Lanxess introduces new water-based dispersions for glass fiber sizing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Expansion of Lanxess’ Trixene Aqua BI product family offers excellent crosslink and adhesion promoters for aqueous coating systems, improves sizing formulation chemical and mechanical resistance.

Sicomin launches FireGreen 37 fire-retardant, bio-epoxy laminating resin system

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

More sustainable formulation features 25% plant-based carbon content, a halogen-free chemistry and has been optimized for hand laminating processes.

Siemens, SAP Expand Partnership to Deliver Intelligent Service and Asset Lifecycle Management Solutions

| MoldMaking Technology

Cloud-based solutions close the loop between IT and OT systems through a model-based digital thread, enabling real-time business information, feedback and performance data over the entire product or asset lifecycle.

Material Innovation Is a Powerful Freedom of AM: Here Are Examples

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Possibilities that were speculative a few years ago are coming true today. Applications of metal matrix composite provide an example. Recent articles explore the ongoing advance of 3D printed materials.

Digital Innovation Series: la respuesta de EuroBLECH para el sector de conformado

| Modern Machine Shop México

El 27 y 28 de abril se llevará a cabo el primer evento de la serie Digital Innovation, de EuroBLECH, con énfasis en tecnologías de conformado.    

Taitra presenta ganadores del premio “Taiwan Excellence”

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

En un evento virtual en vivo, Taitra presentó nueve ganadores del Premio a la Excelencia de Taiwán del sector de máquinas-herramienta, que mostraron sus últimos productos y tecnologías.

When It Comes to Maintenance Trust Your Nose (and Ears and Eyes)

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

An ever-growing number of sensors on injection molding machines provide real-time transparency into a press’s inner workings, but the low-tech sensors humans come with are still vital to keeping a plant running.

Increasing demand for composite driveshafts leads to automated production

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

California-based fabricator ACPT Inc. worked with machine suppliers to build an innovative semi-automated production line featuring an automated filament winder.

Episode 4: Surface Finishing and Environmental Stewardship

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

In this episode of  Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast we focus on the environment, recycling and sustainability. We’ll speak with powder coating recycling company Innovakote and hear about Advanced Plating Technologies’ efforts to recycle metals from electroplating sludge.

Northfield Precision Instrument lanza un chuck que no requiere tubos ni mangueras neumáticas

| Modern Machine Shop México

Northfield Precision Instrument presentó el chuck neumático Pressure-Lok para cualquier operación de mecanizado que no tenga un tubo neumático cerca de la máquina.

Inovyn Launches Website for Bio-Attributed PVC

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Inovyn’s Biovyn is said to be the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC.

How the Coronavirus Transformed Training

| MoldMaking Technology

A pandemic accelerated necessary changes in how we train current and future generations of mold manufacturing professionals.
#workforcedevelopment

BASF Issues Price Increases for Caprolactam, Nylon 6 & Copolymer

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Increases reflect tight supply and increased demand.

FANUC Partners with Recycleye to Automate Recycling

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

FANUC and Recycleye have collaborated to offer an automated waste-sorting solution.

Is It Time to Reconsider Regrinding?

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

The advance of automation makes in-house cutting tool regrinding more accessible. An automated measurement cycle adjusts the tool path in grinding operations to make regrinding simpler to program and easier to automate.

Greenleaf Introduces Xsytin-360 End Mills

Jenny Rush | Modern Machine Shop

Greenleaf's Xsytin-360 solid ceramic end mills offer high material removal rates and increased productivity, according to the company.

Beware of Forthcoming Annualized Change Readings

Michael Guckes | Gardner Intelligence

Having surpassed the 1-year mark since COVID-19 forced the shutdown of much of the global economy, expect to see a swelling number of articles report drastic growth in virtually everything.  This will require business leaders and forward-looking decision makers to take additional precautions when using new data releases over the coming months and longer.  

Custom Cabinet Coolers for Electrical Enclosures

| Products Finishing

Exair’s new cabinet cooler systems can be customized to provide cooling within electrical enclosures in NEMA 12, NEMA 4, NEMA 4X and Hazardous location environments.

AkzoNobel lanza su segundo reto global para startups

| Products Finishing México

“Paint the Future”, el segundo reto global para startups organizado por AkzoNobel, iniciará el próximo 18 de mayo, anunció la empresa.

COVID-19 redujo en 40 % las ventas de agua embotellada en México

| Plastics Technology México

Como resultado de la pandemia por COVID-19, diversas marcas reportaron caídas en el volumen de venta de agua embotellada en México, mientras que la demanda de garrafones y sistemas de purificación aumentó.

Arburg Partners With Distribution Partner for Additive Manufacturing Tech in U.S. and Canada

| Plastics Technology

Arburg has reached an agreement with Würth Additive Group to act as a sales partner for its Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) additive manufacturing technology.

Enlace Expo Pack, el evento para el sector de envases, abre registro

| Plastics Technology México

El 8 y 9 de junio se realizará, a través de una plataforma online, el encuentro para la industria de envasado y procesamiento en América Latina.