GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet Program Takes Off With £4.6B Contract

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

U.K., Italy and Japan stealth aircraft program under the Edgewing joint venture are driving the next phase of key design and engineering activities for GCAP, featuring one of the largest composite parts ever built for a British military aircraft.

CompositesWorld Joins ITECH 2026 as Media Partner

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CW is adding to the Bremen-based event’s comprehensive lineup of technical presentation, exhibitors and program tracks with a panel discussion on high-rate thermoplastic composites.

Stay Ahead of the Trends Shaping Manufacturing

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Deep technical reporting alone can't keep pace with today's volatile manufacturing landscape. CompositesWorld and Gardner Business Media's new Manufacturing Connected platform is designed to help composites professionals see the bigger picture shaping their markets. 

Episode 70: An Interview With Rand Owens, GrayMatter Robotics

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Rand Owens, head of marketing and go-to-market at Graymatter Robotics, talks with Products Finishing about how the company has evolved from autonomous point solutions to full-factory AI.
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Connecting Manufacturers with Actionable Intelligence

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The geopolitical, economic and natural disruptions (extreme weather, pandemics) of the last few years suggest a new order. Manufacturing Connected reveals it.

Carbon Fiber, TPC Technologies Target Multiple End Markets

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Toray's U.S. divisions highlight Torayca carbon fiber, Cetex and CFRT thermoplastic prepregs, and new additions including the TC1810 high-temperature preceramic system and EcoTerra bio-based flax fabric.

Rising Carbide Prices: When Cermet Makes Sense

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Raw material constraints push manufacturers to use cermets in finishing, improving stability, surface quality and efficiency.

Dürr Implements CO2-Efficient Paint Shop With Cross-Plant System Integration

| Products Finishing

Dürr is building a turnkey paint shop for Volkswagen Autoeuropa in Portugal with a mid-2027 completion, integrating three facilities into one SCADA system with energy-efficient coating technology.

Harmoni Production Monitoring System Improves Shopfloor Visibility

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Harmoni’s Factory Orchestration System is designed to unify machines, people and data into a single intelligent operating layer for manufacturing operations.

Index Multispindle Machine Boosts Output for Small-Parts Production

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Index Corp.’s Traub MS12-4 machine concept merges multispindle production with sliding headstock operation to boost the output of existing models.

Nuclear Energy Growth Demands Advanced Manufacturing Support: Report

Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected

As regions worldwide look to nuclear energy as a solution for rising power consumption, new manufacturing processes and materials will join existing capacity to meet the demand for small modular reactors, fusion reactors and renovations of existing fission facilities.

MMT Chats: LSR, Five-Axis and the Next Generation

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The tool and die manager at Applied Medical Technology has built advanced tool rooms across multiple industries. In this MMT Chat, he gets into what it actually takes to compete in medical moldmaking and where most shops get it wrong.

Kurt Workholding Short-Body Vises Provide High-Density Workholding in Compact Applications

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Kurt Workholding introduces the TL4SCS and TL6SCS TriLock short-body vises, featuring the Carvesmart dovetailed quick-change jaw system for high-density CNC workholding applications.

Haimer Cooling System Improves Coolant Delivery for Shrink-Fit Chuck Applications

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: Haimer's Cool-Flash cooling system uses integrated slot geometry to direct coolant to the cutting edge without requiring external nozzles or modifications to existing coolant systems.

Nuevo León: lanzan programa de financiamiento para fortalecer a las pymes industriales

| Modern Machine Shop México

Uno de los aspectos clave es el otorgamiento de créditos para empresas pertenecientes a sectores considerados estratégicos dentro del Plan México, como metalmecánica, química, automotriz, electromovilidad y electrónica.

Fraunhofer desarrolla sustituto de tejido biomimético con polímeros

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Fraunhofer IAP y NMI desarrollaron un sustituto de tejido tricapa con polímero de acrilato de poliuretano, metaestructura 3D y colágeno electrohilado, que replica el comportamiento mecánico no lineal del tejido pericárdico natural y cuenta con biocompatibilidad confirmada.

Zimmermann Five-Axis Portal Milling Machine Enables Precise Machining of Large Structures

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Zimmermann Inc.’s FZU22 portal milling machine is well-suited for lighter weight applications on large structures with a working range up to 98" in the X-axis.

Reinforce3D CFIP Technology Facilitates Industrial Adoption Through 3Dees Partnership

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

Reinforce3D partners with 3Dees Industries to integrate and promote the Continuous Fiber Injection Process (CFIP), enabling practical structural reinforcement in AM workflows.

United Machining lanza equipos EDM y de cinco ejes de edición limitada

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Las nuevas máquinas de electroerosión por hilo Agie Charmilles Cut E Prime y el centro de mecanizado Mikron Mill E 700 U Prime combinan precisión, desempeño y capacidades avanzadas para aplicaciones exigentes.

He Built a Machine Shop on a Working Cattle Farm (Video)

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

Jeff Lewis has spent his entire life on 380 acres in Cox's Creek, Kentucky — farming it, raising a family on it, and building a precision CNC shop that now machines die inserts for major automotive OEMs. This is how all three things ended up in the same place.

Ampacet lanza colorantes para PET sin dióxido de titanio

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Ampacet presentó HyperLustre, una colección de colorantes semitranslúcidos sin TiO2 para envases de PET en belleza y cuidado personal, disponible en seis tonos y compatible con procesos ISBM y de soplado por estiramiento.

Electrodeposition of Ni-Fe-Mo-W Alloys Project #R-117 – The Complete Reports

| Products Finishing

Dr. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy wins the 2026 NASF William Blum Award for her groundbreaking research on electrodeposition of Ni-Fe-Mo-W alloys. Explore her full project reports.