NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123.2: Pathway for Flexible Hybrid Electronics Q3

| Products Finishing

Third quarterly report (July-September 2025) continues work using confined electrochemical printing to develop high-performance ceramic components for solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cells with complex geometries and tailored porosity.  
#electronics

Sistema Servo de avance automático mejora la productividad en fresadoras manuales

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El Servo Power Feed, de Servo Products, permite automatizar el avance de mesa en fresadoras tipo Bridgeport, mejorar la precisión y reducir el esfuerzo del operador.

Husky Combines With CompoSecure in $5 Billion Deal

Loraine DeBonis | Plastics Technology

Injection molding and tooling company joins payment card business as global plastics M&A activity is on pace to hit record levels this year.

Turnkey Educational Molding Cell Teaches Mold Design

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

The APSX Edu-Cell USA program brings industrial-quality injection molding directly into U.S. community colleges, technical universities, research labs, STEM labs, maker spaces and workforce development centers.
#workforcedevelopment

DMG MORI y Haimer amplían su alianza global para digitalizar y automatizar los cuartos de herramientas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Las compañías integran el concepto “Tool Room of the Future” en las plantas de DMG MORI, incorporando automatización completa, software de gestión de herramientas y distribución global de soluciones digitales.

Umicore Highlights Hard Gold Electrolyte Auruna 3408

| Products Finishing

The cyanide-free gold-copper electrolyte is designed for environmental compatibility and high performance in decorative and technical plating applications.

10X Engineered Materials Blasting Media Achieves Cerakote Surface Prep Approval

| Products Finishing

EpiX MP superoxalloy blasting media gains official recognition from Cerakote for optimal performance in ceramic coating applications.  

Where Micro-Laser Machining Is the Focus

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

A company that was once a consulting firm has become a successful micro-laser machine shop producing complex parts and features that most traditional CNC shops cannot machine.

Meet the 3D Printer That Solves the DLP vs. SLA Dilemma

| Additive Manufacturing

By Kathy Keyes, Managing Editor at AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which owns and operates IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show

Shifting the Balance: China’s Rise in Additive Manufacturing

| Additive Manufacturing

Huan Gu, Senior Analyst 

Syensqo, Bell join forces to industrialize composite part manufacture

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bell Textron leverages Syensqo’s DDF technology and Cycom EP2750 fast-cure prepreg to deliver operational and sustainable benefits.

Pantur integrates Reinforce3D CFIP to produce pilot, functional reinforced 3D printed parts

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Through the Delta system installation, Pantur will integrate continuous fiber injection reinforcement into its additive manufacturing ecosystem, serving to increase the momentum of bringing CFIP to real industrial production.

BriskHeat launches the ACR 4 hot bonder, improves upon composite curing and repair delivery

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The ACR 4 builds on the proven reliability of the company’s ACR 3 with enhanced durability, intuitive controls and advanced vacuum technology.

AVIC Cabin Systems UK is open for business

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Order book is now open, offering a full range of interior aircraft cabin products from social spaces to front row monuments, further enhanced by AVIC’s composites competence.

Thermolysis wins Germany’s Materialica Award 2025 for rCF cement technology

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Taiwan’s Thermolysis Co. Ltd. has been recognized for its ability to turn rCF into a high-performance building material that enhance durability, extend lifespan and reduce maintenance needs.  

Toray rCF nonwoven fabrics demonstrate CFRP recycling tech

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Toray Industries process decomposes thermoset CFRP at low temperatures, yielding rCF that retain over 95% of virgin fiber strength, cuts CO₂ emissions by more than half, suppresses thermal damage and better controls resin residue.

Consistent Parts Require Consistent Cooling

| Plastics Technology

Cooling issues are common. Fixing them doesn't cost much, but ignoring them can drain profits and productivity. Learn how to optimize cooling consistently.

Metalsa recibe el distintivo “Hecho en Nuevo León”

| Modern Machine Shop México

Metalsa impulsa la industria automotriz de Nuevo León y reafirma su identidad local con el distintivo estatal “Hecho en Nuevo León”.

Muratec USA Leadership Changes Drive Innovation, Growth

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Murata Machinery USA Inc. appoints new president and CEO along with division heads to strengthen commitment to automation and customer success in North America.

Sistema de bruñido de Sunnen ofrece control automático del diámetro final

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La máquina de bruñido SV-310, de Sunnen, permite alcanzar diámetros con alta precisión mediante control automático y medición integrada durante el ciclo.

HMG Paints Opens Modern Len Hutton Centre

| Products Finishing

The state-of-the-art department is dedicated to increasing water-based coating production by 50,000 liters per month.  

Passion on Wheels: Who Will Carry Charlie’s Torch?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

As Charlie Harris prepares to hand off his mission, who in the moldmaking community will keep his spirit of tool-sharing alive?