Surface Protection for Blasting, Flame Spray and Demanding Applications

| Products Finishing

During harsh industrial processes like media blasting and thermal coating, surface protection tapes can provide durable, reliable barriers for masking solutions that perform under pressure.

Rectificadora de doble columna Okamoto ACC-32•80CHiQ

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La ACC-32 80CHiQ, de Okamoto, está diseñada para rectificado de alta precisión en componentes de gran tamaño, con elevada capacidad y estabilidad para aplicaciones exigentes en bases de moldes y troqueles.

Extrusion Know How in 2025: Build Your Extrusion Knowledge Base

| Plastics Technology

Spotting resin degradation, optimizing roll cooling, modifying screw designs, understanding compression ratio, ascertaining screw temperatures, adding screw cooling and more were all tackled in Plastics Technology’s 2025 Extrusion Know How columns.

Steel Milling Grade Inserts Feature Advanced Coating and Substrate Technologies

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

Shoulder milling concept includes grade GC1230 inserts specifically engineered for ISO P materials.

2025 CW rewind: The top stories and emerging trends of the composites industry

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

High-temp solutions, high-rate production and renewable energy trends set the stage for overcoming technical challenges and meeting global demand.

4+2 Machining Cuts Cycle Times From Days to Minutes

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

By moving from legacy jig bores and tilt tables to a milling and boring machine, Highland Manufacturing cut cycle times from days to minutes on high-tolerance, large-diameter parts.

Guill optimiza cabezales de extrusión con bloqueo de leva

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Guill Tool presenta su diseño de bloqueo de leva para crucetas, que reduce los tiempos de ajuste, los errores de ensamblaje y los costos en los procesos de extrusión.

Heule Precision Tooling Drills, Chamfers in One Step

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Heule Precision Tools’ Vex tooling is designed to drill and chamfer in one operation, improving productivity and precision in high-production environments.

Borealis y BlueAlp sellan alianza para reciclaje químico

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Borealis y BlueAlp anunciaron una alianza estratégica para escalar soluciones de reciclaje químico y plásticos circulares en Europa.  

Saint-Gobain Mini Flap Discs Enable One-Operation Finishing in Hard-to-Reach Areas

| Products Finishing

Expanded Norton Vortex Rapid Prep nonwoven flap disc line with 2- and 3-inch sizes feature a custom Vortex agglomerate grain, improving disc life, cutting rates and smear-free finishes.  

The Right Timing for Quick-Change Workholding Upgrades

Derek Korn | Production Machining

VEGA Americas initially envisioned adding a collet chuck to one of its CNC turning centers and dedicating that machine to bar work. Instead, it found a solution that would enable that machine and one other to quickly change over from three-jaw chuck to collet chuck to ID mandrel depending on production needs.

Boosting Materials Know How in 2025

| Plastics Technology

Plastics Technology’s Materials Know How column invites industry experts to break down the fundamentals of materials, from the molecular building blocks they’re constructed from to how that construction impacts their processing and performance in the field.

The Power of Thanks: Building the Future of Moldmaking Together

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

A bold four-day event highlights the value of strong supplier relationships and open dialogue, proving that gratitude and collaboration can help move moldmaking forward.

CEPAL: México crecerá 1.3% en 2026

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe proyecta que el PIB de México aumentará 1.3 % en 2026, cifra que contrasta con el crecimiento estimado para 2025 de 0.4 %.

Guía de proveedores: tecnología para decidir el siguiente paso

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Digitalización, sostenibilidad y relocalización productiva marcan el rumbo de la industria del plástico en México. Una guía para tomar decisiones técnicas rumbo a 2026.

Zimmermann Gantry Milling Machine Enables Modular Flexibility

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Zimmermann Inc.’s FZP37 gantry machining center is designed with a modular structure for customizable operating ranges and compatibility with various CNC controls.

Tráfico aéreo comercial en México se duplicará en las próximas dos décadas

| Modern Machine Shop México

Un informe de Airbus señala que para acompañar este incremento se prevé que la flota de aviones comerciales necesaria crezca 64 %, con aviones de pasillo único liderando el volumen.

Manufactura avanzada: desarrollos para el taller moderno

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Procesos como la electroerosión, el fresado inteligente, la programación CAM, la manufactura aditiva y la metrología avanzada están elevando el desempeño del mecanizado mediante mayor estabilidad, precisión y rapidez. Este especial examina nuevas tecnologías y desarrollos, con datos y casos reales, para aportar criterios útiles a talleres que evalúan capacidades y oportunidades de inversión.

ICYMI: December 2025 Roundup

| Plastics Technology

Like a sumptuous holiday feast, PT’s readers were served up smorgasbord of content in the final month of 2025. Tuck into the latest articles you might have missed during this festive season.

Top 10 CompositesWorld plant tours

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

These top-performing plant tour articles shared by CW editors betwen 2023-2025 highlight top industry players’ composites excellence, dedication to innovation and focus on ramping up production.

Socios tecnológicos de la edición Noviembre - Diciembre 2025 de PT México

| Plastics Technology México

Conozca a los proveedores líderes de tecnologías y servicios que acompañan la edición de noviembre – diciembre 2025 de Plastics Technology México.

How I Made It: Scott Harms, President & CEO of MetalQuest Unlimited

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

From a farm kid with a surplus lathe to leading one of the most automated job shops in America — Scott Harms reflects on building a manufacturing business the hard way, learning from mistakes, and staying grounded in respect.