Realizing Efficiency and Sustainability Through Automated Postprocessing of Resin 3D Printed Parts

| Additive Manufacturing

Workflow efficiencies and sustainability goals can be achieved together. An automated cleaning system and longer-lasting detergent allowed one manufacturer to reduce hazards, costs and time in its resin removal process.  

Sandvik Coromant y Autodesk se asocian para avanzar en el futuro de CAM

| Modern Machine Shop México

Sandvik Coromant y Autodesk se han asociado para resolver problemas en CAM. Su primera solución es presentar los datos de las herramientas de Sandvik Coromant dentro de Autodesk Fusion 360.

Recubrimientos en polvo de AkzoNobel apoyan la movilidad eléctrica

| Products Finishing México

La empresa AkzoNobel ofrece una cartera de recubrimientos en polvo dedicada a cubrir la creciente demanda de vehículos eléctricos.

The ESOP Alternative for Retiring Machine Shop Owners

Derek Korn | Production Machining

An employee stock ownership plan is worth considering for retiring shop owners in which handing their companies to their children doesn’t make sense.

Redesigned Horizontal Machining Center Extends Part Processing Versatility

| MoldMaking Technology

Mazak introduces the HCN-6800 NEO, which has been upgraded to deliver faster cycle times and an expanded range of application options.

GWEC report indicates wind industry resilience, but a need to triple installation for net zero

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Despite marking 2020 as the best year in history for the global wind industry, GWEC warns that new wind power capacity needs to be installed three times faster over the next decade to achieve global climate targets.

Technology Never Sleeps

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Plastics Technology and MoldMaking Technology team up on a special print-and-digital May supplement that focuses on new products and technology drivers and trends to help keep you ahead of the competition.

Solid Ceramic Endmills Execute High Speed and Performance

| MoldMaking Technology

The Greenleaf XSYTIN-360 endmill line retains a four-flute design that is said to offer ten times higher productivity and improved versatility.

Solico launches Amphora engineering, design software for composite silos and tanks

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Customizable tool enables the calculate and optimization of construction variables like design loads and laminate thickness for rapid composite vessel development.

Marposs Updates Optical Testing System Software

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Marposs has updated its software for Optoquick and Optoflash with a smart-search function for viewing results, as well as a user-friendly interface.

Bell starts operations at new Manufacturing Technology Center

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Composites and metals manufacturing, automation, additive manufacturing and metrology will be undergirded by digital connectivity and digital twin to support affordable production of future vertical lift aircraft.

Up! Network Wins a MobileWebAward

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

The Up! Network has won the 2020 Best Manufacturing Mobile Application award in the Web Marketing Association’s “Best of Industry” category.

Horn Tooling Boosts Pipe and Coupling Machining Performance

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Horn USA has developed a variety of different tooling solutions to assist end users and manufacturers of machine tools in the pipe and coupling production market.

GBI March Reading Reaches All-Time High for Manufacturing

Michael Guckes | MoldMaking Technology

The Gardner Business Index as of March 2021 set a new all-time high reading at 63.2, driven by supplier deliveries, new orders and backlog activity.
#economics

Exel Composites launches anti-viral composite solution

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Anti-viral additive impregnated into composite profiles during manufacture, reducing viral loads on material surfaces.

New Arburg Managing Director Heads up France-Based Subsidiary

| MoldMaking Technology

Heading up the subsidiary since November 2020, Pascal Laborde continues to develop Arburg’s business in France, with a focus on the company’s Allrounder technologies and AM.

Design Concepts/Marine Concepts celebrates 45th anniversary

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

DCMC was founded on a vision to develop a U.S. company that could take a project start to finish. Now, the company continues to leverage these capabilities for a range of industries and applications.

On Propulsion, Security, Sustainability and more

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

MAHLE sees hybrids continuing, Dodge has software to protect SRT models, Jenson Button is developing vehicles at a race track in Arizona, Audi is using green aluminum, BMW is investing in green steel, Mercedes is reducing its production emissions footprint, Bentley builds its 200,000th, and Sonata N Line impressions
#aluminum #hybrid

CAM: cómo pasar de programar en máquina a la programación CNC fuera de línea

Emily Probst | Modern Machine Shop México

En pleno proceso de aprendizaje de la programación de sus fresadoras CNC fuera de línea y con la intención de utilizar esa experiencia para transferir más trabajo a su torno de tipo suizo, un taller de Ohio cambia su cultura de empresa y asume trabajos más complejos.

Monomateriales vs multimateriales: retos en empaques sustentables

M.C. Adrián Méndez Prieto | Plastics Technology México

¿Cómo planea las etapas de reutilización y reciclado de sus productos plásticos? ¿Cómo mide el grado de acciones sustentables que realiza para elevar el nivel de circularidad de sus productos?

Electroerosionadoras también dieron el salto a la Industria 4.0

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Las máquinas electroerosionadoras modernas incluyen inteligencia artificial, monitoreo remoto y controles adaptativos para optimizar energía, minimizar paros y controlar calor y consumibles.

Una mirada a los plásticos en la agricultura de México

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Las aplicaciones de los plásticos en la agricultura desempeñan un papel cada vez mayor por la creciente demanda de alimentación para la humanidad. Las granjas mexicanas están aumentando el uso de productos plásticos, y el potencial de crecimiento para la agricultura protegida es prometedor.