Archer to Acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid, Boeing Takes Stake

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Boeing is divesting Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid to Archer while retaining a stake in the company, a strategic move that lets Boeing refocus on its core businesses, help shape future autonomous flight and maintain a technology sharing arrangement with Archer.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Develops New Series of Xlink Tech Carbon Fiber Prepreg

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Mitsubishi contributes to enhanced CFRP performance in applications ranging from sports and leisure to mobility, commencing sample work for these prepreg products.

Forza Composites Validates Brazil's First Domestically Developed Type 4 Pressure Vessel

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Brazilian company specializes in H2, RNG and CNG storage tank development, supported by its proprietary multi-axis filament winding system, team of 14 engineers and complete advanced manufacturing capabilities.

Seoul National University Applies VABS Simulation for Air Mobility, Digital Twin Projects

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The university conducts research using AnalySwift’s tools to establish composite UAM design methodologies and technologies.

Renishaw Probe Combines Touch-Trigger, Scanning, Surface Finish Verification

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Renishaw Inc. introduces the RMP400S, a multipurpose spindle probe that integrates touch-trigger probing, scanning and surface finish verification into a single on-machine solution.

Arburg Acquires Stork

| Plastics Technology

Arburg GmbH + Co KG has acquired Dutch injection molding machine manufacturer Stork Plastics Machinery B.V., extending its reach in high-speed thin-wall packaging.

Non-PFAS Additive Adds Solvent Barrier To Monolayer HDPE Bottles

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Avient’s new Cesa solid additive pellet boosts solvent barrier of monolayer HDPE containers without fluorinated barrier treatments.

RJG Appoints Niiko Rautiola CEO

| Plastics Technology

Niiko Rautiola brings extensive global experience in injection molding, manufacturing operations and commercial leadership to RJG.

Air Turbine Tools' Live Tool Boosts Swiss-Type Lathe Output at High Speeds

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Air Turbine Tools Inc. highlights the 822CX Air Turbine live tool, a governed 80,000-rpm spindle designed for small-tool Swiss-type lathe applications.

ECI Amper monitorea máquinas y relaciona la capacidad con la programación

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La plataforma utiliza sensores IoT, pantallas para operadores e integración con ERP para registrar tiempos de operación, paros, ciclos, mantenimiento y avance de los trabajos.

Plastilene adopta tecnología TWQ de W&H para empaque de carne y queso

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Grupo Plastilene implementó la tecnología Tube Water Quench de Windmöller & Hölscher con resinas de ExxonMobil para producir estructuras de barrera media y alta para empaque de carne y queso en Colombia, sustituyendo importaciones y consolidándose como el único convertidor local con esta tecnología.

Punch Industry USA Precision-Ground Pins and Punches Feature Mirror Finish

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: Punch Industry USA Inc. offers precision-ground round and special-shaped small-diameter mold and die components in steel and carbide, capable of achieving a mirror finish without polishing.

Composites End Markets: New Space (2026)

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

With the space sector in a race for strategic dominance and the lunar economy coming into view, composite materials are accelerating into an era of high-rate production, advanced autonomous manufacturing and structural innovation that would have seemed like science fiction a generation ago.

Laboratory Stretch-Blower Aids PET Preform Testing

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Customized lab machine helps major European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) preform molder with quality control.

Romi Turning Machines Support Versatile Production

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Romi presents live demonstrations of the GL250M turning center, D800 vertical machining center and C470 CNC lathe.

Soraluce FP60 integra fresado, mandrinado, torneado y rectificado de piezas grandes

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La máquina de piso de cinco ejes permite combinar varias operaciones en una sola preparación y ofrece recorridos longitudinales ampliables para adaptarse a componentes de grandes dimensiones.

Rugged Thermocouple Sensors Withstand High TPC Processing Heat

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: TE Wire & Cable's PEEKSense thermocouple assemblies are rated for continuous processing temperatures up to 400°C in PEEK, PEKK, PAEK and polyimide composite applications.

Flexicon's Flexible Screw Conveyor Equipped with Trough Hopper

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Machine handles free and non-free-flowing materials, offering real-time monitoring, easy cleanout and efficient multi-outlet discharge.  

Compact Rotary Transfer Technology New to the U.S. Market

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Turkish rotary transfer machine tool builder Kestech aims to make inroads here in the States with cost-effective vertical-trunnion machine platforms such as the Multivexa.

En envases el plástico no es el problema: es la infraestructura

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Erick Suárez, presidente de la AMEE, plantea que el futuro del plástico en México depende menos de sustituirlo y más de construir infraestructura, estrategia e innovación para valorizarlo, con el PET como modelo y los empaques flexibles como el eslabón más débil de la cadena.

Bernal Industrial presenta tecnologías de inyección de Nissei en Meximold 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Bernal Industrial lleva a Meximold 2026 la tecnología de Nissei, fabricante japonés con más de 75 años de especialización en moldeo por inyección, con una propuesta que abarca máquinas, moldes y sistemas de apoyo al moldeo para aplicaciones industriales en México.

PPWR: documentación obligatoria para exportar envases a Europa

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Desde el 12 de agosto de 2026, el PPWR exige la declaración de conformidad de la UE, la documentación técnica, la identificación del operador y el control de PFAS, sin agotamiento de existencias. El exportador mexicano debe definir su papel en la cadena, quién firma el expediente y con qué ensayo respalda los umbrales.