MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Content of 2025

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The most popular MoldMaking Technology content according to analytics reports over the past year.  

Reciclaje de residuos electrónicos entra en una nueva fase industrial

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El aumento de los residuos electrónicos está tensionando el reciclaje de RAEE, marcado por un mayor volumen, un menor valor medio y mayores riesgos operativos. En este escenario, la separación avanzada, la digitalización de procesos y la seguridad industrial definen el debate técnico.

2025 CW rewind: The top stories and emerging trends of the composites industry

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

High-temp solutions, high-rate production and renewable energy trends set the stage for overcoming technical challenges and meeting global demand.

Rectificadora de doble columna Okamoto ACC-32•80CHiQ

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La ACC-32 80CHiQ, de Okamoto, está diseñada para rectificado de alta precisión en componentes de gran tamaño, con elevada capacidad y estabilidad para aplicaciones exigentes en bases de moldes y troqueles.

4+2 Machining Cuts Cycle Times From Days to Minutes

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

By moving from legacy jig bores and tilt tables to a milling and boring machine, Highland Manufacturing cut cycle times from days to minutes on high-tolerance, large-diameter parts.

Manufactura en Nuevo León mantiene caída generalizada en sus indicadores

| Modern Machine Shop México

La Encuesta de Expectativas Económicas de la Manufactura, elaborada por CAINTRA, señala que pese a ligeros avances continúo la contracción industrial en Nuevo León durante octubre de 2025.

Surface Protection for Blasting, Flame Spray and Demanding Applications

| Products Finishing

During harsh industrial processes like media blasting and thermal coating, surface protection tapes can provide durable, reliable barriers for masking solutions that perform under pressure.

Heule Precision Tooling Drills, Chamfers in One Step

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Heule Precision Tools’ Vex tooling is designed to drill and chamfer in one operation, improving productivity and precision in high-production environments.

The Power of Thanks: Building the Future of Moldmaking Together

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

A bold four-day event highlights the value of strong supplier relationships and open dialogue, proving that gratitude and collaboration can help move moldmaking forward.

Saint-Gobain Mini Flap Discs Enable One-Operation Finishing in Hard-to-Reach Areas

| Products Finishing

Expanded Norton Vortex Rapid Prep nonwoven flap disc line with 2- and 3-inch sizes feature a custom Vortex agglomerate grain, improving disc life, cutting rates and smear-free finishes.  

Boosting Materials Know How in 2025

| Plastics Technology

Plastics Technology’s Materials Know How column invites industry experts to break down the fundamentals of materials, from the molecular building blocks they’re constructed from to how that construction impacts their processing and performance in the field.

Guill optimiza cabezales de extrusión con bloqueo de leva

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Guill Tool presenta su diseño de bloqueo de leva para crucetas, que reduce los tiempos de ajuste, los errores de ensamblaje y los costos en los procesos de extrusión.

Borealis y BlueAlp sellan alianza para reciclaje químico

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Borealis y BlueAlp anunciaron una alianza estratégica para escalar soluciones de reciclaje químico y plásticos circulares en Europa.  

The Right Timing for Quick-Change Workholding Upgrades

Derek Korn | Production Machining

VEGA Americas initially envisioned adding a collet chuck to one of its CNC turning centers and dedicating that machine to bar work. Instead, it found a solution that would enable that machine and one other to quickly change over from three-jaw chuck to collet chuck to ID mandrel depending on production needs.

CEPAL: México crecerá 1.3% en 2026

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe proyecta que el PIB de México aumentará 1.3 % en 2026, cifra que contrasta con el crecimiento estimado para 2025 de 0.4 %.

Guía de proveedores: tecnología para decidir el siguiente paso

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Digitalización, sostenibilidad y relocalización productiva marcan el rumbo de la industria del plástico en México. Una guía para tomar decisiones técnicas rumbo a 2026.

Mitsubishi Software Package Monitors Machine Data in Real Time

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Designed for seamless integration with the Mitsubishi Electric M6 Series NC control, the IMA Citizen M6 Adapter captures live machine data, enabling manufacturers to make smarter, faster decisions without replacing existing equipment.

Top 10 CompositesWorld plant tours

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

These top-performing plant tour articles shared by CW editors betwen 2023-2025 highlight top industry players’ composites excellence, dedication to innovation and focus on ramping up production.

2025 Emerging Leaders Proflile: Ben Lawrence

Derek Korn | Production Machining

One big initiative this quality manager helped spearhead for W.H. Bagshaw was a push to go paperless, especially relative to material and process certifications, which has drastically streamlined those processes.

Fresas Greenleaf Capstone-360 con punta cerámica y mango de carburo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La línea Capstone-360 combina la velocidad de las fresas de cerámica maciza con la estabilidad de un mango de carburo.

Same Great Content, Smarter Delivery: What's Next for MMT

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT is moving to six print issues a year and ramping up our digital game so you get more content, faster.

How I Made It: Scott Harms, President & CEO of MetalQuest Unlimited

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

From a farm kid with a surplus lathe to leading one of the most automated job shops in America — Scott Harms reflects on building a manufacturing business the hard way, learning from mistakes, and staying grounded in respect.