Plastics

Is Your Color Workflow Resilient for Today’s Supply Challenges?

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Simple changes to how you use color measurement technology and the right training can significantly impact quality control and your bottom line. Here are seven questions every quality control manager should be asking.

Smart Color Sensor Technology

info@micro-epsilon.com (Martin Dumberger) — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

It is crucial to hit the right color tone in the production process and to produce it homogeneously across numerous batches. Color not only leaves an impression of quality, but can also be used as an indirect variable to control the process.

Quality's 21st Annual Spending Survey

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:04:00 -0500

In our 21st Annual Spending Survey, we’ve looked into who will be buying what and when. Despite the economic upset resulting from COVID-19, equipment budgets look to be steady, if not growing, for the next fiscal year.

White Paper: A Roadmap to Increase OEE Performance

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) continues to gain in popularity as manufacturing teams seek to quantify plant and machine-level performance to find ways each area can be improved and keep production lines running at peak efficiency.

NAM, Manufacturers Nationwide Partner to Recruit Next Generation on Manufacturing Day

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Manufacturers open their doors and minds to show students, teachers and parents the truths about modern manufacturing.

German Machine Vision Industry Has Doubled in Last 10 Years

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Success of the industry again produces record numbers for VISION 2018.

PrecisionPath Consortium Releases Technology Roadmap for Large-Scale Manufacturing

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

July PPC meeting at the CMSC Conference concludes last phase of Roadmap project.

U.S. and Canadian Manufacturers: We Must Have a Trilateral Agreement

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) President and CEO Dennis Darby released a joint statement on NAFTA.

ASTM International to Host November Symposium on Additive Manufactured Parts

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

The symposium will be held in conjunction with the November standards development meetings of the committee.

AGS Additive Manufacturing Helps Relaunch SME DFW Chapter

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

The association has supported the manufacturing industry for over 85 years.

Renishaw Looks to the Future of AM at IMTS

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

The event will focus on the industrial applications of AM for making functional components and end-use production parts. Attendees will gain practical knowledge on AM adoption and implementation and can network with AM industry leaders.

Recognizing Women in Manufacturing with the STEP Ahead Awards

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Manufacturing Institute now accepting nominations for annual STEP Ahead Awards.

NAM Praises Congressional Passage of Perkins CTE Reauthorization

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. House vote is a step toward closing the skills gap.

Back to Basics: Material Testing Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics

mcmenamine@bnpmedia.com (Edward McMenamin) — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics, or CFRPs, are found throughout the aerospace and automotive industries, as well as in high-performance sporting goods, due to their light-weight, high-strength properties.

Plastics Take Over Orlando at NPE2018

Thu, 10 May 2018 12:00:00 -0400

The importance of plastics was on full display in Orlando this week.

Back to Basics: Compressive Testing for Rigid Plastics

mcmenamine@bnpmedia.com (Edward McMenamin) — Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Pick up a material analysis data sheet and you’ll always find tensile testing, and probably flexural testing as well. But depending on the application, don’t hold your breath looking for compressive testing.

Back to Basics: Tensile Testing for Rigid Plastics

mcmenamine@bnpmedia.com (Edward McMenamin) — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Regular tensile testing is important for checking rigid plastics through the entire manufacturing cycle, from the raw material to the forming process and ultimately the production part.

Back to Basics: Flexural Testing for Plastics

mcmenamine@bnpmedia.com (Edward McMenamin) — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Flexural strength testing has become increasingly important for plastics—especially composite and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics—as structural parts in the aerospace industry are made from these newer materials.

CT Scanning Steps Towards the Future

mcmenamine@bnpmedia.com (Edward McMenamin) — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:00:00 -0400

High-energy, large-format industrial CT scanning allows for feasible inspection of larger parts.

If you need less sliding friction, should you make the surface rougher or smoother?

doncohen@michmet.com (Donald K. Cohen Ph.D.) — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500

How does the surface texture affect the friction between two dry parallel sliding surfaces? It turns out that this problem has challenged some of the greatest minds in science and engineering.

IMTS 2016: Third-Largest Show For Registration And Exhibit Space, Also Showcased Highest Number Of Exhibitors In History

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

This show hosted the highest number of exhibiting companies ever (2,407). After move in, the building was 76 million pounds heavier.

Herrmann Ultrasonics Expands on the West Coast

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The Irvine, Calif. facility has tripled the local lab size and will offer increased technical support capabilities.

Fira Barcelona to Host New 3-D Printing Industry Event

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The event will offer solutions to the challenges that 3-D printing poses to the industry.

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing and Research Becomes a Member of America Makes

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Through its memberships in America Makes, WMT&R joins other leading member organizations from industry, academia, government, non-government agencies, and workforce and economic development resources that are working together to innovate and accelerate additive manufacturing and 3-D printing.

SPE Names Ian Strachan Thermoformer of the Year

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Division has named Ian Strachan as Thermoformer of the Year.

Pressure Forming Popularity Grows 10 Percent In Plastics Manufacturing

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Ray Products releases 2015 plastics manufacturing industry survey results.

Glass Transition Temperature of Polymeric Materials

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400

The thermal properties of polymeric materials are important to the function of components and assemblies that will operate in cold or warm environments.

North American Plastics Alliance Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400

In March 2015, the Alliance welcomed its newest member, the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico.

Survey: Salaries On The Rise In Plastics

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Base salaries in the U.S. grew 0.7 percent from 2013 to $104,722 in calendar year 2014.

U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace in Three Years

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:06:00 -0400

A surge in orders for plastics and metals have helped power the world’s largest economy past a global slowdown.