Plastisol builds its first US plant
The US subsidiary of a Dutch composite panel maker is investing €1.3m ($1.9m) to build a 17,250-square-foot plant in Groton, New York. The facility will be Plastisol BV’s first US productio...
Chinese firm seeks PEEK partners
After joining forces with Degussa to make polyetheretherketone, Changchun Jilin University Super Engineering Plastic Products is looking to expand its business through a similar approach with other ma...
Plastics products price rise “inevitable”
Uncertain economic conditions and rising oil prices despite plentiful supplies will see prices of plastics products increase, according to the British Plastics Federation (BPF). The UK plastics trade ...
Digital Manufacturing’s Role in Today’s Mold Shop
mold manufacturers are seeing the benefits that low-volume digital manufacturing services can provide as a non-competitive alternative. By Jeff Hanson Digital manufacturing is finding a new home with ...
The Role of Materials in Additive Fabrication
RP capabilities continue to expand with the development of new materials. By Eva Montgomery Stereolithography (SL) is the oldest and one of the most widely used rapid prototyping (RP) technologies. Wi...
Use Plunging to Increase Metal Removal Rates
Recent cutting tool innovation—as well as new CAM programming techniques—make plunging a more popular approach. By Tom Raun Plunging—or as it has been recently called in the Midwest,...
A Copper-Nickel-Silicon-Chromium Alloy for Mold Tooling(2)
Microstructure An SEM micrograph (backscattered electron image) of a polished CNS-V sample is shown in Figure 3. The large 10 micron regions are Ni2Si particles, while the smaller dark regions are Cr2...
A Copper-Nickel-Silicon-Chromium Alloy for Mold Tooling
A review of the physical and mechanical properties of one copper alloy system will help moldmakers better understand how this alloy will perform thermally and mechanically in applications. By Robert E...
China to build 1st 3G nuclear plant in March
The construction of China’s first third-generation nuclear plant, the Sanmen power plant, is set to begin in March, the State Nuclear Power Technology Company (SNPTC) said Thursday. Wang Bi...
Sino-Brazilian trade up 42.55% in 2007
Trade between Brazil and China amounted to $23.367 billion in 2007, up 42.55 percent over 2006, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. China has replaced Argen...
Japan eases regulations on spinach imports from China
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has ended compulsory inspections of frozen spinach exported by eight Chinese companies, said China’s top quality control agency. The General A...
German-Japanese venture acquires APEC
Joint venture purchase strengthens medical moulding role. Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, the $1bn Americas joint venture between the German seal and component maker Freudenberg and Japan’s...
Lanxess hikes prices by 5%
Cost pressures lead to rises across entire portfolio. Lanxess Business Unit Basic Chemicals has increased its prices worldwide by 5% for its entire product portfolio due to cost pressures. The special...
Brose to make composite carriers
German firm invests more than EURO 3m in facility. German vehicle door and seat component supplier Brose Fahrzeugteile is poised to start producing its composite door-module carrier using new Hus...
Petcore approves MXD-6 resin for PET recycling
The barrier polyamide is cleared for bottle-to-fibre recycling applications. Petcore, the European industry association promoting sustainable PET bottle use and recycling, has approved bottle blends c...
Battenfeld Injection Moulding files for insolvency
Austrian machinery company says move due to unexpected sale. Following what it described as a “surprising and unexpected” change in ownership, Austrian-based machine business Battenfeld Ku...
PennEngineering files complaints against fastener manufacturers
PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has served complaints on six fastener manufacturers that attended the National Industrial Fastener Show/West in Las Vegas in November. The complaint alleges that th...
MTC expands foreign-language software, staff in Latin America
MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a provider of nesting software for sheet and plate fabrication, has expanded its product, sales, technical support, and marketing for customers in Latin America by a...
Tape / Fiber Placement
Tape placement is an advanced composites process that orients resin preimpregnated high-strength reinforcement fibers in specific directions. Part weight is minimized by concentrating high strength in...
Structural Reaction Injection Molding (SRIM)
This process uses two resin components which are combined and mixed together, then injected into a mold cavity containing reinforcement. In the mold cavity, the resin rapidly reacts and cures to form ...