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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.
Velo3D’s Flow 5.0 Software Enhances Control Over 3D Printing Process
Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing
The software’s new features include user-selectable core parameters, preprint analysis to identify potential costly and time-consuming errors, and rapid resequencing for multipart prints.
Ineos Nitriles Launches Biobased Acrylonitrile
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
The company’s Invireo is said to deliver a 90% lower carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylonitrile.
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.
Nanomaterials optimize performance of space-ready carbon fiber composite panels
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
A recent ESA project led by Adamant Composites aimed to mature nanomaterial-enhanced CFRP for lighter weight, more thermally and electrically conductive materials for manufacturing satellite structures.
Walter Turning Grades Feature Curved Wiper Cutting Edge
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The FW4 and MW4 positive wiper geometries provide a wiper action that can reportedly be used to reduce machining time by using double the feed rate.
LNS North America Appoints New CEO
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Edward L. Bledsoe II previously served as the LNS COO since May 2022.
Precision Machining Technology Review June 2023: Automation & Robots
Angela Osborne | Production Machining
Production Machining’s June 2023 showcase includes some of the latest automation technology from LNS, Midaco, Lexair, New Scale Robotics and Euroline.
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.
Blend Amorphous PHA with PLA to Improve injection Molded Part Properties
| Plastics Technology
Adding aPHA to PLA can boost a range of mechanical properties and expedite composting. Here are the details as well as processing guidelines for injection molding the blends.
How to Troubleshoot Issues With Tool Life
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
Diagnosing when a tool is failing is important because it sets an expectation and a benchmark for improvements. Finding out why gives us a clue for how to fix it.
Purdue opens $41 million Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A dedicated 65,000-square-foot building is home to Mach 8 and HYPULSE wind tunnels to advance hypersonic evaluation and testing, and the HAMTC for materials and manufacturing work with partners.
Meet the Finalists in The Cool Parts Showcase
| Additive Manufacturing
Three of these finalist parts will be featured in upcoming episodes of The Cool Parts Show.
VMC Warranty Offer Enables Mold Customer Assurance
| MoldMaking Technology
YCM Alliance introduces a 3-year warranty on four of its CF/CX and RF/RX Series machines to give customers peace of mind, in addition to high performance and reliability.
Diamorph Group to revitalize Permali composites facility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) is being installed to mitigate VOCs to improve environmental impact while also modernizing the U.K. site.
Future Materials Group acquires Counterpoint Market Intelligence
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The strategic move brings together extensive market intelligence capabilities with global reach and cross-industry expertise to provide customers with quality insight regarding aerospace and defense markets.
Flax composites enter serial automotive production via Volvo EX30
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The small SUV, which focuses on sustainability and is designed to have the lowest carbon footprint of any model in Volvo Cars’ history, incorporates Bcomp ampliTex fibers in its dashboard and door trim.
THOR project develops mass-producible CFRTP hydrogen tanks
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The three-year project, concluded in 2022 and aided by partners spanning the entire hydrogen storage supply chain, tested and produced 15 thermoplastic tanks, with the goal of achieving broader market introduction.
on Lexus, EV issues & LEGO at Le Mans
Gary S. Vasilash | Gardner Web
Lexus brings new SUVs. . .mobile charger. . .the Volvo EX30 and carbon. . .SEMA and the EPA. . .material dependencies. . .adventures at Le Mans. . .
Innovative Micro-Molding From Minnesota Machine Shop
Peter Zelinski | Plastics Technology
Machine shops are natural inventors, but not necessarily suited to supporting and marketing a product. This Minnesota shop with an invention related to micromolding will share it through licensing.
Checklist para la fabricación exitosa de moldes inyección de plástico
Jim Fattori | Plastics Technology México
Una guía integral sobre cómo optimizar el proceso de diseño y construcción de moldes de inyección de plástico, centrada en la prevención de problemas y la mejora continua.
Plastics Recycling LATAM: la conversación continuará en 2024
Mauricio Pineda | Plastics Technology México
Gracias a su éxito y crecimiento, Plastics Recycling LATAM cambia de sede y ahora se realizará en el World Trade Center de la Ciudad de México los días 10 y 11 de septiembre de 2024.