Mazak Open House Event Highlights Motorsports Part Production

| Modern Machine Shop

Mazak Corp. hosts the Discover More with Mazak open house at its Dallas Technical Center on March 11-12 in Dallas, Texas. The event will feature the company’s Variaxis i-700T five-axis machining center, QT-Ez 12MY horizontal turning center, Integrex j-200S Neo multitasking machine and Syncrex 38/9 Swiss-type turning machine.

The Story Behind PM’s ‘Floaty’ Pens

Derek Korn | Production Machining

As we continue to celebrate Production Machining’s 25th anniversary, let’s call to mind how this media brand turned into a machine shop customer ordering 20,000 tiny parts.

The Inputs and Outputs of a Good CEO

Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing

What inputs and outputs create effective CEOs? Inspired by NVIDIA's Jensen Huang and manufacturing logic, Matt Kirchner looks deeper into what builds strong leadership and drives innovation.

Cortec Acrylic Coating EcoLine 3860 Incorporates Renewable Resins

| Products Finishing

Water-based metal coating features 27% USDA-certified bio-based content for sustainable anticorrosion protection.

High-Peformance Packaging Molding Platform

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Husky is positioning its HyperSync and Hylectric molding machines plus Advantage+Elite remote monitoring as a go-to packaging platform.

Mold Industry Stabilizes, Growth Remains Elusive

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The 2026 AMBA report shows mold builders and molders experiencing stabilization with steady shipments, modest optimism, persistent profitability challenges and potential in medical/defense sectors.

Syensqo advances circular carbon fiber composite recycling partnership with Fairmat

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The multiyear agreement will reintroduce EOL waste coming from Syensqo’s German facility into the composites aerospace, space and automotive supply chain.

ZeroAvia to support KAERI in composite LH2 storage systems design, testing

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

At its U.K.-based liquid hydrogen test facility, ZeroAvia will work toward a full ground test campaign with the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute.

CONTRAX Austin 2026 Registration Opens

Loraine DeBonis | MoldMaking Technology

Contract manufacturing parts and services buyers from across the industrial supply chain can register to attend debut event June 24-25 for free. 

Advanced Blending Solutions Fully Integrates Thoreson McCosh Brand

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Move aimed at positioning ABS as complete solutions provider of auxiliary equipment.

CompositesWorld presents JEC World 2026 exhibitor lineup

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A concise overview of exhibitor previews received by CW editors outlines some of the companies presenting new developments and technologies to the composites community during JEC World 2026 in Paris. 

Hydroxyapatite Blasting Removes Beads and Improves Implant Surface Simultaneously

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

The material and process provided by Himed offers a path to controlled surface roughness for medical implants.

Haidlmair adquiere TFM y amplía su producción de moldes de inyección

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Haidlmair adquirió TFM – Technologie für Metallbearbeitung para integrar la producción de moldes de inyección de hasta 5 toneladas y ampliar sus capacidades de mecanizado CNC y de electroerosión.

French Coupling System Facilitates Mold Temperature Control

| MoldMaking Technology

HASCO Hasenclever GmbH + Co KG introduces the Z8012 French Coupling System featuring Push-Lok technology and expanded Ø5 temperature control system.

Mordaza para taladro de Palmgren proporciona sujeción segura

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La #9612153, con orejetas de perno, incorpora cama y base paralelas a 0.001” (≈0.025 mm) y mandíbula fija sellada y reemplazable con ranuras horizontales y verticales para sujetar piezas cilíndricas.

Interpon Joins NATSPEC to Simplify Compliant Powder Coatings Specification Across Australia

| Products Finishing

Partnership integrates AkzoNobel brand’s architectural powder coatings into the region’s national specification system, helping architects specify with greater speed, accuracy and confidence.

Nuevos grados de PA66 no halogenada de Asahi Kasei

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Asahi Kasei demuestra las ventajas de los compuestos LEONA FR en Expo Plásticos: alta resistencia a la flama, propiedades mecánicas estables y marcado láser para trazabilidad.

Thermoplastic Powder Provides Impact, Scratch Resistance

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Thermoplastic powder coating delivers impact-resistant, weather-proof solutions for sporting goods and beyond.

Emotiv Mobility inaugura instalaciones en Monterrey

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una nueva oficina y una planta de manufactura Emotiv Mobility busca fortalecer su capacidad operativa en México y Norteamérica.

Albany Engineered Composites highlights production-ready composites manufacturing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2026: Albany highlights its expanding role in delivering composites solutions as a partner in aerospace and defense programs.

Sandvik Coromant Taps Enable Uninterrupted, Precision Threading

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The CoroTap 100 series of straight-flute cut taps features a high-performance, chipbreaking design that reduces production interruptions and eliminates the need for manual chip removal.

Sky Advanced Materials appoints Matrix Composite Materials as U.K. distributor

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Sky boosts access to its lightweight multiaxial carbon fiber fabric reinforcements.