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Crosshead Offers Precise Concentricity Adjustment
| Plastics Technology
Medical crosshead features patented single-point concentricity adjustment.
Sungwoo Hitech invertirá 300 millones de dólares en Nuevo León
| Modern Machine Shop México
Sungwoo Hitech, empresa coreana del sector de autopartes, duplicará su inversión para expandir su planta en Nuevo León.
Guill presenta dado sin patas de araña para extrusión de tubería
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Este nuevo dado para extrusión de tubería, de Guill, utiliza herramientas de precisión para ahorros de material de hasta un 70 % .
MMT Chats: Common Sense Sustainability Initiatives
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Sustainability can be as easy as recognizing the initiatives you already have in place for what their sustainability benefits are and putting numbers behind them, according to Kelly Santini, a passionate safety and sustainability advocate. Here, she chats with MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Soldadura automatizada con TruArc Weld 1000
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
FITMA: Trumpf (stand 2342) presentará la celda de soldadura TruArc Weld 1000 completamente equipada con certificado TÜV y CE.
Tungaloy Counterboring Tools Feature New Cutting Inserts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The new AH6225 grade features a high-hardness, titanium-rich PVD coating, combined with a tough dedicated carbide substrate.
French sailmaker incorporates Aluula composites aboard Biotherm race boat
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Incidence Sails has successfully integrated Aluula Durlyte into its long-distance ocean race sails after withstanding two years of rigorous testing in numerous open ocean races.
CCG FRP panels rehabilitate historic Northamption Street Bridge
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
High-strength, composite molded, prefabricated panels solve weight problems for the heavily-trafficked bridge, providing cantilever sidewalks for wider shared use paths.
Full-Support Mold Builder Delivers High-Precision, Performance Tooling Systems
| MoldMaking Technology
Customers rely on Dynamic Tool Corp.’s comprehensive array of engineering capabilities, experience, and complete staff and resources to deliver everything from new product development to preventative mold maintenance.
US Reshoring Reaches Another All-Time High
| MoldMaking Technology
According to the Reshoring Initiative Q1 2023 data report, manufacturing job announcements continue to outpace recent records, which could accelerate further should a true industrial policy be implemented.
#economics
NASA selects Blue Origin as second Artemis lunar lander provider
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Blue Origin joins SpaceX in design, development, testing and verification of its lander concept to enable recurring astronaut expedients to the moon per the NASA Artemis program.
The Gund Co. acquires Vanderveer Industrial Plastics
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
California-based composites and plastics fabricator will advance The Gund Co.’s access to highly engineered thermoplastics in high-tech industries.
Time Bicycles to modernize composite bicycle manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
With the aid of KraussMaffei, Clemson University and SC Fraunhofer USA Alliance, Time anticipates a transition to HP-RTM for more efficient carbon fiber bike frame manufacture, plus a new facility in South Carolina.
Top Shop Emphasizes Dedication, Work Ethic
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
With a primary focus on aerospace and defense work, American Metaseal Corp. of Arbutus, Maryland, has qualified as a Top Shop on multiple occasions.
Faster, More Automated Changeover for PET Bottles
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
Sidel has updated its Bottle Switch technology for its latest PET stretch-blow machines, adding robot assistance.
Ultra-lightweight skis demonstrate potential of graphene-reinforced composites
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
With a graphene additive, Folsom Custom Skis evolved and optimized the material makeup of its carbon fiber composite touring skis for higher performance at a lighter weight.
Markets Served — Who Knew?
Miles Free | Production Machining
PMPA members shared the markets they served in 2022. The top 5 may surprise you.
Walter Turning Grades Feature Curved Wiper Cutting Edge
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
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.
Kraft Heinz y Church & Dwight aumentan el uso de plásticos reciclados
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Kraft Heinz y Church & Dwight establecen nuevos estándares en sostenibilidad al adoptar medidas que incluyen el uso de plástico reciclado y alternativas de fibra o de base biológica.
TQPM y Braskem Idesa realizan jornada Casas Abiertas en Coatzacoalcos
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
El evento Casas Abiertas sirvió para que representantes de Braskem Idesa y de la Terminal Química Puerto México divulgaran su proyecto a los ciudadanos de Coatzacoalcos.
Setco Acquires Assets of GTI Spindle Technology
Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop
The acquisition brings together Setco’s 111-year manufacturing and service experience with GTI’s 26 years of precision spindle repair and analysis tools.
When Evaluating Gage Stability, a Picture Says 1,000 Words
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
Gage capability programs can help analyze the cause of stability problems, but it can be revealing to manually sketch out histogram data to get a pictorial view of what is happening.