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R&M International Acquires Vartega EasyFeed Bundle Technology
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The 50-year-old, family-owned recycler will carry forward Vartega’s rCF platform, which includes 1,000/tons of annual production capacity, for thermoplastics industry and automotive programs.
Gilmour Space, Hypersonix Partner to Advance Australian Hypersonic Capability
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The partnership is advancing Mach 5+ flight-test capabilities for defense and commercial customers using rocket and scramjet platforms.
Cambium, SHD Composites Reimagining a New Future for Composites
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
CW’s interview with Cambium chief informatics officer Tim Gardner discusses the company’s background and bio-enabled approach, inverse design and SHD Composites’ role as it seeks broader markets, growth and changing what’s possible with composites.
Periplast Prints Mold, Skin and Core in a Single Robotic Cell in INOV.AM Program
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Periplast’s research-oriented robotic cell uses a single hybrid head to 3D print a mold, place a carbon fiber prepreg skin and deposit a honeycomb core without repositioning the part, removing a traditionally required bonding step.
JetZero Closes $100 Million Financing Facility to Advance Z4 Program
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Senior secured loan accelerates aircraft tech maturation and North Carolina facility buildout for the all-wing composite Z4 platform.
UW-Madison Engineers Develop Drapable Composite to Reduce Lightning Strike Damage on Aircraft
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Researchers weave stainless steel yarn into carbon fiber fabric to create a drapable, Faraday cage-like layer that cut simulated lightning strike weight loss to 0.03%, down from 3% without hybridization.
58th Annual World Machine Tool Survey Report and Data Now Available
| MoldMaking Technology
New data reveals shifting global machine tool production, consumption and trade trends, with implications for mold shops evaluating capital equipment purchases.
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ChemQuest Expands Roster With Director Addition
| Products Finishing
ChemQuest welcomes Ross Widenor as director, bringing expertise in R&D, innovation and global business strategy to help clients tackle complex challenges.
How to Certify Production at Scale With PPAP
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
If you demonstrate how well your machining process fits inside the tolerances, customers can stop inspecting every part and trust the process as volume increases.
Craftsman Cribsheet No. 151: G-Code Macro Programming Flow Operators by Controller
David Wynn | Production Machining
A breakdown of G-code macro keyword functions across a range of major controllers.
Agua y residuos ya no son cumplimiento sino competitividad
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Veolia, Henkel, Dow y la ANIQ debatieron en un panel cómo la revisión del T-MEC, la Ley General de Aguas y la NOM-160 sobre residuos peligrosos transforman la operación del sector, con 55,000 millones de dólares en inversión en juego y agua y residuos como variables estratégicas de competitividad.
Wuhan Paibo presenta calibradores automotrices de 0.05 mm en Meximold
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Wuhan Paibo Technology participa en Meximold 2026 con calibradores de verificación dimensional y herramentales de producción con tolerancias de 0.05 mm para OEMs, Tier 1 y fabricantes de moldes, con diseño modular multimodelo y trazabilidad digital para auditorías y validaciones.
How to Course-Correct Declining Bath Heat Transfer
| Products Finishing
Metal finishing shops that maintain certain disciplined monitoring practices can preempt heat transfer loss and its symptoms before they get out of hand.
End mills X1-EH de YG-1 para maquinado de aceros endurecidos
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold 2026: La serie de end mills X1-EH, de YG-1, esta dirigida a los sectores de moldes, automotriz, aeroespacial, médico y de energía.
Ceratizit Solid Carbide End Mills Support Stable, High-Performance Cutting
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Ceratizit features its SilverLine four- and five-flute solid carbide end mills, engineered with advanced geometry and Dragonskin coating technology for high-performance machining.
Indicadores de la fabricación de maquinaria para el sector metalmecánico crecen en junio
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En junio de 2026, el personal ocupado de este sector presentó un crecimiento de 21.5% en su comparación anual, en tanto que el valor de producción aumentó 11.4 % y la capacidad de planta utilizada se incrementó 7.8 puntos porcentuales.
hyperMILL MAXX Machining de Open Mind Technologies para acabado
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold 2026: hyperMILL MAXX Machining, de Open Mind Technologies, es un paquete de mecanizado CAM para operaciones de desbaste, acabado y taladrado.
Compliance Isn't Skill
| Plastics Technology
Compliance keeps plants running. Skill keeps them profitable. Learn why operator capability — not checklists — reduces scrap, stabilizes throughput and protects margin.
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EOS Metal 3D Printer Enables High-Volume Production
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: EOS showcases the EOS M4 Onyx, a six-laser industrial metal additive manufacturing system designed for serial production in aerospace, defense, energy and semiconductor manufacturing.
District Judge Rules for Oregon in EPR Lawsuit
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Preliminary injunction on NAW members lifted, all producers subject to fees.
Botek America Indexable Gundrill Reduces Downtime in Deep Hole Drilling
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: Botek America features its Type 01 single-flute gundrill with indexable inserts, designed for high productivity and flexibility in large-diameter deep hole drilling applications.
Fresadora de bancada DPMKX2 de TRAK Machine Tools para fabricación de moldes
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold 2026: La fresadora de bancada DPMKX2, de TRAK Machine Tools, está orientada a la fabricación de insertos y electrodos, reparaciones, ajustes y prototipos en talleres de moldes.