BigRep, Endless Industries advance LFAM with continuous fiber

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Berlin-based alliance is jointly developing large-format printing systems that can develop 20-times stronger fiber-reinforced parts in real, industrial production environments across industries.

Zenix announces deployable on-orbit solar array using smart composite materials

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Suzhou Zenix Composites Co. Ltd. advances rollable flexible solar array technology that self-deploys and locks, achieving 30% conversion efficiency with a 2-3 times higher power-to-mass ratio than traditional rigid panels.

Sales decline but operational efficiency boosts EBITDA margin in SGL Carbon Q1 2026 results

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Sales pressure from subdued demand in key segments weighed on SGL Carbon’s first-quarter performance, but profit margin improvements and strategic cost discipline underpin an unchanged forecast.

CRP Group CNC machining, Windform composites services support Italian Formula student team

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

High-tech manufacturers CRP Meccanica and CRP Technology produce aerodynamic components for MoRe Modena Racing team’s U.S. debut in Formula SAE Michigan.

360-Degree Inlet Manifold Block Boosts Mold Assembly Flexibility

| MoldMaking Technology

FB360 manifold block enables full inlet rotation, improving mold assembly flexibility, sealing reliability and cooling system performance.

Sector manufacturero de Norteamérica respalda el T‑MEC

| Modern Machine Shop México

Asociaciones del sector manufacturero de Canadá, Estados Unidos y México se reúnen en Washington para pedir la preservación del T-MEC y del libre comercio en Norteamérica.

Baileigh Industrial Gear-Head Engine Lathes Boost Part Production

| Modern Machine Shop

Baileigh Industrial introduces its line of gear-head engine lathes, engineered for built-in safety and designed to increase output in production-driven shops.

Broad-based growth fuels record reading for composites index

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

Biggest jump since 2021 fuels fourth straight expansion, with momentum building despite mounting material cost pressures.

The Value of Replaceable-Insert Drills Given Rising Carbide Costs

Derek Korn | Production Machining

When do replaceable-insert drills make more sense than solid carbide? Answering this question requires close examination of productivity.

Equity Group Acquires Polymer Materials Businesses To Combine Into Compounder

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Domo Engineered Materials and Radici Group High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals Business are combining to increase scale and resilience. 

Centro de mecanizado de cinco ejes Romi ofrece estabilidad en piezas complejas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El modelo DCM 620-5X combina rigidez estructural, capacidad de mecanizado simultáneo y control térmico para aplicaciones de alta precisión.

An Upstream Look at Coatings Technology

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

Orange peel, pinholing, inconsistent cure — many finishing headaches start in the formulation lab. A look at ACS 2026 reveals how ingredient-level innovations are delivering real solutions for industrial coaters.

Vecoplan impulsa reciclaje con la línea de trituradores VIZ

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026, Vecoplan presenta su línea VIZ de trituradores, diseñada para procesar una amplia variedad de plásticos.

Dillon Jaw Forming Rings Streamline Installations, Reduce Setup Times

| Modern Machine Shop

Dillon Manufacturing Inc. offers jaw forming rings that attach without tools, provide a jaw surface true to the machine centerline and automatically compensate for jaw lift.

BMW digitaliza inspección de pintura en plásticos

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La nueva tecnología permite reducir desperdicios, automatizar inspecciones y mejorar el control de calidad en componentes plásticos exteriores.

When Size Dimensions Aren't Enough

Mason Wilson IV | Modern Machine Shop

A lot of what makes modern machining difficult isn’t whether a dimension falls within tolerance; it’s whether the shape actually works once the part is in service. That’s where contour measuring instruments comes into play.

Weiler Abrasives Achieves Climate Leadership Recognition

| Products Finishing

Weiler Abrasives is one of 11 abrasives companies to achieve recognition from Sustainable European Abrasive Manufacturers (SEAM) for greater than 4% emissions reduction in the 2024 fiscal year.

Making Every Cycle Count — Best Practices in Maintenance for Maximum Uptime

| MoldMaking Technology

Plastics processing equipment works hard around the clock. In many operations, unplanned downtime is too expensive to contemplate.

Stratasys Additive Manufacturing Platform Updates Improve Production Accessibility

| Additive Manufacturing

Stratasys introduces new materials for FDM, PolyJet, P3 DLP and SLA technologies along with GrabCAD Print Pro software enhancements for faster, more accurate and scalable workflows.

Hainbuch ID Clamping Mandrel Boosts Machining Stability

| Production Machining

Hainbuch’s Maxxos T-212 mandrel features a hexagonal pyramid clamping interface to increase torque transmission and resistance to vibration.

Non-Return Valve Repeatability: Worn Components or Faulty Process Parameters

| Plastics Technology

Conduct shot-mass repeatability studies to assess non-return valve performance and avoid unnecessary valve replacements and downtime. 

Evaluating drape and impact performance of 2D and 3D woven composites

| CompositesWorld

A recent study demonstrates how advanced textile architectures are shaping the future of damage-tolerant and impact-resistant composite materials for defense.