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MC Machinery Systems Promotes VP of Sales for Fabrication, Senior Laser Applications Manager
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The company has promoted Shane Herendeen to fabrication division vice president of sales, as well as Michael Koch to the position of senior laser applications manager.
Sino Manufacturing inaugura centro técnico y de ventas en Querétaro
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sino Manufacturing anunció la apertura de su nueva instalación en Querétaro para acercarse a los clientes locales y aprovechar el creciente mercado industrial de México.
Evolve Additive Solutions Announced Parts Production Portal and Material Offerings
| Plastics Technology
Step Parts Now enables access to parts as service.
BRP inaugura su tercera planta en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La tercera planta de la empresa Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) se ubica en el municipio de Ciudad Juárez.
PureCycle Begins Making Commercial Shipments of Postindustrial PP
| Plastics Technology
Polypropylene resin shipments to Formerra and Milliken are first from flagship facility in Ohio.
Mitutoyo Measurement System Increases Throughput
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Mitutoyo’s QV Vision Pro series features the StrobeSnap vision measuring function to increase runtime.
Episode 43: Emphasizing the recycling of wind blades
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
CW Talks discusses Ford Motor Company’s involvement with the EMPHASIZING project, a UK consortium working to develop a material from recycled glass fiber with mechanical properties superior to virgin glass.
Bucks Beverage Cups Become Bottles for Bubbly Bathroom Cleaner
| Plastics Technology
Milwaukee Bucks and SC Johnson gave a second life to concession stand waste.
Serie de endmills se centra en las operaciones de acabado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La serie TuffCut 3D XFO y XFO-AL, de M.A. Ford, está diseñada para mecanizar con una gran aproximación durante las operaciones de acabado y semiacabado de forma precisa y eficaz.
3D Printed Reactor Core Makes Solar Fuel Production More Efficient
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The solar reactor uses water and CO2 from the air and sunlight as the energy source to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels, for example, solar kerosene for aviation.
Guill Adds to Design Engineering Team
| Plastics Technology
Extrusion tooling specialist adds two mechanical engineers to staff.
Automation Service Provides Robotic Solutions for Metalworking Businesses
| Products Finishing
Walter Surface Technologies has expanded its automation and robotic solutions for industrial manufacturers.
Fast Service for Sharpening Pelletizing Rotors
| Plastics Technology
Fast Track service from BPM can repair every brand of rotor in two weeks or fewer.
Dow, Circusil Collaborating on Silicone Recycling Facility
| Plastics Technology
Dow and Circusil announced plans to construct a silicone recycling facility in Kentucky.
Honoring Excellence in Mold Manufacturing
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
After a brief hiatus, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards competition returns to recognize outstanding performance and innovation in the moldmaking industry.
Medical Molder, Moldmaker Embraces Continuous Improvement
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
True to the adjective in its name, Dynamic Group has been characterized by constant change, activity and progress over its nearly five decades as a medical molder and moldmaker.
Free, Assisted Data Transfer for Injection Molding Monitoring and Control Platform
| Plastics Technology
For a limited time and free of charge, RJG will help users of its eDART platform transfer data to its CoPilot system using a new data migration tool.
Researchers Develop Method for Creating Customized 3D Printed Metals With Contrasting Properties
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Researchers were able to use 3D printing techniques and tweak printing parameters to produce a 3D printed metal with different microstructures that create stronger and weaker regions in the exact locations in the metal that they wanted.
Liqcreate Creates Flame Retardant Polymer for High Temperature Applications
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Parts made with this additive manufacturing resin can withstand high temperatures without posing a fire hazard due to its self-extinguishing capabilities.
Composites industry saw stabilized contraction in October
Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index has contracted for the seventh month in a row, with one notable change in component activity.
Allied Machine's Threaded Lathe Sleeves Maximize Coolant Flow
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The sleeves are well suited for job shops that are using aging lathes, and are designed for use on machines that do not have the capability to run through-the-turret coolant.
The Resurgence of 'Shop Class' in American High Schools
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
From the 1990s through the 2010s, most traditional “shop classes” disappeared from middle schools and high schools across the U.S. — one of the many issues that helped create today’s skilled labor shortage in metalworking and CNC machine shops. Here’s one solution that deserves more attention.