More Than a Compounder: They Have the Science to Create New Custom Materials

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Insight Polymers & Compounders leverages its expertise in polymer chemistry to develop next-generation materials.

Medical Device Firms Combine

| Plastics Technology

Arterex acquires NextPhase in combination of medical-device manufacturers.  

Grob Systems Inc. to Host Tech Event With Industry Partners

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The 5-Axis Live technology event will highlight new machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex medical, aerospace and mold/die parts.

Replacing Open-Top Vapor Degreasing in Aerospace Manufacturing

| Products Finishing

Options and considerations for cleaning aerospace parts as regulations tighten on vapor degreasing solvents.

Renishaw Robotics Solutions Simplify Calibration, Maintenance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The RCS L-90, RCS T-90 and RCS P-series are designed to simplify robot set up, health checks and recovery of robotic applications following collisions.

Nova Makes Senior Leadership Changes

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company’s aim is to bolster sustainability ambitions

The Ins and Outs of Hot Runner Temperature Control

| MoldMaking Technology

A training checklist that explains the why and how of proper hot runner temperature control and system management.

Ultrahigh Solids Epoxy Coating Provides Resistance to Corrosion Under Insulation

| Products Finishing

Pre-consumer recycled plastic is converted into durable powder coatings designed to promote sustainability throughout the supply chain.

Account Manager Joins Carlisle Fluid Technologies Team

| Products Finishing

Israel Cisneros has joined the Carlisle Fluid Technologies team as an account manager for the central south Mexico region.
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An Overview of Electroless Nickel Plating

| Products Finishing

By definition, electroless plating is metal deposition by a controlled chemical reaction.

Automation Cell Addition Enhances Flexibility of Mold-Applicable Five-Axis 

| MoldMaking Technology

The introduction of the GRC-R12 robot cell for the G150 five-axis machine broadens Grob Systems’ range of automation solutions for creating flexible manufacturing cells.  

Composites Testing Laboratory launches wind energy project HAWK

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Over the next two years, the Irish SME is working in conjunction with the University of Galway to model and test novel materials, such as composites, for airborne wind energy applications.

Solvay and Syensqo revealed as new company names

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Solvay is splitting its business with the company’s composite materials segment assuming the Syensqo name.

Airbus final assembly line in China delivers its first A321neo

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In March 2023, the Tianjin-based final assembly facility commissioned a composites-intensive A321neo for Juneyao Air.

Third keynote is announced for annual SPE ACCE event

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Gregory E. Peterson, chief engineer at aviation technology startup Airspace Experience Technologies, will be sharing his views on the trends and opportunities found in the transportation industry.

University of Southampton develops miniaturized optical fiber condition monitoring technology

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A more compact, affordable strain interrogator, currently developed for FBG monitoring, may enable more widespread adoption of optical fiber sensing used in composite materials.

Endmills de OSG proporcionan un fresado de alta eficiencia

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Añadiendo tamaños en pulgadas a su endmill AE-CR-MS-H, de la marca A, la fresa de OSG está diseñada para el fresado estable y de gran eficiencia de aceros de alta dureza.

New $50 Million Pyrolysis Facility Planned in West Virginia

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and the Clean Vision Corporation announced an agreement for development of a facility for converting plastic into oil for feedstock or fuel.

Aptiv invertirá 40 millones de dólares en Jalisco

| Modern Machine Shop México

Aptiv, empresa irlandesa del giro automotriz, abrirá su primera planta de manufactura en el municipio de El Salto, donde creará 2,200 empleos.

United Grinding's New Ranges Provide Economical Solutions

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

United Grinding’s Studer, Blohm and Walter brands are offering new grinding technology for job shops.

Formlabs Expands Material Portfolio for Dental, Medical Applications

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

Formlabs’ Dental LT Comfort Resin is a flexible, durable material for comfortable long-term occlusal splints, nightguards and bleaching trays. BioMed Durable Resin is approved for human contact, and enables durable biocompatible and impact-resistant medical devices and instruments.

Pathways to More Sustainable Injection Molding

| Plastics Technology

As self-imposed and government-issued sustainability mandates approach, injection molders reimagine their operations.