Show demonstrates micro-manufacturing
At MM Live, which took place in Cheshire, UK, on 14 August 2008, product designers and manufacturers were able to see a variety of micro-manufacturing machines and technologies under one roof. The mac...
Haas steps up machining centre technology
The Haas VF-4 is a rugged, medium-sized CNC vertical machining centre with 1270 x 508 x 635mm travels in X, Y and Z respectively. Haas Automation is helping Portuguese machine builder Afinomaq improve...
Dassault Reports Impressive Q2 Revenue Growth
On the basis of US GAAP figures released by Dassault Systems for the second quarter (Q2) and first half of 2008, the company’s software business is doing very well. Financial results for the qua...
EuroMold to Upgrade Business + Design Area
Through the creatively redesigned “Business + Design Area” in Hall 6.1 of the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre, EuroMold 2008 will support the dialogue between designers and manufacturers. The ...
Moldex3D to Hold Users’ Meeting in UK Next Month
Moldex3D is organizing its 6th annual European Users’ Meeting. The event will take place Wednesday and Thursday, September 24–25, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Chester, UK. Following the me...
CBI to Present Future Suppliers at Motek
Four companies from India and Macedonia will be presented at a pavilion organized by the Centre for the Promotion of Imports (CBI) at the Motek 2008 global trade fair for automation and assembly being...
Metris, API in Joint Distributor Agreement
Metris and Automated Precision Inc. (API) have formed a joint distribution partnership following an agreement earlier this summer. API will become a nonexclusive distributor of Metris MCA articulated ...
New Stratasys System Fast off the Mark
Stratasys has begun commercial shipment of its new FDM 900mc direct digital manufacturing (DDM) machine. The company reports that it received unexpectedly numerous prerelease orders for the large-form...
Plastics Database Adds US Market Data
The Internet plastics information platform maintained by M-Base Engineering + Software has been extended. Until recently, the Material Data Center offered the complete set of data from the internation...
Impact Modifiers for PVC Window Profiles
New acrylic-based impact modifiers are optimized to address different aspects of vinyl window profile performance. Launched by Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia (soon to be acquired by Dow Chemical), th...
Fabric-Capped ABS Targets Liners
A new thermoformable ABS sheet laminated to a nonwoven PET fabric is aimed at operator cab components for heavy equipment. Other potential applications for this DuraLine product from Premier Material ...
ERP Software for Compounders
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software designed specifically for compounders was recently introduced by IQMS in Paso Robles, Calif., as a new module in the company’s Enterprise IQ software....
Eliminate Ejector Plates
A new ejection system that eliminates the ejector plate, reduces mold height, leaves no ejector marks on parts, shortens cycle time, and allows better optimization of cooling lines comes from D-M-E Co...
Rapid Heat/Cool Process Improves Surface Quality
An induction process for rapid mold heating, originally designed for composites, is now available for thermoplastic and thermoset injection molding of parts requiring high surface quality, says proces...
Software Simplifies Full-Color 3D ‘Printing’
New software for rapid prototyping and production is said to prepare 3D data files for full-color 3D printing automatically and with unprecedented ease. This is the first product that has resulted fro...
Rapid Mold Heating/Cooling And Temperature Control
A new unit combines rapid heating and cooling and mold-temperature control in one unit as a means to trim cycle times by up to 20% and reduce energy cost. It is the result of a collaboration between W...
SCO summit to focus on security, economy
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit will focus on security, economics and cultural cooperation. Heads of state attending the summ...
Paulson stresses dialogue with China
The US and China should continue to seek a mutual understanding to strengthen the nations’ relationship and the next US Administration needs to continue to engage in dialogue with China, US Trea...
China-Britain trade tops 2b pounds
Trade figures released by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) show that business between Britain and China is booming. Between January and May this year, Britain exported more than 2 billion pounds (abou...
Interlopers upstage Steel Bucket Cup contestants
The annual Steel Bucket Cup is usually just a warmup meet between Dimond and West to start the cross-country running season. But on a glorious Tuesday afternoon, things turned quite serious when a cha...