2024 AMBA Conference Taught Me How to Elevate, Engage and Evolve

| MoldMaking Technology

I returned home with a wealth of inspiration and instructions, including the importance of leaning into discomfort, having difficult discussions, delegating more, letting others shine and understanding the difference between a promise and a goal.
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1000 Kelvin’s AMAIZE AI Co-Pilot for Additive Manufacturing Now Available for Autodesk Fusion

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The AMAIZE software is an “AI co-pilot” for engineers, predicting print issues upfront, performing corrections and generating industrial-grade, ready-to-use print files specific to a machine.

BioPowder introduces olive stone-based fiber additives, fillers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Olea FP brand transforms olive oil byproducts into high-quality powders with optimal performance that act as fillers and additives for composite applications.

CO2 Cleaning Effectively Generates Contamination-Free Mold Surfaces

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: Cool Clean Technologies offers dry ice blasting and CO2 snow cleaning methods for more sustainable, no-touch surface preparation and plastics deburring.

Integrated Molding Solutions Provider Features Mold Demos, IML Systems

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: Global moldmaker StackTeck Systems demonstrates a new approach to producing an ultra-thin, clear container made with 100% PET resin, mold and automation system innovations and more.

Gulfstream G700 composite business jet earns FAA certification

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

All-new aircraft is now type certified with even more performance enhancements, paving the way for customer deliveries.

GE Aerospace launches as independent public company

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

GE has completed the split into three public companies — GE HealthCare, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace — per its multiyear transformation strategy.

iNOEX Celebrates Forty Years of Intelligent Measurement and Control Solutions at NPE2024

| Plastics Technology

iNOEX’s expanded product portfolio highlights the importance of automated technology for the plastics extrusion industry.

8 Ways the Plastics Industry is Using 3D Printing

Stephanie Hendrixson | MoldMaking Technology

Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples to look for at NPE 2024.

Absolute Haitian Brings Next Generation of Presses to Orlando

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Absolute Haitian says Generation 5 of the servo-hydraulic Haitian and electric Zhafir machines lines emphasize efficiency, performance and intelligence.

Dillon Reversible Hard Jaws Provide Secure Parts Gripping

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The company’s reversible hard jaws are designed to decrease the time and cost of tool setups.

Kennametal Announces Strategic Partnership With ModuleWorks

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Joining Moduleworks’ Strategic Partner Program enables Kennametal to improve service to small and medium-sized general engineering shops.

Software CAM CloudNC mejora la programación de trayectorias de 3+2 ejes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La solución CAM Assist, de CloudNC, ya puede crear estrategias de programación y trayectorias de herramientas con IA para máquinas CNC de 3+2 ejes.

Next-Generation Workhorse Ultrasonic Welding Machines

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

NPE 2024: Rinco Ultrasonics’ line of standard ultrasonic welding machines significantly upgraded.

Oportunidades y retos para la impresión 3D en vehículos eléctricos

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con un informe de IDTechEx existen varias oportunidades para que la manufactura aditiva aporte valor a las cadenas de proveeduría de fabricación de vehículos eléctricos, como el aligeramiento y la simplificación de la manufactura.

Unión Europea aprueba nuevas normativas para envases

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Descubra las últimas medidas adoptadas por la Unión Europea para promover la sostenibilidad en el manejo de envases, incluyendo la obligatoriedad de reciclabilidad y la prohibición de sustancias nocivas.  

Laser Marking Additives for Diverse Plastics

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

NPE 2024: Tosaf launches additives that boast exceptional transparency.  

Würth Additive Group Launches Digital Inventory Service (DIS) Platform to Simplify Supply Chains

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

The DIS enables distributed, on-demand manufacturing for OEMs and companies of all sizes through secure data transfer and detailed production processes.

Hengshen carbon fiber contributes to 143-meter-long MingYang wind blade

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

First MySE292 offshore wind blade from MingYang Group successfully rolled off the production line in February. 

Machine-Ready Blanks Help Mold Shops Reduce Production Time

| MoldMaking Technology

Plate and sheet distributor TCI Precision Metals offers made-to-order square, flat and parallel blanks in a variety of material options and with added feature options.

Nanopoxy, Nione jointly develop nanostructured epoxy resin

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Epoxies featuring nanometric niobium pentoxide particles promote toughness, UV radiation resistance and other performance gains.

Michael Cicco Announced as Second Keynote Speaker for NPE2024

| MoldMaking Technology

FANUC America president and CEO Michael Cicco presents his show opening keynote, “Unlocking the Potential: Robotics, AI and Automation in the New Tech Era,” at NPE2024.