HP Partners With INDO-MIM to Expand Metal Additive Manufacturing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext: INDO-MIM has initially invested in three HP Metal Jet S100 printers as part of this collaboration and is in the process of becoming a certified partner of HP’s Digital Manufacturing Network (DMN) of leading manufacturers serving international markets across the globe.

Divergent Technologies Acquires Sigma Additive Solutions’ Software, Intellectual Property

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The purchase of Sigma Additive's in-process monitoring software and IP will enhance the efficiency and quality control within the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) platform.

ERP Provider Demonstrates Streamlined Installation

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Steelhead Technologies claims 36-hour ERP deployment sets new industry standard. 

Q&A: How a Self-Taught Machinist Started His Own Business

| Modern Machine Shop

This machinist found an opportunity in a niche market and decided to learn machining and create his own business. Here's how he did it.

Formlabs Augments Fuse Ecosystem With Fuse Blast, Automated SLS Postprocessing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2023: Media blasting, once a recommended step, is now a needed requirement and the Fuse Blast eliminates struggles experienced in manual postprocessing efforts.

Linetec Hires Client Development Manager

| Products Finishing

Linetec welcomes Aaron du Point as a client development manager.

Gardner Business Index - October 2023: 45.4

Jan Schafer | Gardner Intelligence

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) has danced around 45 since June.  As far as components go, October was mostly more of the same relative to September.

En octubre creció la confianza empresarial en México

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El Indicador de Confianza Empresarial de la industria manufacturera llegó a 54 puntos en octubre y se mantuvo por 29 meses consecutivos arriba del umbral de los 50 puntos.

Imagine A World Where Polymers Were First

Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology

One reason for the disproportionate attention that plastics receive in the environmental conversation is that they are newcomers. Perhaps if we had been relying on them for thousands of years, we’d view them differently.    

Mordazas de Dillon Manufacturing que permiten un torneado agresivo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Las mordazas de Dillon Manufacturing proporcionan una mayor fuerza de sujeción y permiten un torneado más agresivo.

Mazak Horizontal Turning Center Enables Versatile Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The QT-Ez 8MSY horizontal turning machine integrates seamlessly with bar feeders and robots, and accepts many additional options to tailor it to the needs of any shop.

Enhanced Digital Factory Tool Quantifies Carbon Footprint of Automated Depowdering

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Solukon has enhanced its Digital Factory Tool, which integrates additive manufacturing automation and quality assurance, giving the sensor and interface kit a more comprehensive transparency in automated depowdering.

Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Ahead to 2024

Heather Rhoderick | Valve Magazine

The fall issue of Valve is starting to become a favorite of mine, mostly because it provides the opportunity to share with the greater industrial valve industry value chain a lot of the activities and benefits that VMA member companies can take advantage of.

Materialise Develops CO-AM System for Holistic Process Quality

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext: QPC users can collect and monitor data during the different stages of product development —including research, validation and production — giving additive manufacturers a holistic view of their process and its interrelationships.

Sandvik Coromant Furthers Sustainability Commitment

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Following validation from the Science Based Target initiative, Sandvik Coromant is working toward several revised sustainability goals.

Plastimagen 2023: hacia una industria circular descarbonizada

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Con un fuerte enfoque hacia la circularidad de los plásticos y la descarbonización, en Plastimagen 2023 confluyen nuevas tecnologías y lanzamientos con este enfoque. Se trata de la edición más grande hasta la fecha, y se posiciona como el espacio ideal para conocer la oferta más completa en soluciones, compartir conocimientos e intercambiar buenas prácticas.      

Cut Loading Time Through Direct Charge Blending

| Plastics Technology

Direct charge blender loading, a vacuum-powered automation process, can dramatically improve loading time and reduce material costs. In this article, we address ten common questions to help you determine if the systems are right for your facility. 

VBN Components Offers High-Performance Materials Development as a Service

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2023: VBN Components is exploring new possibilities in metal materials development, including promising prospects with hard metals and refractories.

Bay Plastics Partners Up for LFT Pelletizing

| Plastics Technology

Bay Plastics joins with Colorado Legacy Group to help burgeoning LFT applications that include PP- and nylon-based products in conductive plastics and stainless steel fiber.  

Industrial Data Labs, Inc., Announces new VP of Operations

| Valve Magazine

Brittani Collins will help enhance the company’s AI-driven solutions for the pipe, valve, flange and fitting industry.

PLASTICS Presents NPE2024 Education Sessions 

| MoldMaking Technology

NPE’s academic program has been redesigned to aid advancement within the plastics industry.

Blow-Off Station Adds to Ultrasonic Cleaning Effectiveness

| MoldMaking Technology

Blue Wave Ultrasonic cleaning systems can be integrated with a blow-off station for a convenient place to blow dry molds and inspect for cleanliness.