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.