Advancing the Thermoplastic Composite Battery Enclosure into Production

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Having achieved its first few commercial series successes, Kautex Textron explains the design process for its Pentatonic battery enclosure platform, which comprise glass fiber/PP or PA6 and injection overmolding a compression molded laminate.

Machine Monitoring Boosts Five-Axis Utilization by 46%

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Coastal Machine and Supply has made great strides into defense and space work, but needed machine monitoring to keep its momentum. It may be in the early days of implementation, but utilization has already soared.

Relocalización de autopartes crece 18 % en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

CAPIM reporta este crecimiento que consolida a México como eje del nearshoring automotriz.

Stretch-Film Innovator Collaborates on New High-Performance Nanostructure

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Alliance Films leverages ExxonMobil resins and Cloeren nanolayer tooling technology to develop a high-performance PPS film.

Precision Machining Technology Review: April 2026

| Production Machining

Production Machining’s April 2026 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from  Hanwha Machinery America, Mastercam, Sandvik Coromant, Marubeni-Citizen Cincom and DMG MORI.

PCS Company Offering Hardened Precision Tool Steel EDM Blanks

| MoldMaking Technology

PCS provides precision tool steel EDM blanks engineered to help toolmakers reduce costs, save time and improve toolroom efficiency.

Index Reports Continued Expansion as Moldmaking Market Absorbs Mixed Signals

Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology

A small dip in the Index masks a largely positive month for orders, output and suppliers.

PCS Co. EDM Blanks Increase Toolroom Efficiency

| Modern Machine Shop

PCS provides precision tool steel EDM blanks engineered to help toolmakers reduce costs, save time and improve toolroom efficiency.

Sistema automatizado para remoción de soportes en PolyJet

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

PostProcess Technologies lanza el DEMI X 520 para remoción automatizada de soportes en piezas PolyJet industriales.

Optimizing Zinc Plating Efficiency

| Products Finishing

Troubleshoot reduced efficiency in alkaline zinc plating with expert tips on balancing brighteners, zinc levels and carbonates for optimal rack system performance.

Sistema ICHOR, de Husky, optimiza producción de tubos de sangre

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Husky Technologies fortalece su presencia en el sector médico con la implementación de su sistema integrado ICHOR, en colaboración con SEM Plastik. Esta solución combina moldeo por inyección, automatización y control avanzado para producir tubos de extracción de sangre con altos estándares de calidad, trazabilidad y eficiencia en entornos de sala limpia.

RoboDK CAM Solution Cuts Robotic Machining Deployment Times

| Modern Machine Shop

RoboDK has launched a CAM solution designed to reduce deployment times for machining automation by eliminating traditional, manual programming requirements.

Top Shops Conference Adds Products Finishing

| Products Finishing

The annual data-driven benchmarking and business improvement event now includes CNC machining and industrial finishing.

Australian project to develop smart composite surfboard fins against shark attack rise

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Embedded shark-deterrent tech in a composites-focused design is expected to combat shark attacks and maintain hydrodynamic performance, led by ACM CRC, Gowing Bros, UNSW and UoW.

México, India y Vietnam lideran el desarrollo manufacturero entre economías emergentes

| Modern Machine Shop México

Según el Índice de Desarrollo Industrial FINSA, México destaca por la solidez de su sector manufacturero y su profunda integración en el comercio internacional.

Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026 presenta su programa de conferencias

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La cita se realizará el 19 y 20 de mayo en el Hotel Sheraton María Isabel de la Ciudad de México. Ley General de Economía Circular, coyuntura geopolítica y nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos reconfiguran las condiciones del sector del reciclaje de plásticos en México y América Latina.

Syensqo Stabilizers Make Translucent PP More Durable

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Cyasorb Cyxtra products aimed at automotive customers with weathering and thermal aging requirements for their translucent polypropylene applications. 

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Management Service Introduces Drone-Enabled Inspection Capabilities

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings evolves its Aerofleet Coatings Management service with the Iris CMX drone, providing faster, consistent and data-rich insights for optimizing coating maintenance.

More Capacity, More Demand at Cumberland Additive

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Three years ago the company nearly doubled its metal 3D printing equipment. Here’s how that machinery is being put to productive, regular use.
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AkzoNobel Introduces Interpon Futura 2026-2029 Superdurable Finishes Collection

| Products Finishing

Designed to show where architectural color is headed next, the Futura Collection gives architects and designers a modern coatings toolkit to create on-trend spaces for work, leisure and relaxation.

Velosity Releases 2025 ESG Report Highlighting Sustainability, Innovation and Employee Impact

| MoldMaking Technology

Showcasing key advancements in sustainability, safety, innovation and employee investment.

Fresa madre de chaflanado para engranes sin rebaba

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La chamfer hob, de Star SU, permite realizar chaflanes libres de rebaba en un solo proceso durante la generación del engrane.