SPE Automotive opens nominations for Hall of Fame, Most Innovative Use of Plastics awards

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The 55th Awards Gala, taking place Nov. 4, 2026, is open for those interested in submitting winning automotive parts highlighting the game-changing aspect of plastics and polymeric materials.

CONTRAX Austin 2026 Registration Opens

| Additive Manufacturing

Contract manufacturing parts and services buyers from across the industrial supply chain can register to attend the debut event June 24-25 for free. On exhibit: North America’s top industrial parts producers and service providers.

Physical AI Eases Automation of High-Mix Manufacturing

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

A partnership between military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries and AI-powered robotics company Path Robotics promises to reshape high-mix manufacturing in shipyards and beyond.

Sistema de medición Equator-X 500 de Renishaw mejora el control de proceso en planta

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La plataforma Equator-X 500 combina dos métodos en un mismo equipo —Absolute y Compare— para seleccionar la estrategia de inspección óptima, con velocidades de exploración de hasta 250 mm/s (Absolute) y 500 mm/s (Compare).

The technical edge behind one-piece carbon fiber wheels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Among the more obvious lightweight and seamless construction advantages, one-piece automotive composite wheels delivers a host of other benefits, though there still remain some barriers to their scaled production.

Post Cure: CFRP mainframe, modern manufacturing techniques pioneer next-generation rigid airships

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Advanced composites enable the revival of rigid airships in LTA Research's 400-foot-long Pathfinder 1.

L&L Products engineers foam core, thermoplastic adhesives and tailored composite solutions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Whether designing for efficiency, durability, workers safety or sustainability, L&L products like InsituCore and T-Link aim to push strength, weight and flexibility boundaries.

The Many Causes of Flash

| MoldMaking Technology

Flash often has several causes working together, which makes it tough to pinpoint and solve.

Catack-H displays advanced recycled composite solutions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Catack-H offers a comprehensive portfolio of recycled carbon fiber technologies for automotive applications and construction, as well as tailored end-use products.

Meviy Batch Dimension, Tolerance Feature Supports CNC Milling Workflows

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Meviy’s batch dimension and tolerance feature improves the user interface, making it faster and easier for engineers and designers to enter dimensions and machining tolerance specifications for holes.

Surface Finishing Is The Hidden Power Behind Modern Manufacturing

Grace Stubbins | Manufacturing Connected

The right finish influences quality, efficiency and long-term value across industries.

Inyección de pared delgada: innovación de Haitian

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Haitian presenta en Expo Plásticos las máquinas MA700HPRO y HA2500, soluciones de alta velocidad para empaques de pared delgada y preformas de PET.

Hamar Laser Measurement System Enables Fast, Accurate Calibration

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The L-703SP surface plate calibration system offers high resolution and accuracy, easy setup and training and fast data collection.

Web Industries highlights material formatting strengths for composites optimization

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Web Industries supports commercial aerospace, space, defense, UAV/UAM and energy customers with a full range of tailored, mission-critical solutions.

CIQA presenta handbook en ciencia de polímeros

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

El CIQA presenta el Handbook of Polymer Science, Engineering, and Sustainability, obra de Wiley con 96 autores y enfoque en la innovación y la sustentabilidad.

Hainbuch celebra 75 años de innovación en tecnología de sujeción

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa alemana Hainbuch, especializada en tecnología de sujeción para mecanizado, celebra 75 años de trayectoria desde su fundación en 1951 por Wilhelm Hainbuch.

Craftsman Cribsheet No. 148: G-Code Macro Arithmetic Operators by Controller

David Wynn | Production Machining

A breakdown of G-code macro keyword functions across a range of major controllers. 

Plastic Additives and Fillers for Wear and Friction Applications: Part 2

| Plastics Technology

How can additives and fillers be deployed to augment the wear and friction capabilities of the base polymer, and what are the potential pitfalls for each?

Royal3D launches Interlayer Control System for industrial 3D printing quality control

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Real-time, continuous monitoring helps to reduce misprints, improve layer adhesion, lower material waste, shorten lead times and enhance quality control.

Trilion Quality Systems certifies 3D optical testing, lowers adoption barriers with Aramis 1

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The system serves as a strategic entry point into noncontact optical metrology for materials engineers, with a clear growth path toward larger fields of view, higher resolutions or more advanced configurations. 

Loop Technology robotic systems address confined space inspection, high deposition rates

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: On display and in action is the Bravura snake arm robot that has been created to introduce automation into tight, restricted spaces, and the FibreForm 3D conformal pick-and-place end effector.

Fraunhofer IGCV demonstrates thin-walled, intricate helicopter inner door shells

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Fraunhofer IGCV presents the LIGHT project’s SMV helicopter door shell with high geometric complexity, integrated features at low costs.