Austrian Recycler's Mission to Recycle PET Takes It Beyond Bottles

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Mission PET supplements bottle-to-bottle capability with alternative applications for recycled PET.

CW’s 2024 Top Shops survey offers new approach to benchmarking

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Respondents that complete the survey by April 30, 2024, have the chance to be recognized as an honoree.

Thousandth Increment Pins Designed for Small Cavity, Core Inserts

| MoldMaking Technology

Progressive Components’ TI Pins offerings now include 267 standard sizes.

Supplies Target Mold, Molding Challenges

| Plastics Technology

NP2024: Plastixs provides a firsthand look at a variety of solutions for hot runner mold protection, manifolds, mold cooling and fitting installations to transform injection molding processes.  

Swinburne-CSIRO Testlab grows composites competency via industrial-scale 3D printing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Industry 4.0 facility is integrating an additive manufacturing approach to its holistic processes to optimize composite component production rates, quality and cost.

Move Into Automation Adds to Mold Building Quality, Competitiveness

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE2024: Cavalier Tool is showcasing its multiphase shift into more automated processes for lifters, inserts and slides manufacturing, in addition to giving attendees a chance to step inside a mold.

Joby acquires facility in Ohio, scales up eVTOL aircraft manufacture

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Existing facility at Dayton International Airport will enable 500 eVTOLs per year, serving as Joby’s initial manufacturing footprint in the region.

Stratolaunch celebrates first powered flight of TA-1 test vehicle

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Reusable hypersonic test aircraft met primary flight objectives and approached Mach 5 speed, gathering data for concurrent TA-2 and TA-3 test beds.

Caterpillar Pullers Move Pliable Profiles, Tubing

| Plastics Technology

NPE2024: Versa Machinery’s Caterpillar pullers are designed to pull pliable materials without product deformation.

How Manufacturing Information Becomes "Golden": The Cool Parts Show All Access

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Baker Hughes saves optimized production information in its PLM system for reuse later, creating “Golden Master” manufacturing routers. Rohan Buntval, additive manufacturing design engineer, goes into greater detail about how files become golden.

6 Cutting Tools for Machining Made Via 3D Printing

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

By making tools, additive manufacturing aids so-called “subtractive” manufacturing (better known as machining). Here are examples of how 3D printing balances performance, coolant flow and weight in small and large cutting tools.

Borealis: 30 años impulsando la innovación y la sostenibilidad

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En su 30º aniversario, Borealis, fabricante de soluciones para poliolefinas, destaca por su compromiso con la innovación, la economía circular y la sostenibilidad.

Hot Runner Cable Range Extended

| Plastics Technology

Hasco is now offering its H12251/ cable in two different lengths and four different wiring standards.

Leveraging Data to Drive Manufacturing Innovation

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

Global manufacturer Fictiv is rapidly expanding its use of data and artificial intelligence to help manufacturers wade through process variables and production strategies. With the release of a new AI platform for material selection, Fictive CEO Dave Evans talks about how the company is leveraging data to unlock creative problem solving for manufacturers.

Crece la importación de moldes y troqueles en 2023

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En 2023 el valor de la importación de moldes de inyección de plástico creció 20.64 % y el valor de la importación de troqueles aumentó 55.13 %.

INEOS and Supply Chain Partners Collaborate on Premium Film Packaging with 50% Recycled Plastic

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

PepsiCo launches its new Sunbites brand snack packaging in the U.K. and Ireland

How to Implement a Remote Validation Process

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

A review of the setup and use of a remote mold validation kit.

AkzoNobel Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity in Latin America

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel has announced that all of its Latin America-based manufacturing facilities are now operating on 100% renewable electricity.

Engineered Shaped Grain Abrasives Take Grinding Productivity to New Heights

| Products Finishing

Unique three-pointed curved grain approach offers advantages for tough grinding applications.

Evonik Develops Infinam FR 4100L 3D Printing Resin for Manufacturing Tough, Ductile, Flame-Retardant Parts

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Once cured, Infinam FR 4100L features high elongation at break, good haptics and an excellent surface finish that can be further machined and polished.

Integrated Conveyor Solutions

| Plastics Technology

NPE 2024: Dynamic Conveyor invites attendees to visit its booth at NPE2024 and see the five conveyor solutions that it is exhibiting.

The AIM Institute and Engel North America Unveil Partnership

| Plastics Technology

Engel North America has provided an E-mac 265/85 injection molding machine to be used by the AIM Institute for education and R&D purposes.