Gardco Automated iShake Pro Supports Smooth Mixing Performance

| Products Finishing

Vibrational case shaker recognizes container size and automatically selects the shaking speed, time and clamping pressure, avoiding mistakes and ensuring each job runs smoothly.

Probing Possibilities for Wire EDM

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Probing options for setting up electrical discharge machining equipment range from simple to sophisticated. Here are a few options for wire machines, the most common type of EDM units I find in production shops.

Industria de moldes impulsa a Querétaro como hub nacional

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Meximold 2025 reunirá innovación, capacitación y networking en Querétaro, el principal hub mexicano de la industria de moldes y troqueles.

FINSA invertirá más de 220 millones de dólares en Nuevo León

| Modern Machine Shop México

El parque industrial FINSA Monterrey García contempla la construcción de 17 naves industriales y se prevé la instalación de más de 25 empresas de diversos sectores de manufactura ligera y logística.

PT Tech Days Continue With the Changing World of Plastics Recycling

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Day 4 presentations will include Tomra, AMP and Canon Virginia, focusing on feedstock management for recycling success. 

Maximizing Milling Operations With the Right Cutter

| Modern Machine Shop

Selecting milling cutters that are suited to the task at hand can reduce cycle times, improve part quality and save money. Here’s where three milling cutters excel.

How Industrial Molds Improved Precision Manufacturing with Smart Automation

| MoldMaking Technology

For over 50 years, Industrial Molds in Rockford, Illinois, has been building precision tooling. In 2005, the company adopted a new approach to remain competitive in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.    

Sames Canada Becomes Independent Subsidiary

| Products Finishing

Sames North America introduces Sames Canada Industrial Ltd., offering greater agility to serve local markets, expand support and tailor products to Canadian industries.

Cimatron integra diseño y mecanizado de moldes

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: Cimatron permite desarrollar moldes complejos en un entorno unificado que optimiza diseño, simulación, manufactura y gestión de cambios de ingeniería.

Syensqo debuta en K 2025 con polímeros avanzados

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Syensqo participa en K 2025 mostrando su portafolio de polímeros de alto rendimiento y soluciones para electrificación, salud e hidrógeno verde.

All-in-One ISBM Machine for Hot-Fill, Returnable/Refillable PET Bottles

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

At K 2025, Nissei ASB shows off its first 1.5-step machine for PET bottles with preform injection, double-blowing and heat-setting.  

PLASTICS, SPE To Merge

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Unified organization to represent the entire plastics supply chain in a merger expected to be finalized by year-end.  
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U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base Program, General Dynamics Electric Boat and Lincoln Electric Advance AM to Strengthen Submarine Production

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program, established in September 2024, strengthens and expands the industrial base that builds and maintains surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines vital to national defense.
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Starlinger logra aval FDA para tapas de PP reciclado

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La FDA autoriza el uso de tapas de polipropileno reciclado en envases de bebidas con el proceso recoSTAR dynamic de Starlinger.

EuCIA launches the European Rebar Council to drive FRP rebar market opportunity

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composite rebar promotion and adoption goals form the backbone of this sectorial alliance, with four working groups to drive the Council’s activities.

Counterpoint releases white paper on the role of composites in future aircraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Collaboratively written with Hexcel, the white paper highlights the significance of aerocomposites, from a detailed analysis of aircraft lift-induced drag to real-world case studies of the Boeing 787, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.  

Bedford highlights GFRP screenwall for robust security, containment solutions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The screenwall, designed as perimeter protection, is ideal for secondary indoor or outdoor containment within the wastewater industry. 

Hybrid system by Taniq combines filament winding, AFP

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The solution combines two key composites manufacturing processes in a single system, increasing design capabilities and manufacturing efficiency.

Addcomposites releases free professional composites design software suite

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Browser-based tools eliminate $320,000 annual licensing barriers, making advanced composite engineering accessible to 50,000-plus engineers and educational institutions worldwide.

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky receives 5-year contract to build up to 99 CH-53K helicopters

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Multiyear award from the U.S. Navy will ensure consistent deliveries of the heavy-lift composite helicopter between 2029-2034.

Flexible Benchtop Measurement Platform Delivers Accurate, Repeatable Inspections

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

The L.S. Starrett Co.’s AVR400 gives users the option to measure a broad range of part sizes or larger runs of multiple parts.  

Oerlikon HRSflow Debuts Hot Runners for Aesthetic Parts in Amorphous Resins - Hall 1 / C72

Tony Deligio | MoldMaking Technology

The company will introduce its STARgate HRS valve-gate concept, Glow HRS line for direct injection of aesthetic parts in amorphous materials and Up Nozzle series with smaller pitches.