October 2025: Prices for Volume Resins Mostly Flat Entering Fourth Quarter

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

A largely flat-to-down pricing scenario seems most likely to prevail, with unknown potential weather and tariff impacts looming.

Diehl Aviation inaugura instalaciones en Querétaro

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Entre otros componentes, en la planta se fabricarán los compartimentos de almacenamiento superiores del Airbus A220.

Finding the Human Connections in Human Resources

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

By working with its employees and its community, Win-Tech has found unexpected opportunities for employee retention and recruitment.
#workforcedevelopment

Horn Turning Tool Enhances Threading Capabilities

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Horn expands its Supermini system with sintered GM-geometry inserts for internal threading, improving chip control and process stability.

In the News: Recycling 3D Printed Aerospace Tools

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Jamco America and Airtech Advanced Materials Group have announced a partnership to validate recycled material formulations sourced from ground-up large-format 3D printed tooling. The promise: Faster production of finished goods, with a lower total carbon footprint. 

Introducing GROW Industrial: A Full-Funnel Marketing Solutions Provider

Jodee McElfresh | Products Finishing

GROW Industrial is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research and data services, GROW Industrial expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.

Spindles Enable Versatile Operations on Existing Equipment

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

NSK America Corp.’s Nakanishi high-speed rotary hand tool systems, ultrasonic systems and ultraprecision spindles are engineered to make processes more efficient both on the CNC and in the final steps of polishing.  

Ultraplast México muestra soluciones de limpieza para maquinaria

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Ultraplast México presenta en Meximold 2025 su compuesto de purga biodegradable para limpieza de maquinaria de inyección y extrusión de plásticos.

Introducing GROW Industrial: A Full-Funnel Marketing Solutions Provider

Cara Ready | Production Machining

GROW Industrial is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research, and data services, GROW Industrial expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.

Video: Environmental Controls for Multi Jet Fusion at Uptive Manufacturing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Maintaining an ideal range of temperature and moisture is critical to ensuring consistency with the process. Here's how one contract manufacturer's facility enables this. 

Steelform invertirá 60 millones de dólares en Nuevo León

| Modern Machine Shop México

En el municipio de Pesquería, la empresa Steelform ha iniciado las obras de construcción de su planta, que generará más de 100 empleos y reforzará la cadena automotriz del estado.

AkzoNobel Reduce Carbon Footprint With Industry Collaboration

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel N.V. partners with Arkema and BASF to lower the carbon footprint of Interpon D superdurable architectural powder coatings by up to 40%.

K 2025 incorpora asistente virtual con IA para visitantes y expositores

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El chatbot K Assistant apoyará a visitantes y expositores en la feria K 2025 con orientación en planos, expositores, actividades y servicios multilingües.  

Vertical-Clamp PET Preform Injection Press Debuts at K 2025

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Nissei ASB introduces intermediate machine size for 12 to 36 cavities.

Centro D2-5AX de Hwacheon con cambio automático de piezas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: El modelo D2-5AX, de Hwacheon, presentado por Presotec, incorpora husillo de 50 HP, hasta 120 herramientas y opción de AWC con 20 pallets.

Horizon Achieves Breakthrough for Metalized AM Parts

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Breakthrough of metalized AM parts paves the way for next-gen electronics integration. 
#electronics

5 Tips for Multichannel Programming

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

Programming for multitasking machines can be complex. Knowing several key points for making the process less challenging can save a programmer time as well as lessen confusion and the risk of error.

Horizon Achieves Breakthrough for Metalized AM Parts

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The innovation is said to be valuable for a range of applications including EMI/RFI shielding housings and custom surface mount devices exploiting 3D features.

Mazak Turning Center Provides High Torque in Compact Footprint

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Mazak North America’s QTE-100 MY CNC turning center has a built-in motor spindle designed to provide high torque even in the low-speed range for improved cutting capacity.

Altair 2025 Enlighten Award winners, runner-ups push automotive boundaries

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Hemp nylon-reinforced PA6 automotive exteriors, TPC acoustic elements, glass fiber stator cooling design and other innovations are recognized for their sustainability focus, holistic capabilities and lightweight designs.

Guanglian Aviation achieves milestone in carbon fiber circular chains development

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following six years of R&D, Guanglian Aviation has introduced circular chains made from carbon fiber and Kevlar that weigh 4-5X less than metal chains, offer 15-year saltwater corrosion resistance, and are poised for large-scale applications in marine engineering, mining and defense.

Gizmo Engineering Current Density Gauge Improves Anodizing Operation Efficiency

| Products Finishing

The system enables an operator to anodize at a known current density, even if the area of the parts is unknown, providing a true reading.