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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.
Firefly Scales Composite Lunar Lander Production With $144M NASA Moon Mission Contract
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract will deliver next Blue Ghost mission in ≈2 years, helping to support NASA’s Moon Base and multiple Moon landings/year.
Schaeffler, Delair to Scale European Drone and UAS Production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Industrial partnership will ramp up Delair drone and interceptor production in France with a line that can deliver ~100 units/day by November 2026.
Touchstone Advanced Composites Tooling, Fabrication Supports Northrop YFQ-48A Talon Blue Wingman
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Cfoam carbon foam made for composite tooling design will enable rapid and adaptable engineering processes for the collaborative combat aircraft’s eventual full-scale production.
HydroGraph Launches Pre-Dispersed Fractal Graphene Paste
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Highly concentrated, stabilized graphene enables faster, more uniform dispersion into water-based formulations such as composite resin systems, eliminating a key barrier to commercial graphene adoption.
CCIC, UNNC Continuous RCF Innovation Deliver Low-Cost, Low-Carbon CFRP
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
ContRGF is a patented re-manufacturing process that converts fragmented rCF into endless, industry-standard continuous rovings and has been validated via real-world prototypes.
Bcomp Biocomposites Featured in BMW M Concept Neue Klasse Vehicle
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
BMW M’s Concept Neue Klasse features Bcomp ampliTex woven flax fiber composites used to manufacture the roof among other interior and exterior components.
Radia Advances WindRunner Program With Italy, Logistics Deals
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The developer of WindRunner, the cargo aircraft designed to transport oversized wind turbine blades and other outsized freight, renewed a government partnership in Italy and struck a new logistics collaboration with Blue Water Shipping.
Maynards Announces Two Auctions Featuring Manufacturing Assets From Natural Fiber Welding
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Two webcast auctions will feature coating and converting lines, winding systems, a 2022 double-belt press, hydraulic presses, testing equipment and microscopes.
Haddy Scales AI-Enabled Microfactories with Siemens Xcelerator Platform
| Additive Manufacturing
Haddy, a U.S.-based additive manufacturing company, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform to expand local, large-format additive manufacturing. Supply chain gains: Haddy’s approach shortens supply chains and enables a circular lifecycle for materials.
Rego-Fix Toolholding Systems Provide Swiss-Precision Accuracy, Repeatability
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: Rego-Fix Tool Corp. showcases its ER collet and PowRgrip toolholding system to support high-performance machining across motorsports, aerospace, automotive and medical sectors.
INA respalda la coordinación estratégica en la revisión del T-MEC
| Modern Machine Shop México
La Industria Nacional de Autopartes se alinea con la estrategia de la Secretaría de Economía y las asociaciones de la cadena de valor automotriz.
Mikron Rotary Transfer Machine Supports Greater Part Diversity
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: Mikron introduces the Multistar Next, a flexible CNC rotary transfer machine that combines high-speed production with full CNC control for electrical connector applications.
Slide Products Introduces A-Level Surface Finish Mold Cleaner
| Plastics Technology
The acetone-based mold cleaner helps maintain A-level mold surfaces with no abrasives.
Spotlight Your Photo Finish in a Products Finishing Issue
| Products Finishing
Does your company have a dynamic photo of a finished part, finishing process or something else that is surface finishing-related? Show it off by sending over the image and a short blurb of explanatory text to press@pfonline.com for a chance to make it into a future issue!
In the Age of AI, Manufacturers Won’t Need Engineers. Or Will They?
Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing
AI is rapidly reshaping manufacturing, and it will be the engineers who embrace and leverage AI tools that will rise in value.
Concepts NREC Software Enhances Turbomachinery Toolpath Programming
| Modern Machine Shop
The Agile Engineering Design System version 2026.1 enables engineering teams to reduce development time, improve design fidelity and accelerate the path from concept to production.
PEF de Avantium reduce emisiones hasta 88 % frente al PET
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Una evaluación de ciclo de vida actualizada indica que el polímero vegetal PEF de Avantium puede reducir las emisiones de GEI hasta un 88% en botellas de bebidas de 500 ml frente al PET convencional, con revisión por pares bajo estándares ISO y datos de producción a escala industrial.
Simulation Becomes Reality With AI and Injection Molding
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Could artificial intelligence’s first major impact in injection molding come through simulation?
High-Precision RTM Expertise Enables Large-Format Composite Roof Production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Kinflare Composites demonstrates its RTM capabilities through a large-format truck roof project, engineering custom tooling and fixtures to meet tight dimensional tolerances.
R-Cycle y TILISCO lanzan software de cumplimiento PPWR con IA
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
R-Cycle y TILISCO presentaron en Interpack 2026 el PPWR Compliance Compass, una herramienta SaaS con IA que consolida datos de envases dispersos y genera declaraciones de conformidad para el Reglamento de Envases de la UE, cuyas primeras disposiciones entran en vigor el 12 de agosto de 2026.