Exogrind de Exeron para rectificado por coordenadas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold 2026: El sistema Exogrind, de Exeron, se orienta al acabado de componentes para la construcción de moldes y herramentales, entre ellos orificios de columnas, punzones de corte y superficies con acabado espejo.

R&M International Acquires Vartega EasyFeed Bundle Technology

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The 50-year-old, family-owned recycler will carry forward Vartega’s rCF platform, which includes 1,000/tons of annual production capacity, for thermoplastics industry and automotive programs.

Gilmour Space, Hypersonix Partner to Advance Australian Hypersonic Capability

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The partnership is advancing Mach 5+ flight-test capabilities for defense and commercial customers using rocket and scramjet platforms.

Cambium, SHD Composites Reimagining a New Future for Composites

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

CW’s interview with Cambium chief informatics officer Tim Gardner discusses the company’s background and bio-enabled approach, inverse design and SHD Composites’ role as it seeks broader markets, growth and changing what’s possible with composites.

Periplast Prints Mold, Skin and Core in a Single Robotic Cell in INOV.AM Program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Periplast’s research-oriented robotic cell uses a single hybrid head to 3D print a mold, place a carbon fiber prepreg skin and deposit a honeycomb core without repositioning the part, removing a traditionally required bonding step.

JetZero Closes $100 Million Financing Facility to Advance Z4 Program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Senior secured loan accelerates aircraft tech maturation and North Carolina facility buildout for the all-wing composite Z4 platform.

UW-Madison Engineers Develop Drapable Composite to Reduce Lightning Strike Damage on Aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Researchers wove stainless steel yarn into carbon fiber fabric to create a drapable, Faraday cage-like layer that cut simulated lightning strike weight loss to 0.03%, down from 3% without hybridization.

End mills X1-EH de YG-1 para maquinado de aceros endurecidos

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold 2026: La serie de end mills X1-EH, de YG-1,  esta dirigida a los sectores de moldes, automotriz, aeroespacial, médico y de energía.

Oakland University and Automation Alley Launch Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence

| Additive Manufacturing

The collaboration brings together Oakland University's School of Engineering and Computer Science and Automation Alley's Project DIAMOnD Digital Transformation Center to accelerate additive manufacturing innovation, workforce development and digital manufacturing across Michigan.
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How to Certify Production at Scale With PPAP

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

If you demonstrate how well your machining process fits inside the tolerances, customers can stop inspecting every part and trust the process as volume increases.

Sistema de medición láser LC50-DIGILOG de Blum-Novotest para centros de mecanizado

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold 2026: La tecnología DIGILOG del sistema de medición láser LC50-DIGILOG, de Blum-Novotest, captura miles de valores de medición por segundo, lo que permite un seguimiento detallado de la geometría y el estado de la herramienta en tiempo real.

Craftsman Cribsheet No. 151: G-Code Macro Programming Flow Operators by Controller

David Wynn | Production Machining

A breakdown of G-code macro keyword functions across a range of major controllers.

Registration, Hotel Reservations Now Open for 2026 New England Surface Finishing Regional

| Products Finishing

Nov. 6 conference in Newport, Rhode Island, to feature industry education, regulatory updates, tabletop exhibits and expanded networking opportunities.

How to Course-Correct Declining Bath Heat Transfer

| Products Finishing

Metal finishing shops that maintain certain disciplined monitoring practices can preempt heat transfer loss and its symptoms before they get out of hand.

Ceratizit Solid Carbide End Mills Support Stable, High-Performance Cutting

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Ceratizit features its SilverLine four- and five-flute solid carbide end mills, engineered with advanced geometry and Dragonskin coating technology for high-performance machining.

Agua y residuos ya no son cumplimiento sino competitividad

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Veolia, Henkel, Dow y la ANIQ debatieron en un panel cómo la revisión del T-MEC, la Ley General de Aguas y la NOM-160 sobre residuos peligrosos transforman la operación del sector, con 55,000 millones de dólares en inversión en juego y agua y residuos como variables estratégicas de competitividad.

Tooling Alternatives as Carbide Costs Rise

Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop

Shops have a variety of cutting tool options — including but not limited to carbide — when it comes to effectively machining heat-resistant super alloys.

ChemQuest Expands Roster With Director Addition

| Products Finishing

ChemQuest welcomes Ross Widenor as director, bringing expertise in R&D, innovation and global business strategy to help clients tackle complex challenges.

58th Annual World Machine Tool Survey Report and Data Now Available

| MoldMaking Technology

New data reveals shifting global machine tool production, consumption and trade trends, with implications for mold shops evaluating capital equipment purchases.  
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Fresadora de bancada DPMKX2 de TRAK Machine Tools para fabricación de moldes

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold 2026: La fresadora de bancada DPMKX2, de TRAK Machine Tools, está orientada a la fabricación de insertos y electrodos, reparaciones, ajustes y prototipos en talleres de moldes.

Indicadores de la fabricación de maquinaria para el sector metalmecánico crecen en junio

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En junio de 2026, el personal ocupado de este sector presentó un crecimiento de 21.5% en su comparación anual, en tanto que el valor de producción aumentó 11.4 % y la capacidad de planta utilizada se incrementó 7.8 puntos porcentuales.

Compliance Isn't Skill

| Plastics Technology

Compliance keeps plants running. Skill keeps them profitable. Learn why operator capability — not checklists — reduces scrap, stabilizes throughput and protects margin.  
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