Episode 60: An Interview With Robin Peffer and Jonathan Love, PPG
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Current ecoat products for aerospace and ongoing developments offer great potential for future aerospace programs and applications.
ICYMI: August Roundup
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
A birthday, disc golf and a stolen tree all feature in the top articles from August that you might have missed.
Dow Announces Alternative to Fluoropolymer Polymer Processing Aids
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Dowsil 5-1050 PPA for film packaging.
Sesotec Presents Purifier Performer Sorting System at K 2025
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
System offers double-sided viewing for enhanced sorting of plastic flakes.
ATTN: Your Marketing/Communications Department
Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing’s parent company Gardner Business Media has launched GROW, a full-service marketing arm, built specifically for industrial manufacturing markets. It offers custom content creation, strategic marketing programs, audience targeting, and data-driven insights, going beyond generic marketing services. Take a look and get in touch.
Sandvik Coromant Solid End Mill Enhances Profiling Efficiency
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Sandvik Coromant’s Coromill Plura Barrel end mill is designed for high process security and significant cycle time reductions in aerospace and other high-demand sectors.
VMA Chairman Kirk Wilson Announces Retirement
| Valve Magazine
Alice DeBiasio named as successor and president of Flowserve’s Flow Control Division.
SABIC Composite Hybrid Battery Cover Enhances EV Safety, Efficiency
Grace Stubbins | Plastics Technology
SABIC collaborated with Engel, Siebenwurst, Forward Engineering, Ensinger and Envalior to develop a thermoplastic composite EV battery cover, combining strong structural performance, flame retardancy and design efficiency.
Uavos expands energy-efficient range of precision curing ovens
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Aerospace industry and R&D customers adopting sustainable and resource-efficient practices can benefit from this line of ovens engineered for annealing, preheating, baking and post-curing composites.
Optimización topológica para el diseño de piezas plásticas
| Plastics Technology México
El proyecto OASIS impulsa el uso de optimización topológica para rediseñar envases y juguetes plásticos más ligeros, resistentes y sostenibles, con el apoyo de AIMPLAS. La iniciativa demuestra cómo la simulación avanzada permite reducir hasta un 20 % el peso, optimizar materiales y favorecer la transición hacia la economía circular.
Caracol North American Headquarters Can Produce 100 Systems Per Year
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
The Italian manufacturer of large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) systems has opened a new facility in Texas that will support application development, service, and the production of its turnkey robot-enabled 3D printers.
Rotary Transfer Technology Becoming More Flexible
Derek Korn | Production Machining
This rotary transfer machine platform, which enables shops to reconfigure equipment to change over to new jobs as needed, is said to be effective for batch sizes of only 50 parts.
Stepping Into a New Role: Sustainability Director at a Blow Molding Company
Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology
What does it mean to take on a relatively rare job title at a midsize blow molding firm? About a year in, Stephanie von Vultee explains how her position promotes the interests of her employer and its customers.
Wittmann Introduces Screenless Granulator for In-Line Recycling
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
S-Max primus is designed for efficiency and long life.
K 2025 Launches AI Chatbot To Optimize Show Experience
Loraine DeBonis | Plastics Technology
K Assistant is designed to help attendees navigate hall plans, explore exhibitor product offers, and locate supporting programs or services, 24/7.
Inside the hub powering the next generation of robotics startups
Julia Hider | CompositesWorld
CW sister platform Manufacturing Connected discusses Mass Robotics, an independent robotics hub dedicated to helping new manufacturing startups build their business and products around automation.
Ingeniería y moldes de Munchmeyer Calderón en Meximold
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Munchmeyer Calderón mostrará en Meximold 2025 su experiencia en desarrollo de producto, moldes, CNC e inyección de plástico con alcance global.
Gemini: nuevo empaque para polvos compactos sostenible
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Toly y Eastman lanzan Gemini, el primer empaque de lujo hecho con Cristal One Renew IM812 que combina reciclabilidad, estética premium y contenido reciclado.
New Vista’s Robotic Thread-Gaging System
| Modern Machine Shop
Discover the RTU Robotic Gaging Unit, an innovative automated system by New Vista that replaces manual thread gaging.
Herbold Meckesheim presenta nuevas soluciones de reciclaje mecánico
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Herbold Meckesheim exhibe en K 2025 su secador T150-300, el molino SMS 80-200 y tecnologías de separación para mejorar la calidad del reciclado.
Nio, AkzoNobel Win 2025 Altair Enlighten Award
| Products Finishing
The collaboration led to the development of the Interpon A1000 coating which is already used on many Nio car models, designed to triple the life of EV battery shielding and support sustainable automotive innovation.
D.E.E.P Project Conducts Feasibility of World’s First Digitally Enabled, Additively Manufactured Propeller
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
World-first digitally enabled propeller project showcases AM innovation.