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. 
#workforcedevelopment #regulations

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.