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How Many of Your Parts Could Become One?
| Manufacturing Connected
Find out if your application is a candidate for consolidation via 3D printing with just 9 questions — no CAD, no sensitive data, no sales pitch. Try the Assembly Consolidator Screener:
Methods Machine Tools Mill-Turn Streamlines Small, Complex Part Production
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Methods Machine Tools debuts the Nakamura-Tome JX-50, a five-axis, ATC-type, B-axis mill-turn machining center designed for small, complex production parts.
CAM-TOOL Version 22 Focuses on Faster Programming and Smarter Machining
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: CGS North America previews CAM-TOOL Version 22, featuring new automation, advanced toolpath strategies and enhanced 5-axis capabilities designed to improve mold manufacturing productivity.
Mitutoyo lleva medición CMM de alta precisión al piso de producción
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La serie Crysta-Apex V Plus incorpora compensación avanzada de temperatura y funciones de ahorro energético para realizar mediciones estables cerca de las operaciones de mecanizado.
*New Series* The Making of a Manufacturing Professional: What the Early Years Really Look Like
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
This ongoing series documents what becoming a manufacturing professional actually looks like in real time. Through weekly reflections and monthly check-ins, it follows the gradual build of skills, confidence and career ownership that rarely make it into highlight reels.
#workforcedevelopment
New Chinese Plant Continues Expansion of Ethylene Production
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Strategic investment in chemical production continues to increase supply of polymer feedstocks.
Polymer Cold Spray Research Leads to Rapid On-Site GFRP Repair Potential
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Rowan University researchers developed a cold spray technique that restores up to 80% of damaged composite material strength in just 30 minutes — compared to the 48-hour cure time required by traditional resin-based repairs.
European Circular Composites Alliance Working Groups Shift From Strategy to Action
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
ECCA’s five working groups share progress on circular composites across vehicles, construction, aerospace and other industries, each with goals and priorities to translate that work into actionable items.
3D-FiberTrain Project 3D Prints TPC Rail Components for Velaro MS High-Speed Train
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: HÖRMANN Vehicle Engineering-led consortium developed a tool-free hybrid process combining large-format 3D printing and continuous fiber tape to produce a front apron and nose demonstrator on a Siemens Mobility’s train.
Open Fan Engine Passes Preliminary Design Review, Advances Flight Test Demonstration
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
With PDR complete, CFM is leveraging composite turbofan blade and turboprop expertise, maturing technologies toward full-scale front module in 8-meter test cell, ground and flight tests this decade.
AEERO Project Targets Quieter, Greener Heavy-Lift UAVs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Backed by the Eurostars program, the AEERO initiative is developing an integrated electric ducted-fan module for heavy-lift drones using natural fiber composites to tackle noise, vibration and sustainability challenges.
United Machining Solutions Showcases Range of Precision Grinding, Machining Technology
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: United Machining Solutions showcases 17 CNC machines across its Mägerle, Blohm, Studer, Walter, Agie Charmilles, Charmilles, Mikron Mill and Step Tec brands.
Additional 50% Tariffs Announced on Some Canadian Imports
Hannah Mason | Manufacturing Connected
The Trump administration announces several new tariffs, onshoring initiatives and trade deals.
#regulations
SABIC PPS Compounds Enable High-Voltage Power Module Applications
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
SABIC introduces the LNP Thermocomp OFM76XXP and OFM76EXP compounds, based on polyphenylene sulfide resin, offering high CTI ratings, impact strength and flame retardancy for IGBT and other high-voltage power module applications.
VIDEO: Polestar 5 Flax Fiber Seatbacks Put Circularity By Design Into Production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Polestar's collaboration with Bcomp on the Polestar 5 interior, highlighted through CW content and this snapshot video, demonstrates how design for end-of-life recyclability and lightweighting can be achieved in a single production part.
Fives Horizontal Boring Mill Boosts Productivity in Large-Part Machining
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Fives Group showcases its Giddings & Lewis horizontal boring mill, offering modular, configurable setups designed to reduce setup time and maximize throughput for complex, large-component manufacturing.
An Axiom of Injection Molding Success
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
The Axiom Group combines expertise in design, moldmaking and molding for a winning business formula in automotive injection molding.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Robotic Solutions Automate CNC Machine Tending
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. showcases LoadMate Plus and ARIA preengineered robotic machine tending solutions that provide flexibility and scalability for CNC mills and lathes.
Select Machining Technologies Five-Axis Streamlines Large-Part Machining
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: Select Machining Technologies highlights the Soraluce FP60 five-axis floor-type milling, boring and multitasking machine, showcasing its ability to integrate milling, boring, turning and grinding in a single setup.
Global "Cool Roofs. Smarter Choice" Push Adds U.K.'s HMG Paints
| Products Finishing
HMG Paints is partnering with the Nova Paint Club on the global initiative to tackle rising temperatures.
Beehive Industries Expands Large-Format Metal AM Capacity with Nikon SLM Solutions Systems
| Additive Manufacturing
Beehive Industries announces a multi-unit investment in Nikon SLM Solutions' NXG 600E metal additive manufacturing systems for production of large components. Adding capacity: The announcement closely follows Beehive’s acquisition of two machine shops for further vertical integration.
Mundial 2026 generó 34,000 toneladas de residuos en México
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Las tres sedes mexicanas del Mundial 2026 generaron cerca de 34,000 toneladas adicionales de residuos, lo que puso a prueba la infraestructura de reciclaje y destacó el ecodiseño como condición para mejorar la calidad del material recuperado.