Arkema Completes ISCC Plus for All Acrylic Monomer Facilities

| Products Finishing

Worldwide facilities use the mass balance approach to reduce the carbon footprint of acrylic monomer products, key to its progression toward bio-attributed specialty resins and additives.

Wittmann México impulsa el izaje seguro en plantas de inyección

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Wittmann México muestra en Meximold 2025 su línea de componentes de izaje para moldes de inyección, centrada en reducir riesgos y mejorar eficiencia.

WM Thermformers Feature Enhanced Controls, Efficient Parts-Handling Systems

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Both machines allow formers to use existing tooling.  

Survey of Mechanisms of Adhesion of Electrodeposited Metal Coatings to Plastic Surfaces

| Products Finishing

This paper considers adhesion of metal coatings to plastic surfaces, exploring the ways in which different types of etching mechanisms achieve different substrate modifications, and thus different bonding capabilities.  

A Bit About What Korn Learned at Horn

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Last May, Germany’s Paul Horn GmbH opened its doors to approximately 3,300 visitors from 33 countries. See some of what I discovered there relative to the company’s new cutting tool technology, its manufacturing capabilities and its culture.

Joby preps conforming aircraft for TIA flight testing, acquires Blade Air Mobility

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Joby Aviation is advancing toward FAA certification of its electric eVTOL aircraft while acquiring Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business to accelerate commercialization and expand operations in the U.S. and Europe.

Norsepower secures full-fleet rotor sail commitments

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composite wind propulsion technologies will support a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers, as well as six newbuild tankers.

Metal Powder Works Sells Expeditionary DirectPowder Unit To the US Navy

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The MPW DirectPowder system enables the conversion of standard metal bar stock into uniform, precise metal powders.

KraussMaffei CFP technology enhances glass fiber processing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Patented screw geometry and the ability to separately dose glass fibers and PP into the injection molding machine reduces material cost by 30%, enables consistent quality and flexibility.

Beyond Gravity composites, space instruments power European MetOp weather satellites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The first in six new satellites named MetOp-Second Generation is scheduled for launch mid-August 2025 to help precisely monitor Earth’s weather, climate and atmospheric conditions.

Women in Manufacturing presents 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Global trade association dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women welcomes 12 women leaders who have championed manufacturing in their careers.

Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace complete suborbital spaceplane surveillance test flight

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

First demonstration of space domain awareness (SDA) services using a rapidly deployable spaceplane like the composite Aurora creates promise for affordable, flexible access to VLEO. 

AI Increases Efficiency for CAM Programming

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Cam-Tool, CAD/CAM software from CGS North America pairs its existing, powerful templates with a new, user-driven AI technology, to increase efficiency and adaptability for CAM programming.  

Event Survey: What Matters to You?

| Plastics Technology

What role do conferences and events play in your career? How important are: networking, location or ancillary entertainment options? Take this brief survey to help PT create events you want and that maximize your ROI.

Beckhoff Automation Platform Expands Modularity

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The MX-System baseplate in size 3 offers an additional row of data slots, which opens up possibilities for larger machines with complex control requirements.

Refining the Handoff Between the CAM Program and the Real-World Process

John Miller | Modern Machine Shop

Despite the best intentions in the virtual world, the manufacturing process is limited to what survives the handoff from screen to spindle.

Brückner Showcasing 'Green' Biax Line

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Greenline machine can handle more scrap and features an array of features to enhance energy efficiency.  

IHEA Opens Registration for Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT

| Products Finishing

Two-day Indianapolis-based event this September is returning with a comprehensive agenda created to tackle the challenges of energy management and decarbonization.

Domo Introducing Domamid Polyamide Resins at K 2025

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Domamid PA6 resins are bio-attributed using mass-balanced method. 

Aranceles no frenan operaciones de plantas armadoras en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Ante la incertidumbre generada por nuevos aranceles, la industria automotriz mexicana no ha reportado cierres de plantas armadoras, según la INA. El sector mantiene su dinamismo, con nuevas inversiones como las de Nissan, aunque enfrenta un panorama complejo a corto plazo.

Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today. 

Industria automotriz en Aguascalientes crece con nueva inversión japonesa

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa japonesa Tokaikogyo invertirá 100 millones de pesos para la instalación de una nueva línea de producción en Aguascalientes.