Industry News
Firm Announces Machining Webinars
A machining technology specialist has announced its online seminar series schedule for the remainder of 2006. The free seminars will focus on machining techniques and processes such as microdrilling and electrical-discharge machining technology. Previously aired seminars on topics ranging from automation to hard milling are available from Makino (Hamburg, Germany) as archives. Presentations are given by applications engineers, product managers, and guest speakers invited to discuss business and shop efficiencies. The events are free of charge to registered attendees. The seminars are listed at www.makino.com/events.
Engineering Society Makes Content Available
Dedicated to the engineering integrity of manufactured products, an organization will offer its articles and papers through an online research resource at www.ingentaconnect.com/content/eis/ei. Material from the biannual journal Engineering Integrity, published by the Engineering Integrity Society (EIS; Sheffield, UK), will be accessible using IngentaConnect, an online tool that allows users to browse more than 20 million articles, papers, and reports. Although users of the research tool typically must pay to view papers, they can download EIS content dating back to 2003 for free. By providing the publications pertaining to engineering progress and development online, the society hopes to encourage the exchange of engineering ideas on a global level.
Chemicals Firm Launches Web Site Medical Section
Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN, USA) recently launched a site that enables visitors to analyze the properties of the firm’s medical polymers. The site’s Material Map interactive online tool can be used to compare polymers on the basis of such attributes as clarity, chemical resistance, toughness, and gamma and E-beam resistance. The site is located at www.eastmaninnovationlab.com/medical.
Hi-Tech Group Unveils Company Site
Acting as an umbrella to three companies—Hi-Tech Rubber, Inland Technologies, and A.C. Hoffman Engineering—the Hi-Tech Group (Anaheim, CA, USA) has launched a new Web site at www.hi-tech-group.com that highlights the group’s capabilities. The site details such processes and capabilities as liquid silicone and flashless transfer moulding, as well as thermoplastic, thermoplastic elastomer, and organic rubber injection moulding. It also features a section dedicated to silicone, rubber, and plastic injection moulding for OEM applications. Serving as an engineering aid, the page identifies the part, the moulding process, and the challenge associated with each application.
