Badger Color Makes Injection Molding Machine Investment

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Wisconsin-based colorant supplier is in the process of installing 12 identical presses from Boy Machines to support color development and material testing.

Reciclaje de residuos electrónicos entra en una nueva fase industrial

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El aumento de los residuos electrónicos está tensionando el reciclaje de RAEE, marcado por un mayor volumen, un menor valor medio y mayores riesgos operativos. En este escenario, la separación avanzada, la digitalización de procesos y la seguridad industrial definen el debate técnico.

Steel Milling Grade Inserts Feature Advanced Coating and Substrate Technologies

Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology

Shoulder milling concept includes grade GC1230 inserts specifically engineered for ISO P materials.

Extrusion Know How in 2025: Build Your Extrusion Knowledge Base

| Plastics Technology

Spotting resin degradation, optimizing roll cooling, modifying screw designs, understanding compression ratio, ascertaining screw temperatures, adding screw cooling and more were all tackled in Plastics Technology’s 2025 Extrusion Know How columns.

Rectificadora de doble columna Okamoto ACC-32•80CHiQ

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La ACC-32 80CHiQ, de Okamoto, está diseñada para rectificado de alta precisión en componentes de gran tamaño, con elevada capacidad y estabilidad para aplicaciones exigentes en bases de moldes y troqueles.

Surface Protection for Blasting, Flame Spray and Demanding Applications

| Products Finishing

During harsh industrial processes like media blasting and thermal coating, surface protection tapes can provide durable, reliable barriers for masking solutions that perform under pressure.

Borealis y BlueAlp sellan alianza para reciclaje químico

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Borealis y BlueAlp anunciaron una alianza estratégica para escalar soluciones de reciclaje químico y plásticos circulares en Europa.  

The Power of Thanks: Building the Future of Moldmaking Together

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

A bold four-day event highlights the value of strong supplier relationships and open dialogue, proving that gratitude and collaboration can help move moldmaking forward.

Boosting Materials Know How in 2025

| Plastics Technology

Plastics Technology’s Materials Know How column invites industry experts to break down the fundamentals of materials, from the molecular building blocks they’re constructed from to how that construction impacts their processing and performance in the field.

CEPAL: México crecerá 1.3% en 2026

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe proyecta que el PIB de México aumentará 1.3 % en 2026, cifra que contrasta con el crecimiento estimado para 2025 de 0.4 %.

Saint-Gobain Mini Flap Discs Enable One-Operation Finishing in Hard-to-Reach Areas

| Products Finishing

Expanded Norton Vortex Rapid Prep nonwoven flap disc line with 2- and 3-inch sizes feature a custom Vortex agglomerate grain, improving disc life, cutting rates and smear-free finishes.  

The Right Timing for Quick-Change Workholding Upgrades

Derek Korn | Production Machining

VEGA Americas initially envisioned adding a collet chuck to one of its CNC turning centers and dedicating that machine to bar work. Instead, it found a solution that would enable that machine and one other to quickly change over from three-jaw chuck to collet chuck to ID mandrel depending on production needs.

Guill optimiza cabezales de extrusión con bloqueo de leva

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Guill Tool presenta su diseño de bloqueo de leva para crucetas, que reduce los tiempos de ajuste, los errores de ensamblaje y los costos en los procesos de extrusión.

Heule Precision Tooling Drills, Chamfers in One Step

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Heule Precision Tools’ Vex tooling is designed to drill and chamfer in one operation, improving productivity and precision in high-production environments.

2025 Emerging Leaders Proflile: Ben Lawrence

Derek Korn | Production Machining

One big initiative this quality manager helped spearhead for W.H. Bagshaw was a push to go paperless, especially relative to material and process certifications, which has drastically streamlined those processes.

Same Great Content, Smarter Delivery: What's Next for MMT

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT is moving to six print issues a year and ramping up our digital game so you get more content, faster.

Mitsubishi Software Package Monitors Machine Data in Real Time

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Designed for seamless integration with the Mitsubishi Electric M6 Series NC control, the IMA Citizen M6 Adapter captures live machine data, enabling manufacturers to make smarter, faster decisions without replacing existing equipment.

Dürr Low-Pressure Spray Gun Improves Industrial Paint Application

| Products Finishing

The EcoGun Ace Pro has been redesigned to be 23% lighter, more ergonomic and require fewer parts than its predecessor.

Fresas Greenleaf Capstone-360 con punta cerámica y mango de carburo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La línea Capstone-360 combina la velocidad de las fresas de cerámica maciza con la estabilidad de un mango de carburo.

Tráfico aéreo comercial en México se duplicará en las próximas dos décadas

| Modern Machine Shop México

Un informe de Airbus señala que para acompañar este incremento se prevé que la flota de aviones comerciales necesaria crezca 64 %, con aviones de pasillo único liderando el volumen.

Reifenhäuser presenta EVO GEN3: más producción, automatización y control de calidad

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Reifenhäuser presentó en K 2025 la línea EVO GEN3 de película soplada, que alcanza hasta 1,050 kg/h y combina alta productividad, automatización inteligente y control avanzado de calidad.

Top 10 CompositesWorld plant tours

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

These top-performing plant tour articles shared by CW editors betwen 2023-2025 highlight top industry players’ composites excellence, dedication to innovation and focus on ramping up production.