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Rotary Bell Atomizer Series Addresses Automated, Highly Efficient Paint Application
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: Sames introduces the Nanobell 8 Series — three models spanning non-electrostatic wood finishing to high-performance electrostatic configurations for automated and robotic coating lines.
Fabric-Based Airtight Doors for Paint Booths, Ovens and Blast Booths
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: RollSeal will demonstrate its industrial finishing door lineup, including paint booth, high-temperature oven and a new blast booth model.
Phosphate-Free Zirconium Pretreatments Eliminate Hazardous Sludge in Metal Finishing
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: Circle-Prosco offers the Steelcote line of nanoceramic conversion coatings formulated to replace iron and zinc phosphate systems while reducing energy use and waste disposal costs.
New Powder Coating Lineup Spans Detection, Delivery and Digital Monitoring
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: Gema USA Inc.'s booth display features object-detection scanning, an all-in-one powder pump and a cloud-based monitoring tool for coating operations.
Manual, Automated Precision Pretreatment Equipment
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: PEM Inc. displays its updated SprayLean in-line washer alongside its SprayWand and FinFlow product lines for batch and automated pretreatment applications.
Gas Catalytic IR Technology Targets Faster Curing, Lower Energy Use
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: Titan-Catalytic offers gas catalytic infrared heaters, ovens and turnkey systems for powder coating and liquid finishing lines.
Advanced Surface Prep Boosts Performance, Protection and Efficiency
| Products Finishing
FABTECH 2026: MacDermid Enthone features a full range of plating, anti-corrosion, light metal and wastewater treatment chemistries, supported by on-site technical expertise and process consultation.
ATC Manufacturing Breaks Ground on 2027 Idaho Facility Expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Multiple projects are lined up to replace legacy metallic and thermoset aerospace and defense parts with thermoplastic composites. The facility also offers job availability and workforce development opportunities.
#workforcedevelopment
ICS Becomes Annual U.K. Gathering for Women in the Composites Industry Europe
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
New partnership will bring the WCI Europe community together at the International Composites Summit each year, with mentoring, networking and dedicated conference content.
GWT Composites Details Balanced-Flow Infusion for Sandwich Panel
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: The company has shared footage of a controlled infusion process designed to keep resin flow fronts synchronized above and below a carbon fiber core.
Second Phase II STTR Awards Supports AnalySwift Mission to Enable TPC Welding, Unwelding in Space
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The $899,738 NASA grant will fund 2-year activity to develop robotic welding tech that addresses long-duration space mission challenges.
Video Tour Highlights Xelis X-CCM Thermoplastics Process
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: The behind-the-scenes video details how Xelis, part of Avanco Composites, processes materials ranging from polypropylene to PEEK and LM-PAEK into load-optimized composite structures.
Vehicle- and Equipment-Focused Defense OEMS are Invited to SPE ACCE 2026 for Free
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Military/defense OEMs working directly for a transportation OEM are encouraged to attend the early September event to learn how composite materials could benefit their work.
Exportaciones de productos manufacturados crecen 45.7 % en julio
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
El incremento más importante en las exportaciones de productos manufacturados se observó en el rubro de Equipos y aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos con un alza de 134 %.
Heineken y Ecolana visibilizan el reciclaje de anillos Hi-Cone
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Heineken México y Ecolana lanzaron Star-Cycle, una campaña con incentivos digitales para fomentar la separación y el reciclaje de latas de aluminio, botellas de vidrio y anillos plásticos Hi-Cone, con la meta de recuperar 500 kilogramos de materiales en los primeros seis meses.
How to Take Compound Measurements With a Digital Caliper
| Modern Machine Shop
A digital caliper’s zero function enables the user to take compound measurements, producing a result that would otherwise require arithmetic or a second tool.
SABIC Resin Eliminates Antenna Split in Smartphone Middle Frames
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
SABIC introduces Ultem DU762 resin, a polyetherimide material compatible with non-conductive physical vapor deposition sputtering processes, offering design, manufacturing and system cost advantages over metal for smartphone middle frame applications.
Hydraulic, Pneumatic Presses Deliver Components Engineered for Demanding Environments
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Wabash MPI showcases custom hydraulic and pneumatic press solutions engineered for aerospace, automotive, and defense composite applications.
For Finishing Shops, Success = Controlling Unpredictability
| Products Finishing
Why metal finishing job shops struggle to grow, and what top performers do differently.
#economics
Kitamura HX500iG/630#50 amplía en planta su capacidad de cinco ejes y automatización
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: El centro de mecanizado horizontal permite incorporar mesas rotativas de cinco ejes, ampliar el cambiador hasta 21 pallets y aumentar la capacidad del almacén conforme evolucionen las necesidades de producción.
Caron Engineering Process Control Systems Streamline Automation
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Caron Engineering showcases its MiConnect low-code manufacturing automation platform alongside its TMAC, AutoComp, ToolConnect and DTect-It process control technologies in a fully integrated, live cutting cell.
Blue Photon Workholding System Expands Precision Manufacturing Capabilities
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Blue Photon Technology & Workholding's Adhesive Workholding system is designed to securely hold difficult components without distortion, restricted tool access or complex fixturing across a broad range of industries.