ENTEK Gets DOE Loan for Battery Separator Plant
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Government loan of $1.2 billion to largely fund lithium-ion battery-separator plant using “wet process.”
Tungaloy Boring Toolholder Features Advanced Chip Evacuation
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The TungBoreMini series includes an optimized chipbreaker and an advanced internal coolant supply system, which features two dedicated outlets for effective cooling and chip evacuation.
Amcor y Berry Global se fusionan para liderar empaques sostenibles
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Con más de 400 instalaciones en 140 países, la nueva Amcor plc integrará capacidades para ofrecer soluciones innovadoras y acelerar la transición hacia empaques sostenibles.
Caucho de silicona líquida: propiedades y aplicaciones
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El caucho de silicona líquida combina resistencia térmica, flexibilidad y biocompatibilidad, convirtiéndolo en el material ideal para diversas aplicaciones con tecnología avanzada y amplias posibilidades de diseño.
MMT's Most-Viewed Case Studies in 2024
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Did you miss any of MoldMaking Technology’s most-viewed case studies from 2024? Now’s your chance to dive into these trending topics.
Línea de fresas Kyocera permite la rampa y la interpolación helicoidal
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La línea Z-Carb XPR de Kyocera combina versatilidad y durabilidad para operaciones agresivas, y optimiza la velocidad y la precisión.
How Clean AM Machines Give the DOD Dramatic Lead Time Savings
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Quadrus accommodates exotic metals such as tungsten rhenium by fully changing over powder as needed in LPBF machines. One result is the development of a much more efficient process for obtaining hypersonic throat inserts.
How to Polish Ribs for Proper Part Release
| MoldMaking Technology
Using the right tools and abrasives is essential to polish a mold to the required final finish.
Airborne to supply Airbus with composite components for mega-constellation satellite solar arrays
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Airborne Aerospace will manufacture more than 700 composite substrate panels and yoke substrates for Airbus Sparkwing solar arrays, a critical component of MDA Space’s Aurora satellite product line.
EcoPulse flight test campaign ends, provides insight into hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Accumulation of 100 flight hours and 50 test flights deliver findings into design, certification, production and operations that will lay the groundwork for future aircraft.
Sonaca, Aciturri Aerostructures to become single European aviation entity
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The industrial partnership, combining expertise in metal and composites design and manufacturing, aims to become an independent global player for low-carbon aerospace development.
Australian partners to develop, validate laser cladding system for MMC coatings
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
ACM CRC, LaserBond and The University of Sydney aim to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing capabilities through monitoring, prototype assessment and simulation of the coating process for metal matrix composite (MMC) materials.
On the radar: Innovations in composite battery enclosures
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
A look at recently reported design, material and process innovations for composites-intensive battery enclosures, developed to support the ramp-up of EV and AAM vehicles.
Renishaw, Canada Makes Join Forces to Advance AM in Canada
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Renishaw and Canada Makes will focus on applying AM technology to a broader range of sectors while scaling up production, helping advance the transition from prototyping to mass manufacture.
Extended Mill Line Offers Speed and Precision for Moldmaking
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
IMCO Carbide Tool Inc. highlights its M934 POW-R-FEED Mill, the latest extension of the company’s M93 POW-R-FEED line.
Horn Grooving Tool Provides Process Reliability
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Mini 114 system is suitable for turning and copy turning of axial grooves.
Renishaw Announces Passing of Co-Founder, Sir David McMurtry
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Sir David founded Renishaw in 1973 with John Deer to commercialize the 3D touch-trigger probe for coordinate measuring machines. He went on to be named on over 200 patents for Renishaw innovations.
How I Made It: Noah Decker, CEO of Decker Machine Works
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Noah Decker grew up around his father's shop, where he picked up an experimental, DIY mindset for rehabbing and retrofitting old equipment that has helped Decker Machine Works thrive under his leadership.
Large-format AM speeds plug production for manufacture of composite boat molds
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Hungarian manufacturer Rapid Prototyping transitioned its conventional foam milling process to 3D printing to produce faster, higher quality, recyclable foam plugs and composite boat molds.
Bulk, Solid and Melt Density: How to Calculate These Values and Why They Matter — Part 1 of 2
| Plastics Technology
How much resin is contained within a bucket, gaylord or hopper? That depends on the bulk density — a figure you need to learn how to calculate due to its impact on everything from storage and conveying to drying and molding.
Colibrium Additive actualiza el software EB-PBF para mejorar el rendimiento y la productividad de las impresoras
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EBMControl 6.4 de Colibrium Additive introduce Point Melt y soportes de polvo para imprimir piezas complejas sin placa, optimizando los costos y la calidad.
La densidad mundial de robots en las fábricas se ha duplicado en los últimos siete años
| Modern Machine Shop México
La Federación Internacional de Robótica indica que la densidad media mundial de robots alcanzó la cifra récord de 162 unidades por cada 10,000 empleados en 2023.