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Polymer Selection: Identifying the Ideal Candidate for Metal-to-Plastic Replacement
| Plastics Technology
As a “new” material choice, the story of plastics has long been about replacing incumbent materials, and thanks to ongoing advances, that story isn’t over yet.
Perforación profunda en manufactura de alta precisión médica
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La perforación de agujeros profundos en instrumentos quirúrgicos exige alta precisión, concentricidad y control dimensional. Las limitaciones de las máquinas tipo suizo impulsan el uso de soluciones automatizadas como la UNE6-2i, que integra doble husillo y robótica para optimizar la manufactura médica, garantizando calidad constante y reducción de errores en producción.
NCW 2025: Bringing the composites community together
| CompositesWorld
Whether you’re sharing your company story, highlighting materials applications, engaging with the community or celebrating National Composites Week in other ways, make sure to tag CW and use the #CompositesPerformanceWithPurpose hashtag!
NCP Coatings Acquires Glyptal to Expand Specialty Coatings
| Products Finishing
NCP Coatings LLC strengthens its portfolio with Glyptal Inc., focusing on high-performance electrical insulation and automotive engine coatings.
Abaris relocates training facility to Sparks, Nevada
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Larger facility gives room to expand offices, classrooms, labs and other workspaces and provides students with easy access to several local amenities.
#workforcedevelopment
Pic of the Week: 3D Printed Composite-Reinforced Airfoil
Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing
Commissioned by NASA, a student-led contract manufacturing business has 3D printed airfoils from composite-reinforced plastic filament.
Freepoint y Source One impulsan reciclaje químico en Europa
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Ambas firmas desarrollarán plantas para pretratar residuos plásticos y abastecer procesos avanzados de reciclaje químico y mecánico en la región.
Centro Micro5XL de Chiron: precisión y eficiencia en formato compacto
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EMO: El nuevo centro de mecanizado Micro5XL, de Chiron, ofrece una solución compacta y de bajo consumo energético para la manufactura de componentes complejos en las industrias médica, electrónica y de joyería.
Compact Lab Processor Highlights Farrel Pomini Display
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Booth to feature a range of technologies and demonstrations focusing on sustainability.
Trelleborg Invests in Innovation Center and Tool Shop Remodel
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Trelleborg Medical Solutions plans a 45,000-square-foot Innovation Center and is expanding its tool room to include more Swiss-machining and injection molding.
Schwanog Tooling Lineup Provides Productive Machining of Precision Parts
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Schwanog’s milling and grooving lineup includes efficient, custom solutions for a wide range of applications.
Avances en inyección y colada caliente en Meximold Tech Preview 2025
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Descubra las tecnologías que debutarán en Meximold 2025 durante el evento virtual gratuito Meximold Tech Preview, el 20 y 21 de agosto.
Screw Design Insights To Boost Extrusion Performance
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Culled from our monthly Extrusion Know How column, screw design aficionado Mark Spalding offers his real-world insights on how screw design impacts performance in single-screw extruders.
T-MEC: retos clave en la verificación de reglas de origen
| Modern Machine Shop México
Según AMCHAM Capítulo Noreste, invertir en formación continua, fortalecer los sistemas de trazabilidad y mantener una gestión documental impecable permite a las empresas protegerse de la pérdida de los beneficios arancelarios del T-MEC.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plans for ‘Electric’ K 2025
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Debuts include an all-electric multicomponent IntElect 350t combined with a SAM-C20 robot and two high-speed PAC-E machines targeting high-speed packaging applications.
The Promise of Additive Manufacturing for Paul Horn GmbH
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Additive manufacturing offers various benefits for cutting tool manufacturers such as reduced tool weight and the creation of complex internal coolant channels that cannot be produced via traditional CNC machining methods. Here is how it currently plays out at one such German company.
Solución térmica HiTemp EPDM para moldeo e inyección
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Plastec presenta en Meximold 2025 la manguera HiTemp EPDM Superflex, compatible con acoples Mouldpro y diseñada para operaciones térmicas industriales.
Archer acquires assets from Overair, Mission Critical Composites
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Aiming to accelerate its defense aircraft portfolio, acquisitions include a patent portfolio from tiltrotor aircraft specialist Overair, and a composites manufacturing site.
Aciturri Aerostructures to build Vertical's VX4 eVTOL airframe
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Under a long-term agreement, Aciturri will supply the airframe for Vertical’s composites-intensive VX4, providing manufacturing engineering and design support.
Greene Tweed to deliver advanced TPC components for jet engines
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
More than 50 custom-designed parts made from Greene Tweed’s Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material will be delivered over the course of this 10-year strategic agreement.
CRP USA highlights 3D printing composites success for small, flight-ready satellite missions
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A combination of the Windform portfolio of CFRTP and GFRTP materials and SLS printing have proven CRP’s ability to meet critical space requirements.
Micro Mill Steel Enables Quality Tool and Moldmaking Capabilities
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Steel 21 offers its 21 Micro Mill for accuracy, flatness and parallelism to enable moldmakers to build a quality tool.