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Airbus full-year 2023 results outline strong commercial aircraft business
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Consolidated financial results surpass 2022 results, deliver on commitments made in 2023 despite complex operating environment.
Zoltek founder and carbon fiber visionary Zsolt Rumy passes away at 81
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Founder, CEO and board member of Zoltek Companies leaves behind significant contributions to industrial-grade carbon fiber and cross-cultural promotion.
Dry Ice Blasting Achieves Mold Maintenance Needs
| MoldMaking Technology
NPE2024: Dry ice cleaning solutions that elevate sustainable and productive operations for mold cleaning are made possible through Cold Jet’s smart blaster machines.
Plastic Omnium starts construction of Chinese mega-plant for H2 pressure vessels
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The new PO-Rein joint venture factory in Jiading, Shanghai, aims to be operational in 2026, producing up to 60,000 hydrogen vessels and high-pressure hydrogen storage systems per year for the Chinese commercial vehicle market.
Research center highlights sustainability, digitization technological offerings
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2024: Spanish research center Ideko showcases its knowledge, capabilities and experience in advanced manufacturing processes for composites to reduce the environmental footprint of aerospace production.
Arris introduces MTO CFRTP bike spokes
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Lightweight carbon fiber spoke is designed, engineered and manufactured using Arris’ Additive Molding technology.
Ultra-light honeycomb blocks are engineered for application versatility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2024: Schütz Composites introduces Cormaster, its line of aramid paper-based honeycomb materials suitable in many application fields as panels or parts.
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C makes successful launch to the moon
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The lunar lander, complete with Type 5 pressure vessels, was deployed on Feb. 15 for testing the lunar environment in preparation for future NASA Artemis landers.
UAMMI partners with AUVSI to promote advanced materials in AAM
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A free, four-part educational series aims to bring awareness of composite materials’ advantages to the uncrewed systems and autonomy community.
Compact Slides Provide Option for Difficult-to-Cool Locations in Molds
| MoldMaking Technology
CUMSA introduces a new cooling system feature to its compact slides lineup to remove heat during the molding process.
Mold Builder Uses Metal 3D Printing to Bridge Medical Product Development to Production
| MoldMaking Technology
Westminster Tool uses metal additive manufacturing for medical device OEM, taking lessons learned from R&D in the prototype mold phase to full-scale production molding in a fraction of the time.
Oelheld Coolant Increases Metal Removal Rates
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The odorless coolant is said to offer increased removal rates, lower electrode wear, excellent surface qualities, lower refill quantities and longevity to provide lower overall operating costs.
Designing and manufacturing turbine test nacelles
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Michigan-based Ground Test Solutions (GTS) shares the design and manufacturing processes involved in building composite nacelle components used in testing jet and helicopter engines.
United Grinding Hires New Manager Director for Mexico Territory
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Alonso Acevedo brings 27 years of experience in the machine tool industry, including 12 years on the end-user side and 15 years in various sales roles.
MPI Launches AI Project to Create Material Reuse Management Tool for Metal 3D Printing
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
MPI is working with Additive Manufacturing Solutions and AMFG to create a versatile, commercial predictive material reuse management tool that will enable additive manufacturing to expand by introducing greater cost efficiencies.
Rework and Recoating Powder
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing
Powder coating rework requires more than just recoating the part. Products Finishing columnist and powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses proper steps that should be taken to ensure a quality finish.
Advanced Biobased Materials Company PlantSwitch Gets Support for Commercialization
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
With participation from venture investment firm NexPoint Capital, PlantSwitch closes it $8M bridge financing round.
Steelhead Technologies Wins Top Performer Award
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Steelhead Technologies has receved the Winter 2024 Top Performer award in job shop software from software comparison website SourceForge.
NASF/AESFF Announce Electroplating & Surface Finishing Course
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
This web-based training program is designed for operators and supervisors of job shops and captive shops applying a broad range of surface finishes on a variety of substrates.
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Episode 44: Andy West, Sonichem
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
CW interviews Dr. Andy West of Sonichem, about the company’s ultrasonic process for converting biomass into lignin, as well as other biomaterials of interest for composites manufacturing.
Big Daishowa Milling Cutters Provide Versatile Operation
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The company has expanded its lineup of Fullcut Mill FCM tools to include larger diameters and additional lengths.
El 50 % de la Inversión Extrajera Directa en 2023 fue para el sector manufacturero
| Modern Machine Shop México
En total, México registró más de 36,000 millones de dólares por concepto de Inversión Extranjera Directa al cierre de 2023.