Verisurf Probing Suite Provides Flexibility in Quality Inspection

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

Verisurf’s Machine Tool Probing (MTP) suite is an in-process automated inspection solution for CNC machine tools, offering inspection and reporting capabilities.

How to Differentiate First Aid From a Recordable Event

Miles Free | Production Machining

First aid is not a recordable. Recordables are injuries that require treatment beyond first aid.
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Visible Touch: Tactile Sensor Enables Multi-Purpose Inspection

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

Not only can Gelsight’s tactile sensor detect and evaluate defects, but it can also measure part features, surface roughness and even contamination.

Rego-Fix Opens Manufacturing Technology Center in Indiana

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The 12,000-square-foot Center for Machining Excellence houses a wide range of technology and serves as a hub for industry innovation that is accessible to manufacturers and industry thought leaders worldwide.

Why Shoulder Bolts Are Too Important to Ignore (Part 1)

| MoldMaking Technology

These humble but essential fasteners used in injection molds are known by various names and used for a number of purposes.

PET Chemical Recycling Process Qualified and Commercialized

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Process will be offered as a license package globally by Axens.

Long-term Stable Tape Application

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

Plasmatreat and Glaub Automation & Engineering presented a solution for the automotive industry focused on surface treatment with Openair-Plasma.

Think Safety: Eliminate Hazards Throughout the Shop

| MoldMaking Technology

The tooling community is taking advantage of new products for safer mold shops and molding facilities.
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IMTS Influence on Large 3D Printing

| Additive Manufacturing

The success of printing a car at IMTS 2014 sparked new ideas, companies and global industries — which were on full display at IMTS 2024.

Production Planning Software Improves Overall Efficiency

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

This software tool improves how manufacturers and finishers manage production workflows.

ESA collaboration brings Altair software to aerospace, space startups

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Access to Altair simulation, AI and data analytics solutions and consulting options to ESA Partnership Initiative for Commercialisation (EPIC) organizations aims to diversify, support aerospace companies.

4M Carbon Fiber launches 50-ton plasma oxidation qualification line

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The $4.5 million project, designed to triple throughput and cut oxidation energy consumption, will prove the company’s technology at commercial scale for prospective customers.

Lilium launches M&A process, targets eVTOL program continuation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Despite court-approved insolvency filings and beginning first investor briefings, Lilium remains fully focused on re-emerging following restructuring, setting its sights on fresh investment to support the Lilium Jet.

FACC Q3 earnings signal strong aerospace growth trajectory 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A 25.1% increase in revenue and a quadrupled EBIT are being reinforced by initiatives to improve workforce shortages and implement thermoplastic composites into future aircraft.

NASA selects Electra for hybrid-electric aircraft concepts in AACES 2050 Program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Electra will identify and deliver various concepts and technologies for future sustainable commercial airline development, which could enter service by mid-century.

MarineShift360 project launches new initiatives for marine industry sustainability

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Life cycle assessment (LCA) tool and Industry Accelerator and University Outreach programs are designed to fast-track decarbonization as regulatory frameworks tighten and consumer demand for sustainability grows.

Expanded Range of Flat-Top Inserts Enables Chipping Resistance

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Tungaloy-NTK Inc. announces the expansion of its MillQuadFeed series to include flat-top inserts with enhanced edge strength.   

Video: Mold Base for Product Development With 3D Printed Molds

Peter Zelinski | MoldMaking Technology

Alba Enterprises created a mold base to match the needs and pacing of product iteration using mold tooling made via additive manufacturing.

Multistation Offers Second Life Program to Buy and Sell Used AM Printers

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2024: The company’s Second Life division created a confidential online marketplace where sellers can offer their machines and buyers can find machine the most adapted for their needs.

Precision Viscometers with High and Low Temperature Models

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

BYK-Gardner USA releases a product line of cone and plate viscometers designed for both high-temperature and low-temperature units.

Mahr Height Gage Provides Reliable Measurement Performance

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Digimar 816 CLT height gage is equipped with an intuitive touchscreen, ergonomic handles and dynamic measuring functions, designed to offer performance and ease of use.

Rectificadoras de superficies que proporcionan un seguimiento suave de la mesa

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Okamoto presenta las rectificadoras de superficie ACC-SA1, que han sido diseñadas para ofrecer precisión y rigidez mediante una construcción robusta y componentes avanzados.