Multitasking Machines Cut Days From Shop’s Setups

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Adopting WFL Millturn machines enabled BWXT to condense operations and setups while also providing a simple way to simulate and secure processes.

Rego-Fix Announces Plans to Build New Technology Center

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The new Center for Machining Excellence will be a 12,000-square-foot expansion to the company’s existing facility in Whitestown, Indiana.

Machine-Tending Cobot Fills Night Shift

Derek Korn | Production Machining

A collaborative robot helped this shop run a machine tool 24/7 when hiring someone for a third shift didn’t seem to be an option.

Food Grade PCR LLDPE Resin From Mechanically Recycled Stretch Film

| Plastics Technology

Revolution announced that the FDA has issued a letter of no objection for its method of producing linear low density polyethylene from recycled stretch film.

Mikron Tool's Drill Provides High Performance in Titanium

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The new CrazyDrill Cool Titanium series is designed to provide controlled chip removal, high drilling speeds and long tool life.

Solukon Upgrades SFM-AT350 Depowdering System for Medium-Sized Parts

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2023: System upgrades include the addition of the SPR-Pathfinder depowdering software, a new form of excitation for depowdering delicate structures and new tracking options with the enhanced Digital Factory Tool.

Industria del plástico en Costa Rica prepara Innovaplast 2023

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Innovaplast es el evento más importante de la industria del plástico en Costa Rica. Se llevará a cabo el 28 de noviembre en el Hotel Corobicí de San José.       

PostPro SFX Desktop Vapor Smoothings Enhances Parts’ Visual, Functional Properties

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2023: This desktop chemical vapor smoothing machine features a compact benchtop design, making it well suited for R&D and low-volume prototyping projects.

Grupo Hi-Tec exhibe equipos de Haas en su open house 2023

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En el marco de su open house 2023 y previo a la Fórmula 1 en Ciudad de México, Grupo Hi-Tec exhibió diferentes equipos de la marca Haas en sus instalaciones de Tlalnepantla.

Nano Dimension Broadens Range of Fabrica Micro-AM Printers

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formnext 2023: The key difference between the new Tera and Giga machines is essentially the build volume, with the smaller Giga machines designed for prototyping applications, while the larger Tera machines are aimed at higher volume production.

Type V pressure vessel enables lunar lander

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Exploratory IM-1 lunar landing mission to feature a unique, all-composite unibody Type V pressure vessel designed for cryogenic propulsion. 

Re:Build Manufacturing introduces line of CFRTP tubes, profiles

| CompositesWorld

Available in a range of fiber reinforcements and thermoplastic matrices, Re:Build’s new product offerings provide an affordable, high-performance, high-volume production solution.   

MRC Global To Provide Key Valves for Swedish Refinery Biofuel Project

| Valve Magazine

This major project will make the Lysekil Refinery the largest producer of renewable fuels in Scandinavia.

on Alfa, eco-interiors, Honda scooter, Genesis EV, and more

Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web

Alfa Romeo’s approach. . .Kia’s interior concepts. . .fuel type quiz. . .Ford on manufacturing. . .suppliers at risk. . .Chinese EV demand. . .Honda’s Motocompacto. . .MINI Countryman. . .Genesis Electrified GV70. . .
#interior

Archer achieves flight test program milestone as Midnight aircraft takes flight

| CompositesWorld

The milestone builds on 4 years of flight testing, including 2 years of full-scale flight testing of Archer’s Maker aircraft.

Shrink-Fit Machine Features Integrated Cooling

| MoldMaking Technology

Power Clamp Air i4.0 Eco by Haimer USA provides smooth and clean cooling of all kinds of toolholders or collets by air, without dirt and water residue.  

Tecnología TRIM de StackTeck reduce espesores en piezas de plástico

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

La tecnología TRIM, que StackTeck presentó en Plastimagen, permite adelgazar los espesores de envases y tapas durante el proceso de inyección de plástico. Entrevista con Christopher Day, gerente general de StackTeck para México y Latinoamérica.          

Soluciones integrales para moldeo por inyección de Pifesa

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Pifesa, representante en México de Zhejiang Sound Machinery Manufacture, presenta su maquinaria para moldeo por inyección en Plastimagen.      

Back to Basics on Mold Venting (Part 2: Shape, Dimensions, Details)

Jim Fattori | Plastics Technology

Here’s how to get the most out of your stationary mold vents.

Haitian presenta máquina híbrida Zhafir, serie Jenius III

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La línea de máquinas Zhafir Jenius III, que Haitian presenta en Plastimagen 2023, combina una unidad de inyección eléctrica con un sistema de cierre de doble platina hidráulico.      

Tecnologías para moldeo de PET, de Husky, en Plastimagen

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Husky exhibe en Plastimagen sus soluciones completas para el moldeo de preformas y envases de PET, tecnologías de canal caliente y servicios de mantenimiento.      

DN Solutions America Appoints New CEO

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Daniel Medrea has spent the last three decades working in manufacturing roles, most recently as chief sales and service officer of DMG MORI USA.