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KAAST Machine Tools Drum Grinders Improve Metal Finishing
| Products Finishing
The DG Series drum grinders are industrial wide belt grinding systems designed for consistent surface quality on ferrous and nonferrous materials, but also useful for operations like coating and paint preparation.
Molde con enfriamiento conforme en LPBF
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El enfriamiento conforme en moldes de inyección fabricados mediante LPBF genera superficies brutas que el mecanizado convencional no siempre puede mecanizar. En Erich Rothe, la herramienta estándar falló a los cinco minutos sobre Tyrax ESR a 58 HRC; la fresa HC643FB de Hufschmied completó el acabado con vida útil mínima de 18 horas.
Fanning’s Automated Five-Axis Formula for Success
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.
VIDEO: From PEEK to LMPAEK, and why this material is taking over aerospace
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Victrex’s LMPAEK continues proving its value where processing ease meets extreme demands. This snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published across the CW platform provides an in-depth look at this thermoplastic material.
Hasco lanza manguera de alta temperatura en PFA para moldes
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Hasco incorporó a su catálogo la manguera Z8561 en PFA, desarrollada para sistemas de control de temperatura en moldes. La construcción multicapa combina flexibilidad con un recubrimiento exterior de silicona resistente a esfuerzos mecánicos.
Methods’ CoE Builds Hands-On Foundation for Customer Success
Evan Doran | Production Machining
Machine repair threatens to become a lost art. Methods Machine Tools is fighting this entropy with its new Center of Excellence, which is set to provide training on both top-of-the-line and legacy machine tools.
LNS Bar Feeders Boost Spindle Uptime, Flexibility
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: LNS introduces the Express 346 evo and the upcoming Express 126 to its Express Line of bar feeders, offering self-adjusting guiding systems, fast setup capabilities and support for a wide range of bar diameters.
Mastrex Metal 3D Printer Supports Industrial AM Accessibility
| Modern Machine Shop
Mastrex’s MX300 laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer is compatible with titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, cobalt-chrome, Inconel and more, designed for aerospace, defense and medical applications.
Nikon Laser Radar Provides High-Speed, Precision Measurement in Compact Design
| Modern Machine Shop
Nikon Corp.’s APDIS MV5X Laser Radar provides up to six times faster scanning than previous models and a lightweight form for enhanced manufacturing quality control.
850ºC and 200 Atmospheres: Heat Exchangers for Demanding Solar Energy Applications
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Heat exchangers used in concentrated solar power must withstand elevated temperatures and pressures, and 3D printing enables the use of materials appropriate to this application — in this case, Haynes alloys.
NASF/AESF Project #125: Doped Ti4O7 Anodes to Improve PFAS Degradation via Electrooxidation (Q5)
| Products Finishing
Work to synthesize and optimize doped Ti₄O₇ anodes to achieve effective PFAS degradation is studied further through a performance evaluation of the REM system for PFOS degradation and comparision to use of an Ebonex anode.
On the radar: 3D printing and the agile production imperative
| CompositesWorld
Significant institutional momentum around large-format additive manufacturing and the push for faster production in U.S. defense are forming parallels across the composites 3D printing landscape.
Voltage Vessels 3D prints composite RHIB prototype, seeks next steps with Eclipse X9 composite
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Hawaiian startup and CEAD developed a demonstration platform using LFAM, which is informing Voltage Vessels’ basalt fiber-reinforced PETG material developments.
Plataine AI Agents deliver real-time, enterprise-wide intelligence operations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Plataine’s AI Agents shift the industry from passive firefighting to real-time, closed-loop, operational and strategic decision-making across the factory shop floor and high-level business procedures.
Swiss Researchers Develop Matrix First Concept for 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ceramic Structures
Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing
Novel manufacturing approach designs internal channels within a 3D printed ceramic architecture for continuous fibers. More than reinforcement: The technique invites rethinking how lightweight composite parts can be achieved.
Janicki selects Great Falls, Montana for $800M manufacturing campus expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Multi-month site evaluation determines Montana as Janicki’s next anticipated production site, with construction starting July 2026.
Honda hits milestone with successful first eVTOL aircraft flight
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Japanese automaker heads toward full-scale validation phase after the conducted flight of its full-scale eight-rotor demonstrator, dubbed F1.
Call4Innovation project launch targets regenerated carbon fiber development at FIB3R plant
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The initiative, led by Plug and Play, aims to collect innovative industrial projects to enhance rCF from the Hera Group’s plant in Imola. Applications are open until July 19, 2026.
Apex Space & Defense Systems acquires Oak Engineering for U.S. composites manufacturing expansion
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Oak Engineering and Manufacturing becomes Apex’s fourth business unit, building up its domestic composite and CNC machining capabilities for space, defense, aerospace and uncrewed platforms.
TPRC T-DOG extrusion welding setup expands TPC insights
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Developed under the T-CAT project, T-DOG offers a wider processing window and broader material compatibility for thermoplastic composites, enabling deeper study of interface bonding in hybrid structures.
The Value of Bidirectional Thread Rolling
Derek Korn | Production Machining
This end-rolling attachment for producing threads offers advantages in terms of lower weight, size and cost. And keeping thread rolls engaged as it retracts can help produce higher quality thread profiles and finishes compared to conventional end-rolling attachments.
FANUC America Collaborative Robot Enables Portable Automation for High-Mix Tasks
| MoldMaking Technology
FANUC America Corp. introduces the CRX-3iA ultra lightweight cobot along with expanded features across the CRX lineup, supporting applications such as welding, part handling and palletizing.