Beta, Multistate Collaboration Completes First eIPP Operational Flights
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Beta Technologies’ CTOL Integration Pilot Program flight across a PA-VA-MD corridor is the start of electric aviation and future medical logistics advancement.
ORNL Develops Error Correction System to Enhance 3D Printing of Large Composite Parts
Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing
Material and system agnostic sensors and computer vision automate printing speed and temperature monitoring and are able to make on-the-fly adjustments without human interaction.
Vida Circular inaugura centro de acopio de plásticos en Tlalpan
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Vida Circular, la Alcaldía Tlalpan y empresas como ALPLA, Colgate y Braskem Idesa inauguraron un centro de acopio en el Deportivo Vivanco, con capacidad de 400 kg mensuales y una meta de cinco toneladas anuales de plásticos recuperados.
CMMC Pause, Cyber Readiness and What It Means for Mold Builders
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
CMMC Phase II is paused, but cyber readiness isn't. Mold builders still need to protect customer data and prove it.
Cast Film Die Built for PFAS-Free Formulations
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Amid the push to ban “forever chemicals,” Nordson has engineered a new flow-distribution channel to enable stable extrusion of formulations without fluoropolymer-based processing aids.
Walter amplía las operaciones de fresado a 90 grados con insertos TNMU
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Los nuevos insertos indexables TNMU en grado Tiger-tec Gold WKK25G incorporan seis filos de corte y están diseñados para fresado de hombros, planeado, fresado de cavidades e interpolación circular en acero y fundición.
Mastercam Toolpathing Software Streamlines Complex Part Programming
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: Mastercam's EverPath Technology is an advanced toolpathing solution featuring adaptive algorithms, real-time collision awareness and automated toolpath optimization for high-speed, multi-axis machining.
MachineMetrics Platform Targets Unplanned Downtime in High-Volume Machining
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: MachineMetrics previews Tool Intelligence — a capability within its AI-powered Manufacturing Operations Platform with production-grade availability planned for Q4 2026.
GKN Aerospace's ASPIRE Program Targets Next-Gen Composite Wing Manufacturing Technologies
Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld
The three-year, £12 million ASPIRE consortium brings together rapid tow shearing, tailored fiber placement, aligned recycled discontinuous carbon fiber and self-heated tool curing to prove lighter, high-rate composite wings for the next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
Applying Machine Learning to Process Damping
Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop
Process damping is difficult to quantify using a physics-based model and, therefore, is a good candidate for a physics-informed machine learning approach.
México y Estados Unidos fortalecen alianza estratégica en semiconductores
| Modern Machine Shop México
Durante el Séptimo Foro Binacional México–Estados Unidos sobre Semiconductores, se abordó la construcción de acciones para fortalecer el ecosistema binacional para estos dispositivos.
Mazak Advanced Machining Solutions Accelerate Production Output
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Mazak Corp. showcases Neo Series machines, Ez Series vertical machining centers, multitasking models and Syncrex Swiss-type lathes with automation.
Powder Coating Equipment Market Expected to Reach $1.93 Billion by 2034
| Products Finishing
A newly published analysis from Polaris Market Research projects the global powder coating equipment market will expand at a 3.4% CAGR from 2025 to 2034, driven by automotive, EV and architectural demand.
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Ecoclean Launches Intelligent Process Control Solutions for Water-Based Cleaning
Jessica Pompili | Products Finishing
Ecoclean’s two automated process control solutions, the Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) system and Smart Drying technology, are designed to meet the high quality standards of water-based cleaning processes.
NGR presenta el S:GRAN 085 para reciclaje postindustrial
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen lanzó el S:GRAN 085, una combinación triturador-alimentador-extrusora para reciclaje postindustrial sobre la plataforma NXT, con geometría de alimentación revisada, paquetes para fibra de vidrio y películas biodegradables.
AI Built into Your Shop’s Live Data
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Build custom apps and save time with autonomous agents, fed straight from the source of your shop’s own live data. All ITAR-secure and hosted on Microsoft Gov Cloud.
INEOS y Recuro desarrollan planta de pirólisis en Noruega
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
INEOS y Recuro firmaron un memorando para desarrollar Full Circle, una planta de reciclaje avanzado por pirólisis de 33,000 t/año en Bamble, Noruega, que producirá polietileno reciclado de calidad equivalente al virgen para empaques de alimentos y médicos bajo el PPWR europeo.
Ingersoll Cutting Tools High-Feed Milling System Reduces Cycle Times
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: Ingersoll Cutting Tools introduces the DiFeedWinV high-feed milling system, designed for die and mold manufacturing with V-bottom insert clamping for improved stability and aggressive toolpath capability.
Eurocode 11 for Composites Construction, Civil Engineering Design is Set for 2028 Publication
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Years of close cooperation between academic, standardization bodies and industry has led to this newest CEN standard design, providing a harmonized framework and wider acceptance of composites.
Production of European Sikorsky Firehawk Begins in Poland
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PZL Mielec starts manufacturing two S-70 Firehawk helicopters — a variant of the well-known Black Hawk series — for the Czech Republic to bolster its operational fleet and wildfire and emergency response capacity.
Syensqo Composite Materials to Power MV-75 Cheyenne
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Composites, adhesive and specialty polymers will contribute to the U.S. Army’s vertical lift aircraft, enhancing speed, range and survivability.
Saint-Gobain to Acquire EGFA’s Lexington Glass Fiber Operations
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Nippon Electric Glass subsidiary’s North Carolina glass fiber plant will strengthen Saint-Gobain’s supply chain for CertainTeed roofing and gypsum products.