OEM Tour Video: Lean Manufacturing for Measurement and Metrology
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
How can a facility that requires manual work for some long-standing parts be made more efficient? Join us as we look inside The L. S. Starrett Company’s headquarters in Athol, Massachusetts, and see how this long-established OEM is updating its processes.
Eco-friendly precision tooling offers flexibility, consistency
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: For more than 50 years, Coastal Enterprises has supported design, prototyping and composite layup applications with its Precision Board urethane tooling board and custom bonding offerings.
Alliance One Oilfield Becomes Roboze Smart Factory in Houston
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Accelerating access to corrosion-resistant polymer components for oil and gas operations with local production in Texas.
E-Z LOK Offers A Variety of Inserts for 3D Printing
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
E-Z Press & E-Z Fin (Finserts) threaded inserts for plastic offer ease and reliability for advanced 3D printing.
Materials Distributor Diversifies with Additive Manufacturing Production Business Within a Business
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Howco Additive exists within a corporate structure built around distributing large metal products like oilfield pipelines, but is finding a way forward in 3D printing that branches into part production for hypersonics, aerospace and more.
The Powder Coating Institute Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
During the 2025 PCI Annual Meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho, the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) recognized Kevin Biller, Champ Bowden and Nick Liberto.
Converting carbon fiber for UHTCMC to 3500°C
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC demonstrates ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites using SiC and other metallic carbides for applications in aerospace, defense, energy and more.
OQ expande portafolio con soluciones en PP y PE
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
OQ amplía su portafolio con 17 grados de PP y PE para empaque, consumo e infraestructura. La presentación oficial será en la feria K 2025 en Alemania.
Custom equipment manufacturer accentuates multidisciplinary design, engineering approach
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: From supporting civilian and DOD programs to everyday customer needs, Accudyne Systems strives to deliver production improvements over existing composites manufacturing systems.
Grob Systems to Host Machining, Automation Technology Event
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Grob’s event brings together 21 industry partners for informative seminars and live machining demonstrations highlighting machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex aerospace, medical and mold/die parts.
Westlake Epoxy collaborates with Alpha Recyclage Composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Westlake customers will have connections to Alpha’s expanded recycling capacity and support for rCF material integration in new forms, applications.
FACC agreements with Rolls-Royce, Tata and Kineco expand its global backlog, footprint in India
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The composites aerostructures supplier extends supply contract with Rolls-Royce and establishes new cooperations with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. and Kineco Aerospace in India.
Colored natural fibers to be tested in Four Motors Porsche GT3 Cup
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Bcomp, Porsche Motorsport and Four Motors are unveiling gray-toned components on the race car during 24H Nürburgring, showcasing new design and aesthetic viability for motorsport composites.
Enhanced RCF thermoplastic compounding opportunities grow composites recycling breadth
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Vartega’s EasyFeed Bundles now come in a wider array of rCF solutions for thermoplastic compounding, in addition to offering joint product development programs and R&D trials.
Fraunhofer IFAM MTC closes gap between industrial robots, machine tools
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Machine tool robot (MTC) features improved milling kinematics that enable versatile, efficient and high-precision machining of composites and hard metals with a manufacturing tolerance of up to 0.1 millimeter.
Oceanbird wing sails to demonstrate wind-based marine propulsion
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Part of project Orcelle Horizon, the composites-intensive, 560-square-meter structure will undergo ground-based testing before installation on a demonstrator shipping vessel.
AM method enables tool-free, energy-efficient thermoset composites production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
University researchers highlight how the combination of a thermally curable resin system with photothermal curing eliminates the post-curing steps involved in discontinuous, continuous fiber parts fabrication.
Smart Hot Runner Temperature Control System Helps Reduce Downtime
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
The smart TC5600 temperature controller from PCS enables moldmakers to quickly identify internal material leaks and assess mold aging data to offer more control over hot runner systems.
Fresado de microcomponentes con precisión extrema
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La serie AluLine – Micro, de Ceratizit, que ofrece herramientas de fresado diseñadas para el mecanizado de piezas en miniatura con alta tolerancia, garantiza precisión en cada corte.
Indicadores manufactureros de Nuevo León mostraron un avance en mayo
| Modern Machine Shop México
La Encuesta de Expectativas Económicas de CAINTRA detalla que los indicadores de mayo mostraron un avance respecto a abril; sin embargo, la mayoría de ellos no logró superar el umbral de expansión.
Making the Case for Table Changers
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
Table changers are an often-overlooked automation solution. In the right scenario, they can offer significant productivity gains while keeping your workflow familiar and manageable.
Braided composites enable low-cost, high-rate fabrication
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: A&P Technology highlights its QISO and slit tape thermoplastic material capabilities through customer examples and industry applications.