Craftsman Cribsheet No. 142: Techniques to Help Beat the Heat

David Wynn | Production Machining

Whether a person is on the shop floor or at home mowing the lawn, these six techniques can help them stay cool. 

Composites Fabricating Index continues positive position

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

Little change is good news for the composites market, which held steady in expansion during the month of July.

BASF Introduces Reduced Carbon Footprint Range

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Range is enabled by use of reduced carbon energy sources. 

In the News: Trinckle Fixturemate Now Integrated into GrabCAD Print Pro

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Stratasys and Trinckle have partnered to integrate the latter’s fixture-design tool into the latest release of GrabCAD Print Pro. Why it matters: Fixturemate is one of a growing number of tools that enable design of additive parts without requiring deep CAD knowledge or skill. 

Greenleaf End Mills Optimize Machining Stability

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Capstone-360 end mills are well suited for machining HRSAs, cast iron and hardened steel materials for the aerospace, oil and gas, power generation and medical industries.

Grizzly Metalworking Downdraft Table Enhances Shop Cleanliness

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The T34359 Metalworking Downdraft Table keeps the work area free of most debris so that metalworking projects can continue with minimal delays.

Composites manufacturing, AR visualization and hydraulic presses

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Dieffenbacher presents a comprehensive range of products and services geared toward construction and infrastructure applications, including customer projects, production lines, AR innovations and hydraulic presses.

Automatización para rectificadoras y manufactura aditiva

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

EMO: United Grinding mostrará soluciones de automatización para una amplia gama de tecnologías, desde cargadores simples hasta sistemas autónomos.

Inteligencia artificial impulsa desarrollo de plásticos más resistentes

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Un equipo del MIT y la Universidad de Duke empleó modelos de aprendizaje automático para identificar compuestos de ferroceno que, incorporados como enlaces débiles en polímeros, aumentan su resistencia al desgarro hasta cuatro veces, con potencial para reducir la generación de residuos plásticos.

Recycled Materials Meet Outdoor Sporting Challenge

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

The disc golf company Trash Panda developed discs from recycled materials from the very beginning.

Preparing for Takeover Tooling

| MoldMaking Technology

For this summer school basics series, Pellet to Part explores each stage of the plastic injection molding process. With the right preparation, moldmakers can insulate themselves from takeover tooling crises and add greater value to the molder.

Sepro Launches Revamped Robot Line and Controller

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Sepro will debut the faster more power S-Line robots and a fully revamped Visual 4 controller at K 2025. 

Metalworking Index Sees Little Change in July

Mike Shirk | Modern Machine Shop

The GBI: Metalworking remains stable at 48.3, with July in nearly the same position as June. 
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Purdue, Thermwood explore the acceleration of composites manufacturing through 3D printing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A video interview highlights how the university, the CAMS Consortium and Thermwood’s LSAM technology have enabled first-time-right production.

LK Metrology Introduces Plug-and-Play Probe for Surface Roughness Measurement

| Products Finishing

The Surfacer SRP’s integration of surface roughness measurement directly onto the CMM streamlines the inspection processes, eliminates time-consuming transfers and provides greater accuracy.

Small-Scale Additive Manufacturers Find Success with Project DIAMOnD Initiative

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

Project DIAMOnD aims to democratize 3D printing for local manufacturers. Here’s an overview of four participants who have leveraged the project’s Digital Transformation Center (DTC) to advance their businesses.

Sinbon Electronics inaugura instalaciones en San Luis Potosí

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa taiwanesa invirtió 27 millones de dólares en su nueva planta donde fabricará arneses de cables y sistemas de interconexión para clientes de América.

Universal Robots Simulation Software Streamlines Deployment

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

UR Studio enables users to build 1:1 online simulations of robot work cells and simulate every key aspect of their setup.

Desarrollan empaque reciclable para toallitas húmedas

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Amcor y Fedrigoni crean empaque monomaterial de PE con menor impacto ambiental y alineado con la regulación PPWR de la Unión Europea.

The Hasenclever Family, HASCO 2026 SPE Mold Technologies Division Scholarship

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

HASCO has been a pioneer in the moldmaking industry for over 100 years.

All-Electric Series, Controller and Fiber-Reinforcement Launches in Injection for KraussMaffei

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

KraussMaffei (KM) will unveil the new all-electric PX injection molding machine, MC7 control, chopped fiber processing, automated assembly and additive manufacturing advances.

American Coatings Association Conference Seeks Innovations in Coatings Technology

| Products Finishing

The American Coatings Association, in partnership with Vincentz Network, is seeking abstract submissions for research to be presented at the 2026 American Coatings Conference in Indianapolis.