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Growth Requires Mold Builder/Molder to Shift Tooling Focus to Maintenance, Repair and Replacement

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The results of aligning awareness and acceptance across departments to balance new tooling and quick response needs.

Sunnen Receives Exports Award From US Department of Commerce

Jessica Pompili | Production Machining

Sunnen Products Company receives the President’s “E Star” Award for the furthering of U.S. exports.

Craftsman Cribsheet No. 128: Why Do Machinists Say Tenths Instead of Ten Thousandths?

David Wynn | Production Machining

In machinist parlance, a tenth is a tenth of a thousandth, not a tenth of an inch.

Machine Monitoring Spurs Shop's Meteoric Growth

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

EPTAM Precision Plastics has achieved multiple years of 15% YoY growth by effectively applying Datanomix’s benchmarking and machine monitoring features.

Composites GBI shows faster activity contraction

Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld

The total index reading backed down in May from its anticipated expansion, contracting again to land at 46.8.

Verisurf, Scantech Sign Metrology Solutions Agreement

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

Verisurf Software and Scantech Digital have signed a metrology solutions agreement to combine Verisurf measurement and reverse engineering software with Scantech 3D scanners and optical trackers.

The Dos and Don’ts of Employee Compensation

Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing

Over more than 30 years of annual compensation reviews, I have compiled a list of Dos and Don’ts that we follow at compensation review time and throughout the year.

Incoming Orders for European Plastics and Rubber Machinery Ended 2023 Down

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Noting that geopolitical changes require new corporate strategies, European plastics and rubber machinery trade groups announced that incoming orders fell 22% in 2023.

'Smart' Pelletizer Stores Process Parameters, More

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

System tracks, controls and saves everything from material recipes to process parameters, operator activity from logging on to start, to emergency stops and more.

Máquina Sowa shrink-fit conserva la vida útil del portaherramientas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La bobina inteligente de ShrinkSmart evalúa la resistencia distintiva de cada portaherramientas para evitar un calentamiento excesivo.

Will the Successes of NASA’s RAMFIRE Project Lead to an Operational Aerospike Engine?

| Additive Manufacturing

NASA’s RAMFIRE project has additively manufactured a 36-inch diameter aerospike nozzle with complex integral coolant channels for a more efficient way to propel rockets to outer space. NASA engineers will use this as a proof of concept to inform future component designs.

High-Output Extruder Series Now Comes in Smaller Size

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Series offers higher output, lower melt temperatures and energy savings.

From Elementum 3D: Will NASA’s RAMFIRE Project Lead to an Operational Aerospike Engine?

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

This chronicle from Elementum 3D describes the success of NASA’s RAMFIRE project which additively manufactured a 36-inch diameter aerospike nozzle with complex integral coolant channels for a more efficient way to propel rockets to outer space. Engineers plan to use this as a proof of concept for future component designs as NASA reimagines rocket engine technology.