Your Digital Manufacturing Checklist
Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected
Takeaways from the annual conference hosted by digital manufacturing innovation institute MxD.
AI Platform Aids Material Selection
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Chemille, showcased by Celanese at K 2025, organizes data on available materials for decision support.
PLASTICS y SPE anuncian su fusión
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) y la Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) aprobaron su integración en una sola organización que representará a toda la cadena de suministro del plástico. La fusión, prevista para completarse en 2025, busca combinar experiencia técnica, recursos institucionales y alcance global.
PPG Envirocron Powder Coating Advances Edge Protection, Complete Coverage
| Products Finishing
Efficient one-coat application produces a more polished appearance and minimizes powder retraction and shrinking on complex metal features.
Motan lanza serie Swift de equipos auxiliares en K 2025
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Motan destacó en K 2025 su serie Swift de auxiliares para secado, transporte y dosificación, enfocada en eficiencia, confiabilidad y facilidad de uso.
MxD Annual Summit Takes Stock of Manufacturing’s Digital Transformation
Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected
The 2025 summit emphasized data visibility, cybersecurity, AI and workforce issues — along with some practical tips for manufacturers looking to advance their digital transformation.
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Vecoplan Acquires Plastics Dry Cleaning Manufacturer
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Vecoplan purchased Pla.to, a manufacturer of dry cleaning and washing equipment.
Atomic-6 composite Space Armor shields space operation communications, spacecraft and astronauts
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Lightweight radio frequency-permeable orbital debris shield mitigates the creation of harmful debris upon impact and has proven to protect against the high-speed particles traveling space.
Purdue, AnalySwift launch CompositesAI platform to democratize air mobility structure design
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CompositesAI integrates with AnalySwift’s VABS and SwiftComp software to streamline the design, simulation and performance evaluation of composite structures — especially rotor blades, shells and panels.
Safran invests €350 million in Moroccan industrial LEAP engine footprint scale-up, extensions
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Between 2026-2027, Safran begins construction for two LEAP engine MRO facilities, a LEAP-1A assembly line and expansion of three existing sites.
Composites sustainability wins: EcoVadis and CDP awards, water stewardship, GHG reduction
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Composites companies like Syensqo, Daher, Kordsa, Henkel, Armacell, Gurit, Diab and Envalior are leading the charge in operations transparency, climate action, more sustainable infrastructure and other areas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.