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Mordazas duras personalizables Mate: sujeción precisa para geometrías complejas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Las mordazas duras mecanizables para todas las dimensiones de los vises DynoGrip, de Mate Precision Technologies, están diseñadas para sujeción personalizada en geometrías complejas.
Standardized Inspection Improves Throughput and Tolerances
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Automating inspection leads to higher throughput — but what else does it enable? In this article, learn how Deublin’s Mainz, Germany, facility has been able to better specify tolerances through a versatile metrology device.
June 2025: Prices for the Five Commodity Resins Flat to Down
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
This overall resin pricing trend could continue into the start of the third quarter.
Pic of the Week: Aeroponics Grow Baskets
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
These 3D printed baskets helped Lettuce Abound increase lettuce yield and reduce grow time. But the story of their development is a 3D printing win of a different sort: mass customization.
Nordson BKG y FIMIC amplían su alianza tecnológica
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Ambas empresas desarrollan soluciones para reciclaje y procesamiento de plásticos y anuncian su cooperación estratégica. Presentarán sus innovaciones en la K 2025 que se realizará en Düsseldorf, Alemania.
Nikon and America Makes Team Up to Strengthen US Defense Manufacturing
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Multi-phase program funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office to advance additive manufacturing adoption for defense and aerospace applications.
Real-Time Mold Monitoring Boosts Molding Efficiency and Cost Savings
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
FloControl software integrates with existing mold design tools, offering real-time tracking and optimization from design to production, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs for ProPlastics.
Shell Polymers in Feedstock Agreement With Freepoint Eco-Systems
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Freepoint facility will supply pyrolysis oil for conversion into feedstocks for polyethylene.
Troubleshooting AGVs in a Machine Shop
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
Mobile robots add flexibility to automation, but fine tuning doesn’t stop after initial setup.
CEAD launches the Maritime Application Center dedicated to industrial 3D printing boat hulls
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The MAC is an LFAM-powered production facility equipped with highly automated, digitally driven manufacturing processes and built around a collaborative model to develop the boats of the future.
Indexable Insert Line Expands for Small-Part or Swiss-Style Machining
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Walter USA’s WT26 thread turning indexable inserts are designed to provide maximum sharpness for exacting precision.
Navigating Medical Plastics Trends in 2025
| Plastics Technology
The past few years have tested the resilience of the health care supply chain, especially when it comes to medical plastics.
Additive Technologies for Injection Mold Tooling Ride Tailwinds
Matt Stonecash | Additive Manufacturing
Common barriers to additive manufacturing adoption in toolmaking — and how they’re being lowered.
North American Robot Orders Flat in First Quarter
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) reported a 15% rise in order value, however, and announced plans to track cobot sales.
FOTEC Develops Key Processes for Automated Postprocessing
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
The project's aim is to make additive-subtractive manufacturing chains economically viable – including for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Stadler moderniza plantas de reciclaje en países nórdicos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La empresa colabora con Finlandia, Noruega, Suecia y Dinamarca en plantas con IA, sensores ópticos y digitalización para residuos más eficientes.
Are You Building Relationships in Emerging Markets?
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Parts for products in emerging markets can offer higher profit margins than those for legacy applications. The key is to get in tight with the product development engineers in those emerging markets.
MMT Chats: Redefining Manufacturing Collaboration
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Dynamic Tool’s Development Center fosters collaboration, offering tailored turnkey solutions with advanced automation and customer-focused innovation.
Advancing thermoplastic composite primary structure and morphing wings
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The HERWINGT project in Clean Aviation seeks to ready technologies — including at least 16 composite demonstrators — for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft with 50% less fuel burn to be launched by 2035.
Horn Tool System Provides High Surface Quality Finishes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Horn’s CBN tool system features geometries specially developed for finishing with tight tolerances and high process reliability when machining the material groups P, K and S.
United Grinding Renews Partnership With Dynamic Machine
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Dynamic Machine’s advanced technical center near Detroit, Michigan, features United Grinding machine demonstrations, test cuts, turnkey projects and training.
AkzoNobel Works With BASF to Reduce High-Volume Paint Products CO2 Footprint
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Integration of BASF’s biomass balanced ingredients cuts Akzonobel paint carbon footprint by at least 5% compared with the same formula produced using 100% fossil-based materials.