Video: Enabling the Digital Inventory with 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Würth Additive Group’s Digital Inventory Service (DIS) platform aims to make it easy and secure to store part files in digital inventory, and deploy the data for manufacturing as required. See a demo in this video filmed at IMTS 2024. 

MMT Chats: Mentoring Future Engineering Talent by Bridging Education and Practical Work

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Editorial Director Christina Fuges uncovers firsthand experiences of fostering curiosity and continuous learning at Accede Mold and Tool.
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Meximold 2024 concluye con éxito y supera expectativas

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Meximold 2024 atrajo a 3,280 asistentes y 142 expositores, consolidando su posición como el principal evento de manufactura de moldes en México y América Latina.  

Medical Tubing: Use Simulation to Troubleshoot, Optimize Processing & Dies

| Plastics Technology

Extrusion simulations can be useful in anticipating issues and running “what-if” scenarios to size extruders and design dies for extrusion projects. It should be used at early stages of any project to avoid trial and error and remaking tooling.  

CSub delivers one-piece composite truss bridge in Norway

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

EPC supplier has fabricated, transported and delivered a 42-meter composite bridge intended for pedestrians and bicyclists.

NCC, BCI, Vestas collaborate to enhance wind blade technology development

Jessica Pompili | CompositesWorld

NCC, BCI and Vestas have established the U.K. Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan, aiming to accelerate wind blade technology development and lower energy costs.

Evonik publishes life cycle assessment data in online database

Jessica Pompili | CompositesWorld

Evonik has made LCA information available for its High Performance Polymers Plastics database, which incorporates its fiber-reinforced and transparent polyamide products.

Dawn Aerospace reusable rocket-powered aircraft flies twice in one day

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Eighth and ninth flights of composites-intensive Mk-II Aurora reach an altitude of 63,000 feet, demonstrates same-day reusability capability for rocket-powered systems.

Aurora reveals SPRINT fan-in-wing design progress

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Development of uncrewed demonstrator with 45-foot wingspan, 1,000-pound payload to prove high-speed, vertical-lift, runway-independent mobility.

Emuge-Franken USA Hosts Manufacturing Month Event

Jessica Pompili | MoldMaking Technology

Emuge-Franken USA hosts Manufacturing Month, an event located at its Massachusetts headquarters to include live machining demos and opportunities to meet with industry professionals.

Ceramic Media Filters Out Metals for Less

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

A low-cost alternative to legacy technologies, this ceramic molecular media filtration system removes metals and pollutants from industrial wastewaters at a low price point.

Get the Most From Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Parts

| Plastics Technology

There are five specific areas that designers and manufacturers need to consider to realize the potential of these unique materials.

Custom Workholding Shaves Days From Medical Part Setup Times

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Custom workholding enabled Resolve Surgical Technologies to place all sizes of one trauma part onto a single machine — and cut days from the setup times. 

Never Say There Wasn’t Enough Time

Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing

When a commitment is missed, begin with honesty. Instead of saying you didn’t have time, explain the circumstance and own it.

CW Tech Days event delves into composites in space

Jodee McElfresh | CompositesWorld

Composites have been used in space since our early steps into the cosmos. Today, private companies are partnering with NASA and the ESA in new and exciting ways. CW Tech Days: New Space Applications explores this evolving dynamic.  

Kaiser Milling, Grooving Tool Provides Greater Circular Accuracy

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The Mill A Groove tool can be used to cut step grooves, convex and concave radius grooves, chamfered edges, angles and special profiles with a single insert.

Dive Into 3 Different Mold Shops With Me

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

As MMT's newest team member, I've had the opportunity to visit three very different mold shops. Learn more about the differences and similarities I saw among the shops I visited, but most importantly, the aspect of community I saw within each.  

Kyocera End Mill Line Enables Ramping, Helical Interpolation

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Inc. presents its Z-Carb XPR end mill line with plunging and ramping capabilities, equipped with an open end tooth design and two standard coatings for extended tool life. 

Precision Machining Activity Contraction Continues — But More Slowly

Mike Shirk | Production Machining

Down overall, the index showed some areas of improvement this month.

Powder Coating Company Makes Organizational Structure Changes

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

Professional Plating makes structural changes to the organization including the promotion of two employees.

Self-Learning Control Algorithm for Temperature-Controlled Hot Runner Balancing

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

At Fakuma 2024, Kistler presents the new ComoNeo 7.0 process-monitoring system with the Multiflow 2.0 feature update for consistent temperature control in multicavity molds.

Shorter Supply Chains, Reduced Cavitation

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Baker Hughes has replaced its assembled trim stacks for industrial valves with 3D printed versions that can be built all as one piece. The devices counter cavitation to protect the valves, and the change in manufacturing method has enabled the company to bring most of this production in-house.