Hexagon Purus divests aerospace business to SpaceX

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Hexagon Purus relinquishes 100% of the shares of subsidiary Hexagon Masterworks Inc., involved in composite storage cylinders production, for $15 million to boost financial strength and liquidity.

Toray achieves NCAMP qualification for 3960 prepreg system

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Approved prepreg, featuring Torayca T1100 intermediate modulus plus carbon fiber, is qualified for primary aircraft, launch vehicle and satellite structures.

SGL offers flax noncrimp fabrics, partners with Circular Structures

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Legacy supplier leverages decades of NCF experience, provides reliable, bio-based composite solutions.

Former CEAD Experts Launch Dutch Boat Factory

Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing

 Maarten Logtenberg and Charlène van Wingerden take the helm at the newly established Dutch Boat Factory B.V. The goal: to efficiently, sustainably build scalable 3D printed boats.

Fraunhofer LBF realignment bolsters end-to-end, single-source R&D services

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Structural durability, smart structures and plastics expertise is being shifted into a unified, interdisciplinary structure to more efficiently support customers along the entire value chain.

Uplift360 secures €7.4 million seed round for ChemR composite regeneration process

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Uplift360 navigates Europe’s growing ecosystem of dual-use and strategic-materials innovators with a chemical technology that could help reduced supply chain bottlenecks.

Beanstalk Collaborative Community Wealth Announces Tucker Stolberg as Vice President

| MoldMaking Technology

Strategic hire strengthens operational excellence and succession planning.

LK Metrology Blue Laser Scanner Enhances Inspection Accuracy

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

LK Metrology’s L100NX scanner with advanced blue laser technology offers precision and efficiency for aerospace and automotive applications.

Star SU Hob Cutter Enables Precision Gear Hobbing on Swiss-Type Machines

| Modern Machine Shop

Star SU introduces the Louis Bélet 8100 Series hob cutter, designed for fine-pitch gear cutting in microtechnology applications across watchmaking, automotive and medical markets.

Top Tooling Accessories to Boost Turning Productivity

| Production Machining

Here is a handful of core accessories that can make turning more predictable, stable and profitable.

Leadtime Leader Get to Know Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing Ltd.

| MoldMaking Technology

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Meusburger amplía su portafolio de placas estándar y personalizadas

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El portafolio de Meusburger combina precisión micrométrica, estabilidad dimensional y soluciones personalizadas con rápida disponibilidad.

SPE MTD Celebrates the People Behind the Molds at PTXPO 2026

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The 2026 Moldmaking Distinction Awards honor the skilled individuals whose craftsmanship, dedication and innovation drive the future of moldmaking.

Rego-Fix Toolholding System Provides Optimized Vibration Damping

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The PowRGrip toolholding system is designed to provide higher precision, with greater vibration damping for longer tool life and optimal part surface finishes.

Understanding and Troubleshooting Underwater Pelletization of PE

| Plastics Technology

Compounders need to produce uniform, defect-free pellets for their processor customers. Here’s a guide to troubleshooting underwater pelletizing of PE.

Alianza amplía reciclaje de PS y EPS en Ciudad de México

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La colaboración entre PSRA y R3vira expandirá la infraestructura y las rutas de reciclaje de poliestireno en la mayor zona metropolitana de América Latina.

Plastimagen Guadalajara Summit: tendencias, negocio y estrategia para la industria del plástico

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Conferencias, networking y oportunidades de negocio marcan el Plastimagen Guadalajara Summit, evento clave para tomadores de decisión del sector plástico.  

Rego-Fix Toolholding System Provides Optimized Vibration Damping

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The PowRGrip toolholding system is designed to provide higher precision, with greater vibration damping for longer tool life and optimal part surface finishes.

Why Manufacturing Leaders Shouldn't Wait for “Normal” to Come Back

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

A year of shifting tariffs and strained capex budgets exposed a split among manufacturing leaders: those waiting out the storm, and those designing strategy around it. Here’s why the second group is pulling ahead.
#economics

Blaser Swisslube y Nidec Machine Tool America anuncian alianza para optimizar procesos de mecanizado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La colaboración busca integrar fluidos de corte, máquina-herramienta y conocimiento de aplicación para mejorar productividad, precisión y confiabilidad en el taller.

NASF/AESF #123.2: Pathway for Flexible Hybrid Electronics with Confined Electrochemical Printing Q4

| Products Finishing

From porous YSZ ceramics to high-conductivity copper patterns, this NASF-funded project outlines a repeatable electrodeposition method for clean transportation and power.
#electronics

Multicoupling Device Tackles Medical Moldmaking Problems

Loraine DeBonis | MoldMaking Technology

Stäubli SMI209 targets cross-connection errors, inconsistent setup, water leaks and staffing shortages to meet demands for medical injection molding.