Formerra Partners With Evonik for Expansion of High-Performance Nylons

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company will distribute several of Evonik’s Vestamid materials in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

Okuma America Corp. nombra vicepresidente del grupo de ingeniería y automatización

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Okuma America Corp. ha anunciado el nombramiento de Wade Anderson como vicepresidente de la División de Ingeniería y Automatización de Fábricas para las Américas. Este nuevo cargo se ha creado para que Okuma pueda atender de forma óptima las necesidades de los clientes en cuanto a soluciones de manufactura evolutivas y de nueva generación.

Clúster Automotriz Metropolitano celebra su asamblea anual 2024

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Elisa Crespo, presidenta ejecutiva del Clúster Automotriz Metropolitano, dijo que la unidad de la Ciudad de México, Estado de México e Hidalgo es sumamente importante para la industria automotriz.

Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining March 2024

Jan Schafer | Production Machining

Precision Machining activity in March looks similar to February, with contraction slowing while staying on its path toward flat.
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Precise Blender for Low-Throughput Molders

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Gravimetric batch blender precisely delivers precise material blends from up to four ingredients at extremely low throughputs.    

BASF Chair to Keynote on Firm's Sustainability Path

| Plastics Technology

Chair, CEO Heinz to discuss materials giant's sustainability journey.      

Next-Generation All-Electric and Vertical Injection Molding Machines

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Sodick Plustech’s VR-G and MS-G2 Series both utilize the company’s proprietary V-Line technology, separating plasticizing and injection functions, and have upgraded displays, energy efficiency, response time and more.

Alimentador de barras de Edge Technologies automatiza tiradas cortas de producción

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La versión actualizada de la máquina de carga corta Rebel 80, de Edge Technologies, cuenta con funciones mejoradas y un diseño fácil de usar.

JEC World 2024 highlights: Thermoplastic composites, CMC and novel processes

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

CW senior technical editor Ginger Gardiner discusses some of the developments and demonstrators shown at the industry’s largest composites exhibition and conference.

MDLR Brands targets sustainable home construction via LiteSIP panels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composite-structural insulated panels enable the development of a wide array of eco-friendly, energy-efficient agricultural, hurricane-rated, residential and commercial structures.

Industry Veteran Provides Laser and Polishing Services

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: High Tech Laser & Polishing highlights its services, including mold polishing, laser engraving, laser texturing, laser welding and more.

Implicit Modeling and Metamaterials: The Cool Parts Show All Access

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Metafold CEO Elissa Ross describes one of the promises of more effective modeling of geometrically complex 3D printed forms: expanded use of metamaterials. To what extent can material “properties” come from geometry rather than the material itself?

MAN Truck & Bus expands zero-emission vehicle portfolio

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Small truck series with hydrogen combustion featuring Type 4 tanks is planned for 2025, complementing the commercial vehicle manufacturer’s battery-electric portfolio.

How to Manage a CAD Library

| MoldMaking Technology

Learn five ways to organize your mold design information.

Dürr Develops New Paint Supply System for Industrial Applications

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Dürr EcoSupply P Core minimizes paint and rinsing agent losses.

Fresas pasantes SGS de Kyocera mejoran la evacuación de virutas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools amplió su serie de fresas H-Carb de siete filos y alto rendimiento con más de 400 nuevas opciones de refrigeración pasante.

KraussMaffei resalta sus soluciones sostenibles en NPE2024

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

KraussMaffei promueve la sostenibilidad en todas sus plataformas de fabricación, incluido el moldeo por inyección, con demostraciones en NPE2024 con énfasis en la circularidad y la reducción de la huella de carbono.   

Lithoz Establishes Japanese Technology Network for 3D-Printed High-Performance Ceramics

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

As One, Mitsui Kinzoku and Yugyōkuen Ceramics have chosen Lithoz as a technology provider in driving growth and advancement in the Japanese additive manufacturing community.

ABB Opens Expanded Manufacturing Facility in Michigan

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The company has expanded its Auburn Hills facility with a 30% increase in facility space.

Eliminating No-Value-Added Services Adds Value for Customers

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Answering questions about how to best meet customer needs led this Products Finishing Top Shop to stop using trucks to provide value-added services and instead, start offering in-house solutions.

Downstream Line for High-Precision Profiles

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

NPE2024: System features calibration and cooling tables, haul-offs, cutting units and tilting tables.  

7 Things You’ll Learn at the NPE2024 3D Printing Workshop

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Are you a molder, toolmaker or OEM looking to adopt 3D printing? Here are 7 lessons about this technology that will be explored during a workshop at NPE2024: The Plastics Show.