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High-performance yarns, fabrics add to composite, textile offerings
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2024: Quantum Materials is unveiling the expanded yarn size and fabrics range behind its chemically resistant, hydrophobic and tough Innegra brand of synthetic fibers.
CS Components invierte 238 millones de pesos en Querétaro
| Modern Machine Shop México
La empresa busca utilizar la nueva planta como una plataforma para expandirse en América y explorar mercados emergentes.
Soluciones de Norton Abrasives mejoran el rendimiento del rectificado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Los discos de cambio rápido y bandas Norton RazorStar incorporan un grano cerámico perfilado para mejorar el rendimiento en aplicaciones de rectificado difíciles.
Design, Management Software Resources for Mold, Die Applications
| MoldMaking Technology
As technology advances, so too do the options available to efficiently design molds or manage the data involved in their progress and production. Here’s a roundup of some of those solutions.
Logitech avanza en sustentabilidad con plásticos reciclados
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
Logitech integra ahora plásticos reciclados en dispositivos de video CollabOS, como Rally Bar y Scribe, con lo que promete una reducción en la huella de carbono de sus productos.
Twin-Screw Compounder Reduces Energy Consumption in Recycling
| Plastics Technology
NPE 2024: ZSK FilCo combines filtration and compounding in a single step.
Spherene Creates Metamaterial with Geometry Derived from Spheres
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
An algorithm developed by Spherene Inc. generates Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces (ADMS) as a self-supporting infill strategy that can be used to reduce mass and manage material properties in 3D printed parts.
The future of quartz and oxide fibers at Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramic Composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
New business builds on 100-year legacy in quartz, prepares for growth, while starting production of oxide fibers to meet increased demand for CMC by aerospace and industrial sectors.
Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Welcomes New President and COO
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
With APNA’s president and COO Todd Glogovsky’s retirement April 1, his successor will be v.p. of commercial sales Phani Nagaraj
Unisig Gundrilling Production Cells Boost Precision, Output
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The R-4-2-2 production cell uses a smart conveyor to simultaneously load four barrel blanks into a UNI four-spindle gundrilling machine.
Aditivos para plásticos: tipos, propiedades y aplicaciones
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Descubra cómo los aditivos para plásticos transforman las propiedades de los polímeros, expandiendo sus aplicaciones y mejorando su rendimiento. Explore, además, las últimas tendencias en aditivos sostenibles, nanotecnología y aditivos inteligentes.
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From the CW Archives: Drilling is not for the faint of heart
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
This edition of From the CW Archives revisits CW’s first plant tour — a visit to the F-35 FAL in Fort Worth, Texas — and a story by Ginger Gardiner a few years later. Both offer lessons on how to perform stacked drilling through composite and metallic materials.
Bedford Reinforced Plastics celebrates 50 years of business success
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Since its start in a small barn, Bedford has grown into 200,000 square feet of manufacturing and fabrication space at two facilities, with an extensive GFRP product line.
VMC Provides Versatile Machining of Complex Parts
| MoldMaking Technology
The Mazak North America VC-Ez 20X vertical machining center features a 25-horsepower 12,000-rpm CAT-40 spindle with a 30-tool-magazine automatic toolchanger.
Fiber-reinforced 3D printing material brings sustainability, versatility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC 2024: Xenia Materials is unveiling Xegreen 23-C20-3DP, a 100% recycled PET-G carbon fiber-reinforced material grade for high-performance additive manufacturing.
Mitsui Chemical, Microwave Chemical complete microwave-based carbon fiber demo facility
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Completed in December 2023, the pilot production line at Mitsui Chemicals Nagoya Works began trials in January and will supply carbon fiber samples within fiscal 2024.
Creció 7.8 % la importación de robots industriales en México en 2023
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En 2023 el valor de la importación de robots industriales en México fue de 239,140,810.56 dólares, lo que representó un crecimiento de 7.8 % con relación al 2022.
Hydraulic Locking Cylinders Offer Faster Mold Builds With Zero Flash Performance
| MoldMaking Technology
Off-the-shelf Kor-Lok “mini” model 70 and other side action systems by PFA come in more stocking options and next-day delivery to accelerate mold production.
Eastman to Source Rejected Postconsumer PET From Dentis Group
| Plastics Technology
Agreement will provide 30,000 tons of feedstock annually for Eastman's planned chemical recycling facility in France.
Ross VMC-100 Processes Viscous Solutions, Dispersions, Suspensions, Emulsions
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The VMC-100 is designed for vacuum operation up to 29.5”Hg and supplied with interchangeable 100-gallon mix cans, each fabricated with a 50-psig ASME-code stamped jacket for heating/cooling via glycol.
Complex Mold, Versatile Piece of Engineering Enhances Golf
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
A complex, one-cavity injection mold changed the game for the design and functionality of an innovative golf accessory.
European boatbuilders lead quest to build recyclable composite boats
| CompositesWorld
Marine industry constituents are looking to take composite use one step further with the production of tough and recyclable recreational boats. Some are using new infusible thermoplastic resins.