How Can Smaller Shops Increase Efficiency and Protect Margins?

Tony Deligio | Manufacturing Connected

What if the greater efficiency in your manufacturing operations didn’t lie outside its four walls and require a capital investment in equipment, software or services?

Moretto Expands in Italy, Mexico

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

During a Plast preview event, the Italian maker of auxiliary equipment revealed a new 140,000-square-foot expansion of its Massanzago production facility.

Patents Secured for 3D Printed Nitinol Stents

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

CSIRO and Flex Memory Ventures have partnered to develop, manufacture and patent a 3D printed nitinol arterial stent. 

SW North America presenta centros de mecanizado multihusillo para producción de alto volumen

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los centros BA W06-22 y BA 322i, de SW North America, combinan mecanizado simultáneo y automatización integrada para aumentar la productividad en piezas complejas.

Gurit secures contract for pultruded glass fiber blade root reinforcement supply

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The company’s proven track record, engineering expertise and reliable performance have positioned the company as a preferred composites supplier in a highly competitive wind market.

Pflaumer Brothers introduces Teramine 654 co-hardener and accelerator for ambient-cure epoxies

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Teramine 654 gives formulators the ability to fine-tune cure speed while preserving formulation flexibility, delivering consistent, dependable curing performance and greater processing latitude for epoxy systems.

Aptera completes first solar electric vehicle off validation assembly line

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SMC vehicles produced on the low-volume validation assembly line will be used to advance certifications and progress toward deliverable products. 

Reinforce3D partners with Impac Systems Engineering to accelerate CFIP adoption in North America

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Companies will gain structured access to CFIP evaluation, application development and deployment support.

Gurit composite materials play central role in latest Shearwater racing catamaran design

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Zest Boatwork’s current 100% carbon fiber/epoxy design represents the latest chapter in the class’ 70-year evolution from a timber build.

Composite LFAM Startup Perseus Materials Closes Strategic Lockheed Martin Investment

Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing

Funding propels the 2025 JEC Startup Booster winner closer to industrial-scale composites 3D printing in defense and marine. More than incremental: “We’re not interested in making marginal improvements to 3D printing,” says CEO Daniel Lee. 

DMG MORI HMCs Reduce Energy Consumption

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

DMG Mori Co. Ltd. introduces the NHX 4000 and NHX 5000 4th Generation, designed for high-speed, sustainable production with reduced cycle times and energy consumption.

Hamar Laser Measurement System Enables Fast, Accurate Calibration

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

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

MMT Chats Are Back at PTXPO 2026

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT Chats return to PTXPO with live interviews, industry leaders and practical conversations focused on moldmaking and manufacturing innovation.

Achieving More Versatility from Three-Point Gaging

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop

Advancements in digital three-point micrometers enable more precise bore measurements with a self-aligning design, interchangeable heads and wireless data collection.

Hasco Adds French-Profile Mono-Coupling System

Loraine DeBonis | Plastics Technology

Couplings have been specially developed for reliable and efficient throughput whether moldmakers use oil or water as a heat-transfer fluid.

Embracing the Suck: Do You and Your Team Have What it Takes to Suffer?

Matthew Kirchner | Production Machining

The difference between athletics and business may not be not as vast as it seems — after all, both carry out lessons both important and necessary to building grit, enduring crises and, if you’re lucky, coming out on top.
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E-Multi mini, de Mold-Masters, debutará en Expo Plásticos 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Expo Plásticos 2026 Mold-Masters presenta la nueva unidad multidisparo para piezas de alta precisión, diseñada para convertir cualquier inyectora en un sistema multi-shot.

Episode 54: Mitchell Smith, ST Engineering MRAS

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Mitchell Smith of ST Engineering MRAS shares insights on transitioning to composite single-aisle aircraft manufacturing programs, UAM’s role in tech testing and emerging automation trends shaping the industry.

Finishing is No Longer a Secondary Step But the Future

Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing

The future of performance lies on the surface — a finished surface, that is. In celebration of National Surface Finishing Day, PF editors revisit hot topics that illustrate how this industry is a strategic lever driving manufacturing.

Jorgensen introduce sistemas de filtración de refrigerante y evacuación de viruta para mayor estabilidad de proceso

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los sistemas Flexforce, Ecofilter 80 y Magnetic Conveyor, de Jorgensen, optimizan la evacuación de viruta y prolongan la vida útil del refrigerante en máquinas-herramienta CNC.

Tungaloy Milling Series Enhances Wear Resistance

| Production Machining

The AH8015 grade has been expanded to include four milling tool series — DoForceTri, MillQuadFeed, TungTriShred and DoQuadMill — boosting tool life across diverse machining operations.

Injection Molding at PTXPO 2026

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Injection molding machine suppliers feature prominently at this month’s PTXPO in Chicago; see what the press makers have planned for their exhibits.