Digital Metal Adds Pure Copper to Metal Binder Jetting System

| Additive Manufacturing

Thermal and conductive properties of pure copper open new 3D printing possibilities within many industries.

Armor’s Additive Manufacturing Supports Railway Maintenance

| Additive Manufacturing

AM proved to be the right choice for replacing a railway replacement part based on economic, technical and lead time constraints.

En Chihuahua inauguran el Centro de Innovación Industrial para el Sector Aeroespacial

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El centro tiene el objetivo de incrementar la competitividad de las empresas proveedoras de partes y componentes del sector aeroespacial.

Dispositivo de preajuste de herramientas SPI, de Big Kaiser, agiliza la transferencia de datos

| Modern Machine Shop México

La interfaz para el preajuste de herramientas Speroni SPI, de Big Kaiser, acelera la entrada de medición de herramientas y reduce las oportunidades de error del usuario.

Metal and Halogen Free Heat Stabilizer for Nylon E&E Applications

| Plastics Technology

Brueggemann’s new Bruggolen TP-H2062 said to offer sustained protection for nylons in broad temperature range.

Chemically Recycled EPS Adopted by Leading European Home Appliance Manufacturer

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

BSH Hausgeräte to use chemically recycled EPS bead from BASF for ‘luxury’ line of dishwashers  

Interpon publica white paper sobre sostenibilidad en la arquitectura

| Products Finishing México

El informe de Interpon señala que todos los actores de la construcción (arquitectos, propietarios, especificadores, fabricantes y aplicadores de recubrimientos en polvo) pueden jugar un papel relevante para lograr la sostenibilidad en la industria.

Injection Molding Networking Platform Adds Mold Transfer Software

| Plastics Technology

RJG says the new Mold Transfer software allows users to generate machine-specific setup sheets, recommend compatible machines and more.

Fortify Completes Equity Round

| Plastics Technology

The Boston-based inventor of the Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) additive manufacturing technology secured $20 million in funding.

Honesty and Humility in Leadership

| Modern Machine Shop

Authenticity and an open culture are companies’ best defenses against crises, and can help them emerge from crises stronger than when they started.
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Heraeus, University of Sheffield AMRC partner to develop innovative composite technologies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Tier 2 membership enables Heraeus Noblelight to explore filament winding capabilities using its humm3 technology for rapid layup of thermosets, dry fiber and thermoplastics.
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Aluminum Bronze Slide Assembly Component Reduces Maintenance, Improves Tool Reliability

| MoldMaking Technology

SelfLube’s one-part slide solution designed to run in a T-slot cut in a base plate brings about better alignment, simplifies part exchange, allows faster cycle times.

Saint-Gobain invests in Continuous Composites for CF3D commercialization

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Strategic investment is an initiative of NOVA, Saint-Gobain’s venture arm, to pursue Continuous Fiber 3D Printing growth.

ATI QC-7 Robotic Tool Changer Features Wide Interoperability

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

ATI Industrial Automation’s QC-7 Robotic Tool Changer offers a wide variety of configuration and compatibility options.

IFS Coatings Breaks Ground on Expansion in Texas

Evan Doran | Products Finishing

IFS Coatings has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot facility, the first part of a planned 70,000-square-foot expansion in Gainesville, Texas.

Datanomix Debuts Fusion GEMBA Functionality

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Datanomix has launched its Fusion GEMBA product, which automatically gathers data from company ERP systems to produce a real-time GEMBA board.

Big Kaiser Donates to National Robotics League

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Big Kaiser has donated $6,275 to the National Robotics League, raising the money through a 2% match from NTMA member purchases in 2020's last two months. This is the OEM’s fifth annual contribution.
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Do You Know Your Toolroom's Mold Maintenance Documentation Score?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Does your toolroom have a Reactive, Basic, Average, Best Practice or World Class culture when it comes to collecting and using Industry 4.0-type mold maintenance documentation? Steve Johnson and Glenn Keith of MoldTrax will help you answer that question during this FREE webinar on March 30 at 2PM EST.

Episode 3: Tractors in the Sky

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

In this episode of PF’s On the Line podcast, we hear about an electrocoating facility installed by Air Tractor, a manufacturer of cropdusters and firefighting airplanes.

Impact tests on RAMSSES ship hull demonstrator show resilience of composites

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Damen Shipbuilding and project consortium partners test 6-meter-high, resin-infused composite hull section.
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TDM Systems Appoints New Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing

| MoldMaking Technology

In this position, Jean-Paul Seuren will be responsible for optimizing and expanding the sales structure of the company.

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| MoldMaking Technology

The MoldMaking Technology team has pulled together a list of the top performing items of the last month based on recent pageview analytics. Check out these great pieces on technology, cooling, hot rods, additive in moldmaking and more.
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