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Wickert press advances Chemnitz polymers, composites and metals research
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Since its installation, the rapid heating/cooling press has become of great importance to the Institute for Lightweight Structures’ work in processing high-performance structural and hybrid components for industrial-scale applications.
Fictiv in Financial Agreement to Join Misumi
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Fictiv is joining Misumi to accelerate the building its global manufacturing platform for engineering and supply chain organizations to make manufacturing and supply chain capabilities easier, more accessible and more intelligent.
Mazak Open House Events Will Showcase Range of Machining Technology
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Discover More With Mazak Northeast event takes place May 13-14, 2025, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Additionally, its Southwest event will take place June 18-19, 2025, at the company’s facility in Houston, Texas.
Machine Shop MBA
| Modern Machine Shop
Making Chips and Modern Machine Shop are teaming up for a new podcast series called Machine Shop MBA—designed to help manufacturers measure their success against the industry’s best. Through the lens of the Top Shops benchmarking program, the series explores the KPIs that set high-performing shops apart, from machine utilization and first-pass yield to employee engagement and revenue per employee.
3 Trends From PMTS 2025
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
The 2025 Precision Machining Technology Show provided an excellent look at the variety of machining solutions catering to the U.S. metalworking industry, including a range of automation solutions for turned and milled parts.
3D Printed PEEK Facial Implant Manufactured at Point of Care
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Successful design and production of a Medical Device Regulation (MDR)-compliant 3D-printed PEEK facial implant — manufactured directly at the point of care using the EXT 220 MED platform.
K 2025 destaca liderazgo femenino en el foro Women in Plastics
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
K 2025 presenta “Women in Plastics”, un foro sobre inclusión y liderazgo femenino en la industria del plástico, con expertas de Dow y PlasticsEurope.
MMT Chats: Molds, Molding, Marketing and Membership
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges chats with Eric Hecker, Sales and Project Engineer for Eifel about his focus on sales and marketing, the move into molding, technology and training trends and his mission to help increase membership in Mold Technologies Division of SPE.
Aumentó 2.6 % el volumen de la producción manufacturera en febrero
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
En febrero de 2025, el volumen de producción de los sectores de fabricación de productos metálicos y fabricación de maquinaria y equipo experimentó un incremento.
The Postprocessing Episode: AM Radio #58
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Postprocessing might always be necessary for 3D printed parts, and that's ok. In this podcast episode, how additive manufacturers today are overcoming challenges with depowdering, cleaning and more, and how postprocessing could change as AM matures.
Plastics Processing Activity Lands Flat at 50 in March
Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology
Latest reading is a slight regression from February’s expansion but not enough to call it contraction.
#economics
What I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now
Miles Free | Production Machining
I had no idea that we need experts. That I could become an expert. That my passion to be the best helped make it so. What do you know now?
Archer unveils vision for NYC eVTOL network and routes
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Archer looks to enable passengers to travel from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 5-15 minutes via the Midnight eVTOL platform.
Wichita State researchers build composites strength, functionality with helical CNTs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Patent-pending chemically functionalizing helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs) produce scalable nanocomposites that reduce weak interlaminar bonding, improve bonding, support repair and healing and more.
Gulfstream G800 earns FAA, EASA certifications
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Final certifications for the ultra-long range, high-speed composites-intensive business jet have confirmed longer range, higher cruise speeds and shorter takeoff and landing distances than previously expected.
High-Density Graphite Material Engineered for Precision Spline Machining
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Eastec 2025: MWI’s EC-15 high-performance graphite is a high-density material known for its excellent properties, making it well suited for manufacturing components that require high precision and reliability.
Alarm System Monitors Moldmaking Equipment for Leaking Molten Plastic
Angela Osborne | Plastics Technology
Plastixs’ Airtect LA502 Dual Plastic Leak Alarm System monitors moldmaking equipment for plastic leaks to help prevent significant damage caused by leaks in either molding machines and hot runner molds.
VDMA presenta panorama de la industria de maquinaria en el primer trimestre del año
| Modern Machine Shop México
El estado de ánimo en la industria mejoró un poco a principios de 2025, pero sigue siendo muy dispar. La mayoría de las empresas no espera volver a registrar un ligero crecimiento hasta 2026.
Heule presenta herramienta de avellanado GH-K con tecnología anti-chatter
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La herramienta de alto rendimiento garantiza avellanados precisos y libres de vibraciones en una amplia gama de materiales.
Learning is a Blast: Training Facility Diversifies Skill Offerings
Lori Beckman | Products Finishing
The new blast room at LIUNA Training of Michigan is more than just a training tool — it is an investment in the future of the construction industry and the workforce that will build it.
#workforcedevelopment
Hurco Control Boosts CAD/CAM Programming Efficiency
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Hurco control features NC/Conversational Merge, a control feature that enables users to apply conversational features such as pattern operations, scaling, tool probing, part probing and an abundance of work offsets to NC programs.
Sumitomo Turning Grades Increase Tool Life for Machining Titanium Alloys
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec 2025: The AC9115T and AC9125T turning grades feature Sumitomo’s Absotech coating technology and tungsten carbide-based composition, which suppresses chemical reactions with titanium alloys and increases wear resistance.