ORECA Group Selects Siemens Software for Motorsport Racing Vehicle Development Programs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ORECA adopts Siemens’ Simcenter Star-CCM+ and Simcenter Optistruct to enhance computational fluid dynamics and composite optimization workflows.

Northstar RIBs Offers Range of RTM-Built Yacht Tenders

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Northstar RIBs completes its Vega Lite lineup using its One-Shot RTM process, said to cut production time by 50% and result in a lighter, stronger boat.

Joby Aviation, Toyota Motor Launch Initial Phase of Strategic Alliance

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The long-time partners have formed a joint venture that will establish groundwork for commercial product and support Joby’s expansion long-term, with the central goal of bringing AAM on a broader scale.

Firefly Scales Composite Lunar Lander Production With $144M NASA Moon Mission Contract

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract will deliver next Blue Ghost mission in ≈2 years, helping to support NASA’s Moon Base and multiple Moon landings/year.

Schaeffler, Delair to Scale European Drone and UAS Production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Industrial partnership will ramp up Delair drone and interceptor production in France with a line that can deliver ~100 units/day by November 2026.

HydroGraph Launches Pre-Dispersed Fractal Graphene Paste

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Highly concentrated, stabilized graphene enables faster, more uniform dispersion into water-based formulations such as composite resin systems, eliminating a key barrier to commercial graphene adoption.

Touchstone Advanced Composites Tooling, Fabrication Supports Northrop YFQ-48A Talon Blue Wingman

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Cfoam carbon foam made for composite tooling design will enable rapid and adaptable engineering processes for the collaborative combat aircraft’s eventual full-scale production.

CCIC, UNNC Continuous RCF Innovation Deliver Low-Cost, Low-Carbon CFRP 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ContRGF is a patented re-manufacturing process that converts fragmented rCF into endless, industry-standard continuous rovings and has been validated via real-world prototypes.

Bcomp Biocomposites Featured in BMW M Concept Neue Klasse Vehicle

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

BMW M’s Concept Neue Klasse features Bcomp ampliTex woven flax fiber composites used to manufacture the roof among other interior and exterior components.

Radia Advances WindRunner Program With Italy, Logistics Deals

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The developer of WindRunner, the cargo aircraft designed to transport oversized wind turbine blades and other outsized freight, renewed a government partnership in Italy and struck a new logistics collaboration with Blue Water Shipping.

Maynards Announces Two Auctions Featuring Manufacturing Assets From Natural Fiber Welding

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Two webcast auctions will feature coating and converting lines, winding systems, a 2022 double-belt press, hydraulic presses, testing equipment and microscopes.

R-Cycle y TILISCO lanzan software de cumplimiento PPWR con IA

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

R-Cycle y TILISCO presentaron en Interpack 2026 el PPWR Compliance Compass, una herramienta SaaS con IA que consolida datos de envases dispersos y genera declaraciones de conformidad para el Reglamento de Envases de la UE, cuyas primeras disposiciones entran en vigor el 12 de agosto de 2026.

Nikon Automated Microscope Reduces Industrial Inspection Errors

| Modern Machine Shop

Nikon Corp. introduces the Eclipse LV100AMS, a one-click automated microscope that integrates motorized control, automated image acquisition and AI-powered analysis into a single industrial inspection system.

PureCycle, IPL Schoeller Partner to Produce Recycled Grocery Container for Cleveland Kitchen

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Food-contact container to use PureFive recycled polypropylene.

Mikron Rotary Transfer Machine Supports Greater Part Diversity

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: Mikron introduces the Multistar Next, a flexible CNC rotary transfer machine that combines high-speed production with full CNC control for electrical connector applications.

Sandvik Coromant Highlights End-to-End Machining Solutions

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Sandvik Coromant presents comprehensive tooling, digital solutions and expert support to address real-world manufacturing challenges.

NIOSH Study Measures Graphene Exposures in U.S., Sets Preliminary Benchmark

| CompositesWorld

NIOSH study of exposures at 11 graphene producers and users in U.S. results in proposed limit, recommends composites sector receive nanocarbons embedded in masterbatch vs. handling dry nanopowder directly.

Slide Products Introduces A-Level Surface Finish Mold Cleaner

| Plastics Technology

The acetone-based mold cleaner helps maintain A-level mold surfaces with no abrasives.

Rego-Fix Toolholding Systems Provide Swiss-Precision Accuracy, Repeatability

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Rego-Fix Tool Corp. showcases its ER collet and PowRgrip toolholding system to support high-performance machining across motorsports, aerospace, automotive and medical sectors.

Simulation Becomes Reality With AI and Injection Molding

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Could artificial intelligence’s first major impact in injection molding come through simulation?

Spotlight Your Photo Finish in a Products Finishing Issue

| Products Finishing

Does your company have a dynamic photo of a finished part, finishing process or something else that is surface finishing-related? Show it off by sending over the image and a short blurb of explanatory text to press@pfonline.com for a chance to make it into a future issue!

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Robotic Solutions Automate CNC Machine Tending

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. showcases LoadMate Plus and ARIA preengineered robotic machine tending solutions that provide flexibility and scalability for CNC mills and lathes.