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.

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.

SMW Autoblok Workholding System Streamlines Changeovers

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The TMS-2G system enables the operator to change the chuck in minutes accurately and securely, making it versatile for diverse metalworking requirements.

Guía técnica 2024: procesamiento y transformación de plásticos

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Exploramos fundamentos de los polímeros y aplicaciones prácticas en reciclaje, sostenibilidad y etiquetado IML. Consulte los artículos más leídos en 2024.

Combating Zinc Growth in Plating Baths

| Products Finishing

A better way to mitigate zinc growth in chloride zinc and zinc-nickel plating baths is the use of membrane anodes.  

Registration Opens for STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers welcomes engineers, researchers, academics and suppliers to take part in the technical event May 18-22, 2025.

EMO celebra 50 años como referente global en tecnología y desarrollo de la industria de la máquina-herramienta

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Desde sus inicios en 1975, EMO ha sido el epicentro de la innovación y el punto de encuentro para los líderes en producción de maquinaria. En 2025, esta feria internacional celebra su 50º aniversario en Hannover, consolidando su posición como el evento más importante para la comunidad global del sector metalmecánico.

Determining steel/composite failure load of bonded repair assemblies

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Bureau Veritas and partners use a novel equivalent interface test specimen and simulation to predict failure load in bonded composite patch repairs to steel structures.

Curtiss-Wright, Sintavia Deliver First Submarine Component Utilizing AM

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Curtiss-Wright’s EMS Division has delivered the first submarine component with an additively manufactured impeller that will be installed in a U.S. Navy vessel.

Compact Extruder for High-Output Compounding, Recycling

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Sleek, flexible machine can process PET up to 6 tons per hour.  

Inteligencia artificial, aliado clave en la productividad de las pymes

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

CAINTRA indica que es fundamental dotar a las pymes de las herramientas necesarias para adaptarse mejor a un entorno de mercado globalizado.

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.   

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.