Laser Cleaning Fast-Tracks Surface Preparation

| Products Finishing

Laser cleaning solutions can provide a faster clean for manufacturers with time-saving and cost-effective benefits.

How to Scale Production With the Right Adjustments at the Right Times

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

Volume machining teaches you on a delay. Some lessons are available on part one, some take a shift and some won’t show up for weeks. The timeline matters. Here’s how to read it from the first part to the last.

Knuth abre instalación en Querétaro para atender el mercado mexicano

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La compañía fortalece su presencia en el país con una nueva sede enfocada en soporte técnico y suministro de máquinas-herramienta para manufactura.

Plant-Based Resin as a Processable Plastic Substitute

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Utopia Plastix produces resin from cover crops that is compatible with plastics processing equipment.

Addressing Challenges in Direct Part Marking on Stainless Steel

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Ultrashort pulse laser black marking has emerged as a reliable solution to the marking challenges for medical-grade stainless steel.

10 minutes to influence U.S. manufacturing policy

Jodee McElfresh | CompositesWorld

U.S. manufacturing policy is being decided now—and it will directly affect your costs, supply chain, and competitiveness. Your voice can help shape what comes next. Complete the 2026 Reshoring Survey today to inform policymakers and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. All respondents receive final results for benchmarking purposes.
#economics #workforcedevelopment #regulations

Simcon Introduces Injection Molding Simulation Tool With AI

Matt Stonecash | MoldMaking Technology

Cadmould AI Solver enables design exploration for injection molding engineers up to 1,000 times faster than numerical solvers.

10 Minutes to Influence U.S. Manufacturing Policy

Jodee McElfresh | Modern Machine Shop

U.S. manufacturing policy is being decided now—and it will directly affect your costs, supply chain and competitiveness. Your voice can help shape what comes next. Complete the 2026 Reshoring Survey today to inform policymakers and strengthen U.S. manufacturing.
#economics #regulations

Reciclaje de poliestireno: EPS y XPS avanzan frente a GPPS y HIPS

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El reciclaje de poliestireno en Norteamérica, según PSRA y Resource Recycling Systems, cuenta con 126 empresas y 169 instalaciones, con mayor desarrollo en EPS y XPS y más de 700 puntos de recolección. La baja demanda y el suministro irregular en GPPS y HIPS limitan su integración en los mercados finales.  

CAMWorks 2026 incorpora programación para tornos tipo suizo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

CAMWorks 2026 incorpora funcionalidades para tornos tipo suizo que amplían las capacidades del sistema para programación de máquinas CNC con múltiples husillos y unidades de herramienta.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Turning Center Features Modular Tooling System

| Production Machining

Marubeni Citizen's Cincom L12 Swiss turning center features user-friendly programming, a detachable guide bushing and modular tooling for versatile, efficient machining.

Axalp Technologies advances iSurface composites impact monitoring technology

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Lightweight conductive fiber sensing lattice and AI-based interpretation of signals enable impact characterization, localization and remaining-life indication on composite inlets, leading edges and propeller blades.

Toray introduces surcharge pricing to carbon fiber amid Strait of Hormuz blockade

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Emergency measure to address skyrocketing costs for petrochemical feedstock affected by escalating tensions in the Middle East.

10 Minutes to Influence U.S. Manufacturing Policy

Jodee McElfresh | Products Finishing

U.S. manufacturing policy is being decided now—and it will directly affect your costs, supply chain, and competitiveness. Your voice can help shape what comes next. Complete the 2026 Reshoring Survey today to inform policymakers and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. All respondents receive final results for benchmarking purposes.
#economics #workforcedevelopment #regulations

Kit de reconstrucción para sistema de filtración de refrigerante

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El kit de reconstrucción para la tapa del sistema Chip Trapper, de Exair LLC, es una solución neumática que retira sólidos como virutas y rebabas de refrigerantes usados y otros fluidos industriales.

JEC World 2026 highlights innovations in high-rate composite manufacturing

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis discusses trends in high-rate composites manufacturing on display at JEC World. As the aerospace sector gears up for a new single-aisle aircraft program and defense demand grows, the industry is shoring up processes to meet demand. 

HMG Paints Announces Selected 2026 Color of the Year

| Products Finishing

Swan, a gray-white infused with lavender, is considered a paint color that reflects customers’ movement toward more tranquil, balanced interiors.

10 Minutes to Influence U.S. Manufacturing Policy

Jodee McElfresh | Production Machining

U.S. manufacturing policy is being decided now—and it will directly affect your costs, supply chain, and competitiveness. You can shape what comes next. Complete the 2026 Reshoring Survey to inform policymakers and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. All respondents receive final results for benchmarking purposes.
#economics #workforcedevelopment #regulations

Hasco apuesta por Brasil con operación directa y nuevo liderazgo comercial

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Hasco inicia operaciones directas en Brasil para fortalecer el soporte técnico y la relación con sus clientes. Como fabricante de componentes normalizados y de sistemas de canal caliente a medida, refuerza su oferta en el mercado local.

Boston Micro Fabrication Launches Benchtop, Industrial-Grade Micro-Precision Printer

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Boston Micro Fabrication introduces the microArch S150 Series, providing 25µm micro-precision printing.

PTXPO 2026: Innovation, Precision and Collaboration Define the Future of Moldmaking, Part 1

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

PTXPO 2026 highlighted trends in digital simulation, efficient hot runners/thermal systems, additive enhancements, advanced mold steels/components, proactive maintenance, automation and collaborative workforce growth.

Querétaro concreta 10 proyectos de inversión en el primer trimestre del año

| Modern Machine Shop México

Las inversiones se concentran principalmente en los sectores aeronáutico, de alimentos y bebidas, automotriz y energético.