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You're Almost Out of Time to Take Top Shops Benchmarking Survey
| Production Machining
The Top Shops 2024 survey for the metalworking market is now live, alongside a new homepage collecting the stories of past Honorees. This year's survey ends April 30, though.
New Rotary Die and Cam Lock Design for Tubing
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
NPE2024: New design enables quick and easy assembly and disassembly of the crosshead, and eliminates the socket head cap screws.
Sandvik Coromant Hosts Open House for Women in Manufacturing
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Girls Take Over Tech event enabled more than 65 students to interact with Sandvik Coromant experts and tour of the company’s advanced manufacturing facility.
Fimic fortalece su equipo de ventas con María Teresa Márquez
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
La compañía especialista en soluciones de filtración para reciclaje, Fimic, incorpora a Márquez como responsable de ventas en Centroamérica, México y España.
Schunk anuncia proyecto de inversión en Querétaro
| Modern Machine Shop México
Junto con autoridades del gobierno de Querétaro la empresa Schunk anunció un proyecto de inversión por más de 119 millones de pesos.
NPE2024 Features Technical Seminars in Spanish
| Plastics Technology
The educational offering of NPE2024 includes a series of conferences in Spanish on advanced plastic processing technologies and the circular economy.
Wendy Hoenig: Female Leadership in the Plastics Industry
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology
Wendy Hoenig's induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024 marked a crowning achievement in her illustrious career. Her strategic vision and innovative contributions during her tenure at The Dow Chemical Co. and as a consultant have left an indelible mark on the plastics sector, shaping its trajectory for decades to come. Being the fifth female inductee in the Plastics Hall of Fame, we also talked with her about female leadership in the plastics sector.
Compact TCU Retains Power, Precision and Configurability of Bigger Systems
| Plastics Technology
NPE2024: Conair’s MicroTemp Thermolator temperature control unit (TCU) is its smallest ever measuring just 14.7 ×y 15.6 ×y 18 inches.
Powder Coating Collection for Architectural Market
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Structura range of Interpon D powder coatings offers 40 of the most popular RAL colors.
Processing Making Slow, Steady Progress
Jan Schafer | Plastics Technology
Plastics processing activity didn’t make its way into expansion territory in March, but seems headed in that direction.
Correlation Between Contact and Non-Contact Surface Analysis Equipment Is Critical — Until It Isn’t
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
Understanding the differences between measurement methods means their discrepancies can be explained and used as an advantage to produce better correlation.
Variable Frequency Drives Deliver Intelligent Control of Conveyor Systems
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Source: Nordac
Nordac ON/ON+ variable frequency drives (VFDs) deliver intelligent control of conveyor systems with an integrated multi-protocol Ethernet interface to improve efficiency, reduce system variants and optimize performance, the company says.
Axalta Wins 3 Edison Awards
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Edison Awards winners were recently announced at the 37th annual Edison Awards event in Fort Myers, Florida. This is the sixth consecutive year that Axalta has won an Edison Award.
ECOAT24 Brewer Award Winners
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
The 2024 Brewer Award Winners were presented with their awards at ECOAT24 at the Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida on April 4.
Watch: A practical view of sustainability in composites product development
Jodee McElfresh | CompositesWorld
Markus Beer of Forward Engineering addresses definitions of sustainability, how to approach sustainability goals, the role of life cycle analysis (LCA) and social, environmental and governmental driving forces. Watch his “CW Tech Days: Sustainability” presentation.
Carbios and Partners Celebrate Groundbreaking for PET Biorecycling Plant
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
New plant will use enzymatic process to depolymerize PET.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications
| Products Finishing
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the ninth quarter of project work (January-March 2024) at the University of Texas at Dallas. In this period, we followed our work on 3D printing anode support for solid oxide fuel cells, SOFC (or cathode for solid oxide electrolyzers, SOEC). We focused on the mechanical properties of 3D printed yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) using a four-point bending test. We then conducted a statistical analysis to characterize the flexural strength of porous 3D printed YSZ.
Connectivity for Material Handling Offers Greater Visibility
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
NPE2024: Motan solutions integrate data connectivity.
Hyundai, Toray team up for composite materials development
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Through the partnership, Hyundai Motor Group expects to support its long-term electrification strategy, enhance customer experiences and ensure vehicle safety.
Beta’s Alia eVTOL achieves piloted transition flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Full transition from VTOL hover, to wing-borne cruise, and back to hover, prepares Beta for next steps in progressing its aircraft platforms.
Cooling, Mold Temperature Control Solutions Augment Energy, Water Savings
| MoldMaking Technology
NPE2024: Frigel North America is presenting improvements to many of its processing cooling equipment, as well as debuting new options for North American customers, such as the Microgel series, 3DP4 4.0, 4DK series and more.
NIAR, KraussMaffei cooperation enables efficient aerospace aircraft conversion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Incorporation of FiberForm advances NIAR ability to convert metallic components to fiber-reinforced thermoplastic versions in cargo aircraft.