United Grinding Renews Partnership With Dynamic Machine

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Dynamic Machine’s advanced technical center near Detroit, Michigan, features United Grinding machine demonstrations, test cuts, turnkey projects and training.

Sensors, Sustainability and Skilled Labor

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Q&A with Bob VanCoillie, MoldMaking Technology EAB member and senior manager of Kenvue’s mold management center of excellence.
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Weingärtner Maschinenbau Announces Leadership Transition

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

As Friedrich Weingärtner retires, Dominik Weingärtner will now lead the company alongside his uncle, Andreas Weingärtner.

Wall Colmonoy Launches Furnace Apprenticeship Program

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

Three-year state-funded program at the company’s site in Los Lunas, New Mexico, trains and develops next-gen furnace operators through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on experience.
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Production Machining's May 2025 News Highlights

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Production Machining’s May 2025 news highlights include new manufacturing facilities, leadership transitions, acquisitions and more.

Rotogran Offers Upgraded Granulators

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Key updates include tool steel replaceable inserts in all granulators and a new pathway deflector into the cutting chamber.

Finishing Facility Polishes Up On Its Specialty Process

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

Concentrating exclusively on precision stainless steel electropolishing, this 40-year-old family-owned company showcases its uniqueness by developing its own process, delivering consistent quality and treating employees like family.

SMW Autoblok Clamping System Automates Jaw Changes

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The KNCS-matic system enables automatic quick jaw change by a conventional industrial robot, which releases the base jaws with a release pin, replaces them and then fixes the next jaws with the pin.

Injection Molding Conference Returns to Penn State Behrend

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Taking place June 11-12, the conference features more than 30 presentations and 13 focused tutorials, as well as networking opportunities.

Datos del primer trimestre de 2025 revelan alza en la importación de robots industriales

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En los primeros tres meses de 2025, el valor acumulado de la importación de robots industriales fue de 51.6 millones de dólares, lo que representó un aumento del 2.46 % con respecto al mismo período de 2024.

DN Solutions Technical Hub Promises Efficiency Across Operations

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Efficiency cannot be achieved focusing on it only at a micro level; it must be addressed at organizational, shopfloor, and individual machine scales. Find out how DN Solutions is doing so from its recently opened Technical Center in Schaumberg, Illinois.

SPE honors Greg McCunn for 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

McCunn is honored for his professional accomplishments and support of the thermoforming composites industry throughout his career in automotive and beyond.

Hexcel, Specialty Materials launch boron fiber-infused high modulus carbon fiber

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

High-compression, hybridized unidirectional prepreg targets advanced commercial and military application opportunities.

Syensqo composites demonstrate titanium replacement on Boeing MQ-25 Stingray

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Validation of integrating Cycom 5250-4HT prepreg into the UAV’s exhaust nozzle structure underpins the material system’s use in other high-temperature aerospace applications.  

FIDAMC lays groundwork for CFA advanced manufacturing technocenter

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Ahead of the CFA’s June opening, a recent conference established the criteria for submitting project proposals, as well as the CFA’s capabilities and equipment, citing more than 200 interested companies.

Student Executives Manage Business, Academia in High School Vocational Program

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

Bend Manufacturing, a business led by high school seniors that operates out of The Portage School of Leaders in South Bend, Indiana, is witnessing its real-time return on investment: its students.
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Expanded Drill Lines Offer More Comprehensive Holemaking Solutions

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Emuge-Franken USA has expanded its North American solid carbide drill offering with two new high-performance drill lines and additions to its popular MultiDrill line.  

Fundamentos de la metrología en la manufactura

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop México

La metrología es el pilar silencioso detrás de cada producto preciso y confiable. Comprender sus fundamentos, aplicaciones y normativas es esencial para garantizar procesos de manufactura eficientes, trazables y alineados con los más altos estándares de calidad.

Lehvoss Group Highlights PFAS-Free Anti-Friction Coating

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

Lehvoss has developed a PFAS-free variant of its Luvocom thermoplastic tribological material for electrostatic powder coating.

Reflecting on PMTS, Last Words on a Long Career, and More: The Top 10 April Articles

Cara Ready | Production Machining

Our top 10 articles included reflections on PMTS, a look back on a long career, choosing the right chipbreaker, and more. 
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Emuge-Franken Drill Lineup Provides High-Precision Hole Quality

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Emuge-Franken expands its range of holemaking tools with a number of new solid carbide drill lines.

PLASTIanguis 2025 rompe récord de acopio en la UNAM

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Más de 760 personas recolectaron 7,675 kg de residuos plásticos en la Facultad de Química de la UNAM durante el Día Mundial del Reciclaje.