Fiberglass-reinforced foam panels offer plywood alternative across marine, structural applications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Coosa Composites' closed-cell polyurethane foam panels, reinforced with woven-roving and continuous-strand fiberglass, are designed for use in markets where rot resistance and weight savings are priorities.

Wittmann lanza paquete plus de Airmould para presión interna de gas

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Wittmann presenta la versión plus de su paquete Airmould, que añade una unidad de generación de presión al conjunto existente para facilitar la adopción de la tecnología de presión interna de gas en moldeo por inyección, compatible con máquinas de cualquier marca vía Euromap 62.

Clúster de Herramentales busca acelerar la adopción de tecnologías avanzadas

| Modern Machine Shop México

Conformado ahora como Clúster de Herramentales y Manufactura Avanzada, el organismo busca integrar capacidades como automatización, inteligencia artificial, robótica, digitalización industrial, simulación, Internet de las Cosas Industrial y sistemas inteligentes.

Holbox Circular inaugura centro de transferencia PetStar

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Bepensa y PetStar inauguraron el Centro de Transferencia PetStar en Holbox, Quintana Roo, como parte de la iniciativa Holbox Circular, que desde 2024 ha recuperado más de 6 millones de botellas de PET y 17 toneladas de residuos reciclables con más de 40 aliados.

Adopción de Inteligencia Artificial en la manufactura mexicana

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Un estudio presentado por el Centro México Digital revela que, por cada 10 puntos porcentuales de aumento en adopción de IA, la producción bruta se asocia con un incremento de 18.8%.

Long-term partnership with Hexcel brings composites to Deutsche Aircraft D328eco turboprop

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Primary and secondary aircraft structures application will support the regional aircraft program’s performance and efficiency objectives.

NIAR opens HAMR, a national resource for industry and government customers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research unites digital engineering, advanced materials and smart automation — serving aerospace, defense and commercial industries.

Dawn Aerospace closes $25 million Series B for global reusable space transportation expansion

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Aligned with the global aerospace and defense surge, the Balerion Space Ventures-led funding round builds up Dawn’s spaceplane rollout and commercialization, and 2028 Loop refueling network demo.  

Carbon Cleanup wins global AFRA Award for aircraft recycling

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Carbon Cleanup's award-winning Carbon Eater microfactory recycles composite aircraft scrap into high-performance carbon fiber feedstock — no water, no heat and no chemicals required.

ATA 2025 global carbon fiber composites market report documents record demand

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The annual market report finds that wind turbine blade applications drove a 43.8% year-over-year surge in global carbon fiber demand to 224,510 metric tons, while China's capacity share exceeded half of global supply for the first time.

New PX5 Mold Steel Shows Major Performance Gains Over Traditional P20

| MoldMaking Technology

New testing from PCS Company and International Mold Steel (IMS) shows that PX5 mold steel delivers faster machining, better dimensional stability, and lower finishing costs than traditional P20 steel.

Ingersoll Cutting Tools High-Feed Milling System Reduces Cycle Times

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Ingersoll Cutting Tools introduces the DiFeedWinV high-feed milling system, designed for die and mold manufacturing with V-bottom insert clamping for improved stability and aggressive toolpath capability.

VIDEO: KAI scales thermoplastic composites for next-gen aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published by CW platform details Korea Aerospace Industries’ TPC journey as a high-rate Tier 1 single-aisle, eVTOL airframe supplier.

Aditivos para reciclados: el reto técnico de la economía circular

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

El 2° Foro de Aditivos y Compuestos de ANIPAC reunió a especialistas de APR, AIMPLAS, LyondellBasell, BYK y AddiCo para abordar formulaciones con PCR, regulación europea y el avance de México hacia la Ley General de Economía Circular.

SUMMSEED Consortium to Develop Sustainable Steels for Enhanced Efficiency in Mining and Heavy Industries

| Additive Manufacturing

The SUMMSEED project, led by the Technical University of Catalonia - BarcelonaTech, is developing medium manganese steels for wire-based DED. Potential outcome: The project aims to create an alternative to Hadfield steels with reduced CO2 footprint. 

High-Temperature Non-Aerosol Ejector Pin Grease

| MoldMaking Technology

UltraHeat Grease protects all moving mold components from friction, wear and corrosion.

The Aqueous Cleaning Assumptions Worth Re-Examining

| Products Finishing

Industry experts are bringing aqueous-focused sessions to the 2026 Parts Cleaning Conference, from advanced cleaning strategies for engineers tackling dragout and precision cleaning, to CIP validation and high rework rate discussions.

Belco Industries Provides More Efficient Services With Mobile Parts Division

| Products Finishing

Flexible delivery approach enables customers to get exactly what they need, whether it’s a single replacement part or a replenishable mobile service kit tailored to their operation.

Tungaloy Cutting Tool Supports Single-Pass Drilling, Chamfering

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Tungaloy-NTK America Inc. expands its DrillMeister exchangeable-head drill line to include pre-thread drills for standard tap sizes, combining drilling and chamfering in a single pass.

Embedded Innovation: One-Man Mold Shop Delivers Fast, Complex Solutions in Medical Molding

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

A unique mold shop model inside a medical facility is driving the reshoring of high-precision medical molds, with on-site support and cost savings.

MGS opera máquinas KraussMaffei PX en nueve sitios globales

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

MGS utiliza máquinas PX, totalmente eléctricas,  de KraussMaffei en nueve sitios de producción en tres continentes para moldeo de precisión en cuarto limpio ISO Clase 8, con la función APCplus para control disparo a disparo en piezas de bajo gramaje para los sectores farmacéutico, diagnóstico y medtech.

Importación de herramientas de corte crece en abril

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Las herramientas de fresado concentraron el mayor valor de importación en abril, con 11.61 millones de dólares, lo que representó un crecimiento de 16.8 % en su comparación anual.