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Dairy Product Company to Release All-PE Film Pouch in China
| Plastics Technology
Dow announced that Mengniu is developing a recyclable yogurt pouch using its INNATE TF-BOPE resin.
Composites UK launches best practice guide for composites tooling
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
“Mould Tooling for Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites” is latest in Composites UK’s series of good practice guides, available online for free.
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TPI, GE agree to expand wind blade production capacity in Mexico
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
As part of its Q2 2023 earnings, TPI Composites reports an amended supply agreement with GE including new blade production lines in Mexico.
Base Materials announces new distributor to support growth in European composites market
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
B. Beyer GmbH will distribute Base Materials’ range of epoxy and polyurethane tooling board materials and ancillary products.
Clean Sky 2 OUTCOME project demonstrates PEEK thermoplastic composite wingbox cover
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Airbus Defense and Space, FIDAMC and Aernnova demonstrate out-of-autoclave, one-shot process for wingbox cover with integrated stringers for regional aircraft.
Surcar Airlines selects ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engines to power flights in the Canary Islands
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Surcar plans to retrofit Twin Otter seaplanes with the ZA600 powertrain, which will use compressed gaseous hydrogen stored in composite pressure vessels.
Process Control — Leveraging Machine Shop Connectivity in Real Time
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
Renishaw Central, the company’s new end-to-end process control software, offers a new methodology for producing families of parts through actionable data.
High-strength, nondestructive adhesive-bonded fasteners
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: Rotaloc bonding fasteners come in a variety of baseplate styles, threads, sizes and materials for high-strength, nondestructive bonding with fiber-reinforced composites and thermoset/thermoformed plastics.
Turnkey Program for Additive Manufacturing
| Plastics Technology
EOS will offer solution for de-risking and accelerating additive manufacturing projects.
Big Daishowa Toolholder Increases Precision for Lathes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Big Capto C3 series provides higher rigidity to minimize vibrations and movement during cutting, improving accuracy and efficiency.
Adhesives, material solutions promote end market versatility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: Rudolph Bros. and Co. highlights its role as a prominent specialty chemical distributor and solutions provider with a display of high-performance adhesives, sealants, materials and more from well-known manufacturers.
From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs
| Modern Machine Shop
After 122 years of working with manual mills and lathes, this fifth-generation shop acquired assets of a local CNC machining business and hired the owner. Here’s how it’s going a year later.
Touch Probe Delivers Fast, Precise and Reliable Mold Inspection
| MoldMaking Technology
High scanning and probing speeds and a high-precision measuring mechanism characterize Blum-Novotest’s Digilog test probe systems.
NOVA Chemicals anuncia su primera planta de reciclaje mecánico
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Operada por Novolex, la nueva planta de NOVA Chemicals suministrará al mercado más de 100 millones de libras de polietileno reciclado.
Formlabs Develops Tough Elastomer Powder for Strong, Functional, Skin-Safe Parts
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The TPU 90A powder is the first elastomer material for its Fuse Series 3D printers and which enables durable, skin-safe parts at a low cost for a variety of industries, including health care, consumer goods, manufacturing and engineering.
The Cost of High Employee Turnover in Injection Molding: Why Retention Matters
| Plastics Technology
Starting in molding in 1993 and clocking in for nearly every job on the floor over the intervening decades, I’ve seen all sides of the hiring, training and retention process in the industry. Here are my thoughts on how to keep your most important asset — your people.
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Next Generation Group Invests in Cleaning Equipment Supplier HydroDyn
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
The recycling equipment manufacturer has acquired a majority share in HydroDyn, a supplier of cleaning and purification equipment.
Witzenmann invierte 14 millones de dólares en Guanajuato
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Ubicada en Apaseo el Grande, Witzenmann invirtió 14 millones de dólares para ampliar sus instalaciones y aumentar su capacidad productiva en 100 %.
Okuma America Receives Workplace Recognition Awards
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The company has received two awards from Top Workplaces, an employer recognition organization.
Mastercam 2024 Integrates Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus Tool Library
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The integrated library enables users to work faster when importing tool geometries and cutting data.
Tips for Choosing the Right Toolholder for High-Speed Machining
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Here is some advice for shops hoping to maximize their efficiency performing high-speed milling operations.