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BASF Coatings Acquisition Agreement Accelerates Future Growth
| Products Finishing
BASF Coatings GmbH will be acquired by Carlyle, though BASF is maintaining a 40% stake for continued confidence in performance and value.
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.
November 2025: Prices for PE, PP, PS and PVC Flat to Down; PET an Outlier
Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology
Supply/demand imbalance leads to weak Q4 pricing, except in tariff-impacted PET.
#economics
Vecoplan Acquires Plastics Dry Cleaning Manufacturer
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Vecoplan purchased Pla.to, a manufacturer of dry cleaning and washing equipment.
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.
#workforcedevelopment #regulations
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.
Making the Switch: Phasing Out Legacy Solvents
| Products Finishing
How to overcome challenges during the shift from legacy solvents to modern vapor degreasing fluids.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What Is “Manufacturing Connected”?
| Modern Machine Shop
Gardner Business Media's new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.
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.
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.
What Is “Manufacturing Connected”?
| Production Machining
Gardner Business Media’s new platform brings manufacturing leaders actionable insights on trends and technologies.