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FACC achieves highest-ever annual revenue, significant EBIT increase in 2025 review
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Despite a dynamic global aerospace environment, FACC expanded earnings while maintaining workforce stability, supported by group-wide efficiency measures and competitive positioning across markets.
Tratos Group signs agreement with Exel Composites to support grid modernization
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A four-year supply of carbon fiber composite conductor cores strengthens Tratos’ long-term conductor programs.
#electronics
SolidSail Mast Factory starts production of CFRP masts for wind propulsion
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Enabled by local composites specialist network, SMAF builds ≈70-meter masts for decarbonized propulsion plus large-scale composite parts for aerospace, defense, transport, wind and more.
Alpine Debuts Granulate Intake Unit
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Design features three slide valves and a metal separator with no adapters required, promising dust prevention, rapid screw emptying and minimal resin loss.
BBVA Research: Mejora la perspectiva para la manufactura en 2026
| Modern Machine Shop México
BBVA Research anticipa que el rápido crecimiento de la inversión en inteligencia artificial en Estados Unidos continuará dando impulso a los sectores manufactureros asociados en México.
Big Daishowa Pilot Step Drill Extends Tool Life
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Big Daishowa introduces the Sphinx Drinox pilot step drill at 3 × D, which is said to offer longer tool life, higher through-coolant output and faster drilling.
Toray Develops Spherical Polyamide 12 Particles for 3D Printers
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Toraypearl PA12 is expected to contribute to higher-quality 3D printed parts in applications
requiring durability, airtightness and mechanical reliability. How: The powder’s uniform sphericity enables homogeneous, dense packing in the printer.
Koch presentará sistemas Graviko en Expo Plásticos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Koch exhibirá en Guadalajara sus soluciones de mezclado gravimétrico, con precisión de ±0.3% y control total de la trazabilidad para la inyección de plásticos.
Moretto se expande en México con nueva sede en Querétaro
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Moretto refuerza su presencia en Expo Plásticos tras abrir su sucursal en Querétaro, desde la que ofrece soporte técnico y soluciones de alta eficiencia energética.
Could Your Next Hire Be Your Walmart Cashier?
Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected
What if the answer to the skilled labor shortage is hiding in plain sight?
#workforcedevelopment
Why Setups Are the Real Bottleneck in High-Mix Machining
Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop
In job shops, throughput often lives in the steps between cuts: tooling, offsets, refixturing, programming and training. The March issue features practical ways shops are cutting setup time and variation through multitasking, modular tooling, process stability and more.
ICYMI: February 2026 Roundup
| Plastics Technology
For the Valentine’s Day month, Plastics Technology readers picked a mixed bouquet of 10 stories from extrusion tips and troubleshooting to Top Shops and electric vehicle materials.
BestSolv Engineering Fluids Provide Structured Transition Path for Regulated Manufacturers
| Products Finishing
Best Technology’s BestSolv replacements provide a proactive fluids supply solution for the Novec phaseout.
DMG MORI Coolant System Provides Optimized Energy Efficiency
| Modern Machine Shop
DMG MORI Co. Ltd. introduces Adaptive Coolant Flow, a solution that automatically regulates coolant flow during machining to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
Reframing the Cost of Corrosion: What it Means for Coating Choices
| Products Finishing
A survey of 1,000 manufacturers reveals that North America is leading in advanced coating solutions while also weighing the true costs, risks and rewards of corrosion protection.
#regulations
DSI Merges With NexGen Solutions to Expand Manufacturing Software Expertise
| Modern Machine Shop
Design and Software International unites with NexGen Solutions to form a combined CAD/CAM software and services organization under the DSI brand.
The Workforce Challenge and Why Traditional Hiring Isn’t Enough, Part 1
Emily Riley | Production Machining
The workforce shortage is a business risk, not just a human resources problem.
#workforcedevelopment
DSI Merges With NexGen Solutions to Expand Manufacturing Software Expertise
| Production Machining
Design and Software International unites with NexGen Solutions to form a combined CAD/CAM software and services organization under the DSI brand.
Pinza de husillo de Jergens permite mecanizado desatendido
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El gripper MT-S, que se almacena en el magazine como una herramienta más y, al final del ciclo, toma y deposita piezas terminadas en una charola temporal sobre la mesa, extiende la autonomía de la máquina y eleva el aprovechamiento del husillo.
Part 2: What Makes a Hall of Famer? (And Why You Need to Meet Them)
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
The secret sauce behind 20+ years of moldmaking excellence, as evidenced by MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards.
Tecnología HyLECTRIC y HyPERSYNC, de Husky, para producción de envases
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Husky presenta sus plataformas HyLECTRIC y HyPERSYNC para el moldeo de envases, integrando el sistema Advantage+Elite para el monitoreo de datos en tiempo real.
Smaller, More Flexible System for Compression Blow Molding
Matthew Naitove | MoldMaking Technology
SACMI's linear blow forming (LBF) process is an evolution of its compression blow forming (CBF) technology aimed at lower volumes, wider product range.