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Proactivity Generates Success: Takeaways from Top Shops 2025
Julia Hider | Production Machining
What sets a Top Shop apart from other shops? Industry leaders explored this question at the 2025 Top Shops Conference and found a common answer: proactive, intentional purchases and systems planning.
IECA y la Universidad Politécnica de Guanajuato impulsan la capacitación y desarrollo tecnológico
| Modern Machine Shop México
Ambas instituciones ya realizaban actividades conjuntas como conferencias, cursos especializados, proyectos tecnológicos y capacitación que beneficiaron a más de 400 estudiantes.
Kennametal Grooving Inserts Enhance Tool Life with Advanced Coating
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Kennametal Inc.’s KCU10B and KCU25B grades for Top Notch grooving and threading feature Kengold PVD coating for improved wear detection and performance.
Hasco Expands Offerings, Including 3D-Printed Hot Runners
Tony Deligio | MoldMaking Technology
Updates include cooling systems, slide retainers, chemical working substances and online ordering, along with advances for additive manufacturing in hot runners.
Flow presenta sistemas de corte flexibles con waterjet, láser y dobladora
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema Flow NX Pro de corte por agua, junto con el láser de fibra LZR y la dobladora HyperBend, amplían la capacidad de los talleres para cubrir múltiples procesos con exactitud y eficiencia.
Designing for Decoupled Molding: Why It Starts with the Mold
| MoldMaking Technology
When a mold is designed with decoupling in mind, the result is lower scrap, faster startups, better part quality and happier customers.
"It's Easy to Buy a Printer... It's Another Skill Entirely to Create Value." Q&A with Bifrost Manufacturing
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Founder and CEO Killian Erickson shares what the contract manufacturer has learned about additive manufacturing and how to bring that value to customers of all shapes and sizes.
CONTRAX Debuts: Summer Show in Austin, Fall in Grand Rapids
Loraine DeBonis | Plastics Technology
Discover CONTRAX, a new event series connecting U.S. contract manufacturing buyers and suppliers in Austin and Grand Rapids. Explore exhibits on 3D printing, CNC machining and more.
Uruguay tendrá dos plantas de pirólisis de plásticos
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Afrecor y Solve Recycling firmaron un acuerdo para instalar dos plantas de pirólisis de plásticos en Uruguay, con el objetivo de impulsar la economía circular.
Women in Manufacturing Announces Second Annual Men as Allies Conference
| Products Finishing
Two-day event will highlight allyship’s impact on workforce strength and business success.
Additive Engineering Solutions acquires Momentous Mold, boosting precision tooling
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Two-month acquisition of Momentous Mold & Machine brings 2,000 years of expertise, advanced CNC machining and ITAR-certified solutions to tackle complex aerospace, defense challenges from prototype to production.
B&T Composites installs multi-material AFP machine
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: B&T Composites installs Mikrosam multi-material thermoplastic and thermoset composites system, expanding manufacturing horizons.
Envalior EcoPaXX CFRTP UD tape enables H2 tanks to withstand high-pressure loads
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
UD continuous fiber tape wraps polyamide liners for robust H2 storage, achieving 2.2 GPa tensile strength, 20% savings and easier processing without curing or hazardous chemicals.
GENEX project final event presents findings in digital twins, smart manufacturing and composites repair
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
In-person event scheduled for Feb. 17-18, 2026, in Spain features a dynamic agenda, round tables to foster dialogue and a technical visit to Teruel Airport.
NC State, Houston University develops self-healing composite that repairs damage 1,000 times
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
FRP with 3D printed agents and embedded heaters successfully self-repairs delamination, offering the potential for composite components to last for centuries.
Chomarat Group finalizes acquisition of CTMI
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Complementary French merger will provide Chomarat with a sovereign range of technical textiles and composite materials for strategic markets.
IEC publishes IEC TS 62818-1 composite conductor core standardization
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
As ageing grids face massive upgrades, the new IEC specification, contributed to by Exel Composites, provides essential guidelines for composite conductor cores, ensuring long-term performance and easy comparisons for TSOs.
CompositesWorld’s 2026 Top Shops Benchmarking Survey Closes April 10
| CompositesWorld
Join hundreds of participating composites fabricators for actionable industry insights that will improve your business.
Northrop Grumman delivers 1,500th F-35 center fuselage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Six decades of composites expertise and an extensive, advanced integrated assembly line deliver center fuselages in 30 hours, a 35% assembly time reduction.
Cutting engine weight via thermoplastic composite guide vanes
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Greene Tweed replaces metal stator vanes with its DLF material co-molded with a metal leading edge that meets performance, cost and high-rate production targets while cutting 4 kg per engine.
Troubleshooting Processes Experiencing Drift or Shift
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
Most troubleshooting fails for a simple reason: rather than conducting true root cause analysis, people start assigning causes before they properly classify behavior.
How to Streamline Production When Line Space, Oven Capacity Are Limited
| Products Finishing
Single-bake powder coating doubles efficiency without capital investments.