LSR Cold Deck Features Valve Gates

Grace Stubbins | Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Recent updates to Mastip’s Aquilo platform highlight how its design — from consistent thermal profile to uniform cooling — has made it successful for medical industry projects.

Hartzell Propeller purchases WhirlWind Propellers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

WhirlWind’s carbon fiber propeller blade expertise expands Hartzell’s product portfolio into light sport aircraft.

National Composites expands into thermoplastics with Northern Plastics

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Second acquisition brings thermoforming and vacuum forming capabilities to National Composites’ metal and composites services.

IMDEA introduces digital twin for real-time analysis of composite materials production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Newly designed digital twin by IMDEA and Technical University of Madrid researchers enables manufacturers to see inside composite materials as they are being produced, facilitating early detection of faults.

Cheers to Another National Surface Finishing Day

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Celebrating the contributions of finishing operations across the nation. 

Ballbar Testing Benefits Low-Volume Manufacturing

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

Thanks to ballbar testing with a Renishaw QC20-W, the Autodesk Technology Centers now have more confidence in their machine tools.

Las máquinas rectificadoras de Junker se caracterizan por su diseño modular

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie Platform 3 de máquinas rectificadoras modulares, de Junker, está diseñada para ofrecer mayor flexibilidad y rentabilidad en un sistema modular.

Tungaloy Boring Bar System Features Vibration Dampening

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The BoreMeister boring bar system features a variety of exchangeable heads and shanks for internal turning, profiling, threading and grooving.

ProShop Provides ERP Technology to Purdue Engineering School

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The ProShop Digital Ecosystem will be used as the inventory management and ERP system at Purdue University’s Industrial Engineering School.

Prices Up for All Volume Resins

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

First quarter was ending up with upward pricing, primarily due to higher feedstock costs and not supply/demand fundamentals.

Renishaw and Plastometrex Collaborate to Increase Precision, Efficiency of AM Mechanical Property Analysis

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Plastometrex’s PLX-Benchtop facilitates rapid, direct testing on different sections of additively manufactured parts, delivering comprehensive stress-strain curves in minutes to provide a more precise evaluation of a part’s mechanical properties.

ANCA, GDS Collet Adapter Improves Grinding Productivity

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

GDS’ µGrind workholding solution has been customized to suit the requirements of ANCA grinding machines and can be set up in minutes.

Production Machining's March 2024 News Highlights

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Production Machining’s March 2024 news highlights include manufacturing education programs, new partnerships and more.

Microfábricas para el futuro de la manufactura

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Un documento del Foro Económico Mundial detalla que las microfábricas pueden generar ahorros de costos, eficiencia y energía en comparación con las fábricas tradicionales.

Ahorro de energía con colectores de polvo

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Guillermo Mortera, ingeniero de ventas externas de Hastings Air Energy Control, explica que las soluciones para la colección de polvos pueden ahorrar energía en las plantas de manufactura.

In the Zone: Packaging

| Plastics Technology

The Packaging Zone is the place to learn about the latest in customer product delivery.

Haimer Partners With TCM Group to Distribute Tooling Technology

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The TCM Group will rely on Haimer as a strategic supplier in the field of toolholders, shrinking, balancing and presetting machines in the core business of tool management.

Sandvik, Mastercam Complete Acquisition of CAM Reseller Cimquest

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Cimquest is now part of the Mastercam business unit and will be reported within the Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions business area.

Father/Daughter Team Takes Mold Business into the Future

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Innovation, personalized service and a team’s collective mold manufacturing experience earn customer loyalty for 56 years and set the business up for future success.

Machining Equipment Investment Enables Quick Mold Delivery, Precision

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: Omega Tool continues to invest in high-speed milling, toolholders and cutting tools to enhance its specialization in turnkey projects, maintenance, mold sampling and inspection/quality control.

Siddus Space launches composites-intensive LizzieSat satellite

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

LizzieSat offers space-based data collection and analysis for SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Rideshare mission.

Pipe Extruder, Die Heads Plus a Cobot Demo

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Milacron is debuting updated extruder, control and die head packages. Also demonstrating how cobots can be used to automate pipe production.