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Avient Expands Range of Nonhalogen Flame-Retardant TPEs
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
New OnFlex thermoplastics elastomers developed for enhanced flame retardance, mechanical performance and cost efficiency.
PTXPO 2026: What AM Professionals Should Know Before the Show
| Additive Manufacturing
The 2026 Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) offers insights into AM’s growing role in the plastics industry through educational programming, AM exhibits and networking opportunities.
Turning Tariffs into True Landed Cost
Brent Donaldson | Manufacturing Connected
If tariffs aren’t built into your landed cost, your margins are guesswork at best. How to recalibrate the accounting.
#economics #workforcedevelopment
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions USA Names New President
| MoldMaking Technology
Hendrie Viktor succeeds retiring President Mark Smith, bringing more than 20 years of ZEISS leadership experience to the role.
LEAM Technologies to present LFAM thermal control results in Feb. 24 webinar
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
One-hour webinar hosted by MTC, IMechE and AMUK to cover LFAM processing techniques, applications, sustainability and material innovations with LEAM, Airtech and MTC experts.
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ZeroAvia cuts down workforce, delays ZA600 H2 powertrain certification
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The H2 propulsion company has reduced its workforce by about 50% and revised its certification strategy, delaying full ZA600 H2 powertrain approval while prioritizing certification of its fuel cell system.
Ideko participates in ROBOCOMP project for flexible, zero-emissions aerospace manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Precision and digitization contributions replacing heavy machinery with flexible robotic cells enable critical machining operations on carbon fiber parts and other production processes to be adapted and scaled.
CRP Technology, CRP Meccanica boost Alpine Hy6 concept car with 3D printed intake
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A monolithic intake plenum and manifold system, 3D printed with Windform SP CFRTP materials, improves sealing reliability and structural stability for Alpine’s hydrogen V6 engine.
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Mikrosam composites processing technology facilitates automation democratization
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
JEC World 2026: Composites manufacturers are able to gain greater control from material prep to final part via Mikrosam’s AFP/ATL, rewinding, prepreg slitting and winding solutions.
High-performance Dawn Aerospace spaceplane iteration is in production following 15 flight tests
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
From 2023 to 2025, the company’s Aurora suborbital platform has demonstrated rapid testing and relentless innovation leading to its next goal: reaching a 100-kilometer altitude multiple times a day.
Thermoset TopCon 2026 first keynote navigates AI in business
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SPE Thermoset Division announces Matt Seitz’s presentation on AI’s benefits for manufacturing, including adoption trends, case studies and practical strategies.
Ley de Economía Circular entra en vigor en todo el país
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
La nueva Ley General de Economía Circular crea el Sistema Nacional de Economía Circular y refuerza la responsabilidad extendida del productor.
Umicore Hard Gold Electrolytes Optimize Layer Thickness Distribution
| Products Finishing
Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions offers Auruna 526 and Auruna 527 electrolytes that provide uniform gold deposition for material efficiency when coating technical components amid high precious metal prices.
Monaghan Tooling Group Compensation Nuts Correct Runout Errors
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Monaghan Tooling Group introduces the Easyzero runout compensation nuts in kit form, designed to quickly address misalignment for round tools using ER collets.
Tungaloy-NTK de México amplía herramientas de fresado con el grado AH3225
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El recubrimiento PVD de triple nano capa AH3225 no solo mejora la resistencia al desgaste y a la fractura, sino que ofrece un desempeño consistente en aplicaciones de fresado de alta exigencia.
Taking Aim at Warpage With Windage
Tony Deligio | MoldMaking Technology
As a last-gasp attempt to salvage a design prone to warpage, CAE Services has developed a hybrid simulation/real-world methodology to ensure better outcomes for when windage is required.
High Quality Standards Lead to Growth for Top Shop
Jessica Pompili | Products Finishing
2025 PF Top Shops winner Akron Plating Co. meets high quality standards by prioritizing the needs of its customers, facility and employees.
ICYMI: January 2026 Roundup
| Plastics Technology
New year, new engaging articles from Plastics Technology. Readers marked the start of 2026 by learning about everything from twin-screw extrusion (myths and screw cleaning) to cobots, simulation, high-performance seals and more.
Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026 suma sala especializada en extrusión
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Con una nueva sala de extrusión, Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026 amplía su oferta técnica para recicladores y transformadores de plásticos en la región.
Pursuing the Way of the Polymath
Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing
To excel in the current world of manufacturing, to achieve breakthroughs, attain innovation and succeed, mimicking the attributes of the polymath must become a key strategy for the modern business leader.
Faster Finishes, Smarter Spindles
Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology
Unlocking the full potential of five-axis machining with high-speed spindles.
#electronics
How Confocal Technology Revolutionizes Optical Metrology
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop
Confocal technology takes optical measurement to the next level, enabling nanometer precision for roughness, topography and form measurements.