From AI Software to Incorporating Automation into EDM: The Best of November

Cara Ready | MoldMaking Technology

Our most-viewed November articles included key topics such as AI to enhance efficiency, insights into automating processes, and much more. 

Agile Thermoformer Finds More Speed, Revenue With Additive Manufacturing

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Active in both thin- and thick-gauge markets — not to mention rotomolding — Lindar tacks on additive manufacturing to slash lead times for prototype molds and fixtures.
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Material reciclado en cierres de lujo con tecnología de KraussMaffei

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La incorporación de la CXZ 250/1000-750 Multinject, de KraussMaffei, permite a Novassu producir cierres de lujo con un 30 % de material reciclado mediante el moldeo sándwich, manteniendo la precisión y la transparencia.

Aether Launches RapidPrint 3D Printing Polymer

Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing

RapidPrint, with its first commercial fiber-reinforced filament formulation, enables up to 5X faster print speeds with no compromise on strength.

Verretex, Fiberloop partnership achieves closed-loop composites recycling ecosystem

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Pairing Fiberloop’s recycling systems with Verretex’s specialization in regenerating textiles from 100% rGF ensures customers have both the technology and the end market access to scale recycling operations.

Primer cinturón de seguridad automotriz en el Hall of Fame 2025

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El reconocimiento de la SPE al primer cinturón de seguridad automotriz retoma un hito técnico de 1949, cuando Nash Motors integró un diseño de dos puntos con metales y polímeros.

Giving Thanks for the Moldmaking Community

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Grateful for the passionate, resilient moldmaking community whose craftsmanship, innovation and collaboration continue to inspire and shape MoldMaking Technology’s mission.

Guanajuato impulsa la formación de mujeres para la industria automotriz

| Modern Machine Shop México

A través del programa Bécat, el Gobierno de Guanajuato y la empresa Würth Elektronik están fortaleciendo las habilidades en ensamblaje y manufactura automotriz para ampliar las oportunidades laborales.

HMG Paints Achieves ISO 14001 Accreditation for Enhanced Sustainability

| Products Finishing

HMG Paints continues to demonstrate environmental commitment, focusing on efficient resource use and waste reduction at its Manchester facility.

Globeius Offers Tecnocanto Vacuum Burnoff Ovens To Remove Plastics from Molds, Dies and Screws

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Globeius now carries Tecnocanto vacuum burnoff ovens, which remove plastic residue without open flames.

Grizzly Portable Bandsaw Provides Versatile Operation

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Grizzly Industrial introduces the T34441 4-1/2-inch Portable Metal-Cutting Bandsaw, designed for efficient operation in the shop or on the jobsite with dual-function capabilities.

PPG, Fire-Off Launch Packaging Recycling Program in Netherlands

| Products Finishing

Sigma EcoCollect initiative supports PPG’s sustainability, circular economy goals, in which painters can return used, scraped-empty packaging to be repurposed.

Datanomix optimiza la planeación y el cumplimiento de entregas con datos en tiempo real

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El software Delivery Track integra datos del taller y del ERP para predecir fechas de entrega, priorizar trabajos urgentes y alinear todos los departamentos con los objetivos de producción.

Europa lidera el reciclaje avanzado del plástico según informe

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Europa concentra el 20 % de la capacidad mundial de reciclaje avanzado del plástico, según un informe del nova-Institute que detalla 390 plantas, tecnologías químicas y térmicas, y proyecciones de expansión hasta 2031. El análisis explica su relevancia para procesar residuos complejos y aporta datos regionales, flujos de materiales y normas de la UE.

Customizable Gantry Milling Machine Features Modular Design for Different Operating Ranges

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

Machines meet all the requirements of model making, tool and mold construction, including the demands of the aerospace and automotive industries.

Strange But True: Odd Things That Happen With CNCs

Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop

These oddities in the way a CNC naturally behaves can help explain some rather unusual situations that may occur during machining.

Nissei and Toyo Plan Merger

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The Japanese-based makers of injection molding machines will combine under a new Tokyo-headquartered holding company — GMS Group Co. Ltd. — as independent subsidiaries.

ICYMI: November 2025 Roundup

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

November is a time for giving thanks, and this month PT’s readers were grateful to read about a new catalyst technology, consistent cooling, designing a twin-screw compounding process and more.

The AIM Institute Creates Plastics Technology Certificate Program

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The AIM Institute has created a new plastics technology certificate program targeting industry interest in tested credentials.
#workforcedevelopment

Composite helicopter "monolage" modernizes private rotorcraft production

Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld

The Hill Helicopters’ fully composite structure HX50 rotorcraft uses oven consolidation and splice joining for a cost-effective, lightweight fuselage.

Smart Tech, Smarter Investments, Skilled Workforce

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT's Editorial Advisory Board member Gabe English and president of Western Carolina Tool & Mold shares his top MoldMaking Technology articles over the past year and how this content has been valuable to the business.
#workforcedevelopment

Pymes de México, Estados Unidos y Canadá fortalecen su integración bajo el T-MEC

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante el 4º Diálogo USMCA-SME, los expertos hicieron hincapié en la importancia de las cadenas de valor para mantener la competitividad trilateral en áreas como los semiconductores, la manufactura avanzada, la electromovilidad y la energía.