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Avatara Launches Unified, AI-Driven Communications Suite
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Avatara has launched its next-generation CompleteCloud unified communications software. This release includes a self-healing artificial intelligence, Ava.
Mitutoyo and Kitov Partnering, Developing Combined Solutions
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Mitutoyo and Kitov have partnered to combine the innovations of Mitutoyo’s metrology solutions and Kitov’s AI, robotics and computer vision technologies.
Geminis GT11i Lathe Maximizes Rigidity and Swing Over Bed
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Geminis’ GT11i is the largest multitasking CNC lathe of its GTi series, with 138” of swing and a 333,000-pound capacity between centers. It sports many features to optimize rigidity.
Teijin launches carbon fiber intermediate material brands
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Tenax PW and Tenax BM is a series of aircraft- and satellite-quality materials made for sport applications with superior strength, toughness and durability compared to standard Teijin carbon fiber prepregs
Volocopter raises €200 million in Series D funding round for Volocity eVTOL aircraft
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
€322 million in cumulative funding has been raised to accelerate the certification of the Volocity aircraft and launch of its first commercial routes.
FANUC, Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gaps
| MoldMaking Technology
Offered apprenticeship programs in advanced manufacturing, automation and robotics aim to help companies rapidly upskill current and future workers.
#workforcedevelopment
Norton BlazeX F980 Fiber Discs Greatly Increase Cut Rate
Evan Doran | Products Finishing
Norton Saint-Gobain’s BlazeX F980 Fiber Discs dissipate grinding heat to offer a 50% increase in cut rate and disk life over the original Blaze F980.
Nueva potencia de 5 ejes de alta precisión para aplicaciones de mecanizado complejas e intrincadas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Kitamura Machinery ha presentado el centro de mecanizado vertical de 5 ejes Mytrunnion-5G, ampliando aún más su línea de 5 ejes Mytrunnion, diseñado mecánica y electrónicamente para obtener velocidad, rigidez y flexibilidad en el mecanizado complejo de 5 ejes.
Sistema de monitoreo StateMonitor, de Heidenhain, mejora la conectividad CNC
| Modern Machine Shop México
StateMonitor, de Heidenhain, ofrece a los fabricantes de CNC más opciones para ver datos y evaluar los procesos de control de forma remota y en tiempo real.
Clamping Disks for Chucks and Mandrels Enable Low TIR
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Clamping discs for its flange chucks and flange mandrels feature true running accuracies of just 10 microns, and offer greater loading clearance and longer operating life.
Mondelez and PepsiCo Agree to Cut Use of Virgin Plastic
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Key driver was engagement with As You Sow on reducing single-use plastic packaging.
Sonoco’s Fibrepak Cellulosic Meets Stringent EU Regulations
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Fibrepak cellulosic expected to make major inroads in thermoformed food packaging.
Pintura resistente a la electricidad salva histórico puente ferroviario en Reino Unido
| Products Finishing México
Una innovadora pintura resistente a la electricidad evitó la demolición de un puente victoriano en el centro de Cardiff, en Reino Unido, lo que representó un ahorro de cerca de 56 mdd.
RJG Consolidates Southeast Training Facilities in North Carolina
| Plastics Technology
RJG is consolidating its Gibsonville, N.C. and Woodstock, Ga. training facilities to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s (RCCC) campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
#workforcedevelopment
Webinar: reciclado de plásticos postconsumo
| Plastics Technology México
El martes 16 de marzo, el fabricante austriaco de maquinaria para reciclado NGR ofrecerá un webinar sobre reciclado postconsumo, donde presentará en detalle las tecnologías necesarias para este proceso. El registro es gratuito.
What Impacts Transfer Efficiency?
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses measuring transfer efficiency (TE) and determining ways to improve.
Cifras de producción y exportación de la industria automotriz en febrero
| Modern Machine Shop México
La producción total de vehículos ligeros en febrero de 2021 fue de 238,868 unidades; en tanto que las exportaciones realizadas durante el mismo mes fueron de 213,987 unidades.
NOVA Chemicals innova con diseños estructurales para películas con resina PCR
| Plastics Technology México
NOVA Chemicals desarrolló una serie de diseños personalizables para estructuras de películas formulados con resina posconsumo (PCR).
GF Machining incorpora interfaz de comunicación OPC UA en sus productos
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Trabajando en conjunto con la interfaz OPC UA, las otras soluciones digitales GF Machining pueden ayudar a reducir el tiempo de inactividad de las máquinas y automatizar las operaciones.
EOS Introduces NickelAlloy IN939 for Turbine, Energy Applications
| Additive Manufacturing
Material offers great tensile properties, validation, reliability and crack resistance, which opens industrial 3D printing options for turbines and other energy industry applications.
How Do Binder Jetting and Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion Match Up?
Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop
Both metal 3D printing processes are ready for production, but which wins out for speed and cost? Research from The Barnes Global Advisors offers a case study.
ICYMI--MMT Chats: The 12 Sins of Non-Disclosure Agreements
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Today’s MMT Chats guest is Mark Gauvain, a manufacturing and tooling business development executive (and one of MMT’s Editorial Advisory Board members) with some insight to share on a topic I’ve been asked about recently … NDAs. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.