Hermle Five-Axis Mill-Turn Provides Precise Machining of Complex Parts

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Hermle USA Inc.’s C 62 U MT Gen2 is a high-performance five-axis mill-turn center designed for aerospace, energy and heavy-industry manufacturers.

Switch to Batch Mixer Yields 'Perfect Blends' for This Compounder

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Replacing a ribbon blender with a rotary batch mixer helped Polymer Resources cut blend times 30% and eliminate compounding contamination.

VIDEO: A Decade of the MFFD

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CW reporting on the MFFD — the largest welded thermoplastic composite aircraft structure ever built — is collected here, alongside new video coverage from Thermoforged.

IREC 3D Printed Battery Enables Early Detection of Machinery Faults

| Additive Manufacturing

The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research has developed a solid oxide battery for the 3Dstore project. Smarter machinery: The battery powers an industrial monitoring system for predictive maintenance in harsh environments.

Querétaro se consolida como hub aeronáutico con inversión de Safran

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 140 millones de dólares, Safran consolida a Querétaro como un hub aeronáutico estratégico para América, dentro de la red global MRO de Safran Aircraft Engines.

Tego Cycle y Tego PPA: aditivos de Evonik para plástico reciclado

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Evonik participó en Chinaplas 2026 con Tego Cycle, Tego Sorb y Tego PPA, aditivos para reciclaje mecánico y para el procesamiento sin PFAS, orientados al mercado chino en el contexto del 15.º Plan Quinquenal y la transición hacia materiales de menor huella ambiental.

Are You Getting the Right Information at the Right Time?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Mold shop owners aren't short on information; they're short on the signals that actually help them decide.

Guill lanza cruceta de extrusión Micro Medical para tubería médica

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Guill Tool & Engineering presentó el Micro Medical, cruceta de cabezal de extrusión con ajuste de concentricidad de un solo punto mediante tornillos microfinos, con una precisión de 0.008" por revolución, para tubería médica de paredes delgadas y con dimensiones precisas de ID/OD.

Punch Industry Precision-Ground Pins Provide Mirror Finish

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Punch Industry USA Inc. offers precision-ground round and special-shaped small-diameter mold and die components in steel and carbide, capable of achieving a mirror finish without polishing.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Robotic Solutions Automate CNC Machine Tending

| MoldMaking Technology

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.

Fiber and Interface Testing Systems Support Composites Development

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Textechno offers a portfolio of testing systems spanning single-fiber characterization, matrix adhesion and intermediate product testing for composites manufacturers and researchers.

PLASTICS respalda la continuidad del T-MEC para la industria

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La Asociación de la Industria del Plástico emitió un pronunciamiento en favor de la revisión del T-MEC, destacando que México y Canadá representan compras anuales de plásticos estadounidenses por casi 34,000 millones de dólares combinados.

Products Finishing Reveals 2026 Qualifying Top Shops

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

PF announces this year’s highest-performing electroplating, anodizing and coating operations across North America — plus a rare tie for first place in the Plating & Anodizing category.

How Manufacturing Leaders Can Close the Information Gap

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

Shop owners and GMs do not need more information. They need earlier signals, clearer context and a better way to connect market movement to decisions about quoting, material, capacity and capital spending. 

SABIC Compound Supports Circularity with 75% Post-Consumer Recycled Content

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

SABIC's LNP Elcrin DC0051RC1 is a PCR-based, carbon fiber-reinforced polycarbonate for consumer electronics housings and structural components.

How Manufacturing Leaders Can Close the Information Gap

Brent Donaldson | Production Machining

Shop owners and GMs do not need more information. They need earlier signals, clearer context and a better way to connect market movement to decisions about quoting, material, capacity and capital spending. 

PCR, biopolímeros y resolución de problemas en Extrusion 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Plastics Technology y Gardner Business Media realizarán Extrusion 2026 los días 18 y 19 de agosto en Austin, Texas, con sesiones sobre diseño de dado, reología, geles, PCR y biopolímeros para profesionales de la extrusión de lámina y película.

Haidlmair Acquires TFM Slovakia

| Plastics Technology

The Austrian toolmaker acquired the Slovakia-based provider of high-precision CNC machining and component manufacturing.

Cortec Corrosion-Inhibiting Desiccant Pouches Boost Protection for Summer Metal Shipments

| Products Finishing

Desicorr VpCI Pouches combine moisture absorption and vapor phase corrosion inhibitors to protect metal parts and other components during high-humidity shipping and storage conditions.

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 production and support Joby’s expansion long-term, with the central goal of bringing AAM on a broader scale.