Baileigh Industrial Gear-Head Engine Lathes Boost Part Production

| Production Machining

Baileigh Industrial introduces its line of gear-head engine lathes, engineered for built-in safety and designed to increase output in production-driven shops.

BOY apuesta por moldeo sustentable y reducción energética

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Equiplast 2026, la firma alemana destaca equipos de moldeo por inyección eléctricos y compactos para aplicaciones de alta precisión.

Jesús Sáenz González, nuevo presidente de la ANIQ

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La ANIQ nombró a Jesús Sáenz González presidente en sustitución de José Carlos Pons. Sáenz, director general de Quimobásicos, suma más de 30 años de experiencia en puestos directivos internacionales e impulsará la agenda de competitividad y sostenibilidad del sector.

Trash Panda and Crocs Collaborate To Recycle Footwear

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

“Old Crocs, New Life” campaign supplies recycled content for disc golf. 

Herramientas para generación de roscas por whirling con configuración adaptable

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie Eco, de Tungaloy-NTK de México, permite seleccionar número de dientes y esquinas del inserto según volumen de producción y requisitos de acabado.

Monaghan Powdered Metal Taps Offer Economical Alternative to Solid Carbide

| Modern Machine Shop

Monaghan Tooling Group provides Vergnano P-Series powdered metal taps as a cost-effective solution for tapping applications in harder materials.

GROB Systems 5-Axis Portal Milling Center Provides Versatile Machining for Large Parts

| MoldMaking Technology

GROB Systems Inc. introduces the GP1350 5-axis portal milling machining center, designed for large components, complex geometries and high precision.

Show Ready: A Guide to SUR/FIN 2026 Exhibitor Highlights

Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing

From wastewater chemistry to AI-powered process control, Products Finishing rounds up what exhibitors are bringing to Rosemont this June.

A Framework for Limiting Tool Wear in Machining

Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop

Because tool costs can be significant, selecting a process plan that limits tool wear to an acceptable, predictable level is important for machining. Consider these metalcutting wear mechanisms to get the most out of your tooling. 

The Value of Picosecond IR Laser Marking for Medical

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Medical device manufacturers are the primary market for infrared laser markers that deliver pulses in picoseconds to deliver true-black, non-reflective marks on surgical instruments and implantables.

ANCA Tool Grinding Software Achieves 35% Faster Cycle Times

| Products Finishing

ANCA’s latest iteration of ToolRoom RN35 offers feedrate optimization, airtime reduction and enhanced surface finish for smarter grinding operations.

New Advisors Bring Shop-to-Strategy Insight

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology introduces two more of its new Editorial Advisors, bringing complementary expertise in hands-on moldmaking, engineering and estimating, and business strategy and marketing, offering perspectives that span shop floor operations to industry growth.

Using pi joints to expand a composite wing’s flight envelope

| CompositesWorld

DarkAero replaced butt joints in the center wing box assembly to increase the flight test envelope in high-speed gust load conditions for its DarkAero 1 prototype composite aircraft.

Noreste de México concentra 41 % de las exportaciones nacionales

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante FICEX, COMCE Noreste destacó el peso estratégico de la región en el comercio exterior mexicano, así como la relevancia del T-MEC, la infraestructura fronteriza y la integración productiva de Norteamérica.

Vortex Global Names New Representative for Poland

| Plastics Technology

INDASOL Industrial Solutions brings Vortex’s slide gates, diverter valves and engineered systems to customers in the growing Eastern European market.

Plastics Processing Makes Gains in April Despite Uncertainty

Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology

Energy market volatility may bring uncertainty, but demand and production trends point to gradual stabilization across the plastics value chain in Q2 2026.
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Seco Milling Insert Provides Optimal Surface Quality

| Modern Machine Shop

Seco Tools’ Double Turbo 11 enables manufacturers to maximize efficiency, reduce tooling costs and achieve optimal surface quality in a range of materials and machining challenges.

DyeMansion Powershot System Offers Compact Design for Smaller Volumes

| Additive Manufacturing

DyeMansion GmbH introduces the compact Powershot system, targeting smaller production volumes and serving as a companion to HP's Multi Jet Fusion 1200 3D Printer Solution.

InnovMetric Metrology Software Features Cloud Technology, AI Assistance

| Production Machining

PolyWorks 2026 elevates 3D measurement with cloud technology, AI and universal compatibility.

Sistema shrink-fit con enfriamiento automático

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Big Daishowa ofrece el sistema Speroni Pro Shrink TubeChiller 1100 para calentamiento y enfriamiento controlado de portaherramientas.

Zoomlion abre en Aguascalientes su centro de capacitación para Latinoamérica

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 90 millones de pesos, la compañía china inició operaciones de capacitación técnica, servicio postventa y ensamble final de tractores y maquinaria agrícola para atender mercados de la región.

Stadler impulsa digitalización del reciclaje con IA y datos en tiempo real

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La plataforma STADLERconnect utiliza inteligencia artificial y análisis de datos para optimizar plantas de clasificación y reciclaje.