Compact Metal LPBF System Minimizes Setup Time

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Compact single-laser LPBF for tooling, medtech and R&D labs.

CMH-17 updates composites data, will publish new Volume 7 on additive manufacturing

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

The Composite Materials Handbook-17 is publishing new data and industry best practices, helping to fill the aerospace industry’s growing knowledge transfer gap and support advanced materials and structures.

PLASTICS y SPE anuncian su fusión

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) y la Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) aprobaron su integración en una sola organización que representará a toda la cadena de suministro del plástico. La fusión, prevista para completarse en 2025, busca combinar experiencia técnica, recursos institucionales y alcance global.

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global 3D Printing System Boosts Military Manufacturing Capabilities

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global’s Ambit Xtrude polymer composite 3D printing system is designed for rapid production of large-scale parts and seamless integration with CNC machines.

Atomic-6 composite Space Armor shields space operation communications, spacecraft and astronauts

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Lightweight radio frequency-permeable orbital debris shield mitigates the creation of harmful debris upon impact and has proven to protect against the high-speed particles traveling space.

Purdue, AnalySwift launch CompositesAI platform to democratize air mobility structure design

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CompositesAI integrates with AnalySwift’s VABS and SwiftComp software to streamline the design, simulation and performance evaluation of composite structures — especially rotor blades, shells and panels.

Safran invests €350 million in Moroccan industrial LEAP engine footprint scale-up, extensions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Between 2026-2027, Safran begins construction for two LEAP engine MRO facilities, a LEAP-1A assembly line and expansion of three existing sites.

Composites sustainability wins: EcoVadis and CDP awards, water stewardship, GHG reduction

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composites companies like Syensqo, Daher, Kordsa, Henkel, Armacell, Gurit, Diab and Envalior are leading the charge in operations transparency, climate action, more sustainable infrastructure and other areas.

ICOMAT launches U.K. automated space manufacturing facility with £4.8 million backing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

At its opening, iCOMAT demonstrated how its specialized RTS production lines will support a variety of composite space innovations and build up the U.K. space sector.

Plant tour: Brembo, Bergamo, Italy

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Brake systems pioneer advances both design and industrialized production of customized C/C products that meet the highest performance requirements.

Medical Grade Printheads

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Vipro-HEAD medical-grade printheads have been specifically developed for applications where safety, material compatibility and patient-specific care are crucial.

United Machining Solutions' Wire EDM Supports Lights-Out Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

United Machining Solutions’ Agie Charmilles Cut P 350 Pro features a robust design, the Uniqua human-machine interface and multiple automation options.

K 2025 se consolida como la feria líder mundial de plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con más de 3,200 expositores y 175,000 visitantes, K 2025 reafirma su papel como feria líder en innovación y sostenibilidad del plástico.

technotrans y enesty muestran célula sostenible en K 2025

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

technotrans llevó a la K 2025 una célula de moldeo eficiente con bioplásticos, refrigeración con propano R290 y control de temperatura avanzado.

Norcast invierte 650 millones de pesos en Coahuila

| Modern Machine Shop México

La planta de la empresa Norcast se ubica en Torreón, Coahuila, y estará dedicada a la producción de partes de inyección de aluminio para el sector metalmecánico.

Cómo reducir defectos y mejorar la resistencia en botellas PET sopladas

| Plastics Technology México

Las variaciones de espesor, el brillo perlado y la falta de resistencia estructural siguen siendo desafíos críticos en el moldeo por soplado y estirado de botellas PET. Este análisis técnico explica cómo las condiciones de temperatura, presión y orientación del material afectan el desempeño del envase y qué ajustes permiten mejorar su estabilidad dimensional.

Mayor precisión y rapidez en escaneos sin rotación completa con la tecnología de Nikon

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La tecnología de escaneo Limited Angle CT, de Nikon Corporation, permite obtener imágenes de alta resolución sin requerir una rotación completa de 360 grados de la muestra.

Seco Tools Face Milling System Provides Flexible Finishing Performance

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The .38 Finishing Face Mill / SNFX1204 system features three cutter variants — fixed pocket, hybrid and adjustable — each tailored to different levels of control and performance.

What is Manufacturing Connected?

| Products Finishing

Products Finishing parent company Gardner Business Media's new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.

Making the Switch: Phasing Out Legacy Solvents

| Products Finishing

How to overcome challenges during the shift from legacy solvents to modern vapor degreasing fluids.

Lectura correcta del indicador de dial en metrología

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop México

Comprender cómo se interpreta un indicador de dial puede marcar la diferencia en la precisión metrológica. Este análisis explica su lectura paso a paso, desde la relación entre husillo y dial hasta los rangos de 0.00005 pulgadas y las configuraciones AGD. Una guía útil para quienes buscan controlar con rigor cada medición dimensional.      

Conical Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder Recycles PET

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

NGR introduces the Eco-Twin 220 to gently process PET while minimizing energy usage.