ICOMAT launches U.K. automated space manufacturing facility with £4.8 million backing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

At its opening, iCOMAT demonstrated how its specialized RTS production lines will support a variety of composite space innovations and build up the U.K. space sector.

The Promise of Additive Manufacturing for Paul Horn GmbH

Derek Korn | Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing offers various benefits for cutting tool manufacturers such as reduced tool weight and the creation of complex internal coolant channels that cannot be produced via traditional CNC machining methods. Here is how it currently plays out at one such German company.

Plant tour: Brembo, Bergamo, Italy

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Brake systems pioneer advances both design and industrialized production of customized C/C products that meet the highest performance requirements.

Conical Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder Recycles PET

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

NGR introduces the Eco-Twin 220 to gently process PET while minimizing energy usage. 

Lectura correcta del indicador de dial en metrología

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop México

Comprender cómo se interpreta un indicador de dial puede marcar la diferencia en la precisión metrológica. Este análisis explica su lectura paso a paso, desde la relación entre husillo y dial hasta los rangos de 0.00005 pulgadas y las configuraciones AGD. Una guía útil para quienes buscan controlar con rigor cada medición dimensional.      

United Machining Solutions' Wire EDM Supports Lights-Out Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

United Machining Solutions’ Agie Charmilles Cut P 350 Pro features a robust design, the Uniqua human-machine interface and multiple automation options.

What is Manufacturing Connected?

| Products Finishing

Products Finishing parent company Gardner Business Media's new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.

Medical Grade Printheads

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Vipro-HEAD medical-grade printheads have been specifically developed for applications where safety, material compatibility and patient-specific care are crucial.

Norcast invierte 650 millones de pesos en Coahuila

| Modern Machine Shop México

La planta de la empresa Norcast se ubica en Torreón, Coahuila, y estará dedicada a la producción de partes de inyección de aluminio para el sector metalmecánico.

Moldeo por inyección y jaspeado: análisis técnico de un defecto común

| Plastics Technology México

El jaspeado, visible como rayas o ráfagas en piezas moldeadas por inyección, se origina por la acción combinada de volátiles, humedad y cizallamiento excesivo. Este análisis describe cómo variables como temperatura de masa, contrapresión y ventilación influyen en la formación del defecto y orienta su diagnóstico dentro del control del proceso.

What Is “Manufacturing Connected”?

| Modern Machine Shop

Gardner Business Media's new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.

Mayor precisión y rapidez en escaneos sin rotación completa con la tecnología de Nikon

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La tecnología de escaneo Limited Angle CT, de Nikon Corporation, permite obtener imágenes de alta resolución sin requerir una rotación completa de 360 grados de la muestra.

Seco Tools Face Milling System Provides Flexible Finishing Performance

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The .38 Finishing Face Mill / SNFX1204 system features three cutter variants — fixed pocket, hybrid and adjustable — each tailored to different levels of control and performance.

Cómo reducir defectos y mejorar la resistencia en botellas PET sopladas

| Plastics Technology México

Las variaciones de espesor, el brillo perlado y la falta de resistencia estructural siguen siendo desafíos críticos en el moldeo por soplado y estirado de botellas PET. Este análisis técnico explica cómo las condiciones de temperatura, presión y orientación del material afectan el desempeño del envase y qué ajustes permiten mejorar su estabilidad dimensional.

What Is “Manufacturing Connected”?

| Production Machining

Gardner Business Media’s new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.

technotrans y enesty muestran célula sostenible en K 2025

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

technotrans llevó a la K 2025 una célula de moldeo eficiente con bioplásticos, refrigeración con propano R290 y control de temperatura avanzado.

Velo3D Expands Open Platform with Dyndrite Integration

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Integration of Dyndrite LPBF Pro provides Velo3D’s users advanced toolpath control, fast research and development and new opportunities for process innovation.    

Making the Switch: Phasing Out Legacy Solvents

| Products Finishing

How to overcome challenges during the shift from legacy solvents to modern vapor degreasing fluids.

K 2025 se consolida como la feria líder mundial de plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con más de 3,200 expositores y 175,000 visitantes, K 2025 reafirma su papel como feria líder en innovación y sostenibilidad del plástico.

Gardner Business Index - September 2025: 48.5

Mike Shirk | Gardner Intelligence

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) 

Driving Growth Through Strategy, Technology and Culture at NextGen Mold

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

NextGen Mold Technologies thrives by seizing market shifts, investing strategically in technology and fostering a strong, growth-focused workplace culture.

At KraussMaffei, LFAM Is Both a Product Line and an Internal Benefit

Stephanie Hendrixson | Plastics Technology

The supplier of plastics processing equipment now offers two large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) machines to customers. Simultaneously, the company has found many advantages to applying this 3D printing technology for its own production purposes.