Michigan Metrology Presents Surface Roughness Webinar Intro

| Products Finishing

A free webinar on Aug. 27 will introduce attendees to the company’s annual two-day course on surface roughness, texture and tribology.

DeHoff 20144 integra cuatro procesos para fabricar guías de ondas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La máquina realiza taladrado profundo, mandrinado por tracción, bruñido por rodillo y roscado en tubos de aluminio utilizados en el reactor experimental de fusión ITER Tokamak.

BTB Transfer Three- and Five-Spindle Transfer Machines Combine Productivity with Versatility

| Modern Machine Shop

BTB Transfer introduces the M04 and M06 transfer machines, featuring integrated fourth- and fifth-axis units at each station to balance high output with flexibility during batch changes.

What a Slow Market Looks Like When You Use It to Build

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Best Tool & Engineering is using a quiet market to rebuild itself from the inside out with AI, a lot of scrappiness and a plan.

Rigid Foam Core Offers Density Ranges, Strength Options

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Elliott Company of Indianapolis will showcase five Elfoam rigid polyisocyanurate foam grades, available in blocks, sheets and custom-fabricated shapes for composite and industrial applications.

Belmont Equipment & Technologies Sinker EDM with a Compact Design

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: Belmont Equipment & Technologies will feature the MX-226C ZNC EDM sinker, showcasing a compact machine design that delivers powerful EDM performance in a space-saving footprint.

CEMB Measurement Platform Improves Control in Industrial Balancing

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: CEMB introduces the B20 measuring instrumentation platform, combining an industrial PC with Windows 11, a redesigned touchscreen interface and updated software designed for modern production environments.

Blum-Novotest LC54-Digilog mide herramientas desde 5 µm

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: El sistema láser registra individualmente cada filo de herramientas para micromecanizado y genera varios miles de valores por segundo, con una repetibilidad de 0.2 µm.

EE. UU. impone arancel de 50 % a plásticos canadienses desde agosto

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Una proclamación presidencial del 20 de julio impone un arancel adicional del 50 % a plásticos canadienses en aproximadamente 20 códigos HTS, con vigencia desde el 19 de agosto de 2026, sobre importaciones que alcanzaron 3,100 millones de dólares en 2025.

Centrifugal Barrel Tumbler Machine Accelerates Finishing of 3D Printed Parts

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

Designed with a smaller physical footprint in mind, MFI’s compact centrifugal barrel tumbler finishing machine can result in a quicker, quieter finishing process for 3D printed parts. 

Datanomix digitaliza planos, preparaciones e instrucciones de producción

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: Los paquetes digitales de producción de G-Code Cloud + DNC vinculan programas, planos, herramientas e información de inspección con el número de parte y la máquina correspondiente.

COPARMEX impulsa empresas mexicanas de nicho ante revisión del T-MEC

| Modern Machine Shop México

La confederación considera que México debe avanzar hacia una economía con mayor contenido tecnológico, innovación y especialización, para integrar a más mipymes en cadenas productivas de alto valor agregado en América del Norte.

AIHS lleva a Meximold limpieza de moldes sin solventes ni paro

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

AIHS participa en Meximold 2026 con su servicio de limpieza criogénica para moldes industriales, que proyecta hielo seco a alta velocidad para eliminar resinas, grasas y pigmentos sin desmontaje, sin residuos y sin afectar las tolerancias, respaldado por producción propia de hielo seco recién fabricado.

Erowa Workholding System Automates Handling of Large, Heavy Workpieces

| Modern Machine Shop

Erowa Technology Inc. showcases the Giant Tooling System (GTS) modular workholding solution alongside two compact automation robots — the ERC80 and ERC150.

Punch Industry rectifica componentes de pequeño diámetro con acabado espejo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La compañía produce pasadores, punzones y piezas de acero o carburo con secciones redondas, cuadradas, triangulares y especiales para moldes, dispositivos médicos y sistemas de automatización.

AZL Consortium to Establish Common Benchmarking Basis for CFRP Rotor Sleeves

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Members are entering materials, processes and test method implementation for electric motor applications. New partners are still welcome to participate.

SUPERPAN Project to Produce Recyclable, Highly Scalable Structural Composite Panels for Vehicle Lightweighting

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Ideko, Aimplas and Birka Composites are considering thermoplastics and automated process development to enable multidirectionally reinforced panels that reduce vehicle weight, cut emissions and advance sustainable transport manufacturing.

Sandvik Coromat CoroMill Plura Composite Router Supports Longer Tool Life

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The CoroMill Plura 2P350 cutting tool features an 02AD diamond-coated grade and cutting capabilities that withstand the abrasiveness of composite materials.

Congratulations to the 2026 CW Top Shops Recipients

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Nine companies have earned this year’s CW Top Shops distinction, their commitment to benchmarking and continuous improvement setting the standard for the composites industry.

MATECH Unveils FAST Densification Service for CMC

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

MATECH's patent-pending, field-assisted sintering technology rapidly densifies SiC/SiC, C/SiC and C/C composites, delivering near-theoretical densities for high-temperature applications.

FAA Certifies Boeing's 737-7 After Decade-Long Review

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The approval clears the way for commercial deliveries beginning early 2027, following required updates to the jet's flight-control software, alerting system and engine anti-ice design.

Turkish Aerospace Industries Taxi Trials Kaan Fighter Jet Ahead of Flight Test

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Reportedly featuring CFRP fuselage and wing, domestically produced 5th-generation multirole fighter to replace F-16 targets service entry by 2028, switch to indigenous engine by 2030.