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Technology and Sourcing Guide 2023: Mold Builders
| MoldMaking Technology
A variety of processes are used to engineer, build, maintain, repair and manage a mold, which can be offered as standalone services to be contracted to complete a mold build. Access this exclusive, online-only content, including a suppliers list and mold building services.
Avances en PBS: nueva era de bioplásticos reciclables
Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México
El Proyecto RUBIO, del que hace parte el Fraunhofer IAP, investiga nuevas variantes del bioplástico succinato de polibutileno (PBS) para su uso en un número creciente de aplicaciones.
Made to Measure Expands Operations to the West Coast
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The second location in Orange County, California, will offer a suite of services and local presence for the company’s growing base of clients on the West Coast and in the western states.
Yizumi-HPM Adds Regional Sales Manager
| Plastics Technology
Jeffery Brown to manage sales in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, W. Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania.
Tooth Flank Grinding Technology Minimizes EV Drive Noise
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Drives for electric vehicles require gear components with tight tolerances and excellent surface finishes. Even minimal ripples in the surface of tooth flanks on shafts and gears can cause interference noise in drive performance.
Metal-Replacement PP Compounds for Sheet, Thermoforming
| Plastics Technology
Resins are also said to offer options to compression and injection molding for forming form large, complex structural parts.
Recycling hydrogen tanks to produce automotive structural components
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Voith Composites and partners develop recycling solutions for hydrogen storage tanks and manufacturing methods to produce automotive parts from the recycled materials.
The DOE-Funded Institute Working to Make Manufacturing More Secure
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
National research institute CyManII is working to protect U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, with efforts that touch on training, energy efficiency and cybersecurity.
Fryer ofrece un HMC compacto para el mecanizado de lotes pequeños
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El centro de mecanizado horizontal Fryer HR-40, de Fryer Machine Systems, está diseñado para el mecanizado de lotes pequeños.
IMTS+ Road Trippin’ Show Premieres July 27
| Additive Manufacturing
In season 3 of “Road Trippin with Steve” on IMTS+, show host Steve LaMarca visits Detroit, Michigan, to drop in on Stellantis, LIFT and FANUC.
Techmer PM receives silver metal for sustainability assessment
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The elevated EcoVadis rating solidifies the global materials design specialist’s commitment to sustainable practices and responsible business conduct.
Curtiss-Wright's Brea Facility Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification
| Valve Magazine
This globally recognized certification allows the company to provide valves, vessels, actuators, control systems and engineering services for use in construction of next-generation advanced reactors.
Weber State students showcase composite rocket nozzle studies
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Engineering students welcomed U.S. Space Command official Thomas A. Lockhart in June to demonstrate their role at WSU’s MARS in conducting real-world materials and additive manufacturing projects.
JEC, ICS promote trade opportunities with U.K. composites sector
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A new partnership leverages the International Composites Summit event in September and JEC’s support to facilitate international trade, foster innovation and strengthen economic ties between the U.K. and global composites industries.
Universal Presetting, Measuring Machine Aids Cutting Tool Assembly
| MoldMaking Technology
Zoller’s »redomatic 600« machine and software programs drive productivity in mold building through maximized accuracy and efficiency in five-axis CNC machining operations.
Orbital Composites wins award from U.S. Space Force to build space factories for antennas
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Partners Axiom Space, Northrop Grumman Space Logistics and Southwest Research Institute will help advance ISAM technologies for kilometer-scale LEO antennas, space stations and GEO applications, targeting space factory in 3-5 years.
SABIC launches fiber-reinforced, intumescent, fire-retardant resins
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SABIC PP compound H1090 and Stamax 30YH611 resins are well suited for extruding and thermoforming large, complex EV battery pack components for automotive.
Wind energy's ascent from then to now
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Wind energy has always been a highly lucrative business for composites fabricators — even 15 years ago. This popular evergreen article from CW gives a new perspective on just how far this end market and its composite wind blades have come.
High-tech enterprise specializes in carbon fiber production, supply
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: Bost Carbon Materials, established in 2012 in Hunan, China, develops and sells rigid composite felt, high-purity graphite felt, soft felt and carbon-carbon composite materials.
Datwyler Expands O-Ring Production
| Plastics Technology
The company has added injection molding machines to production sites in Mexico and China to boost production.
New Machine Range Features Adjustable Clamp for Micromolding
| Plastics Technology
The Boy XS E, successor to the XS series, features servodriven pump drives and different clamp configurations, as well as a special mold holder for optional micromolding operation.
Pretreatment of Black Oxide
| Products Finishing
Having issues achieving a consistent color with the application of black oxide? Start by looking at your pretreatment. Connor Callais of Hubbard-Hall offers advice for troubleshooting your black oxide process.