1000. Equipped with a cobot, the system provides an automated alternative for parts users typically weld manually.