Unifying Industrial Automation with a Single Communication Technology

Julia Hider | Manufacturing Connected

The infrastructure that underpins the robots, conveyors and other components that automate manufacturing processes might seem like a complex web — but that’s starting to change.

MMT Chats: SPE MTD 2025 Apprentice of the Year

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Nick Paxton, Apprentice of the Year, discovered moldmaking through family legacy and champions apprenticeships amid manufacturing's critical skills shortage.
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DiMAT launches unified digital platform to simplify access to advanced manufacturing toolkits

| CompositesWorld

The platform makes all available toolkits accessible through a single secure identity provider to eliminate the need for separate credentials, fragmented billing systems or disconnected security models.

Why Attend PTXPO 2026?

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

PTXPO delivers moldmaking-focused exhibits, live demos, expert insights, networking, hands-on learning and experiences designed to help teams grow and compete.

Nammo partners with USA Skeleton for high-tech sleds

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Nammo Composite Solutions teams up with USA Bobsled & Skeleton to craft advanced carbon fiber components for Skeleton sleds, bringing aerospace precision to the ice.

Firefly upgrades Alpha rocket to Block II for more responsive space missions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Block II configuration for Alpha includes enhanced length, stronger composite structures build, better thermal protection systems and in-house batteries and avionics.

Boeing, Joby leaders speak at SAMPE 2026

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Discover insights from open keynote speaker Dr. Bill Carter of Boeing and award keynote speaker Delphine Turpin of Joby Aviation on advancing composites, manufacturing and aerospace innovation at SAMPE 2026 in Seattle. 

Click Bond unites bonding science, fastening innovation with Brighton Science acquisition

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Click Bond expands its ability to deliver measurable, scientific confidence from surface to structure.

Fiberglass Victoria repairs critical tsunami detection network infrastructure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Australian fiberglass company doesn’t take shortcuts restoring a structure that has to handle harsh environments with zero margin for failure.

Albany Engineered Composites partners with Astris AI for defense-grade generative AI deployment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Flagship collaboration establishes blueprint for strengthening AES’ delivery of 3D woven composite replacements for critical titanium structures, and the U.S. supply chain as a whole, through secure, scalable AI.

ACS, FOL partner to revive Italian racing brand Promec

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Italian firms join forces to relaunch historic motorsport icon Promec, unveiling the PJ26 carbon fiber racing car for hill climb glory.

Saertex expands composites reach with NCF facility in China

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Saertex Group boosts presence in Asia with Saertex SCF China Ltd. in Pinghu, set to produce advanced carbon fiber textiles for wind, auto and aerospace starting March 2026.

Toray shows carbon fiber CO₂ separation membrane cuts biogas purification costs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

In a 1-year trial with a sewage plant company, Toray’s CO2 separation membrane demonstrated 70% lower moisture removal costs, paving the way for scalable biogas purification.

Plant tour: PulFlex Technologies, Ford City, Pa., U.S.

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Custom pultruder is pushing the limits of pultrusion, specializing in polyurethane resins, complex shapes and extreme sizes or thicknesses — for defense, infrastructure, industrial parts and more.

MicroCare Replacement Fluids Provide Seamless Transition From Discontinued 3M Novec Products

| Products Finishing

MicroCare offers ready-to-ship Tergo Performance Fluids and MicroCare Engineered Fluids as precision-matched replacements for Novec options.  

Extrusión reactiva en el reciclaje de plásticos posconsumo

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Las exigencias regulatorias sobre los envases están elevando el umbral técnico para el reciclaje de plásticos. La extrusión reactiva (REX) permite modificar polímeros posconsumo en estado fundido mediante el control de la cizalla, la temperatura y el tiempo de residencia, con recuperación de prestaciones. Este proceso combina ventajas operativas y limitaciones claras, y adquiere relevancia como opción intermedia entre el reciclaje mecánico y el químico bajo el Reglamento (UE) 2025/40.

Tornos Fryer ET-LC ofrecen alta rigidez para mecanizado de piezas grandes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie Easy Turn ET-LC, de Fryer, diseñada para mecanizado de lotes pequeños, combina rigidez estructural, facilidad de operación y flexibilidad de programación.

Severance Finishing Tools Feature Chatter-Free Tooth Geometry

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Severance’s lineup of tube end finishing rotary tools are designed to finish both the ID and OD of tubing ends in a single operation.

GibbsCAM Software Update Optimizes Toolpath Generation

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

GibbsCAM 2026 features an advanced 3D machining engine, which provides gains in toolpath generation speed with fewer iterations.

Episode 64: An Interview With Brandon Acker, Titan Abrasive Systems

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Expertise on blasting media selection, automation in blast rooms, and the cost-saving power of reclaimable abrasives.

Understanding the Tribology of the Tool-Workpiece Interface

Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop

Machining is fundamentally a competition between the cutting edge and the workpiece material as it is sheared away to obtain the desired part geometry.

Dry-Ice Pelletizer Produces 120 Pounds of High-Density Pellets Hourly

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

The SUR-120 runs on a standard 220-volt outlet single-phase connection.