PCCL, Isovolta win Styrian Innovation Prize for vitrimer-based prepregs

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Austrian-based Polymer Competence Center Leoben and Isovolta win regional award for achieving economic and large-scale production of recyclable, vitrimer-based composites.

NASA, Boeing advance TTBW research in wind tunnel test

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The transonic truss-braced wing concept, originating from aeronautics-supported research and NASA and Boeing engineers, continue to shift this wing design from an idea to practical reality.

EATC releases comprehensive thermoplastic composites market study

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Developments, trends and prospects for long and continuous fiber TPC provide a systematic overview of the European market.

RVmagnetics Defence DemoKit equips defense composites with real-time structural sensing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Powered by ultra-thin MicroWire sensors, the Kit provides contactless monitoring of critical parameters with zero material strength loss, with custom proof-of-concept testing in-house.

Bell Textron opens MV-75 Cheyenne Wichita Assembly Center

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fuselage production in Kansas is underway as part of a U.S. Army initiative, in addition to accelerated manufacturing at Bell’s other facilities.

Monaghan Powdered Metal Taps Offer Economical Alternative to Solid Carbide

| Production Machining

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

Fresa de alto avance con mayor variedad de diámetros

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie DoFeedTri, de Tungaloy-NTK de México, amplía su gama de diámetros para optimizar la estabilidad en fresado de alto avance.

Report: Composites and Carbon Fiber Use in Hydrogen Storage

| CompositesWorld

A first-of-its-kind technical report that assesses the materials, manufacturing processes, market and energy trends driving use of carbon fiber composites in global hydrogen (Hâ‚‚) storage applications for fuel cell-powered trucks, buses, trains and passenger vehicles.   

High-Performance Packaging Molding Platform

Tony Deligio | MoldMaking Technology

Husky is positioning its HyperSync and Hylectric molding machines plus Advantage+Elite remote monitoring as a go-to packaging platform.

Additive Improves Stress-Cracking Resistance in Recycled Polyolefins

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Avient launches Cesa Tough A4R, a polyolefin additive targeting applications for recycled high-density polyethylene (r-HDPE) while maintaining material recyclability.

Indorama Ventures refuerza posición en resinas con base en shale

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La ventaja de costos de Indorama Ventures frente a productores dependientes de nafta se sustenta en su integración con materias primas de esquisto en Estados Unidos, donde genera aproximadamente el 50 % de sus ingresos. La empresa ajusta la producción y la demanda en tiempo real mediante el modelo S&OE, con la meta de consolidar los márgenes hacia 2028.

Dutch Plant To Produce Aromatics From Plastic Waste

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Pyrolysis technology by BlueAlp will be used at BioBTX plant. 

Moldmaking Expansion Gains Momentum in April

Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology

Mixed component results net out to another positive month for the Moldmaking Index.

Championing 70 Years of Innovation for Finishers

Jessica Pompili | Products Finishing

With a life-spanning passion for surface finishing, PF Champion of the Industry Curtis Goad is focusing on the industry’s future. 

CUTMETALL presenta sus tecnologías de corte en PRLATAM

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Plastics Recycling LATAM, CUTMETALL exhibirá su portafolio de cuchillas industriales y soluciones de filtración diseñadas para optimizar procesos de reciclaje.

May 2026: Price Trajectory for All Resins Shifts Sharply Upward

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Shipping disruptions in the Middle East are dramatically affecting global resin trade flows, and rising prices reflect the supply squeeze.

Tooling-Free Forming Enables Flexible Factories

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

Machina Labs’ RoboCraftsman forms parts autonomously and without dies. But sheet metal fabrication is just the first step for these AI-powered robotic production cells.

Comercio de productos para inteligencia artificial impulsa el papel de México en la cadena de suministro

| Modern Machine Shop México

México representó alrededor del 25 % de las importaciones de Estados Unidos en productos asociados a la IA en 2025.

AMUT presenta rPO, planta para reciclaje de poliolefinas posconsumo

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Plastics Recycling LATAM, AMUT Group destaca su solución rPO, una planta de peletización para poliolefinas posconsumo. Su diseño integra el pretratamiento, la extrusión en tándem y la filtración automática, lo que mejora la calidad del reciclado y la eficiencia energética.

LightForce Orthodontics Metal Bracket Introduces Generative Customization for Individualized Orthodontic Treatment

| Additive Manufacturing

LightForce Orthodontics launches the Lightbracket Metal — a patient-specific 3D printed metal bracket — expanding access to generative braces for 65% of patients who prefer metal options.

Plastics Processing Continues Q1 Momentum in March

Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology

Gardner Business Index sees minor dip in March but ends the quarter with the third consecutive month well above the growth threshold.
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Hainbuch ID Clamping Mandrel Boosts Machining Stability

| Modern Machine Shop

Hainbuch’s Maxxos T-212 mandrel features a hexagonal pyramid clamping interface to increase torque transmission and resistance to vibration.