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OCSiAl confirms compliance with IATF 16949 standard for graphene nanotubes
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Compliance paves way for wider graphene nanotube application in the automotive industry, including batteries, tires and anti-friction and anti-wear coatings.
#regulations
Mold Components Target Route Cooling Lines
| MoldMaking Technology
Progressive Components offers mold designers more route cooling line options within the tool with Diverting Rods, Seal Cores and O-Rings.
Exair VariBlast Air Gun Provides Focused, Variable Force
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Exair’s VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun with Nano Super Air Nozzle offers a lightweight, durable, variable force solution for parts cleaning.
Safechem Dualene 1601 S Marks First Pure Modified Alcohol
Evan Doran | Products Finishing
Safechem is launching its Dualene 1601 S, a pre-stabilized modified alcohol designed to enhance process stability in high-precision metal cleaning.
Registration Open for Fourth China International Import Expo
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Registration is open for the fourth annual China International Import Expo, which will take place in Shanghai Nov. 5 – 10, 2021.
#regulations
Siemens Teamcenter Quality Aids Quality Management
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Teamcenter Quality suite keeps quality, manufacturing and engineering teams in sync, simplifying continuous improvement efforts.
Industrial Magnetics To Acquire Walker Magnetics
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Industrial Magnetics Inc. plans to acquire nearly all the assets of Walker Magnetics Group Inc.
Fortify secures $20 million funding to advance 3D printing composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Funds will be used to scale up manufacturing, the team and materials development programs.
SE Aeronautics deploys composite one-piece fuselage, thin-wing airliner concept
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Disruptive design said to offer a stronger, more streamlined aircraft that doubles lifespan and lowers fuel consumption by 70%.
ESPRIT CAM Now Supports Binder Jetting Technology
| MoldMaking Technology
ESPRIT CAM collaborates with France’s Technical Centre for Mechanical Industry (CETIM) to further enhance the support of additive technologies.
The Color Wheel Keeps Turning
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
A peek inside PPG’s Color Design Studio.
Movacolor presenta nuevas funciones en su software de dosificación
| Plastics Technology México
La compañía especializada en tecnología para dosificación de aditivos plásticos trae una nueva versión de su software que incluye servicios de asistencia remota.
Searching for Gold
| Products Finishing
Over many years, well-regarded AESF/NASF contributor Jack Dini contributed a series of fascinating columns to Plating & Surface Finishing, under the title Fact or Fiction?. The year 2020 saw a return of Jack’s writings from time to time, and here, he offers more material for 2021.
HRSflow celebra hito de ventas de mil sistemas de canal caliente con servocontrol
| Plastics Technology México
Introducidos en 2013, los sistemas de canal caliente con servo control, de HRSflow, superaron la marca de las mil unidades vendidas. La empresa reporta que la demanda de estos sistemas va en aumento.
Get Better at Quoting Injection Molded Parts: Part 4 of 4
Jim Fattori | Plastics Technology
This fourth and final installment focuses on labor, packaging, secondary operations and various assorted details.
Glass fiber and phenolic prove their mettle in camshaft module
Peggy Malnati | CompositesWorld
Replacing aluminum, a fiberglass/phenolic module reduces mass and NVH in a prototype structure and speeds assembly line installation.
Vision’s LVC200 Measures Large Pieces, Multiple Small Components
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Automated video measurement system’s features include advanced video edge detection, easy reporting and data export, DXF overlays and profile fitting, with a thread measurement option.
Introducción al superacabado
Emily Probst | Products Finishing México
Aprenda qué son los superacabados, en qué aplicaciones deberían utilizarse y por qué debe tener cuidado al especificar los parámetros del acabado de superficie.
Processors Record All-Time High Activity Levels
Michael Guckes | Plastics Technology
Survey data reveals quickening expansion among both captive and custom operations.
#economics
ZF invertirá 1,279 millones de pesos en Querétaro
| Modern Machine Shop México
ZF ampliará su planta ubicada en el Parque Industrial Bernardo Quintana para realizar procesos de manufactura y de ensamble.
Milliken & Company adquiere Zebra-chem
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
La inversión de Milliken & Company en esta empresa de masterbatches de peróxido acelera su crecimiento en el área de reciclaje de plásticos.
The Lean Dream Team: How to Achieve High-Cavitation, Critical Dimension Molds
Peggy Malnati | MoldMaking Technology
Incorporating multiple automation technologies enables Industrial Molds to produce and repair highly complex, precision molds with a very lean team.