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.

México y España buscan fortalecer inversión y cadenas de valor

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

México plantea aumentar el contenido nacional y atraer nuevas inversiones en un encuentro empresarial con España.

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.

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.

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. 

VIDEO: From PEEK to LMPAEK, and why this material is taking over aerospace

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Victrex’s LMPAEK continues proving its value where processing ease meets extreme demands. This snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published across the CW platform provides an in-depth look at this thermoplastic material.

Mastrex Metal 3D Printer Supports Industrial AM Accessibility

| Modern Machine Shop

Mastrex’s MX300 laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer is compatible with titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, cobalt-chrome, Inconel and more, designed for aerospace, defense and medical applications.

Molde con enfriamiento conforme en LPBF

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El enfriamiento conforme en moldes de inyección fabricados mediante LPBF genera superficies brutas que el mecanizado convencional no siempre puede mecanizar. En Erich Rothe, la herramienta estándar falló a los cinco minutos sobre Tyrax ESR a 58 HRC; la fresa HC643FB de Hufschmied completó el acabado con vida útil mínima de 18 horas.

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.

850ºC and 200 Atmospheres: Heat Exchangers for Demanding Solar Energy Applications

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Heat exchangers used in concentrated solar power must withstand elevated temperatures and pressures, and 3D printing enables the use of materials appropriate to this application — in this case, Haynes alloys. 

NASF/AESF Project #125: Doped Ti4O7 Anodes to Improve PFAS Degradation via Electrooxidation (Q5)

| Products Finishing

Work to synthesize and optimize doped Ti₄O₇ anodes to achieve effective PFAS degradation is studied further through a performance evaluation of the REM system for PFOS degradation and comparision to use of an Ebonex anode.  

On the Radar: 3D Printing and the Agile Production Imperative

| CompositesWorld

Significant institutional momentum around large-format additive manufacturing and the push for faster production in U.S. defense are forming parallels across the composites 3D printing landscape.

Voltage Vessels 3D prints composite RHIB prototype, seeks next steps with Eclipse X9 composite

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Hawaiian startup and CEAD developed a demonstration platform using LFAM, which is informing Voltage Vessels’ basalt fiber-reinforced PETG material developments.

Plataine AI Agents deliver real-time, enterprise-wide intelligence operations

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Plataine’s AI Agents shift the industry from passive firefighting to real-time, closed-loop, operational and strategic decision-making across the factory shop floor and high-level business procedures.

Swiss Researchers Develop Matrix First Concept for 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ceramic Structures

Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing

Novel manufacturing approach designs internal channels within a 3D printed ceramic architecture for continuous fibers. More than reinforcement: The technique invites rethinking how lightweight composite parts can be achieved.

Janicki selects Great Falls, Montana for $800M manufacturing campus expansion

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Multi-month site evaluation determines Montana as Janicki’s next anticipated production site, with construction starting July 2026.

Call4Innovation project launch targets regenerated carbon fiber development at FIB3R plant

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The initiative, led by Plug and Play, aims to collect innovative industrial projects to enhance rCF from the Hera Group’s plant in Imola. Applications are open until July 19, 2026.

Honda hits milestone with successful first eVTOL aircraft flight

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Japanese automaker heads toward full-scale validation phase after the conducted flight of its full-scale eight-rotor demonstrator, dubbed F1.

TPRC T-DOG extrusion welding setup expands TPC insights

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Developed under the T-CAT project, T-DOG offers a wider processing window and broader material compatibility for thermoplastic composites, enabling deeper study of interface bonding in hybrid structures.

Apex Space & Defense Systems acquires Oak Engineering for U.S. composites manufacturing expansion

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Oak Engineering and Manufacturing becomes Apex’s fourth business unit, building up its domestic composite and CNC machining capabilities for space, defense, aerospace and uncrewed platforms.

Plastixs suma limpiador y lubricante Slide para moldeo por inyección

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Plastixs incorporó a su catálogo dos productos de la marca Slide para moldeo por inyección: el limpiador Zero Film Mold Cleaner, formulado con bajo contenido de VOC para acabados de nivel A, sin dejar residuos, y el lubricante UltraHeat Grease, una grasa sin PFAS para pasadores eyectores.

Haimer Cooling System Improves Coolant Delivery for Shrink-Fit Chuck Applications

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Haimer's Cool-Flash cooling system uses integrated slot geometry to direct coolant to the cutting edge without requiring external nozzles or modifications to existing coolant systems.