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ALPLA fortalece su oferta de cierres plásticos con KM Packaging
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
ALPLA anunció la adquisición de KM Packaging, fabricante de cierres plásticos técnicos, para ampliar ALPLAinject, su división de moldeo por inyección.
FKuR presentará bioplásticos y reciclados sostenibles en K 2025
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La serie Bio-Flex N y la familia Terralene de FKuR estarán en K 2025, con opciones para aplicaciones difíciles de reciclar y productos durables.
Arkema Completes ISCC Plus for All Acrylic Monomer Facilities
| Products Finishing
Worldwide facilities use the mass balance approach to reduce the carbon footprint of acrylic monomer products, key to its progression toward bio-attributed specialty resins and additives.
July 2025 Finishing Index Maintains Steady Pace
Mike Shirk | Products Finishing
Minor movement among index components shakes out to another month of maintaining the status quo.
3D Printing Accelerates R&D Process For Prototyping Molds
Fiona Lawler | Additive Manufacturing
Utilizing Axtra3D’s additive technology, LSI Solutions, a medical equipment manufacturer found the compatible machine it needed to accelerate its R&D process for prototyping molds for medical devices.
Shop Talk: Pig Pen — My Masterpiece Debut
| MoldMaking Technology
A nervous rookie designer turns a simple mold drawing into a smudged, unforgettable career kickoff.
PMPA’s New Executive Director: Emily Riley, MBA
Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining
Emily Riley brings vision, energy and a deep commitment to manufacturing excellence and member service.
Wittmann México impulsa el izaje seguro en plantas de inyección
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Wittmann México muestra en Meximold 2025 su línea de componentes de izaje para moldes de inyección, centrada en reducir riesgos y mejorar eficiencia.
Advanced autoclaves, ovens provide efficiency, precision and intelligent control
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Olmar is highlighting its next-gen autoclaves and industrial ovens for composites curing to improve throughput, scale production and achieve tighter quality control.
Schaeffler amplía su portafolio para máquinas-herramienta
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EMO: El nuevo portafolio incluye guías lineales, rodamientos híbridos y sistemas de transmisión diseñados para entornos automatizados y de alta exigencia operativa.
Moving Beyond the Relative Viscosity Curve — New Method To Find Optimum Plastic Flow Rates: Part 2
| Plastics Technology
Explore the use of the injection unit velocity capability, which determines a machine’s injection speed linearity to find optimum flow rates, and proposes a second method.
WM Thermformers Feature Enhanced Controls, Efficient Parts-Handling Systems
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Both machines allow formers to use existing tooling.
Nikon CT Technology Provides High-Resolution Scanning
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Limited Angle CT provides detailed inspection of specific areas of interest within larger components.
México ante la pausa arancelaria: 90 días clave para asegurar inversión y estabilidad
| Modern Machine Shop México
COPARMEX señala que, ante la pausa de 90 días en los aranceles de Estados Unidos, el Gobierno de México debe fortalecer la estrategia interna y diversificar los mercados.
LSI Solutions Saves Days with 3D Printed Prototype Molds
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
The medical equipment manufacturer had been accustomed to spending up to one week to machine each prototype mold from steel. With its Axtra 3D printer and UltraCur3D material, molds can be printed in less than a day.
Workholding, ESOPs and AMRs: Building Midwest Job Shop Success
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
A to Z Machine’s True North mission statement defines an aim to become the best employer and supplier in the region. But what policies and technologies support this mission? From AMRs to Zero Point clamping, find out below.
United Grinding Laser Machine Enhances Precision Tool Processing
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
United Grinding North America Inc.’s Vision Laser offers advanced laser technology for brazed tools with high-quality requirements and versatile applications.
Survey of Mechanisms of Adhesion of Electrodeposited Metal Coatings to Plastic Surfaces
| Products Finishing
This paper considers adhesion of metal coatings to plastic surfaces, exploring the ways in which different types of etching mechanisms achieve different substrate modifications, and thus different bonding capabilities.
A Bit About What Korn Learned at Horn
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Last May, Germany’s Paul Horn GmbH opened its doors to approximately 3,300 visitors from 33 countries. See some of what I discovered there relative to the company’s new cutting tool technology, its manufacturing capabilities and its culture.
Joby preps conforming aircraft for TIA flight testing, acquires Blade Air Mobility
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Joby Aviation is advancing toward FAA certification of its electric eVTOL aircraft while acquiring Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business to accelerate commercialization and expand operations in the U.S. and Europe.
Norsepower secures full-fleet rotor sail commitments
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Composite wind propulsion technologies will support a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers, as well as six newbuild tankers.
Metal Powder Works Sells Expeditionary DirectPowder Unit To the US Navy
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
The MPW DirectPowder system enables the conversion of standard metal bar stock into uniform, precise metal powders.