Shop Talk: Two-Year Mystery: Tiny Ceramic Culprit

| MoldMaking Technology

Rural Iowa injection molding company battled underfilled mold cavities for two years until discovering a forgotten ceramic insulator was blocking production channels.

Diehl Aviation inaugura instalaciones en Querétaro

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Entre otros componentes, en la planta se fabricarán los compartimentos de almacenamiento superiores del Airbus A220.

Moldeo por inyección: control de temperatura en garganta de alimentación

John Bozzelli | Plastics Technology México

En el moldeo por inyección, la garganta de alimentación influye en la estabilidad del proceso. Los bloqueos tipo 2 ocurren por retroceso de plástico y desgaste en válvula check, husillo o cilindro, generando presión y riesgos. Controlar temperatura, ventilar volátiles y dar mantenimiento previene acumulaciones, estabiliza la plastificación y mejora la seguridad operativa.

Precision Machining Technology Review: September 2025

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Production Machining’s September 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Siemens, United Machining Systems, Mazak, Nikon, IMCO Carbide Tool Inc. and Okuma America Corp.

Burbujas en moldeo por inyección: diagnóstico y solución técnica

John Bozzelli | Plastics Technology México

En el moldeo por inyección, las burbujas impactan la apariencia y las propiedades de las piezas. Este desafío radica en diferenciar gas atrapado de espacios vacíos para no ajustar parámetros a ciegas. El artículo describe una prueba de calor para clasificar el defecto y expone sus causas, apoyándose en el estudio de inyección corta.

Micro5 XL de Chiron amplía el micromaquinado a cinco ejes

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: El nuevo Micro5 XL ofrece mecanizado de alta precisión en cinco ejes con mínima huella, alto rendimiento y capacidad para cien herramientas.

NASF: Transformative High-Speed Zinc Plating with Superior Corrosion Performance

| Products Finishing

This presentation discusses dopants, which promote uniform incorporation of multiple functional particles into a zinc deposit, ultimately offering scalable and durable protection without significantly increasing cost for high-speed zinc plating.  

Finding the Human Connections in Human Resources

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

By working with its employees and its community, Win-Tech has found unexpected opportunities for employee retention and recruitment.
#workforcedevelopment

Spindles Enable Versatile Operations on Existing Equipment

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

NSK America Corp.’s Nakanishi high-speed rotary hand tool systems, ultrasonic systems and ultraprecision spindles are engineered to make processes more efficient both on the CNC and in the final steps of polishing.  

Centro D2-5AX de Hwacheon con cambio automático de piezas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: El modelo D2-5AX, de Hwacheon, presentado por Presotec, incorpora husillo de 50 HP, hasta 120 herramientas y opción de AWC con 20 pallets.

Vertical-Clamp PET Preform Injection Press Debuts at K 2025

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Nissei ASB introduces intermediate machine size for 12 to 36 cavities.

AkzoNobel Reduce Carbon Footprint With Industry Collaboration

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel N.V. partners with Arkema and BASF to lower the carbon footprint of Interpon D superdurable architectural powder coatings by up to 40%.

Ultraplast México muestra soluciones de limpieza para maquinaria

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Ultraplast México presenta en Meximold 2025 su compuesto de purga biodegradable para limpieza de maquinaria de inyección y extrusión de plásticos.

K 2025 incorpora asistente virtual con IA para visitantes y expositores

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El chatbot K Assistant apoyará a visitantes y expositores en la feria K 2025 con orientación en planos, expositores, actividades y servicios multilingües.  

Horizon Achieves Breakthrough for Metalized AM Parts

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Breakthrough of metalized AM parts paves the way for next-gen electronics integration. 
#electronics

Steelform invertirá 60 millones de dólares en Nuevo León

| Modern Machine Shop México

En el municipio de Pesquería, la empresa Steelform ha iniciado las obras de construcción de su planta, que generará más de 100 empleos y reforzará la cadena automotriz del estado.

Altair 2025 Enlighten Award winners, runner-ups push automotive boundaries

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Hemp nylon-reinforced PA6 automotive exteriors, TPC acoustic elements, glass fiber stator cooling design and other innovations are recognized for their sustainability focus, holistic capabilities and lightweight designs.

Video: Environmental Controls for Multi Jet Fusion at Uptive Manufacturing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Maintaining an ideal range of temperature and moisture is critical to ensuring consistency with the process. Here's how one contract manufacturer's facility enables this. 

Horizon Achieves Breakthrough for Metalized AM Parts

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

The innovation is said to be valuable for a range of applications including EMI/RFI shielding housings and custom surface mount devices exploiting 3D features.

Mazak Turning Center Provides High Torque in Compact Footprint

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Mazak North America’s QTE-100 MY CNC turning center has a built-in motor spindle designed to provide high torque even in the low-speed range for improved cutting capacity.

5 Tips for Multichannel Programming

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

Programming for multitasking machines can be complex. Knowing several key points for making the process less challenging can save a programmer time as well as lessen confusion and the risk of error.

Introducing GROW Industrial: A Full-Funnel Marketing Solutions Provider

Cara Ready | Production Machining

GROW Industrial is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research, and data services, GROW Industrial expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.