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Wickert Maschinenbau unveils the world’s fastest heating-cooling press at JEC World in Paris. The composite press with a heating platen size of 600 x 600 mm and a pressing force of 25 t excels with heating and cooling rates of up to 50 K/min. Standard presses are available for temperatures up to 450 ºC.
Their main application is the processing of high-performance thermoplastics in the aerospace industry, but they are also used to manufacture membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) for fuel cells.

Dow has declared a dividend of 70 cents per share, payable March 10, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2023.

Dow now offers a fully updated online academy – Dow’s Electronics Protection & Assembly Academy – that automotive OEMs and tiers can use to not only gain a deeper understanding of the benefits and use cases for silicones in automotive electronics applications, but also develop a skillset that allows them to identify new opportunities for innovation.

Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cavaform expands SyBridge’s presence in the high precision life sciences end-market. Cavaform’s wholly owned subsidiary, MTM&D, is a leader in supportive molding for a wide range of life science and consumer applications.

In the last 18 months, Mack Prototype has bolstered its additive manufacturing capabilities with more than $875,000 in investments in equipment and infrastructure. In addition to the Stratasys, the Company’s fleet includes a smaller format FDM printer, along with Carbon CLIP Digital Light Synthesis (DLS), HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) and Formlabs Stereolithography (SLA) machines. Whether its prototyping or production parts, the breadth of Mack Proto’s 3D printing services allows customers to match production solutions with their cost, material and end use parameters, while speeding up the product development lifecycle.

Mercedes-Benz is fitting its new compact SUV GLC with tires from Continental. All the available drive types – gasoline, diesel, and plug-in hybrid models – will come factory-fitted with Continental’s EcoContact 6 Q. The tire offers exceptional efficiency: long service life, low fuel consumption and very low rolling noise.

Orion Engineered Carbons announced it has signed new distribution agreements with Divsa and Terrachem s.a. to represent Orion in Central America and the Caribbean.

The ISO 13485: 2016 is an international standard that details the requirements for a quality management system (QMS) specific to the medical device industry. To become ISO 13485 QMS certified, best practices in each step of a product’s life cycle must be demonstrated through quality management processes, including manufacturing, service and delivery

In collaboration with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), University of Washington Tacoma (UW Tacoma) and Washington State University – Puyallup Extension (WSUPuyallup), two expert workgroups convened to form technical advisory committees to help review scientific and technical information in order to inform next steps for assessment strategies and mitigation actions.