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Exportaciones de vehículos ligeros crecen pese a menor producción en mayo
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
México produjo 342,926 vehículos ligeros en mayo de 2026, una baja anual de 3.7 %, mientras que las exportaciones aumentaron 1.7 % y las ventas internas avanzaron 4.95 %, de acuerdo con el RAIAVL.
Penn State Behrend To Host Emerging Technology Conference
| Plastics Technology
Two-day conference features morning presentations across three tracks and three-hour tutorials in the afternoon.
Instant-Cure UV LED Coatings Eliminate VOCs, Reduce Facility Footprint
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Allied UV’s UV LED coating systems cure instantly without volatile organic compounds or hazardous air pollutants, with solutions tailored through experienced process integrator partnerships.
Spudnik Equipment Installs Titan Blast Room to Improve Stainless Steel Finishing
| Products Finishing
Spudnik installed its first custom-engineered blast room in-house to support consistent, high-quality satin finishes on harvesting equipment projects.
Amcor lanza envases PP para porciones en servicios de alimentos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Amcor presenta PP Revolution, una línea de dip cups de polipropileno para porciones individuales de aderezos y salsas, disponible en 10 tamaños y diseñada para sustituir las soluciones de poliestireno, con cumplimiento de las regulaciones EPR.
Leading Through Conflict and Crisis: Building Stronger Leaders Across the Family Business
Christina Fuges | Manufacturing Connected
Three sibling CEOs share how intentional roles, shared values and disciplined communication drive consensus and resilience during crisis leadership.
Skuld Additive Manufacturing Process Enables Scrap Metal Conversion into Usable Components
| Additive Manufacturing
Skuld LLC advances research in DARPA's Rubble to Rockets program using Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting. The aim: to produce aluminum and steel alloys from scrap for defense applications.
Rotoplas gana Premio LOGRA 2026 por transición a energía renovable
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Grupo Rotoplas obtuvo el segundo lugar en la categoría PLANETA de los Premios LOGRA 2026 de Pacto Global México por su transición tecnológica en plantas de manufactura, mediante la migración de la fabricación de tinacos del proceso de rotomoldeo al de soplado, con una inversión de 620 millones de pesos ejecutada entre 2024 y 2025.
Bridging the Blue-Collar Skills Shortage
| Manufacturing Connected
With recent investment in the manufacturing industry, the skilled labor shortage is becoming more acute. A new AI-powered platform can help manufacturers find workers in unexpected places.
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Surface Intelligence Platform Targets Surface Preparation Verification for Composites Bonding
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Brighton Science’s Surface Analyst technology measures water contact angle to verify cleaning, plasma treatment, peel ply removal and other preparation processes before bonding or coating operations.
Meviy incorpora función de dimensionado y tolerancias por lote para mecanizado CNC
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La actualización del servicio Meviy permite definir tolerancias de múltiples agujeros de forma simultánea, optimizando el flujo de trabajo en fresado CNC.
Moyá y cuatro aliados forman técnicos en fabricación de moldes
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Con el respaldo de Arburg, Meusburger, Hermle y la UTC, Moyá forma a jóvenes de Corregidora, Querétaro, en la fabricación de moldes de inyección en un entorno productivo real. El programa culminará con la exhibición del molde en colaboración con Arburg en Plastimagen.
MSP enables Pentaxia to eliminate composite part concessions, reduce production time by 50%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PerfectPart metrology solutions turned a time-consuming, high-risk and high-pressure process into a more reliable, automated machining strategy.
Avel Robotics AFP process cuts composite foil environmental impact by more than 30%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A peer-reviewed 2024 study quantifies the environmental gains from Avel's AFP-based production approach, which eliminates draping molds and reduces material waste across all foil geometries.
Cambium introduces dual-use protective metallics, composites coating with ApexShield 3000
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Phthalonitrile coating is engineered to operate in high-temperature environments and be deployed in time-constrained production settings.
Acciona, Bolero Surf create surfboard fins from recycled wind turbine blades
| CompositesWorld
The collaboration debuted fins made from 100% recycled wind turbine fiberglass at a 2026 Australian surfing competition, demonstrating a circular end-of-life pathway for decommissioned material.
Alef Aeronautics' composites-intensive flying car enters production phase
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Model A Ultralight — a drive-and-fly eVTOL designed to lift off directly from public roads — marks the first step toward full-scale Model A manufacturing.
México y España buscan fortalecer inversión y cadenas de valor
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
México plantea aumentar el contenido nacional y atraer nuevas inversiones en un encuentro empresarial con España.
Fanning’s Automated Five-Axis Formula for Success
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.
Big Parts, Bigger Challenges: What It Takes to Wash Heavy Industrial Components
| Products Finishing
Custom washing systems are key for finishing large, complex parts up to 3,500 pounds, tackling conveyance, fluid dynamics and temperature control challenges.
Adaptador sensorizado de Sandvik Coromant permite monitoreo en tiempo real en torneado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema CoroTurn Plus integra herramientas sensorizadas y analítica digital para visualizar fuerzas de corte, vibración y condiciones del proceso en tiempo real.
Bioplastic Secures Berth in Upcoming World Cup
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
PlantSwitch will bring its compostable serviceware game to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.