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Championing Change: Safety Concerns at the Heart of Finishing Advocate's Work
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
PF recognizes Mark Schario, CTO at Columbia Chemical, as the latest recipient of its Champions of the Industry award. Schario exemplifies the spirit of the award with a career spanning decades and a passion for innovation and mentorship.
#workforcedevelopment #regulations
Real-Time Mold Monitoring Boosts Molding Efficiency and Cost Savings
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
FloControl software integrates with existing mold design tools, offering real-time tracking and optimization from design to production, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for ProPlastics.
Pic of the Week: Aeroponics Grow Baskets
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
These 3D printed baskets helped Lettuce Abound increase lettuce yield and reduce grow time. But the story of their development is a 3D printing win of a different sort: mass customization.
All World Machinery Supply Acquires CNC Solutions
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
CNC Solutions is a FANUC Robotics Authorized System Integrator based in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. The acquisition will help All World address the growing demand for advanced automation solutions in industrial manufacturing.
Jergens Tooling Columns Facilitate Quick Setup Changes
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Jergens’ tooling columns are customizable as well as easily integrated into full custom design and build projects.
Fairmat and the rise of deep tech in France
Yannick Willemin | CompositesWorld
This first column in CW’s new Investors and Startups column series takes a closer look into the region of France, decoding the technologies, teams and funding actors driving its composites innovation.
CEAD launches the Maritime Application Center dedicated to industrial 3D printing boat hulls
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The MAC is an LFAM-powered production facility equipped with highly automated, digitally driven manufacturing processes and built around a collaborative model to develop the boats of the future.
Indexable Insert Line Expands for Small-Part or Swiss-Style Machining
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Walter USA’s WT26 thread turning indexable inserts are designed to provide maximum sharpness for exacting precision.
United Grinding Renews Partnership With Dynamic Machine
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Dynamic Machine’s advanced technical center near Detroit, Michigan, features United Grinding machine demonstrations, test cuts, turnkey projects and training.
MMT Chats: Redefining Manufacturing Collaboration
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Dynamic Tool’s Development Center fosters collaboration, offering tailored turnkey solutions with advanced automation and customer-focused innovation.
Additive Technologies for Injection Mold Tooling Ride Tailwinds
Matt Stonecash | Additive Manufacturing
Common barriers to additive manufacturing adoption in toolmaking — and how they’re being lowered.
Knipping Automotive invierte 350 millones de pesos en Tlaxcala
| Modern Machine Shop México
La empresa Knipping Automotive expandió sus instalaciones en Huamantla (Tlaxcala), donde generará 150 nuevos empleos.
X-Rite Announces Imaging Spectrophotometer for Delivering Consistently Colored Part
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
The CiF3200 imaging benchtop spectrophotometer delivers precision for color assessment of small, multicolored and complex parts.
Stadler moderniza plantas de reciclaje en países nórdicos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La empresa colabora con Finlandia, Noruega, Suecia y Dinamarca en plantas con IA, sensores ópticos y digitalización para residuos más eficientes.
Navigating Medical Plastics Trends in 2025
| Plastics Technology
The past few years have tested the resilience of the health care supply chain, especially when it comes to medical plastics.
Are You Building Relationships in Emerging Markets?
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Parts for products in emerging markets can offer higher profit margins than those for legacy applications. The key is to get in tight with the product development engineers in those emerging markets.
AkzoNobel Works With BASF to Reduce High-Volume Paint Products CO2 Footprint
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Integration of BASF’s biomass balanced ingredients cuts Akzonobel paint carbon footprint by at least 5% compared with the same formula produced using 100% fossil-based materials.
Advancing thermoplastic composite primary structure and morphing wings
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The HERWINGT project in Clean Aviation seeks to ready technologies — including at least 16 composite demonstrators — for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft with 50% less fuel burn to be launched by 2035.
FOTEC Develops Key Processes for Automated Postprocessing
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
The project's aim is to make additive-subtractive manufacturing chains economically viable – including for small and medium-sized enterprises.
North American Robot Orders Flat in First Quarter
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported a 15% rise in order value, however, and announced plans to track cobot sales.
Horn Tool System Provides High Surface Quality Finishes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Horn’s CBN tool system features geometries specially developed for finishing with tight tolerances and high process reliability when machining the material groups P, K and S.
Syensqo White Radel Polyphenylsulfone for Health Applications
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Bright white PPSU for biopharma applications, surgical instruments and medical devices.