Industria automotriz: exportaciones suben 2.3 % en enero

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En enero se exportaron 224,528 vehículos, lo que supone un crecimiento del 2.3 % respecto al mismo mes de 2025.

FGIA Updates Anodized Architectural Aluminum Document

| Products Finishing

Updated standard document AAMA 611-26 “Specification for Anodized Architectural Aluminum” specifies anodic coating testing procedures and requirements.

ETC composites technologies align with European regulations, quality requirements

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Engineering Technology Corp. portfolio highlights include filament winding, winding design software, tensioning creels and wrapping solutions.

From industrial filament winding to OOA defense and aerospace composites

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Evolving from its origins in filament-wound oil and gas parts manufacturing, Nammo Composite Solutions’ operations today focus on process optimization, training to meet defense and aerospace ramp-ups.

Empresas globales evaluarán inversiones en economía circular en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Semarnat y el CADERR impulsan proyectos de economía circular para atraer inversión y fortalecer el desarrollo sustentable.  

Understand the Value of CONTRAX

Derek Korn | Production Machining

This new contract manufacturing exposition offers a great opportunity to present your shop’s capabilities and advantages to potential customers looking to partner with new, advanced components and services providers.

New CEO Named at CIRCOR

| Valve Magazine

Saif Siddiqui named CEO and Tony Najjar appointed vice chairman of the board.

Pressure Measurement Basics for Single-Screw Extruders

| Plastics Technology

Measuring pressure at key locations in an extrusion line helps you analyze the process while enhancing safety. Here’s what you need to know.  

Ideko celebrates 40 years of robotics, digitalization and advanced vision R&D

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Over four decades, the Spanish research center’s activities have spanned precision machines and processes, manufacturing digitalization and precision robotics across metals and composites.

The world’s first 100% green carbon fiber, from Qatar

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Gulf Carbon Fiber Industries (GCFI) discusses capacity, strategy and why Qatar is planning to have the first operational carbon fiber production line in the region.

MSS Publishes Errata Sheet for MSS SP-160-2024

| Valve Magazine

The standard relates to valves for hydrogen fluoride alkylation service.

Vulcan Shield presents alumina fibers for composite structures, thermal management systems

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Vulcan Shield Global educates the composites industry on its latest alumina fiber developments, and how they can support high-temperature and extreme-environment applications.

Bericap lanza easyconnect, tapa CTS para fitosanitarios

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Bericap anunció el lanzamiento de easyconnect, una solución de tapa con sistema de transferencia cerrada (CTS) que permite la transferencia de productos fitosanitarios sin riesgo de contaminación.

Video: 3D Printing with Metal Powder Embedded in Polymer Sheets

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Researchers have developed a process for manufacturing sheets of metal powder bound with polymer, which could serve as an alternative feedstock.

Alloy Ranger TE-4000 de Koslow agiliza la verificación de metales

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El analizador portátil Alloy Ranger TE-4000 emplea el efecto Seebeck para identificar aleaciones en segundos, sin radiación y con diseño de fácil uso en control de calidad e inspección en campo.

Valor de importación: máquinas‑herramienta que despuntaron en 2025

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El impulso más fuerte se dio en la categoría de las Demás rectificadoras de superficies cilíndricas de control numérico, que registraron un crecimiento superior al 124% en su valor de importación.

Nearshoring impulsaría inversión en autopartes en México en 2026

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La INA prevé que México capte 2,400 millones de dólares en inversión extranjera directa (IED) en 2026 por el nearshoring y un mayor contenido regional automotriz.

A+ Composites demonstrates innovation with customized UD TPC tape variant portfolio

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: From concept to series production, A+ Composites supports with more than 250 tape variants and expertise across fiber reinforcement and TPC systems.

AkzoNobel Single-Coat Basecoat Addresses Performance-Critical MRO Environments

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ alternative to the two-coat approach optimizes application control, film build consistency and finish quality for MRO paint facilities.

From Part Handling to Paint Booth: Modifying Cobots for Hazardous Applications

Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected

Cobots bring fast, simple automation to a range of applications, including, as of recently those in the finishing industry. New explosion-proof cobot models are enabling industries that work with VOCs to take advantage of easy-to-implement cobots. 

Flowserve to Acquire Trillium Flow Technologies Valves Division

| Valve Magazine

The acquisition strengthens Flowserve’s position in the power market.