MMT Chats: 5 in 5 with Best Tool and Engineering

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges reveals 5 best practices for improving efficiencies within shops...in 5 minutes. Our guest is Joe Cherluck, President of Best Tool and Engineering in Clinton Township, Michigan. 

Avances en ingeniería para moldes para inyección

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: En el stand 103, la compañía Solution Tools Mold & Die busca establecer contacto con diferentes compañías industriales y crear relaciones profesionales.

Venture Plastics Invests in Ohio Operation

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The injection molder has added a 950-ton Nissei injection molding machine and a Zeiss O-Inspect 543 coordinate measuring machine (CMM) inspection system to its facility in Newton Falls, Ohio.

U.S. DOE awards $3.6 million in final phase of wind turbine recycling project

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Six U.S. companies have proven their recycling technologies for composites and rare earth elements, and will be supported for relevant scale demonstration and validation.

Kineco Exel to manufacture pultruded carbon fiber planks for Vestas

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bidding process win builds on existing multi-year contract with the global wind turbine company for the supply of spar cap components. 

GKN Aerospace expands aeroengines facility in Sweden

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Digitized fabrication processes and enhanced production capacity to meet growing ramp-up for aeroengines, composites-intensive and otherwise.

Heart Aerospace reveals hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrator

Jessica Pompili | CompositesWorld

Heart Aerospace’s full-scale Heart X1 prototype features a composite fuselage and wing, set to perform first flights in 2025.

Epoxy Rebar Company Reinforcing Roads of the Future

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Providing epoxy-coated rebar with the ultimate corrosion resistance is Simcote’s focus for the infrastructure industry it serves. 

Automated Solutions for Plastic-Based Medical Products

Jessica Pompili | MoldMaking Technology

Zahoransky Automation & Molds GmbH spotlights its Z.Warp move mold and Z.Siroc automation module for quality control, used for the manufacturing of plastic-based medical products.

Video: Machining and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Additive Manufacturing Aid One Another and Work Together

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

DED parts made by a machine tool provider illustrate various ways the strategic consideration of either metal 3D printing or machining helps the other process.

Infrared Curing Systems for Enhanced Coating Efficiency

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

David Weisman LLC introduces its Horizontal Conveyorized Infrared System, designed to efficiently preheat or cure liquid and powder coatings on horizontal products.

Electric Injection Molding Machine Line Expands

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Boy will debut three new models in its Electric series of machines, which feature a redesigned and more compact drive and inverter technology.

Colines y Epsilon: alianza para soluciones de embalaje sostenible

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La compañía guatemalteca Epsilon Packaging adquirió la línea ALLRollEX de Colines como parte de su compromiso con la innovación y sostenibilidad en embalajes.

Prices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.

Modeling and characterization of crushable composite structures

Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld

How the predictive tool “CZone” is applied to simulate the axial crushing response of composites, providing valuable insights into their use for motorsport applications.

Precision Meets Innovation at IMTS 2024

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

After attending IMTS, it's clear that the integration of advanced technologies is ready to enhance precision, efficiency and automation in mold manufacturing processes. It’s a massive event, so here’s a glimpse of what the MMT team experienced firsthand.    

Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Versatile Cutting Performance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The MB45 series is designed to deliver the low cutting force benefits of positive inserts and the fracture resistance of negative inserts.

Episode 48: Richard Apps, Counterpoint Market Intelligence

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Counterpoint Market Intelligence will deliver a keynote address at Carbon Fiber Conference 2024, which takes place October 8-10 in Charleston S.C., U.S.

Top Shops: Designing a Shop to Meet Customer Needs

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Working closely with customers and making careful investments has enabled this Wisconsin machine shop to tackle difficult jobs with tight deadlines as a core part of its business.

Can AI Deliver Shapes Like Generative Design With Far Less Computation?

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Ohio startup Vixiv is developing a machine learning system that will “know,” without computation, what 3D printed form satisfies a given set of needs.

Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Versatile Cutting Performance

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The MB45 series is designed to deliver the low cutting force benefits of positive inserts and the fracture resistance of negative inserts.

Kurtz Ersa inaugura planta en Ciudad Juárez

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Ubicada en el parque industrial Panamericana de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, la planta de producción de Kurtz se centrará inicialmente en la producción de máquinas de soldadura.