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ESA forecasting service will protect satellites from solar storms

E&T

The forecast service is freely available through the ESA Space Weather Service and offers a warning with a lead time of around 15 hours. At the University of Graz, a group led by Manuela Temmer analysed around 300 solar storms catalogued between 2002 and 2017. million kilometres from Earth.

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An Integrated Desktop Approach to Mold Production

Mold Making Technology

A desktop Swiss lathe can eliminate this bottleneck by producing these components with precision, reducing both lead times and labor costs. Many reputable organizations, including the NAVY, ARMY, NASA and several global companies, have been using them since 2017 for various purposes,” says Kara.

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Multi Jet Fusion Technology: 3D Printed Orthoses for Dogs

Additive Manufacturing

Glaze Prosthetics was born in 2017 after one of its founders 3D-printed a customised prosthetic arm for a friend. The main challenges faced by Wimba in its work are the length of production time and accuracy required for the process, from initial measurements to the finalised device.

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Take Time to Save Time: 6 Steps in Mold Design to Reduce Back-End Troubleshooting

Mold Making Technology

Back in 2017, Westminster Tool implemented a more proactive plastic-quality design process. At that time, we looked at what we called our five “biggest losers.” ” These projects were our least successful regarding timing, budget and part quality.

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Vertical Integration, Automation Helping 3D Printed Spine Implant Manufacturer Scale Production

Modern Machine Shop

Bringing passivation in house (and potentially other steps in the future) gives the implant manufacturer greater control over its process, which in turn can mean faster lead times as well. In fact, in many cases Marle Tangible finds that its prices are similar or even lower than conventional implants made via machining.

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IFI Responds to Expansion of Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

Fastener News Desk

Since 2017 when the Section 232 tariffs were first considered, IFIs position has been that tariffs on raw material imports into the U.S. Without our critical raw materials in the quality and quantity needed in reasonable lead times, IFI members will be unable to service their customers. manufacturing industrial base.

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True Five-Axis Machine Yields More Throughput, Greater Productivity

Mold Making Technology

Capacity Constraint In 2017, CDM was busy and starting to feel capacity-constrained, so Hansen searched for the company’s next CNC machining center to increase efficiency and production capacity. Photo Credit: CDM Tool & Mfg. Still, many components can be modified even on 700Linear mills.