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Quantifying Surface Cleanliness With Water Contact Angle, XPS Analysis
| Products Finishing
Reducing rework and extending bath life through surface analytics.
Running PET Flake? Here's How a Crystallizer Can Help
| Plastics Technology
Crystallizers were designed and manufactured by many auxiliary equipment manufacturers in the 1970s with the mistaken belief that packaging-grade virgin PET would eventually become available to processors in amorphous, rather than crystalline pellet form.
Sidel Launches ‘Game-Changing’ Laser Heating for PET Preforms
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
“World’s-first” technology promises higher quality and productivity, lightweighting and lower maintenance.
Should You Bring Tool Regrinding In-House?
| Production Machining
In some situations, the potentially high investment in an in-house tool grinding process can be justified with a relatively fast ROI. (Includes video.)
Composite Integration, Atech Composites deliver workshops in Taiwan focused on composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
From marine to aerospace to automotive, the global collaboration continues to engage customers across Taiwan and Southeast Asia, showcasing various fabrication and processing methods like RTM and LRI.
CompositesWorld announces 2025 CW Top Shops honorees
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
CW recognizes high-performing fabricators who participated in the 2025 benchmarking survey program, and highlights findings in this year’s data.
CAMX 2025 Show Daily: Thursday, Sept. 11
| CompositesWorld
To wrap up another successful CAMX, CW gives a second look at the ACE Award technologies, provide highlights of show floor activity, highlights the overlooked advantages of the final show day and more.
Automation Solution Provides Flexible Loading of Up to Two Production Machines — From Milling to EDM
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Erowa Technology Inc. highlights its Robot Compact 150 as an automation solution for flexible loading of up to two production machines of all processing technologies — from milling to EDM.
Vektek exhibe sistemas de sujeción hidráulica con monitoreo inalámbrico
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold: Los sistemas de Vektek incorporan cilindros hidráulicos, bombas de dos etapas con variador y soluciones de automatización para fixtures y procesos CNC.
OSG Tooling Lineup Features Optimized Milling, Drilling Tools
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
OSG has expanded several of its end mills series, including the A Brand AE-CPR2-H, A Brand AE-CPR4-H and Exocarb WXL-EBM end mills, as well as its A Brand ADO-40D and 50D drill series, and the Pheonix indexable series.
4 Ways 3D Printing Is Enabling Metal Casting
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
While metal additive manufacturing sometimes competes with casting, AM is also assisting this process on the tooling front.
Building a Screw-Cooling System
| Plastics Technology
Screws have been cored for cooling since the early 1960s. In many processes, however, screw cooling is not utilized. Here’s an optimal design for a screw-cooling system.
Tecnología de secado al vacío ULTRA estará presente en Meximold
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Maguire mostrará en Meximold 2025 el sistema ULTRA Dryer, con secado seis veces más rápido y ahorro energético de hasta 85 % en resinas plásticas.
K 2025 impulsa a jóvenes talentos en la industria del plástico y el caucho
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La feria K 2025 en Düsseldorf dedica un espacio central a la formación con tours, talleres, foros y actividades para estudiantes y jóvenes profesionales de la industria.
Merger Consolidates Polyolefin Supply in Japan
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Sumimoto’s PP and PE production will be integrated into Prime Polymer, a joint venture of Mitsui and Idemitsu.
Clúster de Plásticos presenta Meximold 2025
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Durante su tercera junta bimestral, el Clúster de Plásticos de Querétaro presentó Meximold 2025, feria industrial que se realizará el 22 y 23 de octubre en el Querétaro Centro de Congresos con exposiciones, citas B2B y un evento especial de Mujeres en la Manufactura.
Gracious Executives, Rude Ones and Networking Friday
Matthew Kirchner | Production Machining
When you encounter people in career transition, always try to find a way to help — no matter how much you have going on at the time.
Dürr Paint Shop Technology Reduces CO2 Emissions for Volkswagen
| Products Finishing
Dürr Systems Inc. implements CO2-efficient paint shop solutions at Volkswagen’s Puebla, Mexico facility with electrified equipment and advanced automation.
Recocido de plásticos: criterios, temperaturas y efectos
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México
El recocido es un tratamiento térmico que permite aliviar tensiones internas y aumentar la cristalinidad en plásticos. Aplicado por encima de la temperatura de transición vítrea (Tg), su eficacia depende del control de tiempo, temperatura y enfriamiento, además de la poscocción en termofijos y elastómeros para optimizar su rendimiento mecánico y térmico.
Recocido de polímeros amorfos: guía técnica para ABS y PC
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México
El recocido en polímeros amorfos es clave para reducir tensiones internas generadas por el moldeo rápido. Sin este proceso, la exposición a químicos y esfuerzos mecánicos puede acelerar el agrietamiento por estrés ambiental y causar fallas prematuras.
Recocido en polímeros semicristalinos: cristalización y estabilidad
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México
Los polímeros semicristalinos enfrentan un desafío: la contracción y los cambios dimensionales que surgen al operar en altas temperaturas. El recocido aparece como solución para estabilizar piezas y asegurar tolerancias críticas.
Polímeros semicristalinos: procesabilidad vs cristalinidad y moldeo
Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México
En los polímeros semicristalinos de alto rendimiento, la cristalinidad y el desempeño dependen directamente de la temperatura de molde y de la transición vítrea. Cuando se emplean moldes fríos o se reemplaza el moldeo por recocido, el rendimiento puede caer más de 50 °C y aumentar la deformación.