Putting the Pedal to the Metal — and Other Materials on the Move January 25, 2023 Recent advancements in polymers, metals, and composites are taking the manufacturing industry in bold, often unexpected directions.
Thinking Outside of the Materials Box January 10, 2023 Manufacturers and fabricators need to consider the application and performance requirements of materials.
Powerful Parts December 28, 2022 Tough materials, tight tolerances, low quantities, and complex shapes—leading suppliers offer advice for navigating the energy industry’s stringent demands.
Bigger, Lighter, Stronger, Faster December 9, 2022 As aerospace ramps up its use of advanced composites, robots and automated manufacturing systems will assume ever larger roles in building and machining these challenging materials.
Where Innovative Manufacturers Forge the Future: MxD November 7, 2022 MxD equips U.S. manufacturers with digital tools and expertise to help build every part better
Novelis Dedicates Michigan Customer Center September 15, 2022 Aluminum producer Novelis today formally dedicated its customer solution center in southeastern Michigan.
CMMC 2.0 Update; 5 Basic Steps for Cybersecurity August 1, 2022 The structure of CMMC 2.0 has been streamlined to be slightly less stringent and easier to implement, especially for shops in the lower tiers of the supply chain.
Lightweighting’s New Phase September 3, 2019 Earlier this decade, the auto industry moved to lighten cars and trucks. It was supposed to be a competition between steel, long the dominant vehicle material, and aluminum. The latter got a boost when Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., bet big on aluminum, making aluminum bodies for its F-150 and Super Duty pickups.
Shops Continue to Rethink Brass and HSM August 14, 2019 The Copper Development Association (CDA) is eager to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts to brass.
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Turns to Stratasys to 3D Print Final Flight Parts June 11, 2019 Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is now using 3D printing from Stratasys to manufacture flight-ready parts for several of its military, civil and business aircraft—while producing specific ground-running equipment at a lower cost than aluminum alternatives.