5 Points You Might Not Know About Hybrid CNC Machine Tools

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies’ co-founder describes the role of hybrid additive manufacturing machines, and explores their possibilities related to heat treating, multimaterial tooling and making parts with embedding sensing.

Emerson Exec Elected to Lead VMA Board

| Valve Magazine

Andy Duffy, VP of sales for Emerson’s discrete automation business, serving as chairman of the board.

New Cast Offering from Trillium Flow Technologies

| Valve Magazine

Trillium Flow Technologies unveiled its Red Point valve brand’s new cast offering for industrial valves.

Guide Element Program is Expanded

| MoldMaking Technology

Guide elements with a snug-fit feature are now available to Hasco customers in an effort to reduce damage to tool inserts and cores.

Airbus officially begins operations at aircraft lifecycle center

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre (ALSC) unites Airbus and partners in Chengdu, China, to manage the entire aircraft lifecycle, aiming for recovery of up to 75% of stored aircraft at the facility.

Carbon Conversions partners with motorsports shop Vermont SportsCar

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

To incorporate more environmentally conscious practices into its manufacturing processes, VSC is working with Carbon Conversions to reclaim, recycle and reuse its carbon fiber materials.

Prices of the Five Commodity Resins Largely Flat

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

While price initiatives for PE and PVC were underway, resin prices had rollover potential for first two months of 2024, perhaps with the exception of PET.

Proposed Coating Standard Will Support Corrosion Protection

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

The standard will establish performance requirements for electrodeposited nanostructured zinc-nickel coatings.

MT Aerospace Expands Services With AddUp PBF Technology

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

MT Aerospace says its FormUp 350 machines have proven their ability to produce highly complex parts, such as heat exchangers, with an unrivalled surface finish.

1000 Kelvin, Fieldmade Combine Technologies to Accelerate Field-Deployed 3D Printing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The collaborators aim to set a new standard in additive manufacturing, particularly for the military sector, by offering end-to-end additive solutions that ensure high-quality part production rapidly, anywhere and anytime.

RTM, dry braided fabric enable faster, cost-effective manufacture for hydrokinetic turbine components

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Switching from prepreg to RTM led to significant time and cost savings for the manufacture of fiberglass struts and complex carbon fiber composite foils that power ORPC’s RivGen systems.

Wittmann Establishes Subsidiary in Vietnam

| Plastics Technology

Wittmann Vietnam Co. Ltd., located in Ho Chi Minh City and serving as a wholly owned sales and service subsidiary in Vietnam, expands the company’s market presence in Southeast Asia.

New Year, New-ish Magazine

Heather Gaynor | Valve Magazine

Welcome to 2024 and an updated version of Valve Magazine!

Collaboration Provides Scalable Efficiency, Quality, Traceability for Dental Laboratories

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The collaboration combines the expertise of Axtra3D and Oqton to enable higher quality dental solutions as well as production automation and fleet management for various applications, including connectors and direct print manufacturing.

Covestro Realigns Polycarbonate Distribution

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Amco Polymers will continue to distribute Covestro’s Texin and Desmopan TPU resins but not its PC portfolio.

How the EPA's Emissions Rule May Impact Actuator Choices

| Valve Magazine

The move toward net zero emissions by 2050 was just released as part of the COP28 meeting in Dubai.
#regulations

T.J. Davies Retention Knobs Maximize Cutting Tool Life

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Custom-made retention knobs are sized to fit the machine tool and spindle or toolholder to extend the life of existing machine tool assets.

Monaghan Tooling Shifts Focus on Cutting Tools

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Monaghan Tooling Group will transitioned the sales, marketing and service for Elliott Tool Technologies Precision Metal Finishing back to Elliott.

6 Ways to Streamline the Setup Process

Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop

The primary goal of a setup reduction program must be to keep setup people working at the machine during the entire setup process.

Perspectivas para el sector de robots industriales a nivel mundial

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Federación Internacional de Robótica refiere que la marca de 600,000 unidades instaladas al año en todo el mundo se alcanzará en 2024, y la de 700,000 se superará en 2026.

Tungaloy Milling Inserts Enhance Cutting Performance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

TungAluMill is designed for efficient machining of aluminum alloys and other non-ferrous materials at high speeds.

Sabic lanza 10 nuevos grados de LNP ELCRIN con contenido reciclado

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con hasta un 75 % de contenido reciclado posconsumo, Sabic lanza nuevos grados de su resina de copolímero LNP ELCRIN.