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Proper Chemical Handling for Plating
| Products Finishing
Every year, improper chemical handling in industrial environments leads to injury and significant financial loss. Read about how to stay safe.
Video: AM for Harder, Longer-Lasting Brake Discs
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing is being applied to limit automotive brake dust. For a major automaker, Etxetar and Talens are developing a production-speed directed energy deposition system to give brake discs a precise layer of wear-resistant carbide.
NPE 2024: Additive Manufacturing Assisting, Advancing the Plastics Industry
Stephanie Hendrixson | MoldMaking Technology
Exhibitors and presenters at the plastics show emphasized 3D printing as a complement and aid to more traditional production processes.
Reifenhauser Stakes Claim to 'World's First' 18-Micron MDO Blown Film
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Five-layer structure, to be displayed at drupa 2024 printing show, reportedly provides 25% material savings over current standard.
Mazak celebra medio siglo de innovación en manufactura en Kentucky
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Este año marca el 50º aniversario de las operaciones de manufactura de Mazak en Norteamérica, establecidas en Florence, Kentucky. Desde su apertura en 1974, Mazak ha sido una fuerza constante en la industria manufacturera norteamericana, destacándose por su compromiso con la innovación y el desarrollo tecnológico.
Walter Boring Bars Provide Fast, Precise Tool Changes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Walter QuadFit cylindrical modular interface enables quick and easy replacement of exchangeable heads.
ModuleWorks Announces Acquisition of Celeritive Technologies
Jessica Pompili | Production Machining
ModuleWorks announces the acquisition of Celeritive Technologies, aiming to enable natural synergies and maximize benefits for customers, stakeholders and employees.
Shop Optimizes its Swiss-Turning Flexibility
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Paramount Machine uses various Swiss-type lathes, some with a B axis, to produce parts more effectively than it did on conventional chucker lathes. Today, nearly every job under 1.5 inches in diameter runs across those machines even if the batch size is a mere 5 pieces.
Guill Tool simplifica diseños de herramientas de extrusión
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
En NPE 2024, Guill Tool presentó nuevos diseños simplificados para su bloqueo de leva y troquel giratorio, ofreciendo montaje rápido y mejora de propiedades en la extrusión.
Davis-Standard Goes Carbon-Free
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
All North American facilities are powered by 100% carbon-free electricity.
Alimentador de barras de Edge Technologies maximiza el potencial de rpm
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Edge Technologies ha equipado el último cargador de barras Patriot con juegos de canales guía de cambio rápido.
Precision blades support industrial fiber cutting needs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2024: Machine knives and industrial razor blades supplier American Cutting Edge offers composites manufacturers staple and custom cutting options.
DITF joins Horizon Europe REWIND project
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
End-of-life wind turbine recycling efforts are underway after the first REWIND consortium kick-off in May.
Hexagon Agility CNG/RNG tanks integrated into Brudeli for ZEV trucks in North America
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Brudeli’s patented plug-in Powerhybrid technology will use Hexagon Agility CNG/RNG fuel system with Type 4 tanks, enabling Class 7 and 8 trucks to meet ACT and ACF regulations.
Double Column VMC Designed With Large Mold Machining in Mind
| MoldMaking Technology
Kitamura introduces the Bridgecenter-6G, targeting large, long parts with a highly rigid design, taper versatility and customizable controls.
Rocket Lab launches climate science satellites for NASA
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The first of two satellites were deployed on the company’s composite Electron rocket for the PREFIRE mission to detect heat loss over the Arctic and Antarctica.
Verne to develop CcH2 solutions for the U.S. Army
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Verne, awarded funding through the U.S. Army Energy Demand Reduction and Clean Energy Tech SBIR program, will conduct feasibility analysis on cryo-compressed hydrogen vehicles.
PVC Compounder Adds Mixing Capacity
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Concord Compounding adds two new Farrel continuous mixers.
PHA Compound Molded into “World’s First” Biodegradable Bottle Closures
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Beyond Plastic and partners have created a certified biodegradable PHA compound that can be injection molded into 38-mm closures in a sub 6-second cycle from a multicavity hot runner tool.
How has CW changed in the last year?
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Upon his one-year anniversary as editor-in-chief of CW, Scott Francis looks back at some of the brand’s changes and hints at where it might be heading next.
Birmingham Fastener inaugura centro de distribución en Querétaro para impulsar la industria aeroespacial
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Birmingham Fastener abre su primer centro de distribución internacional en Querétaro para fortalecer la cadena de suministro del sector aeroespacial en México y América Latina.
Schenck Process FPM Becoming Coperion
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Name change to become official in August 2024.