Mantenimiento aeronáutico: el nuevo motor del sector

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El mercado de mantenimiento, reparación y revisión (MRO) está llamado a ser uno de los motores más dinámicos de la industria aeroespacial, impulsado por la expansión del tráfico aéreo y la necesidad de prolongar la vida útil de las flotas.

Hasco SolidWorks Library Extension Improves Design Efficiency and Flexibility

| MoldMaking Technology

Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co KG extends its SolidWorks native library, offering greater efficiency and flexibility in design.

PPG Aquacron WSP Shop Primer Series Advance Structural Steel Finishes

| Products Finishing

Low-VOC, fast-drying waterborne formulations with a smooth finish and adaptability across environmental conditions support faster finishing with a sustainable focus.

Actualización de software ModuleWorks 2025.12 mejora simulación y eficiencia de mecanizado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La versión 2025.12, de ModuleWorks, incorpora nuevas funciones para optimizar trayectorias, simulación CAM y control del proceso.

Advances in SiOx-Coating PET Bottles for Oxygen Sensitivity

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

KHS launches new PET bottle generation for tea drinks enabled by faster Plasmax systems for applying microthin “glass” barrier coatings.

Shop Talk: The Foreman's Fight Club Solution

| MoldMaking Technology

Shop foreman defuses workplace fight by offering to box both employees himself, turning anger into laughter while enforcing standards.

3D Printed Compressors Convert Legacy Pumps for Hydrogen: Pic of the Week

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Compressors play a key role in the supply chain for H2, and 3D printing could be the way to build them smaller and lighter. 

SPE Mold Tech Announces PTXPO 2026 Class of Industry Leaders

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

The awards are presented to individuals who exhibit leadership in their respective craft.

Factory III moves iCOMAT capabilities into the U.S.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Its third composites manufacturing facility will be situated in Dayton, Ohio, to enable direct access for aerospace and defense customers.

Coexpair to fabricate, demonstrate and test Lockheed F-35 composite parts using SQRTM 4.0

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Under an MOU with Lockheed Martin, Coexpair will use a phased approach to drive innovation for the F-35 program in Belgium via representative composite parts production.

Evonik grows specialty methacrylates distribution into the U.S.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

An extended partnership with IMCD Group will give North American customers availability to the Visiomer portfolio serving composites, polymers, adhesives and other needs.

UkieCarbon completes one-off carbon fiber interior project for 2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Four-month project involved full interior rework of a Mustang GT500 cabin in which soft trim, leather and forged carbon fiber were intentionally integrated as one system.

Bell completes critical design review on DARPA SPRINT X-Plane program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following official X-Plane designation, aircraft demonstrator build featuring Swift Engineering composite fuselage has begun.

Archer Aviation Q4, fiscal year 2025 results confirm on-track U.S., UAE Midnight pilot programs for 2026

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Ending 2025 with a record liquidity of ≈$2.0 billion and FAA Means of Compliance acceptance, Archer looks ahead to expanded dual-use defense opportunities, first passenger-carrying flights.

Chemeon, SurTec Form Transatlantic Alliance to Bolster Global Surface Technology Market

| Products Finishing

Combined regional strengths, integrated operations and coordinated activities will enable customer access to high-performance solutions including trivalent chrome alternatives.

Five Strategies for Building Your Job Shop's Niche

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Staking out a niche can help your job shop win repeat business and steady revenue. Discover how several successful job shops have claimed theirs.

Machuelos CoroTap 100 de Sandvik Coromant para roscado preciso y continuo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los machuelos CoroTap 100 con geometría -PM están diseñados para mejorar la evacuación de viruta y garantizar procesos de roscado estables y seguros en materiales ISO P.

ANIPAC impulsa programa OCS México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Más de 80 empresas participan en OCS México, iniciativa que impulsa control de pellets y buenas prácticas ambientales.

Dialing in composites performance via dynamic digital twins

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Sport Dynamics Lab uses Flexdynamics testing, digital models and AI tools to compare designs, materials and systems, enabling optimization with potential for propellers, drones and vibrational structures.

An Automated Answer for Machining Ball Pins

Derek Korn | Production Machining

This new vertical turning center with measurement and robotic automation processes is able to produce vehicle ball joint ball pins in 7 seconds.

Sprinkler Head Mold Feels More Flow With Conformal Cooling

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

K-Rain shaved 20% off the cycle time for a high-volume product with a new conformally cooled insert printed by Zero Tolerance using Xact metal technology.

Crecen los subsectores de equipo electrónico, maquinaria y equipo en enero de 2026

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El volumen físico de la producción del subsector de equipo electrónico aumentó 5.1% y el de maquinaria y equipo registró un aumento de 3.2 %.