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Wickert Maschinenbau unveils the world’s fastest heating-cooling press at JEC 2023

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.

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Mack Prototype grows additive manufacturing capabilities with the addition of a Stratasys F770

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.

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Fast curing nitrile butadiene rubber market forecast at 6 percent through 2028

The market for fast curing nitrile butadiene rubber (nbr) is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 6% globally according to Mordor Intelligence. Major factor driving the market studied is the significant demand from automotive manufacturing segment, along with favorable outlook for the industrial activities. On the flip side, restrictions on use of phthalates in NBR formulations and other environmental regulations on rubber manufacturing and unfavorable conditions arising due to the COVID-19 outbreak is hindering the growth of the market.

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The state of Washington releases report for mitigating tire additive 6PPD in road runoff

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.

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