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Impulse Space secures $45 million to support vehicle development, production
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Developer of in-space transportation vehicles using CFRP tanks raises capital investment from Raytheon Technologies (RTX) Ventures.
Industrial Valve Manufacturer Adds Additive Manufacturing
| Valve Magazine
UK industrial valve manufacturer, KOSO Kent Introl, invests to continue R&D in additive manufacturing for its valves and components.
End Mill Series Design Enables Dynamic Milling Strategies
| MoldMaking Technology
M.A. Ford’s TuffCut XV series of XV5CB, XV7 and XV7CB end mills get the job done when it comes to improving speeds and feeds, wear and surface finish, in addition to standing up to difficult-to-machine materials.
PE adhesive creates strong, fast bonds to low surface energy substrates
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
IPS Adhesive’s Scigrip brand introduces SG400LSE, a transluscent, low-color adhesive that has proven its ability to bond to FRPS, metals, plastics and other polymers.
Accede Mold & Tool Promotes Corey Fox to Operations Manager
| MoldMaking Technology
Fox brings his 15 years of experience and knowledge in the moldmaking craft, overseeing and improving Accede’s manufacturing operations, and establishing and driving manufacturing its production goals.
Canadian Energy Companies Partner on Infrastructure
| Valve Magazine
TC Energy partners with global infrastructure partners through $5.2 billion sale of 40% equity interest in Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf.
AFPT, Alformet advance bending of thermoplastic composite tubes
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Specialists in AFP and LATW discuss process and lessons learned for new applications in CFRTP parts.
Daher CARAC TP project advances thermoplastic composites certification approach
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
New tests, analysis enable databases, models, design guidelines and methodologies, combining materials science with production processes to predict and optimize part performance at temperatures above Tg (≈150-180°C) for wing and engine structures.
Dassault Aviation becomes a Nadcap Subscriber
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Dassault has joined other aerospace prime contractors that have demonstrated design authority and control over supplier quality.
Time to Rethink Print?
| Gardner Web
Here are a few reasons why there has never been a bigger opportunity for brands in the print channel than right now.
SGL Carbon statement indicates decrease in carbon fiber demand for wind
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
According to preliminary figures for H1 2023, the Carbon Fiber business unit saw a 28.9% decline in sales, balanced by Graphite Solutions, Process Technology and Composite Solutions segments’ better-than-expected earnings.
High-efficiency, low-energy industrial ovens, furnaces and washers
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: International Thermal Systems (ITS) offers a range of equipment that maximizes manufacturing efficiencies and minimizes energy consumption that include OOA composite curing ovens.
How Summer Heat is Affecting Your Parts
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
All machines have thermal shift. Follow these tips to keep your tolerances tight even as shop temperatures flucatuate in the warmer months.
Composites manufacturing for general aviation aircraft
| CompositesWorld
General aviation, certified and experimental, has increasingly embraced composites over the decades, a path further driven by leveraged innovation in materials and processes and the evolving AAM market.
Specialized cutting tool equipment accommodates automotive requirements
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: Hufschmied’s machining systems, particularly the company’s 194/195 T-Rex cutting tools and carbide cutting blades, are being presented for use on plastics, composites and other materials.
Fresa de GWS Tool Group proporciona un fresado dinámico
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Hurrimill AT4 es una fresa de cuatro filos de carburo sólido de alto rendimiento para aplicaciones ferrosas y no ferrosas de GWS Tool.
MoldMaking Conference Session Spotlight: Data
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Want to learn about digital workflows in mold design or ERP or global mold monitoring and asset management or the impact of tooling digitalization?
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Collins Aerospace Opens Additive Manufacturing Center Expansion in Iowa
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The expansion gives the company space to house several new state-of-the-art 3D metal printers and significantly increase the center’s AM capabilities.
Oben Group adquiere planta de películas para embalaje flexible en México
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La planta de producción de películas para empaques flexibles, y el portafolio de productos de la marca KristaFilms, fue adquirido por Oben al Grupo Agusa de México.
Crece el valor de la importación de electroerosionadoras en mayo
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En mayo de 2023 el valor de las importaciones de electroerosionadoras aumentó 17.17 % con relación al mes inmediato anterior.
Roll Cooling: Understand the Three Heat-Transfer Processes
Jim Frankland | Plastics Technology
Designing cooling rolls is complex, tedious and requires a lot of inputs. Getting it wrong may have a dramatic impact on productivity.
Methods Machine Tools to Host Open House Event
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Methods Machine Fest will provide attendees with an up-close view of Methods’ entire portfolio of three- and five-axis CNC platforms, EDMs, multitasking lathes, automated and integrated solutions, services and support.