JEC Forum DACH reveals Startup Booster, AVK Innovation award winners

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Awards highlight dynamic composite innovations in industry.

Hexcel presents HexPly prepregs geared toward marine

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New intermediate and high modulus HexPly M79 composite materials are optimized for best-in-class performance.

In-House Surface Treatment Services for Molds, Embossing Rolls

| MoldMaking Technology

As Mold Surface Textures celebrates 20 years in industry, the company highlights various services it offers for texturing, repair, polishing and more.

Quantum Materials acquires Innegra portfolio of high-performance fibers

| CompositesWorld

The strategic move strengthens Quantum’s position in the development of technical textile solutions for composites.

ASTM composite materials standard proposals to support new infrastructure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

WK83812 and D8505/D8505M standards are relevant to nonmetallic materials that are applied to concrete structures for newly built civil and infrastructure applications.

Kineco Kaman awarded $12 million export contract from BAE Systems

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Goa-based composites company has supplied more than 700 carbon fiber consoles for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft over the last 10 years.

AAMMC chosen as top 20 Regional Technology Hubs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Chosen from nearly 400 applicants nationwide, the 47-member Inland Northwest consortium in Spokane-Coeur d’Alene prepares for Phase 2 in an effort to produce a testbed facility for high-rate composites manufacturing R&D.

DITF Denkendorf advances sustainable carbon fibers, oxide fibers for CMC and more

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research are targeting more sustainable carbon fiber via low-pressure stabilization and bio-based precursors, and working with Saint-Gobain to commercialize oxide ceramic fibers for CMC.

IMI Critical Engineering Launches New Steam Trap Monitoring Solution

| Valve Magazine

Compact design is easy to install on either side of the steam trap.

DMG MORI: Build Plate “Pucks” Cut Postprocessing Time by 80%

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

For spinal implants and other small 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion, separate clampable units resting within the build plate provide for easy transfer to a CNC lathe.

Plastics Processing Activity Continues to Contract

Jan Schafer | Plastics Technology

September’s survey results mark a third month of a very similar GBI.

Bowman XRF Appoints Technical Sales Engineer

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Landon Robertson named technical sales engineer for the Eastern Region for Bowman XRF.

Innovaciones de Collin, Comelt y BritAs para extrusión y reciclaje

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El Dr. Friedrich Kastner, CEO de Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions, destaca las últimas innovaciones para extrusión, filtración y reciclaje de Collin, Comelt y BritAs en Fakuma.      

Cinco ejes que ahorran espacio para el mecanizado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

En el centro de mecanizado universal de cinco ejes G150, de Grob Systems, se puede realizar el mecanizado en cinco caras y la interpolación simultánea.

IT in Manufacturing: Bridget Casey and Missy Gedridge

Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining

Two women share their journeys to IT in manufacturing, and give advice to anyone seeking a career in manufacturing.

MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2023 Mold Maker of the Year

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges takes the opportunity to sit down with the newly named SPE Mold Technologies Division 2023 Mold Maker of the Year to learn about his lifelong career in moldmaking. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.  
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North American Distribution for System to Track Cooling-Circuit Temperatures, Flow Rates

| Plastics Technology

Globeius is now a North American supplier of Mouldpro’s Flosense 1.0 Flexible Flow Monitoring system for tracking manifold pressures and mold temperatures.

Chevron to Acquire Hess at Valuation of $53 Billion USD

| Valve Magazine

The total enterprise value, including debt, of the transaction is $60 billion.

Fast Wire EDM Targets 3D-Printed Mold Component Removal 

| MoldMaking Technology

EDM Network introduces the EDMMax 434W that enables customers to economically cut 3D-printed mold inserts from their build plates.

Fakuma 2023: Sepro Introduces Its Fastest Top-Entry Robot, Integrative Controller

| Plastics Technology

The concept ThundeRbot enters and exits the mold with parts in 0.79 second, while the Sepro Visual+ controls all the peripheral equipment in the show cell.

FACC to triple Croatia facility production space in 2024

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

FACC is focusing on enhanced sustainability and automation in the expansion of its Jakovlje, Croatia, plant for lightweight aerospace components, in addition to more on-site support.

Bcomp ampliTex fabric is incorporated into bus A/C panels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Proof of concept project leads to the manufacture of more environmentally responsible natural fiber-based bus panels by automotive supplier Eberspächer.