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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.
Adopted into Manufacturing
| Gardner Web
Jeff Norgord, Marketing and Creative Director, Gardner Business Media, discusses his passion for all things design, advertising and manufacturing and how certain mediums were a precursor to his understanding of design that helped grow his fascination with the manufacturing industry. He wanted to learn how to create and build magazines. And that he did.
#design
Bye Aerospace unveils eight-seat all-electric eFlyer 800
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Taking advantage of advanced materials, the aircraft reportedly eliminates all CO2 emissions and is only one-fifth the operating costs of traditional twin turboprops.
Fiberline Composites reports healthy growth in the wind power industry
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Carbon and glass fiber profile supplier realizes more than 50% growth in its carbon fiber pultrusion segment in 2020, positioning it for further expansion in the market.
BTG Labs launches Surface Analyst 5001
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Non-destructive handheld surface inspection device performs predictive analytics for zero-defect manufacturing in less than two seconds for any materials and part geometries in any direction.
Matsuura Launches Metal Additive Manufacturing Production Services
| MoldMaking Technology
Lumex technology to produce high-volume mold components for tooling, with reduced lead time, high-precision machining without EDM and minimized mold assembly.
Advanced biocomposite technologies nominated for “Renewable Material of the Year” Innovation Award
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Six nominees chosen for Renewable Materials Conference award, including India-based Malai Biomaterials Design for its plant leather biocomposite, and Netherlands-based Vepa and Plantics’ hemp chair.
On Audi's Paint Colors, the Lexus ES 250, and a Lambo Tractor
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
From pitching a startup idea to BMW to how ZF is developing and using ADAS tech to a review of the Lexus ES 250 AWD to special info about additive at Toyota R&D. And lots in between.
Steel Defects Slivers on Rolled Steel Products
| Production Machining
Steel defects slivers are, by their very nature, “injurious defects,” and as such rejectable.
AquaTec 7655 Offers High Emulsion Stability
Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop
Oelheld US Inc. has released AquaTec 7655, a water-miscible cooling lubricant suitable for high-capacity machining.
AMIA propone semáforo de innovación en la Mañanera
| Plastics Technology México
El Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA) consideró importante dar seguimiento a la innovación en el sector industrial automotriz.
Oxygen Permeation Analyzer for Bottles, Pods, and Other Whole Package Forms
| Plastics Technology
Ametek Mocon’s Ox-Tran 2/48 measures the oxygen transmission rate of whole packages at ambient conditions.
FANUC’s QSSR Feature Simplifies Robot Integration
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
FANUC’S QSSR feature enables FANUC CNCs to directly program robots through the G code.
Descubra las novedades en ecodiseño para el reciclaje de plásticos
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Regístrese SIN COSTO a este webinar y conozca lo más reciente en guías de ecodiseño para empaques rígidos, termoformados y flexibles y su impacto en el reciclaje de plásticos. La cita es el próximo 27 de mayo a las 10:00 a.m. (Hora Ciudad de México).
Durable Goods Spending Hits All-Time High in March 2021
Steven Kline, Jr. | Gardner Intelligence
Compared with one year ago, durable goods spending increased 44.0%, which was the fastest rate of month-over-month growth ever and the only month ever with growth faster than 24%. Of course, this incredible rate of growth was partially a result of an easy comparison with March 2020 due to the start of the economic lockdown.
New Orders, Production Register Slowing April Activity
Michael Guckes | MoldMaking Technology
Total new orders for April registered slowing growth while export orders contracted. Much of the expansion in moldmaking orders during COVID-19 has come from domestic demand.
#economics
Hexagon Recreate agiliza los procesos de ingeniería inversa
| Modern Machine Shop México
Recreate, de Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, proporciona un único entorno de trabajo digital para la ingeniería inversa, desde el escaneo hasta el modelado CAD en 3D.
Safran, SLM Solutions Test Technology for Large Airplane Component
| Additive Manufacturing
In a joint project, Safran Landing Systems and SLM Solutions tested selective laser melting to produce a component of a nose landing gear for a bizjet, marking a world first for a part of this size.
English University Receives Funding to Advance Aerospace Ceramic Coating
Sarah Barnett | Products Finishing
A materials expert at the University of Nottingham has secured over £2.1m to develop new coatings for aerospace that could cut jet plane emissions and help spacecraft venture further into our solar system.
#workforcedevelopment
Properly Reading Dial Indicators
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
Dial indicators provide useful readings about tolerance ranges at a glance — but new users need to know how to set up these indicators before using them.
Los recubrimientos impulsan aún más los autos eléctricos
Jenny Rush | Products Finishing México
Las baterías de vehículos eléctricos dependen de recubrimientos para mantener temperaturas óptimas, reducir el riesgo de daños por incendio e interferencia eléctrica, y más.