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SPE Foundation Launches Video Education Program
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Intent is to bring easy-to-access plastics educational videos to middle- and high-school students.
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Sandvik Coromant Carbide Inserts Increase Tool Life, Performance Machining Steel
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
GC4415 and GC4425 carbide inserts are designed for external and internal machining of low-alloyed and unalloyed steels, delivering increased toughness, heat resistance and predictable wear.
Slow supply chains and strong demand elevate material prices
Michael Guckes | CompositesWorld
The Composites Fabricating Index set a new multi-year high for the month of February. Fabricators should expect material prices to remain highly volatile the longer that supply chains remain disrupted.
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Palari Group, Mighty Buildings to develop community of 3D-printed, zero-net energy homes
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Palari to construct 15 eco-friendly homes via 3D-printed panelized Mighty Kit system, which delivers prefabricated polymer composite panels for reduced waste and setup time.
Alarm System Detects Early Nozzle, Hot Runner Leaks
| MoldMaking Technology
Plastixs offers the AIRTECT plastic leak alarm system that protects up to 32 nozzle, barrel and hot runner zones via a built-in pressure differential sensor.
ENLIGHTEN program launched to speed thermoplastic composites industrialization
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Multi-scale modeling, testing, sensors and machine learning will advance understanding and algorithms to achieve process control and optimization for both aerospace and automotive supply chains.
Ru-bix gears up for full production, triples capacity
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
U.K.-based company remained operational throughout the pandemic to further solidify business foundation and meet recent increasing demand head-on.
LiDAR Technology Coming to Factory Systems
Gary S. Vasilash | Modern Machine Shop
Industrial sensor company Sick AG and automotive sensor company IBEO Automotive Systems GmbH have partnered to create an industrial, solid-state LiDAR solution.
Methods Machine Tools Releases VisionGauge OnLine Updates
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Methods Machine Tools has released software enhancements for VisionGauge OnLine, especially benefitting VisionX’s Digital Optical Comparator 700 series.
FANUC and Rockwell Partner for Automation Apprenticeships
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
FANUC and Rockwell have formed a coalition alongside several other companies to help develop work-and-learn automation and robotics apprenticeships.
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Hubbard-Hall to Distribute Alconox Residue-Free Cleaners
Evan Doran | Products Finishing
Hubbard-Hall is now a North American distributor of Alconox Inc.’s line of residue-free, cleaning products, which includes brands like Citranox, Luminox and Alcojet.
Teton SmartSlice 2.0 offers improved functionalities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Simulation tool for 3D printing provides more ergonomic user features, including view displacement options, tooltips and 10 new material options.
EHang supports Chinese national transportation network plan
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
EHang seizes national strategic initiative advocating for development of more intelligent transportation networks to accelerate commercialization of its AAV vehicles for urban air mobility.
Alveus to commercialize Compa Repairs' composite ship repair service
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Compa Repairs service and license solutions to establish a readily available network of license repair experts globally for ship repairs using CFRP materials.
DMS North America Acquires Component Guys
| MoldMaking Technology
DMS prepares to support and supply mold and die industry growth with increased inventory capacity, innovative product offerings and service/support levels.
Esta es la línea de ensamblaje de chasis de autobús más moderna en Brasil
| Products Finishing México
Dürr modernizó la producción de los chasises de autobús Mercedes-Benz en Brasil con la integración de vehículos autoguiados y transportadores aéreos.
Bell Textron, Ingersoll Machine Tools Produce 3D Printed Rotor Blade Trim Tool
| Additive Manufacturing
Collaborative effort successfully manufactured a 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool for production of main rotor blade components.
How to Save Time When Mounting Jaws on Three-Jaw Chucks
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
Precisely placing jaws on three-jaw chucks for CNC turning machines is difficult, but a laser pointer and clever programming can ease the issue.
CAINTRA: Sector exportador se perfila para ser motor de la economía en 2021
| Modern Machine Shop México
Refiere el organismo empresarial que en el primer mes del año las exportaciones manufactureras de México mostraron un incremento de 4.9% en comparación con el inicio de 2020.
ERP Platform Keeps Molders Connected in the Pandemic
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software offers its users many tools and modules with manufacturing and plastics specific platforms like DELMIAworks touching everything from inventory and quality to bookkeeping and process and machine monitoring.
Bruker optimiza la nueva generación de su plataforma de metrología
| Modern Machine Shop México
Los perfilómetros ópticos ContourX 3D de banco de última generación son adecuados para metrología de la rugosidad y textura superficial con capacidad de medición en entornos de I+D y fabricación.
Producción sustentable en la extrusión de tubos de plástico
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
La decisión de Sica, productor de máquinas para tubos de plástico, de invertir en tecnologías sustentables se ha reflejado en una reducción en los costes de producción de los tubos.