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Functional Coatings for Oil and Gas Production
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Oil and gas coatings including ecoat are critical for protecting equipment against corrosion.
Ejemplos de cómo la inteligencia artificial está transformando las fábricas
| Modern Machine Shop México
La red Global Lighthouse del Foro Económico Mundial destaca el papel de la IA en el impulso de la transformación digital de la industria manufacturera.
Building Temperature Compensation Into the Gaging Station
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
As production tolerances become ever tighter and the error margin for measurement results shrinks, manufacturers must consider thermal fluctuations in their inspection processes.
Avantium’s PEF Receives FDA Food-Contact Approval
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The FDA approval extends to all food types except infant formulas, foods with more than 15% alcohol or human milk.
How to Configure Your Twin-Screw Barrel Layout
| Plastics Technology
In twin-screw compounding, most engineers recognize the benefits of being able to configure screw elements. Here’s what you need to know about sequencing barrel sections.
Indorama Collaborates in Launch of World’s First Bio-PET Bottles
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Japan’s Suntory Group will introduce the new bottles for selected products in Japan
Presentan quillas de surf reforzadas con fibra de carbono reciclada
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sieve Fins utiliza compuestos reciclados de Mocom para fabricar quillas de surf ligeras, resistentes y sostenibles, adaptadas a condiciones extremas.
Parker Ionics Appoints General Manager of Application Equipment
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Parker Ionics promotes Riley Cole to general manager of application equipment. He will oversee strategic growth and operational management.
MMT Chats: How Hands-On Experience and Passion Earned a Scholarship
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout student Luke Hodgson shares how his hands-on experience in plastics engineering earned him the 2024 SPE Mold Technologies Division Glenn Beall Scholarship.
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Mazak Recognized for 50 Years of Manufacturing Innovation
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Mazak’s facility in Florence, Kentucky, currently produces more than 70 machining solutions with a local workforce that exceeds 600 employees.
UAG y Braskem Idesa fomentan el reciclaje en jornada de Plastitrueque
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
La UAG y Braskem Idesa organizan “Plastitrueque”, un evento para reciclar plásticos y fomentar la economía circular, reduciendo emisiones de CO₂ y educando a la comunidad.
Construction begins for UMaine sustainability research facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building will serve as space for an additive, hybrid manufacturing test bed, future workforce training, and bio-based materials and sustainable technologies development.
Harper successfully commissions two carbon fiber lines in China
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Swift on-site installation and system startup for Shandong Yongcheng New Materials Co. Ltd for systems that will produce 3,000 MT of carbon fiber/year.
Gravimetric Feeder is Compact, Easy to Clean
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Said to offer precise rate control for free-flowing pellets and granules.
Dawn Aerospace breaks sound barrier, hypersonic global records
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Aurora rocket-powered aircraft reached Mach 1.1 and more than 82,000 feet, the highest altitude achieved by a New Zealand vehicle, as well as beating the record for fastest aircraft ascent.
Base Materials subsea buoyancy foams earn DNV type approval
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Low-density syntactic foams have been qualified for use in 11,500-meter ocean depths in addition to approval of manufacture.
U.S. Department of Labor Recognizes United Grinding North America as Apprenticeship Ambassador
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Source | United Grinding
United Grinding North America, a subsidiary of Swiss-based United Grinding Group, has been recognized as an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S.
The Connector Conundrum: 3D Printed Mold Tooling’s Role in Innovation
Peter Zelinski | Plastics Technology
ReelView Fishing faced an electronics obstacle in the development of its new technology for underwater video. Additive manufacturing for moldmaking allowed for the speed necessary to iterate to a solution. How inventors and invention will benefit from new ways of obtaining production-ready tooling.
2024 in Review — PF Looks Back on the Year's Biggest Industry Topics and Trends
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
From regulatory challenges to technology innovations, Products Finishing looks back at the finishing industry stories of 2024.
Flex Machine Tools to Host Open House Event
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Flex Machine Tools’ Open House event will take place Thursday, December 5 at the company’s headquarters in Wapakoneta, Ohio. It will feature a facility tour and live machining demonstrations.
OSG End Mills Perform in Range of Applications
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The company has expanded its ExoCarb WXL-CR-EDS, A Brand AE-HFE-H, A Brand AE-N and Phoenix end mill series.
Tecnología de metanólisis de Eastman es reconocida en la Semana del Reciclaje
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
La campaña “Recycling is Real” de PLASTICS destaca iniciativas de reciclaje avanzado y cómo contribuyen a la reducción de desechos plásticos. En la Semana del Reciclaje, el turno fue para las instalaciones de Eastman en Tennessee.