Metals in 3D printing
Just like conventionally manufactured components, additively manufactured components must reliably fulfill the required material properties.
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read more...Interview with Michael Kellner
We need to move quickly towards a circular system in lightweight construction
The 4th BMWK Lightweighting Summit at the Hannover Messe is dedicated to the topic of "Lightweighting 2.0 in the Circular Economy". In an interview with Annina Schopen, Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, talks about the conference, recycling opportunities for composites and the framework conditions for the circular economy.
read more...Lightweight construction at Formnext 2022
New materials and digital services for the AM industry
In cooperation with Hessen Trade & Invest and the Bremen Economic Development Corporation, Leichtbau BW once again organized a joint stand at Formnext to present innovations from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse and Bremen.
read more...Evaluate coating defects within a very short time
Evonik's Coating Additives Business Line has developed a new tool for the digital analysis of coated test samples. Coatino Defect Detection (CDD) detects and evaluates defects on coatings precisely and objectively. The system delivers quantifiable results within a few seconds.
read more...New spherical cap material improves wear resistance
To make machines and systems for the food industry even safer, igus is launching a new standard as a spherical cap material for the igubal Food Contact joint system with the high-performance plastic iglidur A181.
read more...50 percent longer service life
Walter offers three Tiger-tec Gold grades specifically for turning operations.
read more...Efficient cooling of die-cast components with hotspots
Demanding die-cast components, such as structural components in automotive engineering (megacastings), place special requirements on temperature control, in particular on the cooling of so-called hotspots.
read more...Highly resilient thanks to fiber reinforcement
Igus has developed igumid P190, a new filament for 3D printing that is extremely stiff and strong thanks to its carbon fiber reinforcement. This makes it suitable for structural components and special connecting elements for energy chains as well as for 2-component 3D printing in combination with iglidur i190.
read more...Resistant coating for lathes
At Nortec 2022 in Hamburg, the manufacturer DMT Drehmaschinen will be presenting a coating developed in-house for metal-cutting machine tools.
read more...Metallization of plastic parts
Oerlikon Balzers has supplied the BMW Group plant in Landshut with coating systems for the metallization of plastic parts. The ePD technology enables innovative functions and designs and complies with REACH environmental regulations.
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