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Evolve Additive Solutions Announced Parts Production Portal and Material Offerings
| Plastics Technology
Step Parts Now enables access to parts as service.
The Resurgence of 'Shop Class' in American High Schools
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
From the 1990s through the 2010s, most traditional “shop classes” disappeared from middle schools and high schools across the U.S. — one of the many issues that helped create today’s skilled labor shortage in metalworking and CNC machine shops. Here’s one solution that deserves more attention.
Automation Service Provides Robotic Solutions for Metalworking Businesses
| Products Finishing
Walter Surface Technologies has expanded its automation and robotic solutions for industrial manufacturers.
Guill Adds to Design Engineering Team
| Plastics Technology
Extrusion tooling specialist adds two mechanical engineers to staff.
Dow, Circusil Collaborating on Silicone Recycling Facility
| Plastics Technology
Dow and Circusil announced plans to construct a silicone recycling facility in Kentucky.
Composites industry saw stabilized contraction in October
Jan Schafer | CompositesWorld
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index has contracted for the seventh month in a row, with one notable change in component activity.
Fast Service for Sharpening Pelletizing Rotors
| Plastics Technology
Fast Track service from BPM can repair every brand of rotor in two weeks or fewer.
Sino Manufacturing inaugura centro técnico y de ventas en Querétaro
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sino Manufacturing anunció la apertura de su nueva instalación en Querétaro para acercarse a los clientes locales y aprovechar el creciente mercado industrial de México.
Researchers Develop Method for Creating Customized 3D Printed Metals With Contrasting Properties
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
Researchers were able to use 3D printing techniques and tweak printing parameters to produce a 3D printed metal with different microstructures that create stronger and weaker regions in the exact locations in the metal that they wanted.
Armacell improves rPET foam offerings with ArmaPET Struct GRX
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Structural foam core entirely made from recycled plastic bottles imparts efficiency gains, cost optimization and a more sustainable outlook for sandwich structure production.
Element Materials Technology invests in hydrogen capabilities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Backed by recently acquired Filton Systems’ digital engineering and aerospace capabilities and composite tanks testing, and NTS Laboratories’ H2 facility, Element adds new equipment, expands team for H2 advancement.
AI-Aided Software Accelerates CAM Programming Time by 80%
| MoldMaking Technology
CAM Assist from CloudNC automatically generates professional machining strategies in seconds, enabling U.S. manufacturers to be more productive, reducing lead times and eliminating the skills gap.
New Frontier Technologies launches digital twinning, high-fidelity simulation capability
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
3D imaging and analysis capability illustrates detailed, quality characterization and performance simulation of composites and other advanced materials that properly captures the as-manufactured component.
When Additive and Conventional Processes Work Together, the Result Is Manufacturing
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Various recent articles demonstrate 3D printing and established processes finding one another and working together.
Okuma America Control Features Digital Twin Technology
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The OSP-P500 control features dual-core processors that provide redundant operations, ensuring uninterrupted machining operations.
MMT Chats: Promoting Plastics One Student at a Time
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eve Vitale a chief executive with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation about her passion for plastics via Plastivan—an educational tool whose mission is to change the perception of plastics one classroom at a time. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
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Time Interconnect Technology invertirá 40 millones de dólares en Tamaulipas
| Modern Machine Shop México
Time Interconnect Technology producirá cables y sus accesorios, principalmente para las industrias de telecomunicaciones, data centers, y equipos médicos y automotrices.
Museo Interactivo de Reciclaje llega a la Alcaldía Azcapotzalco
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
En Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México, se presenta el Museo Interactivo de Reciclaje, el primer museo móvil de reciclaje en el mundo dirigido a la educación ambiental de los niños.
Line of PFAS-Free Process Aids Extended
| Plastics Technology
Reportedly perform as well as fluoro-based PPAs in blown film extrusion.
Nueva serie de portaherramientas aumenta la eficacia y la precisión del torno
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El programa C3, de Big Daishowa, es una ampliación de la línea de portaherramientas Big Capto, diseñada para aumentar la eficacia y la precisión de los tornos pequeños.
Starrett Hosts Students for Educational Manufacturing Day Event
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Starrett’s event featured guided tours of its headquarters facility and highlighted a range of opportunities in manufacturing innovation and technology.
Automatización e Industria 4.0: el foco de grupo Wittmann en Plastimagen
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
En Plastimagen 2023, Grupo Wittmann destacó soluciones en automatización e Industria 4.0 con aplicaciones en inyección de silicona y celdas de producción con equipos interconectados.