Multitasking: Where High Requirements Meet High Volumes

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Metri-Tech first bought a multitasking machine to handle complicated turning geometries. Two decades later, it uses them for gear cutting, five-axis work and more.

In the News: Navy Integrates Hybrid Polymer Composite Head

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

A recent military exercise added Hybrid Manufacturing Technology Global’s Ambit Xtrude head to a CNC machine within a day. Potential impact: Polymer composite extrusion + machining enables meter-scale parts within a single machine footprint. 

Automation Idea for Halloween?

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Maybe not. But, the candy-throwing robots at MetalQuest’s Nebraska facility do enable the contract machine shop to stand out at career fairs and similar events.

Mastercam 2026 integra inteligencia artificial para mejorar la programación CAM

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La nueva versión de Mastercam incorpora mejoras en modelado, generación de trayectorias y asistencia por IA, enfocadas en optimizar la productividad de los talleres de mecanizado.

AMPP Rolls Out Updated CIP Level 2 Course Training

| Products Finishing

Revised Coating Inspector Program (CIP) offers more modern tools and hands-on training for advanced inspection skills and to better align with current industry standards.  
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Mujeres en la Manufactura impulsa el liderazgo femenino en la era de la IA

Marcela Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

El primer encuentro presencial de Mujeres en la Manufactura destacó el liderazgo femenino y la innovación tecnológica en la industria.

Finishing Additively Manufactured Parts With UV Powder Coating

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Streamline 3D’s approach to custom finishes, and a focus on aesthetics and functionality, is driving customer satisfaction and expanding the horizons of additive manufacturing.

What Is Scientific Maintenance? Part 2

| MoldMaking Technology

Part two of this three-part series explains specific data that toolrooms must collect, analyze and use to truly advance to a scientific maintenance culture where you can measure real data and drive decisions.

.38 Finishing Face Mill: Consistent Surface Finishes with Minimal Effort

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

System features a selection of cutters engineered for high-precision surface finishing. 

Palmgren Drill Press Vise Provides Secure Mounting

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Palmgren introduces the #9612153 Drill Press Vise with Lugs, designed for secure mounting on drill presses, milling machines and other machine tools.

Maguire System Unifies Blending, Feeding, Conveying and Extrusion Control

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Control of gravimetric blenders, feeders, conveying and even extrusion in a single, streamlined system.  

PT México reconoció a sus aliados en los últimos 10 años

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En el marco de Meximold 2025, Plastics Technology México celebró su décimo aniversario, rindiendo homenaje a los líderes y organizaciones que han acompañado su trayectoria en la industria del plástico.  

P&G Technology Enables Lindner's Flexloop Recycling Solution

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Solvent wash process extracts contaminants from postconsumer packaging. 

Nuevo León registra crecimiento económico del 4.2% en el segundo trimestre de 2025

| Modern Machine Shop México

El sector manufacturero creció un 4.6 %, lo que lo convierte en el sector que más contribuyó al crecimiento económico del estado.

Tungaloy Round-Insert Cutter Enhances Stability in Steel Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Tungaloy-NTK America Inc. expands its RoundSplit series with serrated cutting edge inserts and wear-resistant PVD grade AH3135 for improved surface finish in steel and stainless steel applications.

Unpacking the takeaways from CAMX 2025

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

The weeks following a trade show like CAMX often demand a bit of catch-up work, leaving room for additional reflection and analysis of the composite industry’s trajectory.

Wittmann Debuts Energy-Efficient 'Basic' Dryer

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Dual-cartridge technology is designed to offer high energy efficiency and ease of maintenance in a compact design.  

People in composites: October 2025

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Engineering Technology Corp., Daher, RUAG International and ACS Group announce internal faculty updates, appointments and changes.

Realizan congreso sobre automatización e inteligencia artificial en la industria automotriz

| Modern Machine Shop México

Organizado por la Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla y el CERHAN, en el congreso se analizaron tendencias en automatización, inteligencia artificial y manufactura avanzada.

Farrel Pomini Compact System Billed as Ideal for WPC Processing

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Machine can be used to cost-effectively extrude composite decking by bypassing pellet milling.  

Verisurf Software Platform Enhances Digital Manufacturing Efficiency

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The Verisurf 2026 model-based metrology platform is designed to improve repeatable process control and reduce production costs.

Power Generation at the Point of Need, Enabled by Additive Manufacturing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Hyliion is commercializing a generator that will enable efficient production of sustainable power, using a centuries-old idea that can now be fully realized through metal 3D printing.