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Firefly awarded $179 million NASA contract for moon delivery
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Company’s third lunar mission and fourth NASA CLPS task order uses Firefly’s carbon fiber Blue Ghost lunar lander, Elytra Dark orbital vehicle and a rover to operate six NASA instruments.
High-Performance Viscometers Deliver Accuracy, Reproducibility
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
With advanced features like direct drive motors, electronic cone lifts and built-in temperature control, Gardco's byko-visc CP cone and plate viscometers deliver accuracy and ease of use for viscosity measurements.
Ross features FDA-600 dual-shaft mixer for robust industrial mixing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Heavy-duty mixer, catering to industries like composites, adhesives and coatings, is constructed with optimal processing of emulsions, dispersions and suspensions in mind.
Virgin Galactic, ENAC to conduct spaceport feasibility study
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Agreement with Italy’s civil aviation authority to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport, inspired by Virgin’s model in the U.S. with the composites-intensive VSS Unity.
Vartega makes e-commerce storefront available for sustainable carbon fiber materials purchase
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Online platform aims to build a better understanding of Vartega’s materials business for customers, while streamlining the browsing and purchase of product samples.
EHang, Weihai to co-develop pilotless eVTOL industrial ecosystem
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Using EHang’s composites-intensive EH216-S eVTOL, the cooperation will promote China’s development of a low-altitude economy with cultural tourism and other regional industries.
Evonik Publishes Life Cycle Assessment Data in High Performance Polymers Plastics Database
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Highlighted is data on the more than 100 grades of the company’s Vestamid nylons and Trogamid transparents.
The Importance of Strong Supply Chains for the CNC Industry
| Production Machining
A new wave of challenges is materializing for global supply chains, from shipping lane issues to increasing market regulations. Maintaining a robust global supply chain is critical.
CAINTRA presenta el índice de expectativas económicas de la industria manufacturera de noviembre
| Modern Machine Shop México
Aunque en octubre de 2024 los indicadores presentaron repuntes, en noviembre la industria manufacturera de Nuevo León volvió a reducirse.
Dispersión de rayos X en la digitalización industrial
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Scatter Correction CT de Nikon Metrology mejora la calidad de imagen y la precisión en materiales densos, y acelera los tiempos de escaneo.
Mastercam Announces Leadership Transition, Acquires FASTech Inc.
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Russ Bukowski has been appointed to the position of interim president.
Schrödinger advances materials informatics for faster development of next-gen composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Cutting time to market by multiple orders of magnitude, machine learning and physics-based approaches are combined to open new possibilities for innovations in biomaterials, fire-resistant composites, space applications, hydrogen tanks and more.
Indexable Drill Heads Double Profitability
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
Moving to a robust line of indexable drills enabled this shop to dramatically alter the manufacturing process for a problem part, doubling its profitability.
Can an AM Factory Make 600 Artillery Rounds Per Day?
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Yes, and Big Metal Additive sees how! In this video filmed at BMA's facility, I talk about the robot DED process able to make projectile housings productively.
MiR Mobile Cobot Automates Complex Workflows
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The MC600 is mobile cobot system for handling heavier items and automating tasks such as palletizing, box handling and machine tending.
Star Cutter Grinding Machines Improve Uptime, Throughput
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Tru Tech grinding machines are designed to achieve high accuracy for high precision and micro components in numerous industries including medical, aerospace and electronics.
Tapas PET con estrías ofrecen mejoras funcionales y sustentables
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Origin Materials incorpora características técnicas mejoradas en tapas PET fabricadas con su sistema CapFormer.
Twenty Years of "Never Finished"
Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing
Celebrating two decades of writing the “Never Finished” column, longtime PF contributor Matt Kirchner reflects on the top 20 that have stood out to him the most.
Be Our Guest
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
The Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) returns March 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, with elements old and new.
Mazak Opens Customer Solutions Center
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Customer Solutions Center specializes in the development of production-ready, custom automation solutions that allow manufacturers to overcome existing labor issues.
Cleaning Conference Format Changes to Hands-On Workshop in 2025
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
The workshop will build on the successful in-person and virtual workshops from the Product Quality Cleaning Workshops (PQCW) team that consists of cleaning experts Barbara and Ed Kanegsburg and Darren Williams.
IMTS 2024: A Personal Reflection Celebrating a Decade of Additive Innovation
| Additive Manufacturing
If looking for an unbiased review of IMTS 2024, this is not the place. For me, it was a magical experience; the show was a celebration of the past and a hopeful view of the future.