PPG, ABB Recreate Large-Scale Street Art Mural Combining Robotics and Coatings

| Products Finishing

AI-generated artwork as part of the Czech Republic’s Street Art Festival was developed live using PPG’s advanced waterborne basecoat and ABB’s PixelPaint technology.

Emerson’s New Temperature Transmitter Delivers Accuracy, Stability and Usability

| Valve Magazine

The Rosemount 3144S Temperature Transmitter improves ease of use with plug-and-play configuration, a large backlit display, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.

Mueller Water Products Appoints New SVP

| Valve Magazine

Darin Harvey joins the company as senior vice president of operations and supply chain.

Baker Hughes Completes Acquisition of Continental Disc Corporation

| Valve Magazine

Baker Hughes has completed its all-cash, $540 million acquisition of Continental Disc Corporation (CDC) from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum Incorporated.

Partnership to Scale Advanced Nuclear Energy for AI Infrastructure Announced

| Valve Magazine

The parties aim to mobilize up to $50 billion in public and private investments for Xe-100 projects and the expansion of associated supply chain capacity.

Oceaneering Awarded U.S. Navy Corporate Component Repair Program Contract

| Valve Magazine

The company is one of three suppliers awarded contracts.

Pentair to Acquire Hydra-Stop

| Valve Magazine

The valve manufacturer is being purchased for $290 million.

Alléo Energy Unveils Carbon-Negative Green Hydrogen System

| Valve Magazine

Bay Minette plant produces green hydrogen at commercial scale.  

Wind-Powered Facility in Texas Breaks Ground

| Valve Magazine

Green data center company, Soluna, says Project Kati is its biggest to date.  

DuPont to divest Kevlar, Nomex business to Arclin

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The company is selling its Aramids business for $1.8 billion to the chemical manufacturer in order to streamline the new DuPont portfolio and improve its financial profile.

Master Bond features non-drop cryogenic epoxy

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

EP29LPSPND-3 is a two-component, electrically and thermally insulating epoxy compound with a paste consistency that can be used for bonding and sealing applications.

Babcock, Uplift360 to recycle composite parts from Typhoon aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Chemical recycling process will be explored for breaking down and repurposing Typhoon and other defense platforms, forming U.K. defense supply chain resiliency.

WEAV3D launches Flexspec structural thermoforming panels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Flexspec combines the company’s composite lattice with a commercially available heavy-gauge plastic sheet, creating a structural solution that can easily replace sheet metal at less weight.

SABIC composite hybrid battery cover enhances EV safety, efficiency

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

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.

Clean Aviation third call selects 12 projects starting in 2026, delivers €945 million total funding

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

New aircraft concepts and innovative propulsion tech and system initiatives target four key areas to advance sustainable aviation, including one cooperation with the EU and Canada.

Hexcel, HyPerComp debut Type 4 COPV for aerospace, space

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The vessel, far along the path toward certification, demonstrates optimal fiber strength and burst pressure performance, designed to meet demanding environment needs.

Startup Akvotransiro trials Wind2Water catamaran built from discarded wind turbine blades

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Four-person prototype is one of many in-development hulls, floating docks and pontoons comprising bamboo composites and EOL wind blades re-engineered into reliable, environmentally conscious water vessels.

Mechanical Solution Enables Simpler Extraction of Undercuts

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Ermanno Balzi S.r.l’s AnglePro is a mechanical solution that enables the extraction of undercuts with a reduced extraction stroke compared to traditional systems.

Material Choice Considerations for Mold Venting

| MoldMaking Technology

A comparison of high-tonnage pressed steel—such as H13, 420 stainless, P20 and pressed porous venting mold steel—and 3D printed tooling.

Running PET Flake? Here's How a Crystallizer Can Help

| Plastics Technology

Crystallizers were designed and manufactured by many auxiliary equipment manufacturers in the 1970s with the mistaken belief that packaging-grade virgin PET would eventually become available to processors in amorphous, rather than crystalline pellet form.

Producción de autopartes en México: el norte y El Bajío concentran el 80% de la manufactura nacional

| Modern Machine Shop México

Según la INA, la producción de autopartes en México alcanzó los 58 629 millones de dólares en el primer semestre de 2025, de los cuales el 80 % se concentró en el norte y El Bajío.

Quantifying Surface Cleanliness With Water Contact Angle, XPS Analysis

| Products Finishing

Reducing rework and extending bath life through surface analytics.