'Breakthrough' Acetal Homopolymer for High-Performance Gears

| Plastics Technology

Offers high creep resistance and fatigue durability for automotive, e-bike and other high-performance applications.  

Lanzan herramientas eléctricas hechas con plástico reciclado

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Stanley Black & Decker y Sodimac lanzan en Latinoamérica una nueva línea de herramientas inalámbricas cuyas carcasas están elaboradas con materiales reciclados de Eastman.      

Bringing Machining In-House to Keep up With Demand for Offroading Parts

| Modern Machine Shop

To meet demand increases for its Ford offroad industry components, supplier RPG Offroad brought its machining processes in-house, saving the company nearly $50,000 per month. Here’s how its choice of integrated CAD/CAM software made it happen.

Westec Plastics Partners With Mantle to Speed Tooling Production

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Using Mantle's technology, Westec says it can complete up to 70% of the job and have its toolmakers handle the specialized steps only humans can do.

Low-Pressure Spray Gun for Color Changes, No Need for Solvents

| Products Finishing

The EcoGun Ace features a rapid change system for color changes, making color changes faster and simpler.

DLR develops safe, flexible workspaces for robot-assisted manual draping

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The EU project Drapebot works on new ways of collaborating with industrial robots for manual CFRP preforming for large aircraft structural parts.

Machina Labs unveils Machina Deployable System for agile manufacturing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Portable system combines AI and robotics for the forming and cutting of custom composite and metal parts.

High-Performance Hot Runner System Fills Thinner Preforms

| MoldMaking Technology

The unveiled PET-Series hot runner system by Mold-Masters delivers consistent, high-performance processing capabilities and incorporates new technologies for enhancing part quality, increasing productivity and lowering part cost.

Built-to-last industrial laminating equipment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: Family-owned and operated Practix USA is showcasing its complete line of industrial heat transfer equipment, including compression presses and conveyorized laminators.

Covestro AG, Adnoc enter open-ended discussions on acquisition

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In light of the Abu Dhabi state energy group’s interest in acquiring Covestro, an agreement to begin a dialogue between the parties has been reached.

Happy Birthday, CompositesWorld!

Grace Stubbins | GROW

As summer turns into fall, the CW team has a lot to look forward to, including CAMX, the Carbon Fiber Conference, CW Tech Days and celebrating an anniversary.

Creció la producción y exportación de la industria automotriz en agosto de 2023

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En agosto de 2023, la producción de la industria automotriz aumentó 2.8 % y la exportación tuvo un incremento de 15.74 %.

MMT Chats: Pushing Further 3D Printing Development for Tooling

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Partnership yields improvements to how tooling components are made with a new level of precision, accuracy and surface finish right out of the printer. Hillary Thomas, Westminster Tool and Paul DiLaura, Mantle tackle these topics with MMT Editorial Director Christina Fuges. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

ATI Integrates Multi-Axis Sensors With FANUC Robots

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The integration of ATI’s F/T Sensors with FANUC’s robots and Force Control Software enables users to achieve greater levels of accuracy, flexibility and responsiveness.

Bespoke prepregs, cellular cores blend adaptability, resilience and performance

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2023: Patz Materials and Technologies extends its prowess in space and aerospace innovations to a novel prepreg with a high char yield matrix, and Carbon-Carbon Cellular Core.

Constant Reinvention

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Industry events highlight the intersections between areas of manufacturing and the ways today’s industry trends are changing the way things are made. 

Qué se hace con la basura plástica según la escalera de Lansink

| Plastics Technology México

Una mirada a los principales métodos que existen para tratar los plásticos postconsumo. Conozca de qué se trata la escalera de Lansink, un esquema usado en países industrializados y que representa la preferencia de acciones para el tratamiento de residuos plásticos.      

Procesamiento de plásticos en el sector médico: calidad y regulación

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology México

Explore las tendencias y desafíos del procesamiento de plásticos médicos, desde sistemas de calidad hasta regulaciones actuales.      

The AM Ecosystem, User Journeys and More from Formnext Forum Austin: AM Radio #43

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Sessions and conversations at the first U.S. Formnext event highlighted the complete additive manufacturing ecosystem, sustainability, the importance of customer education, AM user journeys and much more. 

Encuesta revela mayor compromiso para reciclar en adultos mayores

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Conozca los resultados de la primera “Encuesta de Hábitos de Reciclaje de Plásticos” en México que realizó la iniciativa Vida Circular, ALPLA Group y Procter & Gamble México.       

Aerospace Conductive Coating Provides Adhesion, Fluid Resistance

| Products Finishing

Conductive coating (CM0485115) provides a high-conductivity solution for dissipating static on aluminum and composite aircraft.

Análisis termogravimétrico: clave en la evaluación de polímeros

Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México

Profundice en cómo el TGA evalúa la composición de polímeros y su relevancia en la industria.