Fathom Edgeworks Launches to Provide Strategic Sourcing in the U.S.

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Navigate supply chain volatility with smart global sourcing.  

Comau Collaborates with Multiple Players in AM Applications to Expand Into New Market Sectors

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Comau has defined several collaborations aimed at combining digital additive manufacturing and automation to open new market segments in need of affordable, easy-to-use advanced automation.
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Bioplast de Antioquia impulsa el reciclaje técnico en Colombia

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con doble extrusión, control de calidad y visión sostenible, la compañía colombiana trabaja para ser referente en reciclaje técnico y transformación responsable.

Low-Throughput Dryer Series With Matching Hoopers

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Series comes in a throughput range from 3 oz.-15 lbs/hr. and is said to be ideal for medical molding.  

United Grinding Announces New CEO Appointment at Studer

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Sandro Bottazzo was recently appointed CEO and will take over the responsibility as chairman of the board of directors.

Succeeding at Swiss

Derek Korn | Production Machining

McCormick Industries is no stranger to Swiss-type machining. Here are examples of ways the shop has found to become more efficient not only at using its CNC sliding-headstock machines, but at its overall shopfloor processes and practices, too.

SPE Thermoforming Division highlights construction equipment composite hood innovation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Plastics Unlimited solved challenges with a customer’s directional drill fiberglass hood, enabling a solution that maintains vibrant appearances and performance even under harsh environmental conditions.

AMSL Aero makes H2 testing milestones for hybrid Vertiia eVTOL

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bankstown and Wellington fuel cell work has helped to verify Vertiia’s powertrain while also feeding electricity into the airport grid, bringing the composites-intensive Australian aircraft closer to flight.  

CAM Additive Manufacturing Software Adds Linking Job Feature to Simplify Programming

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Latest software function makes it possible to easily link multiple additive manufacturing jobs with different technology parameters and five-axis strategies for an optimized workflow.
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AI-Powered Automation Decreases Machine Tool Programming Time

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division highlights its automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool called ProPlanAI, that cuts the time to program factory machine tools by 75%.  

Plastics Recycling LATAM vuelve a CDMX en 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La cita presencial será el 19 y 20 de mayo en el Hotel Sheraton. En 2025 habrá encuentros virtuales sobre innovación y tendencias.

AkzoNobel Takes Steps to Optimize European Industrial Footprint

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

The powder coatings company intends to close its Wapenveld and Machelen sites and consolidate production at other locations in the region.

Breaking Down Neutral Salt Spray Testing

| Products Finishing

Tyler Batchler at Pavco answers a question about neutral salt spray testing, taking the reader through each layer of the plating process.  

Automation, Welding, Software and Venting

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT’s Editorial Advisory Board member Corey Fox, Operations manager for Accede Mold & Tool, shares his top MoldMaking Technology articles over the past year and how this content has been valuable to the business.

Polymer Showdown — POM vs. POK — May the Best Material Win!

| Plastics Technology

Third in a series, an expert from plastics engineering consultancy The Madison Group pits leading thermoplastics against each other to see how they differ in processing characteristics, chemical resistance, thermal and mechanical performance and more.

Herramientas de fresado de forma Schwanog: perfiles y contornos complejos con alta precisión

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Las herramientas de fresado de forma personalizadas, de Schwanog, están diseñadas para producir perfiles y contornos complejos.

Ceratizit End Mills Feature Optimized Tool Geometry

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

OptiLine solid carbide end mills are designed for high-performance machining in a wide range of materials, applications and strategies.

TYW Manufacturing invierte 50 millones de dólares en Guanajuato

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa TYW Manufacturing México, dedicada a la producción de tableros de instrumentos electrónicos para automóviles, se estableció en el municipio de Irapuato.

PT's Naitove Among 18 Headed to Plastics Hall of Fame

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Longtime Plastics Technology editor to be enshrined with 17 other luminaries on October 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany.  

Select Machining Technologies' Multitasking Machines Feature Enhanced Dynamics

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The Gen 6 ZVH series of four- and five-axis traveling-column machining centers from Ibarmia are well suited for manufacturers seeking precision, efficiency and the capacity to handle large, complex workpieces.

United Grinding Announces New CEO Appointment at Studer

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Sandro Bottazzo was recently appointed CEO and will take over the responsibility as chairman of the board of directors.

Welcome to Our Special Swiss-Type-Machining Issue

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Coverage of CNC sliding-headstock machining technology, processes and practices has been a staple for the Production Machining brand since day one. With this issue, we pay tribute to it and pay it forward.