Dialing in composites performance via dynamic digital twins

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Sport Dynamics Lab uses Flexdynamics testing, digital models and AI tools to compare designs, materials and systems, enabling optimization with potential for propellers, drones and vibrational structures.

Machuelos CoroTap 100 de Sandvik Coromant para roscado preciso y continuo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Los machuelos CoroTap 100 con geometría -PM están diseñados para mejorar la evacuación de viruta y garantizar procesos de roscado estables y seguros en materiales ISO P.

Funky Finishes Explore the World of Unique Powder Coatings

| Products Finishing

Special effect coatings like metallics, textures, and functional and decorative finishes with visual and aesthetic focuses are quickly emerging and evolving. 

Exair Fluid Filtration System Maintains Optimal Coolant Efficiency

| Modern Machine Shop

Exair’s Chip Trapper lid rebuild kit enables users to bolster performance on older units.

Five Strategies for Building Your Job Shop's Niche

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Staking out a niche can help your job shop win repeat business and steady revenue. Discover how several successful job shops have claimed theirs.

New Collaboration To Install Plastic Leak-Detection Systems

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Plastixs taps Quality Mold Shop and Mobile Manifold Repair to install Airtect technology for detecting material leaks in hot runners and machine nozzles.

Seco Boring Bridges Optimize Deep-Hole Boring Operations

| Production Machining

The BB732 bridges can provide vibration-free performance, optimized coolant flow and high-quality surface finishes.

Star SU Gear Tools Feature Specialized Coating for High-Volume Production

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Star SU LLC introduces Alcrona EVO coating technology across its gear cutting tool portfolio, improving wear resistance and tool life.

SEL's Path to Predictable Moldmaking: How Pre-Hardened Tool Steel Eliminated Bottlenecks

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Pre-hardened DCMX blocks eliminated heat treatment, saved 60-70% on cores and delivered 0.0005" stability at SEL's Idaho toolroom.

Sprinkler Head Mold Feels More Flow With Conformal Cooling

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

K-Rain shaved 20% off the cycle time for a high-volume product with a new conformally cooled insert printed by Zero Tolerance using Xact metal technology.

I.S.T. polyimide fiber expands to extreme environments

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

An evolution of the company’s Imidetex fiber platform combines negative thermal expansion, zero outgassing and vibration damping to support precision structures in aerospace, space systems and other demanding environments.

EHang posts record Q4 revenue, first GAAP profit as EH216-S commercial launch nears

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Financial results for Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 indicate the Asian eVTOL company’s optimal position for scaled production, expanded operations and a financially strengthened business led by commercial advances in China and overseas markets.

Centros de mecanizado de cinco ejes Fryer 5X con rotación completa de 360 grados

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie 5X, de Fryer, diseñada para aplicaciones donde la rotación de la pieza no es práctica, combina gran capacidad, flexibilidad del husillo y control avanzado.

Procesamiento de PET y variables que afectan su desempeño

M.C. Adrián Méndez Prieto | Plastics Technology México

La estabilidad del PET en procesos industriales depende del control de la humedad, la viscosidad intrínseca y la cristalinidad, variables que limitan la calidad del producto. Procesos como la inyección, la extrusión y el reciclado introducen degradación y variabilidad que condicionan las aplicaciones en envases, fibra y lámina.

North American Plastics Machinery Shipments Rise 7% in Q4

Loraine DeBonis | Plastics Technology

Gains in single-screw extrusion and injection molding shipments offset a decline in twin-screw extrusion, resulting in a net increase for the quarter.
#economics

Arburg Reveals Production Plans, New Technologies and Results

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Arburg’s executives, including new CEO, shared financial results, production plans and updates on its newest machines and controls at Technology Days.

Chiller Line Adds 'Remote-Cool' Option

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Space-saving “remote-cool” option for AEC’s GPL Series releases heat outdoors by locating the chiller condenser outside while the chiller remains indoors.

México avanza hacia la automatización total con mayor compra de robots industriales

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Entre 2021 y 2025, el valor total de las importaciones de robots industriales pasó de más de 147 millones de dólares a más de 203 millones, lo que representó un crecimiento acumulado de 37.7%.

Convenio impulsa educación ambiental en CDMX

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Congreso de la CDMX y CONMÉXICO firman convenio para promover educación ambiental, gestión de residuos y economía circular.  

Por qué usar extrusión en tándem para espumas de baja densidad

| Plastics Technology México

La creciente demanda de envases de espuma de baja densidad plantea interrogantes sobre el uso de líneas de extrusión en tándem y el potencial de opciones más simples. Este análisis revela los desafíos reológicos y de equipo en el espumado, además de explorar la viabilidad de alternativas sustentables como el PLA para aplicaciones de empaques de alimentos.

From the Shop Floor to the Hill: Leading with Purpose

Christina Fuges | Manufacturing Connected

Accumold CEO Roger Hargens shares why being active in workforce, innovation and policy isn’t extra—it’s essential to manufacturing’s future. Time to lead.__PRESENT
#workforcedevelopment #regulations

COMCE: IED en México sigue la ruta mundial hacia sectores de alto valor agregado

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con datos del tercer trimestre de 2025, México recibió 184 millones de dólares de IED en centros de datos, la cifra más alta registrada.