Aranceles no frenan operaciones de plantas armadoras en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Ante la incertidumbre generada por nuevos aranceles, la industria automotriz mexicana no ha reportado cierres de plantas armadoras, según la INA. El sector mantiene su dinamismo, con nuevas inversiones como las de Nissan, aunque enfrenta un panorama complejo a corto plazo.

Urma presenta cabezal de fresado MX boronite con insertos CBN

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

EMO: La herramienta, diseñada para mecanizar aceros endurecidos y fundiciones a alta velocidad, mantiene precisión dimensional y rigidez estructural.

IHEA Opens Registration for Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT

| Products Finishing

Two-day Indianapolis-based event this September is returning with a comprehensive agenda created to tackle the challenges of energy management and decarbonization.

CW Tech Days — Upcoming and past events

Jodee McElfresh | CompositesWorld

CW Tech Days are virtual events dedicated to the topics impacting the composites industry today. Access past event recordings and register for upcoming Tech Days.

Domo Introducing Domamid Polyamide Resins at K 2025

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Domamid PA6 resins are bio-attributed using mass-balanced method. 

Refining the Handoff Between the CAM Program and the Real-World Process

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

Despite the best intentions in the virtual world, the manufacturing process is limited to what survives the handoff from screen to spindle.

If It’s Tuesday in September, It’s a PT Tech Day

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Each Tuesday in September — all five of them — Plastics Technology will host an interactive webinar series tackling various hot-button issues in plastics processing. Register today for the topics that interest/impact your operations.

Kistler Highlights New Assembly System and Optical Inspection Alongside Pressure Sensors

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Focusing on medical and electronics production, Kistler will feature cavity pressure sensors, technology for process optimization and quality monitoring, a new assembly system and an optical inspection machine at K.
#electronics

Unexpected Takeaways from the 2025 SID Congress

Miles Free | Production Machining

Seeing our industry through international eyes.

Paques Caleyda Biodegradable PHA From Organic Feedstocks

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Startup presenting natural PHA from waste streams.

In the News: Tronosjet Qualifies LPBF Class 1 Aerospace Bracket

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Canadian aircraft service provider Tronosjet Manufacturing worked with Renishaw to clear a 3D printed critical pulley bracket through the FAA. Point of interest: The new titanium bracket is five times stronger than the magnesium casting it replaces. 

Kennametal Tooling System Provides Effective Machining at High Speeds

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

BTKV30 is a tooling system designed specifically for small-parts machining in industries such as aerospace, medical, oil and gas, transportation and general engineering.

Event Survey: What Matters to You?

| Plastics Technology

What role do conferences and events play in your career? How important are: networking, location or ancillary entertainment options? Take this brief survey to help PT create events you want and that maximize your ROI.

Inoex Displaying Radar-Based Measuring System for Corrugated Pipe

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Inoex will be displaying a range of radar-based measurement systems for extrusion and other processes at K 2025.

Industria automotriz en Aguascalientes crece con nueva inversión japonesa

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa japonesa Tokaikogyo invertirá 100 millones de pesos para la instalación de una nueva línea de producción en Aguascalientes.

Beckhoff Automation Platform Expands Modularity

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The MX-System baseplate in size 3 offers an additional row of data slots, which opens up possibilities for larger machines with complex control requirements.

Brückner Showcasing 'Green' Biax Line

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Greenline machine can handle more scrap and features an array of features to enhance energy efficiency.  

Controlling Your Hot Runner Manifold System

| MoldMaking Technology

For this summer school basics series, Pellet to Part explores each stage of the plastic injection molding process. Moldmakers and molders need to better understand modern hot runner controller technology to solve processing problems.

Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today. 

U.S. Coast Guard MBI releases report on Titan submersible

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The two-year investigation into the June 2023 tragedy that took five lives has been published, citing key findings, contributing factors to the casualty and a recommended regulatory framework to avoid future oversight.

Exel GFRP tubes improve QHeat geothermal energy storage

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Installation of pultruded composite underground collector pipes have greatly enhanced the energy efficiency of Qheat’s geothermal wells. 

Valence Surface Technologies Acquisition Enhances Aerospace Surface Treatment Capabilities

| Products Finishing

Valence Surface Technologies LLC acquires C.I.L. Metal Finishing and C.I.L. Electroplating, bolstering defense, space and commercial aerospace solutions in North America.