Plate Movement Product Sizing For Mold Tooling

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Hasco offers a comprehensive range of latch locking units and two-stage ejectors for a variety of solutions specifically for the field of multi-stage demolding. 

Axiom AX Gratek PP40 Offers Increased Tensile Strength at Lower Weight

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Graphene nanoplatelets enhance properties for engineering compound.

Prices of Volume Resins Drop by Year-End

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Entering 2025, prices of major commodity and volume resins are generally in a ‘buyer’s market.’

AI Tool Optimizes, Automates Powder Coating

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

New “digital Blueprint” technology fine-tunes every aspect of a powder coating system. The platform promises at least 10% powder savings, a return on investment of a few days and an increase in uptime.

US Extruders Adds to Engineering Team

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Additions said to “align perfectly” with machine builder’s mission to deliver top-quality extrusion solutions.  

Post Cure: Metal-composite connector supports direct joining to steel pipes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

FAUSST weldable hybrid fabric by Hyconnect GmbH makes it possible to join metal-composite joints with reduced risk and labor.

5 Ways CNC Job Shops Can Gain Visibility and Influence in the Industry

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

As machine shops navigate economic and political uncertainty, Modern Machine Shop offers a chance to share their stories, influence the conversation and seize new opportunities.

Solución de mecanizado permite crecimiento para necesidades de producción

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La Mill P 800 U S de GF Machining Solutions permite escalar la producción con automatización y un diseño compacto que garantiza eficiencia y precisión.

MMT's Most Popular Maintenance Reads of 2024

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

 Peruse this past year’s top maintenance content, including topics like inspection/measurement, maintenance and repair and surface treatment.   

Blown-Ion Plasma Treater 'Bombards' Surfaces

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

The treater is suited for applications requiring uniform surface treatment to improve adhesion at high speeds.  

Mechanical System for Slides Enables a Decrease in Mold Size

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

CUMSA USA highlights its LS, the new long stroke for slides. It’s a mechanical system designed to expand slide travel up to 100 mm, therefore significantly decrease the mold size.  

Best Practices for Engraving Cores and Cavities

| Plastics Technology

Consider depth, font style, artwork size, polarity and location when engraving.

Custom Workflow Due Date Feature Increases Productivity

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

Cetec ERP’s enterprise resource planning platform release enables users to create custom workflows with associated due dates.

Covestro invierte 100 millones de euros para impulsar la economía circular

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con esta inversión, Covestro impulsa su compromiso con la neutralidad climática y soluciones sustentables para transformar la industria global.

Production Machining's Top 10 Articles of 2024

Cara Ready | Production Machining

Reflect on 2024 with us as we take a look at our most-viewed articles this year!

En 2024, Guanajuato recibió más de 4,200 millones de dólares de inversión

| Modern Machine Shop México

Las inversiones y ampliaciones de este año abarcaron los sectores de automotriz-autopartes, metalmecánico, nuevas tecnologías, electrodomésticos y dispositivos médicos.

MMT Chats: Tips for a Successful Acquisition

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Fran Brunelle, President of Accelerated Manufacturing Brokers about the ins and outs of today's successful manufacturing mergers and acquisitions.

Revolution Acquires Island Plastics

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Flint, Michigan recycler will add to Revolution's recycling capacity.

Westinghouse Electric Produces 1,000th Fuel Flow Plate Using AM

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The milestone is a continuation of Westinghouse’s leadership in deploying AM in the nuclear industry to achieve cost and lead-time reductions and enable cutting-edge solutions for energy generation.

MoistTech Corp. introduces IR3000 moisture sensors

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Near infrared (NIR) sensors deliver precision moisture control and reliable moisture analysis for natural fibers, synthetic fibers and blended fabrics.

Expanded Hot Runner System Increases Manifold Sizes; Single Nozzle

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

DME Company highlights its EcoOne hot runner system, a configurable manifold and component system for time and cost-sensitive commodity applications. It has expanded to include a single drop nozzle (hot sprue bushing), a 16-drop system and larger manifolds (600mm × 600mm) to complement the initially released one, two, four and eight-drop system family.  

Factores que impulsarán la actividad manufacturera en México en 2025

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Industrias como la automotriz, la aeroespacial, la petrolera y la de capacitación en el sector manufacturero presentan factores externos e internos que podrían impulsar el crecimiento de la actividad manufacturera.