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Heat transfer and additive manufacturing
Pagani has announced the signing of a six-year contract with Conflux to integrate Conflux heat exchangers into the transmission of its latest exclusive model, the Pagani Utopia, further advancing additive manufacturing in the hypercar industry.
read more...Metal foam contains up to 90 percent air and has amazing properties. In the factory, it ensures greater sustainability and helps to improve the environmental balance in industrial production.
read more...Igus wants to set an example for innovation and sustainability and will be presenting new products at HMI 2025, including PTFE-free materials and products made from recycled material.
read more...New properties also apply to load carriers in logistics and intralogistics processes. Craemer's portfolio includes high-quality returnable load carriers that are hard-wearing, versatile, maintenance-free and recyclable.
read more...Tensile strength of 3D components
The company AIM3D has succeeded in demonstrating the advantages of the patented voxelfill process. Strength tests now prove that this process can overcome inhomogeneous strengths of 3D components in the X, Y and Z axes and thus comes close to conventional processes such as injection molding.
read more...Lubrication-free plain bearing materials...
And again the topic of PFAS: The new "endurance material" Iglidur JPF complements the wide range of wear-resistant PFAS and PTFE-free polymer bearings. Igus is thus preparing for new regulations.
read more...Cryotechnology is used in many areas of materials testing. The aim is to identify material characteristics and gain insights into material behavior at extremely low temperatures.
read more...Stratasys has announced that it will provide 3D printed materials for an upcoming lunar mission to test their performance on the lunar surface.
read more...Lapp relies on Ultramid from BASF
The automotive industry is currently undergoing the biggest transformation in its history. The boom in battery electric vehicles in particular is presenting the industry with major challenges. Lapp, as a supplier of cables and connection technologies, has developed a charging system in which Ultramid (PA), an engineering plastic from BASF, plays a key role as a robust housing material.
read more...Whether 3D-printed components for machines and systems, prototypes or aids for design: additive manufacturing is almost indispensable for modern companies in mechanical and plant engineering and automation if they want to play in the premier league.
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