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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 121: ISO Turning — What Does it All Mean?
David Wynn | Production Machining
How to make sense of all those different letters and numbers in ISO turning inserts.
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.
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.
Line of PFAS-Free Process Aids Extended
| Plastics Technology
Reportedly perform as well as fluoro-based PPAs in blown film extrusion.
SPE Mold Technologies to Present Apprentice of the Year Award in 2024
| MoldMaking Technology
The new award gives all domestic and internationally active students, collegiate or apprentices in pursuit of Journey-level credentials as a moldmaker, mold designer or mold repair technician a chance to be recognized.
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Aerospace Xelerated startup program announces year-round model
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Unlike its previous model of annual cohorts, the Boeing-led accelerator program will scout, select and match startups throughout the year for the development of scalable, sustainable solutions for aerospace.
Monitor Tool Wirelessly Tracks Mold Activity
| MoldMaking Technology
Progressive Components’ Bluetooth CVe Monitor RT enables moldmakers to wireless route real-time data from the mold to the cloud for customers to review in ProFile.
Comsol releases version 6.2 of Comsol Multiphysics software
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Latest version of comprehensive simulation software speeds up computations and introduces surrogate model functionality.
Forvia wins North America contract for Type 4 hydrogen storage in medium-duty commercial trucks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Production for major automotive supplier to begin in 2025.
Hypetex extends colored composites to marine industry
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
British composites company caters to aesthetic and high-performance needs of boatbuilders.
Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023
Jan Schafer | Production Machining
Precision Machining activity was spared another month of accelerated contraction and held into October the same index reported in September.
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Fixtureworks Clamps Enable Heavy-Duty Machining
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Nutrunner clamps are an alternative to hydraulic clamps and provide robotic clamping, automated clamping and unclamping on automated and robotic production lines.
GBI Shifts to Second Straight Month of Slowing Contraction
Jan Schafer | MoldMaking Technology
While contraction has been an ongoing course for activity in the GBI: Moldmaking, its slight slowing might suggest that positive change is coming.
Low-Energy Powder Coating Helps Reduce Energy Consumption
| Products Finishing
Interpon D1036 Low-E cures at temperatures 30◦C lower than traditional powder coatings.
Starrett Hosts Students for Educational Manufacturing Day Event
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Starrett’s event featured guided tours of its headquarters facility and highlighted a range of opportunities in manufacturing innovation and technology.
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Inspection Method to Increase Confidence in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
| Additive Manufacturing
Researchers developed a machine learning framework for identifying flaws in 3D printed products using sensor data gathered simultaneously with production, saving time and money while maintaining comparable accuracy to traditional post-inspection. The approach, developed in partnership with aerospace and defense company RTX, utilizes a machine learning algorithm trained on CT scans to identify flaws in printed products.
4 Ways to Stop a Cycle to Allow Operator Intervention
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop
Completely automatic operation should always be the goal, but there are situations that require operator intervention during the CNC cycle.
Grabcad Print Pro ayuda a mejorar la precisión de las piezas y el flujo de trabajo
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El software GrabCAD Print Pro, de Stratasys, está diseñado específicamente para mejorar la precisión de las piezas impresas, reducir los residuos y acortar el tiempo de producción.
Sustainability: It Won’t Happen Overnight
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Plastics has made great strides in becoming a part of the circular economy. The industry and its partners realize more needs to be done. Is there time?
Mold 3D printing helps automate composite bathtub, shower production
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
As part of its efforts to automate as much of its production process as it can, Lyons Industries acquired a Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing system to quickly produce high-performance molds and support fixtures.
Sandvik Coromant refuerza su compromiso con la sostenibilidad
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Tras la validación de la iniciativa Science Based Target, Sandvik Coromant está trabajando para alcanzar varios objetivos de sostenibilidad renovados.
Controlling Zinc and Manganese Phosphate Baths
| Products Finishing
Phosphate baths have become more complex. Understanding some of the key features of these baths and how they can influence finished coating is important.