Global aerospace manufacture uses sensXPERT to shorten cycle times, meet increased rate and reduce waste

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Using minimal sensors and one edge device, data from 20 production cycles was used to train machine learning models, accurately predicting outcomes in ≤50 minutes by forecasting when target degree of cure is reached.

Milling Cutter Handles High-Precision Moldmaking Requirements

| MoldMaking Technology

Guhring offers industry the G-Mold µ line of cutters, which can withstand the challenge of machining mold materials with a high degree of flexibility and precision.

Lilium Jet advances with DOA award from EASA

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Design Organization Approval makes Lilium qualified to design and hold a type certificate for aircraft developed according to the EASA’s SC-VTOL safety objective rules.

Composite gift ideas for the holidays

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Gift your boss, coworker, employees, family members or even yourself this holiday season with one of these 20 composites-related ideas.

Electra completes hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft flight

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The two-seat EL-2 Goldfinch is a blown-lift aircraft filling the gap for air travel routes between 50-500 miles. Certification and entry into service is targeted for 2028.

Aurora Flight Sciences to design high-speed, vertical lift X-plane

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Program leverages more than 30 years of investment in novel VTOL and blended wing body platforms, targets first demonstrator flights within 42 months.

Mezclador gravimétrico JCGB, de Matsui

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

El mezclador gravimétrico JCGB, que Matsui resaltó en Plastimagen, tiene capacidades de procesamiento de hasta 60 kg/h de material y un tamaño compacto.      

ModuleWorks y Mitsubishi Electric anuncian acuerdo de colaboración

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El acuerdo les permite a ambas empresas fomentar su cooperación y acelerar el desarrollo de la próxima generación de soluciones de automatización y control industrial de Mitsubishi.

Emuge-Franken End Mill Wins ANCA's Tool of the Year Award

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Emuge-Franken received the award for its specialized tool based on the new Cera-Cut end mill design.

Coperion Starts Up Test Center for Optimizing Plastics Recycling

| Plastics Technology

Center will host testing of material handling, extrusion, compounding, pelletizing and deodorization.

NADCAP Shop Digitizes to Eliminate Paper Trail

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Customizable ERP software has transformed a 27-year-old manual metal finishing job shop into a state-of-the-art paperless company with full digital traceability in about 10 months.

Reconnecting with the composites industry

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

CW reflects on this year’s CAMX, the current state of the composites industry and looks ahead to 2024.

Arburg Develops High-Temperature Version of Freeformer 750-3X for Polymer 3D Printing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The machine is well suited for the manufacture of geometrically intricate polymer parts that require high-temperature production.

Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro Software Enhances Precision, Traceability, Repeatability for 3D Metal Printing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The software for laser powder bed fusion streamlines processes by enabling the development of innovative parameter strategies and optimization routines, while eliminating manual build preparation hassles.

Random Thoughts on Manufacturing, Innovation, What We Appreciate, and More

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

Here are several mini-columns merged into one. Take these thoughts all at once or in small doses.

Prolay 7Q 3D Offers PLTM Technology for Polymer, Composite Additive Manufacturing

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The Prolay 7Q can produce components 1.5 to 5 times faster than conventional AM methods and produce parts with different layer thicknesses in a single process.

Beckhoff Automation Software Simplifies Programming

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The TwinCAT 3 CNC cycle package supports a variety of different drilling strategies, ranging from simple centering and deep-hole drilling to tapping, helical and thread milling.

Starrett's Wireless Electronic Depth Gage Provides Ease of Use

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The new depth gages offer automated wireless measurement data collection when integrated with data acquisition applications such as Starrett DataSure 4.0 software.

A German Machine Tool Builder’s “Second Push” Into the U.S. Market

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Spinner recently has taken strides to boost its presence, service and support in the United States as well as Canada and Mexico for its multifunction CNC lathes and milling machines.  

Six Years in the Waiting, PLASTICS Igniting a ‘Spark’ at NPE

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

New features of NPE2024 aim to “bring the whole plastics ecosystem together to innovate, collaborate and share findings.”  

Alttek inaugura Tech Center en Santa Catarina

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Con el fin de brindar soluciones llave en mano a los industriales de México, Alttek inauguró su Tech Center en Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.

Socios tecnológicos de la edición diciembre 2023 de MMS México

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Conozca a los proveedores líderes de tecnologías y servicios que acompañan la edición diciembre de Modern Machine Shop México.