Mentorship Matters More Than Ever

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Veteran moldmaker urges shops to preserve expertise, formalize training and invest in people to close the skills gap.
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2025 Emerging Leaders Proflile: Michael Mulroy

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Among other initiatives, this former quality manager and now deputy general manager for BWX Technologies led the efforts to implement digital layered process audits, which have streamlined workflows and identified critical areas for improvement.

Methods Multitasking Platform Enhances High-Mix, Small-Batch Production

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Methods Machine Tools Inc.'s Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex provides speed and flexibility for complex high-mix, small-batch production.

November index slumps with multi-point losses

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

Significant declines in index components across the board lead to more than a season dip.

Formulating for Sustainability

| Plastics Technology

Overcoming the color management challenges of recycled plastics.

Gurit relaunches website with enhanced navigation, expanded content

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Redesign better communicates Gurit’s full value chain of solutions across multiple end markets.

FIDAMC TPC Summit: An interview with Aernnova Composites

David Leach | CompositesWorld

Tier 1 aerospace fabricator discusses its work with thermoplastic composite (TPC) materials and how it is internally preparing for their application in future aircraft.

GibbsCAM Software Update Optimizes Toolpath Generation

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

GibbsCAM 2026 features an advanced 3D machining engine, which provides gains in toolpath generation speed with fewer iterations.

Newtown Winterfest is This Weekend!

Kate Hand | GROW

If you find yourself wishing you could walk straight into one of the million Hallmark movies you’re bingeing this season (no? just me?) you should definitely head this way for one of our community’s sweetest traditions — Newtown Winterfest.

3D Fiber Tethering for Rapid Fabrication of Continuous Fiber Composites

Hannah Mason | Additive Manufacturing

CarbonForm’s 3DFit technology combines robotic, continuous fiber 3D printing and winding to produce small, high-strength, complex parts — like drone frames — in as little as 10 minutes.

ANIPAC expone balance 2025 y retos clave para 2026

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La ANIPAC reporta un crecimiento moderado en 2025 y expone retos para la industria del plástico en 2026, con énfasis en el comercio, la regulación y la circularidad.

AMPP Advances AI-Enabled Workforce Modeling With NSRP Award

| Products Finishing

The AMPP has been selected to lead a project that addresses maritime skills gaps using dynamic workforce models, effectively expanding capability across U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair.
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Are You Over- or Under-Maintaining Your Fluid Systems?

| Production Machining

Consider this advice which can help you strike the right balance in your fluid maintenance efforts.

BritAS lanza EASY LINE y destaca el ABMF 1600

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

BritAS demostró en K 2025 el filtro automático ABMF 1600 y debutó con la serie EASY LINE, diseñada para pequeños caudales y la producción de regranulado.  

Secretaría de Economía y Fondo de Fondos buscan reactivar el ecosistema emprendedor en México

| Modern Machine Shop México

Destinarán 300 millones de pesos para impulsar inversiones en sectores estratégicos como la manufactura, los semiconductores, la industria automotriz y la electromovilidad.

Emerson Provide Expanded Cybersecurity Services for DeltaV Customers

| Valve Magazine

Initiative leverages the technology and expertise of both companies to better secure OT environments across entire facilities.

Controlling Costs Without Compromising Quality: How Process Visibility Drives Profit in Uncertain Times

| Plastics Technology

It’s no secret that manufacturing costs are rising. Between fluctuating resin prices, energy spikes, labor shortages and global supply chain pressure, the margin for error in plastics processing is getting thinner by the day.

Alcamare y NEXTLOOPP redefinen el futuro del polipropileno reciclado en las Américas

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

NEXTLOOPP suma a Alcamare como su primer reciclador norteamericano, abriendo paso a una nueva etapa en el reciclaje de PP grado alimentario mediante separación inteligente, procesos de descontaminación y validación con marcas globales.

Nissan expande sus instalaciones en Aguascalientes

| Modern Machine Shop México

Arrancó la construcción de las nuevas instalaciones de la planta Nissan A1 en Aguascalientes, donde se ensamblarán las primeras pick-up fabricadas en el estado.

Grob Rotary Table Enhances Precision in Turbine Part Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Grob Systems Inc.’s Vario Rotary Table is designed for accurate machining of bladed turbine parts and thin-walled components with customizable configurations.

Powder Coating on Aluminum Extrusions

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing

What may be the cause of chipping and adhesion loss when powder coating aluminum? PF columnist Rodger Talbert explores some potential causes and ways to mitigate the problem.  

Freepoint Eco-Systems To Host PVC Recycling Pilot

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Plastic Back will recycle postconsumer PVC using a chemical recycling process.