With its high strength to weight ratio and recyclability, aluminum is a popular material choice for automotive parts, like this demo part, which is modeled after an automotive inverter housing. But ...

Injection-molded liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is used in the manufacture of many goods, from medical devices to cookware to electronics. Many LSR applications require that the silicone be bonded to ...

CARY, N.C.—Parker Lord Corp. has released a new silicone additive that allows for self-bonding, without the requirement of adhesives or primers. Chemlok 3Stream can "significantly reduce the ...

The field of additive manufacturing is undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) become integral to the ...

JEC World 2026: Advanced plant concepts, a comprehensive composites production process portfolio, Evoris digitalization and other concepts are supporting composite component manufacturing.

Forget glue, screws, heat or other traditional bonding methods. Engineers have now developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing together powder particles at ...

A comprehensive process that involves multiple key components and stages to go from input data to the final printed object, AFT begins with selecting high-quality materials, such as continuous fiber ...

Product samples, tools, products in small batches, individualized items, spare parts and more can be produced in a very short time using 3D printing. This makes additive manufacturing a technology in ...

When you board an airplane, put your bags in the overhead compartment, sit down in your seat and buckle your seatbelt, you probably do not pay much attention to the hinges, brackets, seat spreaders, ...

Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) is an innovative, solid‐state process that employs high-frequency mechanical vibrations to bond layers of metal tapes or foils. Distinguished from traditional ...