Improve Your Melt-Flow Tests With Smarter Plastometers

| Plastics Technology

Changes in standards and new technologies combine to reshape melt-flow testing.

Top Shop Spans Four Decades of Finishing Expertise, Customer Commitment

Jessica Pompili | Products Finishing

For more than 40 years, one-stop finishing shop IPS has found success in balancing customer satisfaction, profitability, employee care and environmental responsibility.

Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD Launches Peer-to-Peer Marketplace for Distributed 3D Printing

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The marketplace builds on the success of 50,000+ 3D print jobs, showcasing the power of distributed manufacturing in Michigan.

Sunnen Tube Hone Boosts Precision, Efficiency in Bore Finishing

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Sunnen Products Co HTA Tube Hone features an all-electric design for quieter operation and enhanced control in hydraulic cylinder repair applications.

DMG MORI USA Technology Center Expands Regional Support in Midwest

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

DMG MORI USA opens a new facility in Medina, Ohio, to serve the Midwest region with advanced manufacturing solutions and training programs.

Automated Grinding Machines Yield Tighter Tolerances and Save Resources

| MoldMaking Technology

National Tool & Manufacturing Co.’s integration of two Ziersch grinding machines into its shop floor enables the tight tolerance demands from its customer base and simultaneously frees up manual resources for other projects.  

Resonetics Acquires Eden Holdings, Adding Injection Molding to Its Capabilities

| MoldMaking Technology

Acquisition adds precision micro-molding, insert molding, and advanced machining and tooling to Resonetics’ portfolio of precision manufacturing capabilities.

Vertical Thinking: Strategies That Pay Off in Precision Manufacturing

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

How Marathon Precision’s mix of vertical integration, lights-out automation and cultural investment earned it a 2025 Top Shops Award for Business Strategies

DMG MORI USA Technology Center Expands Regional Support in Midwest

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

DMG MORI USA opens a new facility in Medina, Ohio, to serve the Midwest region with advanced manufacturing solutions and training programs.

K 2025: New Hybrid ISBM Machine Offers Upgrades for HDPE Bottles

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Nissei ASB introduces hybrid version of ASB 70DPH machine that offers greater productivity and design freedom for HDPE bottles.

The Gen Z Effect: Transforming Manufacturing Towards the Future

Emily Riley | Production Machining

Discover how Gen Z is reshaping the manufacturing workforce with their values of flexibility, sustainability, technological advancement and inclusivity. 
#workforcedevelopment

La demanda mundial de robots industriales se duplicó en 10 años

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En 2024 se instalaron 542,000 robots industriales a nivel mundial, más del doble que hace 10 años. En México se instalaron 5,600 unidades el año pasado.

Durast Powder Technology Transforms High-Performance Resins into Fine Powders

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Durast Powder is suitable for additive manufacturing using 3D printers and powder sintering, enabling the production of complex shapes and high-precision parts. 

The future is composite: Innovation, resilience and human experience

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025 showcased the power of collaboration and purposeful innovation, a clear reminder that the composites industry is all about human potential.

BladeBridge repurposes Energia Group decommissioned wind blade into practical site amenity

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Collaborative effort turns EOL blade into a rest area and memorial along the Meenadreen Wind Farm’s Leghowney Loop trail, blending sustainable design and functionality.

Hybrid eVTOL orders builds Plana’s FAA certification, U.S. relocation momentum

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Korean AAM company Vonaer will purchase a total of 20 eVTOL aircraft, ramping up Plana’s certification, capital raising and market entry goals.

Anybrid Rav·In system enables inline injection molding functionalization

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Rav·In has been developed specifically for functionalization in linear processes such as extrusion, pultrusion or roll-to-roll applications.

Brunswick Boat Group to consolidate fiberglass boat manufacturing operations

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Brunswick Corp. will close its Reynosa, Mexico, and Flagler Beach, Florida, boat manufacturing facilities, shifting production to high-performing U.S. plants to align with a streamlined product portfolio and evolving market demand.

Caracol acquires Hans Weber’s additive manufacturing assets

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Caracol will acquire Weber’s IP and additive technology with the goal of strengthening the LFAM technological roadmap for European customers and building up its presence in the DACH region.

Avient, FSJ Tactical advance ballistic-rated composite wall panels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fiberglass-reinforced ThermoBallistic panels for facility protection applications are capable of encapsulating projectiles and preventing harmful deflection and ricochet.

Holy Technologies secures €4.3 million to build autonomous factory for composite components

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Its Hamburg facility, combining digital control and closed-loop recycling, is the company’s first step toward scaling its IFP autonomous systems.

Impulsan actualización curricular y microcredenciales en semiconductores

| Modern Machine Shop México

Las Secretarías de Educación, Economía y de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, llevaron a cabo la Reunión de Actualización Curricular, Aprendizaje Digital y Microcredenciales en Semiconductores.