Stain Removal for Optimized Injection Mold Maintenance
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Nanoplas offers its Zap-Ox stain removal for optimized injection mold maintenance.
Direct Solar Heating for Rotational Molding Enables Feedback Control and Rapid Deployment
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Light Manufacturing offers rotomolding factory in a box, with no utilities needed.
United Grinding Signs Agreement to Acquire GF Machining Solutions
Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop
United Grinding has signed an agreement to acquire the GF Machining Solutions division of Georg Fischer AG, aiming to establish a global presence in ultra-precision machining.
Convenio SMADS y ECOCE: impulso al reciclaje y economía circular
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
El Gobierno de Baja California y ECOCE unen esfuerzos para promover el reciclaje en oficinas estatales, con acciones de educación ambiental y economía circular.
Should You Add Linear Scales to Your Machine?
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
Knowing how scales will influence machine accuracy will help you decide if they’re worth the extra investment.
Natilus challenges the Boeing-Airbus duopoly
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
CW interviews CEO Aleksey Matyushev about composites, certification and the airlines’ needs for increased narrowbody production and decarbonization that aren’t being met.
Nomura DS Showcases Turning and Milling Machines Engineered with Excellence
| Production Machining
Gosiger offers the comprehensive line of Nomura DS machine tools at competitive prices.
Aptera completes function test for first production-intent sEV
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
First initial testing of the production vehicle’s BinC composite body structure, drivetrain and battery pack demonstrates progress toward real-world validation.
Toray Advanced Composites expands continuous fiber TPC capacity, capabilities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Assets, technology and IP acquisition of Colorado-based Gordon Plastics will enhance Toray’s product portfolio, growing its ability to support emerging markets in thermoplastic composites.
Schuler opens local sales, service facility in Canada
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
DBA Schuler Canada will provide better access to tools, equipment and spare parts for the Canadian market’s forming needs.
Digital Dry Ice Cleaning Technology Enables Mold Component Surface Preparation
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Cold Jet highlights its PCS ULTRA, a digital dry ice cleaning technology to prepare substrates prior to coating.
Get in the Lab: Investing in Automation
| Products Finishing
Looking to upgrade your coating process and possibly invest in automation solutions? This helpful Ask the Expert article from Tom Brown of Carlisle Fluid Technologies offers advice for doing your research and working with your equipment supplier.
Reliant Expands Effort to Make Equipment Delivery More Environmentally Friendly
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Reliant’s updated environmental program, however, includes changes based on new information about how packaging, shipping, delivering and unpacking its products impact both customer satisfaction and the environment.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #120: Electrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters – Final Report
| Products Finishing
Unavoidably interrupted by the SARS CoV-2 pandemic of 2020-21, this NASF-AESF Foundation research project report R-120 has been ongoing since April 2019. Now complete, this report is the final report, reflecting 16 quarters of work.
Destacan participación canadiense en la industria de Querétaro
| Modern Machine Shop México
En el marco del Canadian Manufacturing Day, se informó que Inversión Extranjera Directa canadiense aumentó casi 20 % en Querétaro.
GXT: la nueva solución de extrusión estandarizada de CPM
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La Global eXtruder Technology (GXT) de CPM ofrece versatilidad y estandarización en extrusoras de doble tornillo, optimizando procesos y reduciendo costos.
Craftsman Cribsheet No. 132: Why You Should Care About Slips, Trips and Falls
David Wynn | Production Machining
Slips, trips and falls are becoming an increasingly cited regulation. Here’s how to minimize these hazards.
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Optimización de talleres de mecanizado con monitoreo de máquina
Mark Albert | Modern Machine Shop México
Las decisiones sobre los procesos de manufactura no son los únicos factores de negocio que pueden mejorarse con los panoramas que se derivan de los datos recolectados a través de un sistema de monitoreo de máquina. Para este taller, el uso de esta información para fortalecer y afinar su programa de incentivos para los empleados es un beneficio importante, entre muchos otros.
Software QuickCast Air maximiza la remoción de material de los interiores de los patrones de fundición
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
QuickCast Air, de 3D Systems, es una herramienta avanzada que permite maximizar la eliminación de material en patrones de fundición, reduciendo costos y tiempos de construcción.
3 Unique Elements of LFAM to Consider in Design
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
While similar to desktop fused filament fabrication (FFF), large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) in polymer composite poses several unique challenges as a result of its scale.
MMT Chats: Eliminating the Noise to Stay Focused on the Customer
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Metro Mold & Design joins me to discuss the value of the 80/20 rule as a business strategy, its talented cross-functional team, the role of automation in mold building and molding, and the continuing impact of COVID-19.
FEMSA vende su negocio de soluciones plásticas a AMMI
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Con la adquisición de PTM, AMMI expande su oferta de productos sostenibles en México y Norteamérica, atendiendo industrias como alimentos y automotriz.