Durable Tooling Cuts Cycle Times for Tough Turn-Peeling Job

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Kennametal’s KCU25B tooling proved durable enough for turn-peeling a lengthy austenitic stainless steel 1.4435 rotor while reducing cycle times.

PPG Achieves REDCert² Sustainable Raw Material Certification

| Products Finishing

Two key European production sites for the company’s Architectural Coatings business are now capable of supporting customers’ environmental objectives.

Production Machining's January 2026 News Highlights

| Production Machining

Production Machining’s January 2026 news highlights include open house events, new company leadership and a strategic partnership.

Reimagining Manufacturing: Autonomous Approach to Mold Design and Production

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Thinking outside the box and leveraging software technology has led to autonomously designing and building injection molds.

Material Transitions, Managed Well

| Plastics Technology

How to align people, process and equipment for PCR plastics success.

TechBridge Brings Innovation to the Table

| MoldMaking Technology

A half-day CAMM event uniting mold builders around sustainable materials, workforce innovation, expert insights and meaningful peer connections in Mississauga.

Optimizing Lubricity in Plated Fasteners

| Products Finishing

Substrate differences, process variables and testing play an important role regarding torque tension performance and thus your level of precise friction control.    

Kuka México celebrará 30 años impulsando la automatización industrial

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa conmemorará tres décadas de presencia en el país, marcadas por su aporte a la evolución tecnológica de la manufactura mexicana y al desarrollo de soluciones avanzadas de automatización.

Seco Boring Bridges Optimize Deep-Hole Operations

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Seco’s BB732 boring bridges are designed to provide vibration-free performance, optimal coolant flow and high-quality surface finishes.

SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter 2026 announces first speakers, technical themes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The program will explore how advances in materials science, digital manufacturing, automation and sustainability are enabling the transition from laboratory-scale innovation to qualified megastructures in demanding aerospace and industrial environments.

People in composites: January 2026

| CompositesWorld

EHang, Aptera, Lockheed Martin, Vertical Aerospace, Airbus, Greene Tweed, Montana Advanced Composites, Industrial Dielectrics Holdings, IDI and Umoe Advanced Composites start off 2026 with new leadership, personnel announcements.

Additional capital to deliver scaled Stratolaunch hypersonic capabilities

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Having demonstrated its hypersonic prowess with the Talon platform, Stratolaunch is moving forward with increased production capacity and flight candence.

Roth Composite Machinery brings international presence, future-oriented composites equipment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Roth highlights innovative, economical and future-oriented solutions like its latest work on towpreg systems and duplex machine capabilities.

Big Daishowa Shrink-Fit System Enhances Toolholding Safety

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The Speroni Pro Shrink TubeChiller 1100 features advanced shrinking and cooling technology to reduce operator burn risk.

Parting Off: The Case for Standardizing on Sawing

Derek Korn | Production Machining

The value of rotary saw cutting for parting off operations could boil down to simple economics paired with process efficiency gains.

DN Solutions completa la adquisición del fabricante alemán Heller

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La operación fortalece la oferta tecnológica, amplía la capacidad global de servicio y consolida un portafolio integral para industrias de alta exigencia.

Herramienta Comp V3 de Heule mejora la precisión en superficies irregulares

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La herramienta de taladrado y avellanado Comp V3, que permite mecanizar con exactitud en superficies desiguales, evitan marcas y reduce tiempos de ciclo en aplicaciones aeroespaciales y de alto valor.

AM Accelerates Rivian's Prototyping, Production Operations

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

EV manufacturer Rivian is embracing the benefits of adopting AM for both its products and its production line.

Industria automotriz mexicana cierra 2025 por debajo de lo esperado

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

México produjo 3.95 millones de vehículos en 2025, por debajo de la meta. Las exportaciones, el mercado interno y los autos verdes marcan el balance del año.

AMPP Submits QFRs on Corrosion in AI Data Centers

| Products Finishing

Submission of critical Questions for the Record (QFR) to Congress highlight corrosion challenges in liquid cooling systems for advanced computing and AI, emphasizing the need for regulatory certainty.
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Empresas de Aguascalientes se capacitan en Japón

| Modern Machine Shop México

Doce empresas de Aguascalientes participarán en un programa de capacitación en Hiroshima y Yokohama para fortalecer su competitividad, mejorar procesos productivos y prepararse para los retos de la electromovilidad.

EOS Facility Expansion Enables Faster Delivery of Metal AM Systems

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

EOS invests $3 million in Texas manufacturing and logistics facilities to boost U.S. production capacity and support North American customers.