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30 Under 30: Honorees Keep Coming with Next-Gen Leader Driving Financial Strategy
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
Trey Hommer is recognized for bringing next-generation financial leadership to Hommer Tool, guiding strategy, stability and growth through disciplined analysis, forecasting and cross-team collaboration.
Tungaloy Inserts Provide Consistent Performance in Complex Turning Operations
| Production Machining
The Y-Pro Series is expanded to include YCGT inserts featuring a 25-degree corner angle for enhanced profiling and undercutting performance.
How AI is reshaping the ways we work
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Supercharging manufacturing jobs, closing skill gaps and turning chaos into innovation.
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AI’s Hidden Hurdles in Process Control
| Products Finishing
In the era of AI and machine learning we're racing toward smarter factories — but are we overlooking the basics? Saint Clair Systems navigates these concerns in fluid-centric industrial applications.
Jet Tools Lathe Enhances Safety, Performance
| Production Machining
Jet Tools expands its turning lineup with gear-head engine lathes and large-spindle bore lathes designed to provide smooth operation, scalability and built-in safety features.
When Buffers Do the Work and When Your Process Should
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
From inventory and cycle-time margins to inspection and data flow, how improved process control is changing what buffers have to carry and what happens when they’re removed too soon.
Sistema de jetting directo para metal y cerámica
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La Carmel Pro, de XJet, acerca la tecnología NanoParticle Jetting a empresas medianas y centros de investigación.
Illig Unveils Two Box-Filling Units To Automate Packing
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
New systems enable fully automated cartoning of products directly downstream of the thermoforming process.
Jetstream Tooling M-Clamp Toolholders for Large Inserts
| MoldMaking Technology
Seco introduces Jetstream Tooling M-Clamp toolholders for large inserts, featuring targeted high-pressure coolant delivery, double clamping security and innovative 3D-printed clamps. Designed for demanding machining, the high-pressure coolant through the JETI M-Clamp system delivers longer tool life, superior chip control and smoother finishes even in tough materials.
Mitutoyo Shopfloor CMM Features Temperature Compensation
| Modern Machine Shop
Mitutoyo America Corp.’s Crysta-Apex V Plus CMM is designed for shopfloor use with advanced temperature compensation technology.
EOS Metal Powder Acquisition Expands Industrial Additive Manufacturing Capabilities
| Additive Manufacturing
EOS acquires Metalpine GmbH, an Austrian producer of high-quality titanium powders. Part of the ecosystem: While Metalpine will operate independently, the move strengthens EOS’s ability to ensure material access as well as process parameters.
Nueva línea VELOX, de Altero, mejora procesos de reciclaje
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Altero introduce su modelo VELOX en Plastics Recycling LATAM como una solución para afrontar la creciente complejidad de los residuos plásticos y los altos costos energéticos. La tecnología combina el calentamiento por infrarrojos y el enfriamiento líquido para optimizar los tiempos de proceso, reducir el consumo energético y preservar la calidad del material reciclado.
Unifi premia avances en sostenibilidad textil
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Unifi, Inc. anunció a los ganadores de los premios REPREVE Champions of Sustainability 2026, reconociendo a marcas y fabricantes que impulsan la circularidad en la industria textil. La iniciativa destaca el uso de materiales reciclados trazables y el aprovechamiento de residuos como botellas plásticas y desechos textiles en productos de alto desempeño.
Inauguran el tercer edificio de Intuitive Surgical en Mexicali
| Modern Machine Shop México
El nuevo edificio, con una superficie de 40,800 metros cuadrados, está destinado a operaciones avanzadas de manufactura de dispositivos médicos robóticos.
Q&A: Headwinds Keep Pressure on Packaging
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
McKinsey analysts share insights on the state of the packaging industry and strategies for finding growth.
Striving for Faster Changeovers for Multispindles
Derek Korn | Production Machining
A multispindle platform designed to combine the high production speed of a cam-driven machine with the precision and repeatability of CNC also includes technology to speed set ups for new jobs.
Grob Systems Five-Axis Provides Versatile Machining for Large Parts
| Modern Machine Shop
Grob Systems Inc.’s GP1350 five-axis portal milling machining center is designed for large components, complex geometries and high precision.
Biwi SA acquires 9T Labs assets, makes plans to open materials tech center by 2027
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Biwi’s ambitions will propel 9T Labs composite materials technologies, renamed Neocarb, into a variety of markets from watchmaking to medical.
RWE on track to construct Thor wind farm with CO2-reduced steel, RecyclableBlades
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Denmark’s 1.1-GW offshore wind farm will be equipped with 36 turbines that use Siemens Gamesas’ GreenTowers and 40 that feature 120 recyclable rotor blades.
Bcomp fibers influence Kia Vision Meta Turismo EV concept design
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Vision incorporates ampliTex flax fibers from interior surfaces to exterior body parts, an explorative exercise meant to challenge Kia’s design limits and potentially inform future models.
PCS Company Donates Equipment to Ferris State Plastics Program
| MoldMaking Technology
Fostering the next generation of manufacturing professionals, PCS Company and Detail Technologies are contributing equipment and expertise to Ferris State University, home to one of the nation’s few plastics engineering technology programs.
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Movacolor Blender Responds Quickly to Throughput Changes
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
System adjusts dosing speeds to keep hopper level stable during sharp throughput changes by continuously monitoring exact capacity and target levels.