Niigata HMCs Boost Rigidity, Accuracy for Heavy-Duty Production

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Niigata Machine Tools introduces the N-Series horizontal machining centers — including the N500, N600 and N700 — engineered for exceptional structural rigidity, accuracy and productivity in demanding machining environments.

Fresado en duro y electroerosión en la estabilidad de moldes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Una esquina viva o una nervadura muy estrecha impone el radio mínimo que ninguna herramienta rotativa puede evitar, y ahí el fresado cede el paso a la electroerosión. La rigidez de la herramienta, del portaherramientas y de la máquina determina si esa geometría se logra sin retrabajo.

How Moretto’s Technologies Redefine Production Flexibility

| Plastics Technology

Moretto offers a portfolio of modular, smart automation designed to reconfigure as operational needs change, helping processors reduce waste, protect capital investments, and respond quickly to shifting demand.

Coahuila concentra 15.7 % de la producción nacional de autopartes

| Modern Machine Shop México

La Industria Nacional de Autopartes reportó una producción de 52,878 millones de dólares entre enero y mayo de 2026, un incremento de 10 % respecto al mismo periodo de 2025; de acuerdo con el Gobierno de Coahuila, el estado se mantiene como el principal contribuyente individual a esa cifra.

GreenVoice: comunicación de sostenibilidad en plásticos

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

La presión regulatoria y de mercado obliga a las empresas a demostrar con evidencia la gestión de sus impactos ambientales. GreenVoice, fundada por especialistas en comunicación, periodismo y economía circular, explica qué datos e indicadores hacen verificable la comunicación de sostenibilidad y cómo evitar mensajes aspiracionales sin respaldo técnico.

Cómo la geometría del molde define la estrategia CAM

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Cavidades profundas y superficies de forma libre trasladan las restricciones de alcance y de carga de viruta a la geometría de la trayectoria. La estrategia CAM decide entre 3+2 o cinco ejes simultáneos antes de que el desbaste retire el primer gramo de material.

Radiant Heat System Boosts Powder Coat Cure Throughput

| Products Finishing

WolfRayet introduces a high-performance heating solution designed to help manufacturers increase throughput, improve oven utilization and unlock additional production capacity from existing finishing lines.

Almco PW12 integra lavado, enjuague y secado continuo de piezas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: El sistema en línea utiliza un transportador de velocidad variable y etapas consecutivas de lavado, enjuague y soplado para limpiar piezas en procesos de alto volumen.

Placas de granito: lo que su taller debe saber antes de elegir una

Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop México

Cumplir la norma ASME B89.3.7 y mantener una calibración trazable a NIST no basta: el soporte inadecuado, la planitud unilateral sin verificación y la falta de calibración periódica comprometen la precisión de una placa de granito en el taller.

Plan Your Visit to the Additive Sector at IMTS 2026

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Housed for the first time in the South Building, the Additive Sector reinforces AM’s role as a production technology that complements other processes. Six AM categories to investigate at this year’s show.

Plan Your Visit to the Additive Sector at IMTS 2026

Stephanie Hendrixson | IMTS Show Daily

Housed for the first time in the South Building, the Additive Sector reinforces AM’s role as a production technology that complements other processes. Six AM categories to investigate at this year’s show.

Plan Your Visit to the Additive Sector at IMTS 2026

Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop

Housed for the first time in the South Building, the Additive Sector reinforces AM’s role as a production technology that complements other processes. Six AM categories to investigate at this year’s show.

Why Plastics Processors Need Interactive Production Scheduling

| Plastics Technology

Real-time equipment visibility, dynamic MRP calculations and drag-and-drop scheduling help plastics processors prevent conflicts and hit due dates.

University of Houston Repurposes Blades for Highway Sign Structure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

University of Houston researchers built a full-scale overhead sign structure from a retired GE37 blade, cutting material costs by about 73% versus a conventional steel design, and embodied energy and emissions by more than 65%.

KBC Corp. Brings Carbon-Ceramic Brakes to Xiaomi China Endurance Championship

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Xiaomi SU7, BYD Yangwang and Hyper SSR brakes supplier is bringing the same systems to professional motorsports, which also provide opportunity for additional application environment evaluations.

GKN Aerospace Unveils UAV Demonstrator in Under a Year

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

GKN has unveiled a turbojet engine and full-scale mock-up UAV as part of an FMV contract, backed by long-established composites and lightweight structures work on other UAV and RPAS programs.

Managing Composites, Gordon Murray Special Vehicles Collaboration on Supercar Engineering

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Partners solidify their work under the S1, S1 LM and Le Mans GTR platforms, built around the same obsessions for extreme performance and uncompromising craft.

Elroy Air Awarded $46M U.S. Army Contract for Chapparal Multi-Mission VTOL Systems

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Elroy’s heavy-cargo drone, featuring a carbon fiber composite airframe, will be evolved for multi-mission payload delivery in contested environments.

UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS at IMTS: 18 Machines; 5 New to IMTS; 4 Global Unveilings

| Production Machining

Discover 9 new machines from United Machining Solutions debuting at IMTS 2026, including global unveilings in grinding, EDM, milling and laser processing.

CEPAL: México puede convertirse en un referente manufacturero de la nueva geopolítica global

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La ubicación estratégica, la integración con Norteamérica y una sólida base industrial colocan al país en una posición favorable para captar nuevas inversiones productivas.

Hwacheon mostrará centros de mecanizado de alta velocidad y cinco ejes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La exhibición incluirá equipos con control térmico, estructuras de alta rigidez, husillos de alto desempeño y opciones de automatización para procesos de mecanizado de precisión.

Carbon TPC Bike Frame With Reversible Joint Connection Surpasses Classic Racing Bike Challenges

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

3D printed titanium lugs and carbon TPC profiles joined minus adhesives or fastener elements enable material-, energy- and cost-effective recreational bike frames.