NEWS
Scientists make 3D printable wood
filament from furniture waste
Scientists at Michigan Technology University have created
3D printable wood filament from furniture wood waste.
Wood waste, including solid slabs and sawdust of MDF,
LDF, and melamine, was gathered from various Michigan
furniture makers and hammer milled, ground, and sifted
using a vibratory de-airing device. The resulting powder
was then mixed and superheated with plastic, becoming
wood-plastic composite. Once cooled, material was tested
on range of items. -R.D. bit.ly/2AUt2uQ
Stanley Black & Decker cuts costs
and profit outlook, blames tariffs
Stanley Black & Decker announced it will cut costs by
$250 million in 2019, lowering its profit outlook as tariffs
are boosting costs of its product overseas.
At a meeting in Connecticut in early November, Stanley Black & Decker CFO Donald Allan Jr. told an audience
of manufacturing executives that tariffs - mainly a 25
percent levy on steel, aluminum, and finished goods and
retaliatory tariffs by China - are impacting Stanley Black
& Decker “in a very significant way.”
– R.D. bit.ly/2DcaqHV
