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Waste PET is Successfully Upcycled Into High-Performance Epoxy Toughener
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Researchers developed a one-pot process that converts post-consumer PET waste into hyperbranched oligomers, nearly doubling epoxy impact strength at just 0.3 wt.% addition while preserving transparency and thermal stability.
Web Industries Expands Denton Facility to Take on Rapid Space, Satellite Growth
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Web Industries is to expand its Denton, Texas, facility by 20% by end of 2026, with new cutting and sewing capabilities and higher throughput as commercial and government space programs rise.
Knuth X.Mill T 1000 FA facilita la incorporación de producción CNC
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: El centro de mecanizado vertical combina un husillo de 10,000 rpm, cambiador automático para 20 herramientas, tornillos de bolas precargados y control Fanuc para producción por lotes y operaciones continuas.
Drop-In Materials? A Strategic Approach — Part 2: Temperature Effects
| Plastics Technology
Materials that look equivalent on a datasheet can behave differently in service, with small temperature changes producing large mechanical consequences.
Arburg presenta la Allrounder Trend por primera vez en TaipeiPlas
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Arburg exhibirá en TaipeiPlas 2026 la Allrounder 1000 e Trend, en su debut en el mercado taiwanés, produciendo el organizador de cables Donut-ella en un molde de tres cavidades con canal caliente Ewikon y manejo por Flexlift, sistema robótico exclusivo para Asia.
RFE Roller Feeder de Rapid Granulator reduce paros en líneas de recorte
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Rapid Granulator presentó el RFE Roller Feeder, un equipo para la alimentación continua de recortes de borde, con ajuste rápido entre anchos en segundos, acceso sin obstrucciones para la limpieza e integración en líneas existentes sin modificaciones estructurales.
Matsui presenta el secador inteligente MJ6-i en Meximold 2026
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Matsui lleva a Meximold 2026 el MJ6-i, secador deshumidificador con función Iplas que ajusta autónomamente temperatura y flujo de aire, con reducción de consumo eléctrico de hasta 83 %, tiempos de secado hasta 40 % menores y punto de rocío constante de -50°C.
America Makes Announces Winners of 2026 OIB Modernization Challenge, GOTHAAM Project Call
| Additive Manufacturing
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) reveal six winners of the 2026 Department of War Organic Industrial Base Modernization Challenge, with awards up to $15 million funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office.
ANIPAC analiza resinas, T-MEC y economía en su Foro de Materias Primas
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
ANIPAC reunió a especialistas en economía y en el mercado de resinas para analizar el entorno comercial y los retos de la industria del plástico en México.
InnovMetric PolyWorks 2026 centraliza los datos metrológicos en la nube
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: La plataforma incorpora administración de datos como servicio, inspección mediante tomografía computarizada, captura desde medidores manuales y compatibilidad con escáneres y cabezales de palpado de cinco ejes.
Brand Awareness, Lead Generation, and a Balanced Marketing Strategy
Debi Williams | Gardner Web
Marketers are continually under pressure to prove out their marketing spend with measurable results.This pressure can lead marketers to think they have to choose one strategy or another based on what’s going to show the fastest outcome. In reality, marketers should consider how practices such as brand awareness and lead generation can work together for an overall balanced marketing strategy.
Joint Project Proves Suitability of Snow Jet Cleaning Technology
Jessica Pompili | Production Machining
A joint project investigated the material compatibility of the QuattroClean snow jet cleaning technology on product surfaces typically found in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
MMT Chat: Custom Software, AI and Next-Gen Talent
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MPC's tooling manager builds AI-integrated ERP software in-house, tackling mold shop scheduling while linking AI adoption to next-generation workforce appeal.
LK Metrology Systems Provide Flexible Part Inspection
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: LK Metrology Inc. displays ISF shopfloor CMMs, a PXR-CT Alpha 320KV CT system, blue laser CMM scanners and related accessory products.
Bringing Proven FMC Technology to U.S. Manufacturing
| CompositesWorld
Domestic, non-styrene-based carbon fiber SMC for next-generation mobility and defense applications.
Grob G150 y G550 combinan mecanizado de cinco ejes y automatización
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: Los centros de mecanizado universales utilizan una disposición horizontal del husillo para favorecer la evacuación de virutas y se exhibirán en aplicaciones automatizadas y demostraciones de corte en vivo.
MachineMetrics Platform Targets Unplanned Downtime in High-Volume Machining
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: MachineMetrics previews Tool Intelligence — a capability within its AI-powered Manufacturing Operations Platform with production-grade availability planned for Q4 2026.
Fraunhofer ILT Develops Laser Processes to Enable PFAS-Free Industrial Coatings
| Products Finishing
Fraunhofer ILT and partners are advancing laser-based manufacturing through the RePEEK, EPOS, LEMBAS and pureWaterSeal projects to apply PFAS-free functional coatings to metal components, plain bearings and elastomer rollers without causing thermal damage.
High QA Quality Platform Connects Inspection Planning and Traceability from Design to Delivery
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: High QA exhibits its design-driven manufacturing quality platform which provides automated ballooning, GD&T extraction, inspection planning and integrated quality documentation.
Episode 58: Jason Gibson, IACMI
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
IACMI's chief commercialization officer discusses trends in high-volume manufacturing and the role of composites, the “Composites Built to Scale” theme for National Composites Week 2026 and an open house at IACMI's Detroit SuRF facility.
Big Daishowa EWR simplifica el ajuste de mandrinado fino
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: La serie separa las funciones electrónicas del cabezal mediante un lector externo a color que puede utilizarse con varias herramientas y ofrece una resolución diametral de 1 µm.
Schneider Electric expande su capacidad de manufactura en Querétaro
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La compañía suma dos nuevas plantas ya en operación y prevé una tercera en Querétaro, con las que buscar ampliar su producción de soluciones para distribución eléctrica, infraestructura energética crítica y proyectos Engineer-to-Order.