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Finishing activity contracted again in January, Closing at 45.5
Jan Schafer | Products Finishing
Finishing activity has shown encouraging signs the past two months, the longest ‘stretch’ since starting to contract in April 2023.
Repurposing wind blades as functional community art pieces
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Ohio-based Canvus Inc. upcycles fiberglass wind blades, car tires and post-consumer plastics to create outdoor furniture that amplifies sustainability messages in community spaces.
NIOSH Publishes 3D Printing Safety Guide for Nonindustrial Settings
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
NIOSH has published a 3D printing safety guide for small businesses and other additive manufacturing users such as makerspace users, schools, libraries and small businesses.
IHEA 2024 Annual Meeting
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting will be held at the DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, from March 20 – 22.
Designing a 3D Printed Part with Machining in Mind
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
Designing extra stock and mounting features into a 3D printed part can aid in machining processes downstream.
Co-operative Plating Hires New Technical Director
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
Travis Johnson brings 8 years of plating shop lab experience to the position.
Changing From Liquid to Powder Coating
Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing
Will the powder coating perform better than your liquid system? Products Finishing columnist Rodger Talbert discusses considerations you should consider when making the switch.
INEOS Styrolution Announces New Authorized Distribution Network
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The company’s strategic shift in its distribution network for the U.S. and Canada goes into effect April 1, 2024.
Beta Technologies demonstrates Alia CTOL flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Working alongside partner Bristow, the AAM company exhibited the CTOL aircraft’s capabilities and maneuverability.
University of Bristol studies mycelium composites as alternative building materials
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Affordable, lightweight and sustainable composite materials made from mycelium — mushroom roots — may have potential for packaging materials, insulation panels, floor tiles and furniture.
U.K. academics head up flat fiber sensor research for composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Six universities are in charge of developing flat fiber sensors, which will then be applied with industry partners, to determine their impact in monitoring composites manufacturing and more.
Gurit supports composites-focused wind projects, ferry development
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Gurit announces an EcoVadis Gold rating, a collaboration on Hong Kong high-speed passenger ferries and work with the OptiCore Innovation Project.
Maraging Stainless Steel Powder Engineered for Additive Manufacturing Applications
| MoldMaking Technology
Bohler M789 AMPO, introduced by Edro Engineering, is well suited for conformal cooling inserts, or applications where high hardness and corrosion resistance is required.
Research institute shares portfolio dedicated to impacting composites manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2024: Visit CIMComp and its team members at the UK Pavilion to delve deeper into its composites research over the last 7 years and network with industry leaders.
AMRC Training Centre introduces composites apprenticeship opportunity
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
With partners McLaren and Teledyne CML Composites, the Training Center will train new composites technicians in South Yorkshire to build up the future industry workforce.
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Flagship Climate Impulse project targets non-stop, green hydrogen-powered flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Bringing on Syensqo as its main materials and technological partner, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard hopes to stimulate climate action by demonstrating disruptive solutions in this 2028 aircraft design.
Eve selects composite seats from Recaro Aircraft for 2026 eVTOL
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The delivery, to include 75,000 GFRP seats, marks Recaro’s entry into the AAM market.
Three conforming, piloted Midnight aircraft are under construction
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Component assembly of Archer Aviations’ eVTOL aircraft, to be used in FAA “for credit” testing, is well underway, with final assembly on track to begin in the coming weeks.
Siemens’ Engineering HEEDS AI Simulation Predictor Optimizes Additive Manufacturing
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The HEEDS AI Simulation Predictor empowers organizations to take full advantage of the digital twin to optimize products through advanced state-of-the-art artificial intelligence with built-in accuracy awareness.
Looking Back: The Columnists
| Products Finishing
Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing. In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need. Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry. This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.
Fiberglass conduit manufacturer grows into new products, infrastructure applications
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Texas-based Champion Fiberglass, a five-time CW Top Shops honoree, expands its success in the fiberglass composite conduit market into new applications and products, looking toward future automation and sustainability initiatives.
Production Machining's February 2024 News Highlights
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Production Machining’s February 2024 news highlights include new facilities and expansions, partnerships, anniversaries and more.