TMTS 2026: Taiwan Redefines Its Advanced Manufacturing Strategy

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop

TMTS 2026 showed how Taiwan’s machine tool industry is accelerating its shift toward more integrated, automated and application-focused manufacturing models. Artificial intelligence, digital monitoring, multitasking platforms and solutions for sectors such as aerospace and semiconductors defined an edition focused on increasing the technological value of Taiwanese manufacturing amid growing global competitive pressure.

Cleanliness Verification: Where Most Manufacturers Are Exposed

| Products Finishing

Verifying parts cleanliness with documented evidence is a necessity. This series of sessions available at the 2026 Parts Cleaning Conference provides a comprehensive overview on protocols, detection and evolving standards.

Grupo Bimbo reporta avances en empaques y reciclaje de plásticos

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Grupo Bimbo informó que, al cierre de 2025, el 99 % de sus empaques son reciclables, resultado de alianzas con ECOCE, ECOLANA y Reciclamanía de Walmart, así como de un proceso interno que incluye el reprocesamiento de más de 800 mil kilos de envolturas plásticas.

A Sector Under Pressure: Aerostructures, Insourcing and the Future of Composites

| CompositesWorld

For two decades, the aerostructures industry has lagged behind the rest of aerospace on margins. Rising insourcing, vanishing Super Tier 1s and post-pandemic strain are reshaping the supply chain — with major consequences for composites.

Zero-Residue Mold Cleaning Spray

| MoldMaking Technology

Plastixs adds new zero-residue SLIDE mold cleaning spray to lineup.

Honeywell presenta sus nuevas marcas tras la escisión de su negocio aeroespacial

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Honeywell Technologies y Honeywell Aerospace operarán como compañías independientes, en una reorganización orientada a enfocar sus estrategias de crecimiento en automatización industrial y aviación.

Phillips Large-Format 3D Printer Improves Production Flexibility

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Phillips Corp. features the M1 Metal AM system from MX3D, highlighting opportunities for large-format metal additive manufacturing in tooling, repair and industrial manufacturing applications.

Lang Technik Automation System Boosts Productivity in Compact Footprint

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Lang Technik's RoboTrex Compact Automation System combines high-density workpiece storage with an integrated FANUC industrial robot to support extended unattended machining in small-part manufacturing environments.

La nueva etapa aeroespacial exige más capacidad industrial

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La presión sobre entregas, mantenimiento y cadenas de proveeduría está llevando a los grandes grupos aeroespaciales a reorganizar sus negocios e invertir con mayor foco en capacidad, servicios y resiliencia operativa.

McNAIR Center installs large, ultra-high temperature furnace system

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research unveils a furnace system by Materials Research Furnaces (MRF) that reaches 2400°C for advancing aerocomposites and ceramics manufacturing research.

BigHead bonding fastener customization targets composites design challenges

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Engineers working with composite substrates can specify thread length variants, enlarged head geometries, anti-loosening features and alternative coatings through bigHead’s bespoke service.

Investing Wisely in the Industry's Future

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

From the NASF Awards Ceremony and 40 Under 40 honorees to candid conversations about capital investments and workforce pipelines, here's what defined this year's SUR/FIN surface finishing event.

La adopción de IA en la manufactura mexicana se asocia con más producción y mejores salarios

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 por empresa crece 18.8 %.

Sistema de refrigeración DMG MORI optimiza consumo energético en mecanizado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La solución Adaptive Coolant Flow ajusta automáticamente el flujo de refrigerante para reducir consumo energético y mejorar la eficiencia del proceso.

Netafim produce riego por goteo con plástico reciclado en Sonora

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La nueva planta de Orbia Netafim en Hermosillo integrará plástico reciclado en la fabricación de sistemas de riego por goteo, en línea con su red de reciclaje regional. Sonora fue elegida por su proximidad a zonas agrícolas con alto estrés hídrico y por su acceso ferroviario directo.

Chemeon Launches Noncontact 3D Surface Metrology Service Using Keyence VK-X3000

| Products Finishing

VK-X3000 3D Surface Profiler has been integrated into Chemeon’s newest business service division for analyzing complex surfaces, coatings and corrosion protection for light metals.

Full-field, noncontact strain measurement for material and structural testing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Trilion Quality Systems presents the Aramis Optical Strain Gage, a 3D DIC system that captures strain, displacement and deformation data across an entire test specimen surface without physical contact.

Power Play: Technical Specifications Aim to Reduce Robot Total Cost of Ownership

Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected

Unlike appliances with EnergyGuide labels that enable consumers to compare models based on total cost of ownership (TCO) instead of just purchase price, industrial equipment such as robots lack standards and specifications for measuring energy consumption.

PPS Compound for Higher Thermal Shock Resistance in EV Busbars

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Envalior introduced Xytron M5080ET polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), an impact-modified compound designed to withstand temperatures above 150°C.

The Role of the Membrane in Vat Photopolymerization (VPP)

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

In bottom-up style vat photopolymerization printers, the part is built between the rigid build plate above and the flexible membrane below. This video covers the function and importance of this membrane for 3D printing.

TecNM impulsará proyectos en semiconductores, electromovilidad e Industria 4.0

| Modern Machine Shop México

Se realiza la firma del convenio Marco de Colaboración Interinstitucional del Tecnológico Nacional de México para fortalecer el desarrollo académico, científico y tecnológico.

Pultron GFRP battens sustain aerial forest firefighting buckets

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

IMS New Zealand chooses Pultron’s composite product offerings to enhance the safety and durability of monsoon buckets, which play a critical role in aerial wildfire suppression.