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Ply stacking, cutting process optimized via automation, smaller footprint
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2024: Schmidt & Heinzmann customers are able to produce SMC or dry fiber fabric stacks more efficiently thanks to the AutoCut Pick&Place system.
Fyous launches infinitely reusable manufacturing mold tech
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
PolyMorphic Moulding technology uses 28,000 digitally controlled pins to create a shape from a 3D CAD shape in less than 20 minutes, achieving zero waste and enabling parts production 14 times faster than 3D printing.
Eve names suppliers for eVTOL windows, doors and fuselage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Long-term supply agreements include KRD for windows, Latecoere for the aircraft’s doors, as well as Rallc and Alltec supplying composites expertise for fuselage development.
Four-Axis Fast Wire EDM Streamlines Mold Insert Removal
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2024: The four-axis Edmmax818W wire EDM from EDM Network offers a solution for simple 3D cutoffs to precision dies and tooling.
AMBA Welcomes New Member to its Team
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
The AMBA announces the addition of Anne Cobb as the West Michigan AMBA chapter coordinator.
Midnight production aircraft completes full transition flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
This is Archer’s second full-scale eVTOL aircraft to achieve this milestone, critical to being able to carry commercially viable passenger payloads.
Superior Huntingdon Composites is sold to Liberty Lane Partners
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Independent manufacturer of branded fiberglass composite reinforcements and veils is acquired by New Hampshire private equity firm, preparing the company for significant growth.
New Hot Runner Temperature Control
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Oerlikon HRSflow’s T-Flow HRS control has launched with three models that are configurable to multiples of six zones.
3D Printing Innovates Hot Runner Manifold Design
| MoldMaking Technology
Metal 3D printing combined with a conventionally machined manifold block overcomes flow shadows on valve gates and offers faster color changes while providing closer system pitch centerlines between cavities.
Milltronics Expands Leadership Team
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Ryan Delahanty, Don Hammer, Brian Starnes and Steve Schermann join the company’s leadership team to drive growth and innovation.
High-Jetness Carbon Black for Engineered Plastics
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Orion’s new Printex chroma 500 Beads are well suited for applications such as injection molded automotive parts and household appliances.
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Kaeser Measurement Technology Enhances Compressed Air System Management
Jessica Pompili | Production Machining
Kaeser Compressors introduces its Kaeser Measurement Technology, designed to improve compressed air system performance and reduce energy consumption.
Asahi Kasei invierte en nueva planta de separadores de baterías
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Asahi Kasei anuncia la construcción de una planta en Ontario para fabricar y recubrir separadores de baterías de iones de litio, en colaboración con Honda y con financiamiento del Development Bank of Japan y el gobierno canadiense.
Milltronics Expands Leadership Team
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Ryan Delahanty, Don Hammer, Brian Starnes and Steve Schermann join the company’s leadership team to drive growth and innovation.
ANCA Grinding Machines Optimize Cutting Tool Performance
Grace Stubbins | Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2024: ANCA celebrates 50 years through the introduction of the MicroX Ultra grinding machine and AIMS Connect software, with live demonstrations.
Kaiser Tool Co. Celebrates 60 Years
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Kaiser’s ThinBit offerings include over 100,000 precision cutting tools.
Meusburger realiza reunión de usuarios en México para su 60 aniversario
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Meusburger conmemora su 60 aniversario con una reunión de usuarios en Querétaro, en la que subrayó la alta calidad de sus componentes para moldes y troqueles, la importancia de la cercanía con sus clientes y la inauguración de sus nuevas instalaciones en México.
Neste, Borealis and Covestro Plan to Make Polycarbonate From Recycled Tires
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Companies announced agreement that will use advanced recycling to convert old tires into new PC-suitable for automotive applications.
A Guide to Single-Screw Mixers
Jim Frankland | Plastics Technology
To design the best mixers for single screws, you must completely understand how polymer moves through a mixer channel or groove.
The next-generation single-aisle: Implications for the composites industry
| CompositesWorld
While the world continues to wait for new single-aisle program announcements from Airbus and Boeing, it’s clear composites will play a role in their fabrication. But in what ways, and what capacity?
Understanding Structured Light Scanning Measurements
Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop
Structured light scanning is used to create a digital twin of a manufactured part, but we must understand the measurement reproducibility to best use the data.
Nidec Machine Tool’s LAMDA5000 Enables Very Large-Scale DED Metal Additive Manufacturing
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The company says this large-format 3D printer expands the capabilities of laser powder DED 3D printing.