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AIM3D's Voxelfill strategy is backed by slicing software SlicEx
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New slicing plug-in from Create it Real for AIM3D’s Voxelfill technology to overcome inhomogeneous strengths and to achieve selective densities of 3D metal, fiber-filled plastic and ceramic components
Upcoming CW Tech Days navigates composites in AAM
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Don’t miss the Dec. 7th “CW Tech Days: Composites in advanced air mobility,” from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., where materials suppliers and OEMS will discuss challenges and provide insight to better prep the composites industry for the AAM market’s demands.
Nexa3D Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Essentium
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Acquisition would broaden capabilities, expand addressable markets and diversify revenues for Nexa3D.
Is There a More Accurate Means to Calculate Tonnage?
| Plastics Technology
Molders have long used the projected area of the parts and runner to guesstimate how much tonnage is required to mold a part without flash, but there’s a more precise methodology.
Anode Answers for Hard Chrome Plating
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
While problems continue to rise with using lead anodes for hard chrome plating, some manufacturers are discovering platinized titanium anodes as a much-improved alternative with a long list of advantages.
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Jergens Workholding System Clamps Challenging Workpieces
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Adaptix vise jaw system is designed to accommodate part configurations, adapting to asymmetrical and other features quickly.
Plastics Industry Association Unveils NPE2024 Education Program
| Plastics Technology
Program has been redesigned to aid advancement within the plastics industry.
AkzoNobel Creates Bio-Based Interior Coating for Kia Motors
| Products Finishing
The interior coating was designed for the inside of the Kia EV9 electric SUV.
Steady Culture, Flexible Plans Enable Custom Tooling Success
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
By late 2019, West Ohio Tool’s client list only spanned one page. The company overhauled its culture and is now on track for its most successful year ever.
One Sign to Rule Them All
Miles Free | Production Machining
It is possible that one sign holds the key to understanding a shop’s culture and performance.
PetStar y Arca aumentan capacidad de reciclaje de plásticos en México
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Arca Continental invertirá 3 mil millones de pesos en PetStar para ampliar el reciclaje de PET en México y alcanzar un reciclaje del 100 % de sus productos a 2027.
Borealis, TotalEnergies Start Up Baystar PE Joint Venture
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
New unit brings Borealis’ proprietary Borstar PE technology to North America and completed the partners’ integrated petrochemicals venture
Optimizing Your Liquid Electrostatic System
| Products Finishing
For your electrostatic process to work consistently, there are three primary items to check: voltage at the applicator, part grounding, and compatibility of the coating material. John Owed of Carlisle Fluid Technologies walks you through the process.
Cold Deck for LSR Molding
| Plastics Technology
After field testing, validation and refinement with customer feedback, Husky announced the introduction of a cold-deck system for direct gate molding of LSR.
Starrett Appoints New U.S. Territory Managers
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Colby Villegas will cover Southern Texas and Southern Louisiana, and Christopher U’Glay will cover New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Auto-Coupler, de Vektek, proporciona una fijación flexible
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El dispositivo de acoplamiento automático de Vektek está diseñado para ofrecer una variedad de formas de acoplar fijaciones y fuentes de energía.
Combining Innovation and Artistry to Build Complex, Precision, Multi-Cavity Molds
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
This Florida mold builder is about high-performance, high-precision moldmaking by blending craftsmanship with technology.
R-Mart: acopie, recicle y ahorre en México
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
R-Mart, la primera cadena de tiendas de conveniencia en México, permite a los clientes canjear materiales reciclables como plástico, cartón, Tetrapak, aluminio y/o vidrio por puntos, descuentos, dinero en efectivo o productos en tienda.
Darex Adds End Mill Attachment to Drill Sharpener
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
This LEX600 end mill attachment enables users to sharpen the primary and secondary grind on the tips of two-, three- or four-fluted end mills up to 5/8".
Airbus investiga capacidades de la industria aeroespacial colombiana
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Conozca la estrategia de Airbus para potenciar la industria aeroespacial en Colombia, desde capacidades en MRO, hasta talento humano y energías limpias.
Insulative Coating Protects Personnel, Mitigates Heat Losses and Gains
| Products Finishing
Versatile coating minimizes skin-contact burns and reduces process heat loss and solar heat gain.
A Green Stream of Critical Materials
| Additive Manufacturing
6K Energy has created a sustainable process to produce new battery components, leveraging both domestic and recycled feedstock.