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Spudnik Equipment Installs Titan Blast Room to Improve Stainless Steel Finishing
| Products Finishing
Spudnik installed its first custom-engineered blast room in-house to support consistent, high-quality satin finishes on harvesting equipment projects.
Rotoplas gana Premio LOGRA 2026 por transición a energía renovable
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Grupo Rotoplas obtuvo el segundo lugar en la categoría PLANETA de los Premios LOGRA 2026 de Pacto Global México por su transición tecnológica en plantas de manufactura, mediante la migración de la fabricación de tinacos del proceso de rotomoldeo al de soplado, con una inversión de 620 millones de pesos ejecutada entre 2024 y 2025.
Bridging the Blue-Collar Skills Shortage
| Manufacturing Connected
With recent investment in the manufacturing industry, the skilled labor shortage is becoming more acute. A new AI-powered platform can help manufacturers find workers in unexpected places.
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Instant-cure UV LED coatings eliminate VOCs, reduce facility footprint
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Allied UV’s UV LED coating systems cure instantly without volatile organic compounds or hazardous air pollutants, with solutions tailored through experienced process integrator partnerships.
Penn State Behrend To Host Emerging Technology Conference
| Plastics Technology
Two-day conference features morning presentations across three tracks and three-hour tutorials in the afternoon.
Amcor lanza envases PP para porciones en servicios de alimentos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Amcor presenta PP Revolution, una línea de dip cups de polipropileno para porciones individuales de aderezos y salsas, disponible en 10 tamaños y diseñada para sustituir las soluciones de poliestireno, con cumplimiento de las regulaciones EPR.
Leading Through Conflict and Crisis: Building Stronger Leaders Across the Family Business
Christina Fuges | Manufacturing Connected
Three sibling CEOs share how intentional roles, shared values and disciplined communication drive consensus and resilience during crisis leadership.
MSP enables Pentaxia to eliminate composite part concessions, reduce production time by 50%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PerfectPart metrology solutions turned a time-consuming, high-risk and high-pressure process into a more reliable, automated machining strategy.
Avel Robotics AFP process cuts composite foil environmental impact by more than 30%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A peer-reviewed 2024 study quantifies the environmental gains from Avel's AFP-based production approach, which eliminates draping molds and reduces material waste across all foil geometries.
Cambium introduces dual-use protective metallics, composites coating with ApexShield 3000
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Phthalonitrile coating is engineered to operate in high-temperature environments and be deployed in time-constrained production settings.
Acciona, Bolero Surf create surfboard fins from recycled wind turbine blades
| CompositesWorld
The collaboration debuted fins made from 100% recycled wind turbine fiberglass at a 2026 Australian surfing competition, demonstrating a circular end-of-life pathway for decommissioned material.
Alef Aeronautics' composites-intensive flying car enters production phase
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Model A Ultralight — a drive-and-fly eVTOL designed to lift off directly from public roads — marks the first step toward full-scale Model A manufacturing.
Fanning’s Automated Five-Axis Formula for Success
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.
Bioplastic Secures Berth in Upcoming World Cup
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
PlantSwitch will bring its compostable serviceware game to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Adaptador sensorizado de Sandvik Coromant permite monitoreo en tiempo real en torneado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema CoroTurn Plus integra herramientas sensorizadas y analítica digital para visualizar fuerzas de corte, vibración y condiciones del proceso en tiempo real.
Big Parts, Bigger Challenges: What It Takes to Wash Heavy Industrial Components
| Products Finishing
Custom washing systems are key for finishing large, complex parts up to 3,500 pounds, tackling conveyance, fluid dynamics and temperature control challenges.
Hasco lanza manguera de alta temperatura en PFA para moldes
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Hasco incorporó a su catálogo la manguera Z8561 en PFA, desarrollada para sistemas de control de temperatura en moldes. La construcción multicapa combina flexibilidad con un recubrimiento exterior de silicona resistente a esfuerzos mecánicos.
Expert Thin Wall Mold Restoration
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Restoring high-speed packaging molds to peak performance through advanced techniques, precision machining and 50% faster turnaround times.
IMA y SÜDPACK presentan blíster monomaterial en PP
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
IMA Group presenta en Vitafoods Barcelona el concepto de empaque en blíster NutriGuard de SÜDPACK Medica, una estructura monomaterial de polipropileno de 375 g/m² para tabletas y cápsulas del segmento de nutracéuticos.
BigRep LFAM 3D Printers Incorporate Pellet Extrusion Capability
Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing
A co-development partnership with Massive Dimension integrates a pellet extruder head as an option for BigRep’s One platform printers.
Nikon Laser Radar Provides High-Speed, Precision Measurement in Compact Design
| Modern Machine Shop
Nikon Corp.’s APDIS MV5X Laser Radar provides up to six times faster scanning than previous models and a lightweight form for enhanced manufacturing quality control.
LNS Bar Feeders Boost Spindle Uptime, Flexibility
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: LNS introduces the Express 346 evo and the upcoming Express 126 to its Express Line of bar feeders, offering self-adjusting guiding systems, fast setup capabilities and support for a wide range of bar diameters.