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.
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.
Fiberglass products target industrial application needs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2023: Jrain FRP, with locations in China, Mexico and the U.S., is equipped with 16 years’ of experience engineering, designing and manufacturing fiberglass-reinforced industrial products.
Toolholder Solutions for Moldmaking
| MoldMaking Technology
MMC Collet Chucks, SK Collet Chucks and Shrink Fit Toolholders presented by Lyndex-Nikken are designed for accuracy to meet the demands of machining molds.
HRC facilitates development of Karma Automotive ultra-luxury EV
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Low-density GF-SMC decklids, fenders and headlamp brackets will be provided for the GS-6 EV model to achieve weight reduction and higher performance.
Trivalent Chrome Overview
| Products Finishing
As the finishing industry begins to move away from the use of hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium, what factors should finishers consider as they make new investments? Mark Schario, chief technology officer for Columbia Chemical offers a helpful overview of this complicated topic.
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Wilmington Expands Lab Capabilities
| Plastics Technology
The 500-ton Lumina 2400HE is available for mold and material trials.
Data: The Dark (and Light) Side of Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #41
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing relies on and creates large amounts of data. On AM Radio, Stephanie Hendrixson and Dr. Tim Simpson discuss concerns around protecting AM data, plus how data security can bring greater opportunities for this technology.
Five Quick Steps Toward Better Blending
| Plastics Technology
Rising costs of resins and additives, along with higher demands for quality and use of regrind, place a premium on proficient blending. Here are some steps to get you there.
MicroCare Welcomes Strategic Account Executive
| Products Finishing
Dan Sinclair is rejoining the MicroCare team.
Volkmann Depowdering Station Removes Toxic Materials
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The Volkmann additive manufacturing technology is designed to safeguard workers and boost efficiency.
Ciudad de México lidera la acción global contra la contaminación plástica
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
La Ciudad de México se une al Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), iniciativa que busca eliminar la contaminación por plásticos y transitar hacía una economía más circular e inclusiva.
Alro Steel Is Acquiring Heimansohn Steel
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
The purchase of Heimansohn Steel enables Alro to expand its customer base, while providing enhanced product offerings, processing and delivery for cut-to-order metals.
Nikon Metrology adquiere Avonix Imaging
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Ambas empresas impulsarán el desarrollo de nuevos productos, especialmente en las industrias automotriz y aeroespacial.
iTech, nuevo representante de ventas de Netstal para México
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Netstal, parte del Grupo KraussMaffei, fortalecerá su presencia en el mercado mexicano de piezas moldeadas por inyección con el apoyo de la agencia de ventas iTech-Global.
Carbon Exoskeleton Technology Enables Freedom in Composite Design
| CompositesWorld
At JEC World 2023, Addyx exhibited their patented water-soluble inflatable mandrel, together with a patented carbon exoskeleton technology. This technology enables greater design freedom, reduced manufacturing costs, and lighter and stronger composite components.
Advanced Automation Answers Demands
| Production Machining
How can we utilize automation in our facilities to create a better worker experience and increase throughput?
Tamaulipas capta 5,000 millones de dólares por nearshoring
| Modern Machine Shop México
El gobierno de Tamaulipas dio a conocer que se han confirmado 51 proyectos que representan una inversión de alrededor de 5,000 millones de dólares.
National Composites Week 2023
| CompositesWorld
National Composites Week is August 21-25 and the theme is #CompositesAreNow. The goal of National Composites Week is to celebrate and bring attention to the myriad ways that composite materials and composites manufacturing contributes to the products and structures that shape the American manufacturing landscape today. Learn how you can participate.
Recubrimiento de Dillon aumenta la fuerza de sujeción de las mordazas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Con la adición de carbinita, Dillon Manufacturing ha duplicado eficazmente la fuerza de sujeción de sus mordazas.
Solico engineers sustainable Duplicor composite façade for The Pulse
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Using long-term client Holland Composites’ 100% bio-based composite solution, Solico optimized the engineering of the new building’s approximately 1,100 composite elements.