Automated RTM, SQRTM enhance aerospace composites serial production transition

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Coexpair, in partnership with Radius Engineering, combines equipment development and fabrication with engineering of composite parts, demonstrated in its European customer support, deliveries.

Coperion Takes Wraps off High-Volume Feeding Solutions

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Suite of gravimetric, volumetric feeders to be showcased at K 2025.

Top 3 productos mexicanos con mayor potencial de exportación en 2029

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En el episodio 38 de Industry News le informamos sobre los 3 productos con mayor potencial de exportación de México, estimados para el 2029.    

Challenges and Opportunities Are Everywhere

Heather Gaynor | Valve Magazine

Regulatory changes and updates, as well as tariff uncertainty, are keeping us on our toes.
#regulations

Wittmann Plans 7 Injection Molding Machine Displays at K 2025

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

MacroPower and EcoPower debut with micro, closure, 2K, LSR, vertical molding and more.

Feddem To Introduce Laboratory Twin, Novel Pelletizing Tool

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Compact lab twin and new tool to minimize die residue to debut at K 2025.  

Five-axis CNC reliably cuts, drills, mills and saws composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: C.R. Onsrud reinforces its ability to produce well-engineered, durable CNCs for composites machining with the Q-Series.

How This Custom Compounder Leverages AI to Drive Innovation, Sustainability

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Alterra has stepped up its cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technology with its own AI platform to further increase its efficiencies.  

Hainbuch presentará cambio automático de mordazas e IQ clamping

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

EMO: La empresa exhibirá soluciones de sujeción automatizada e inteligente para mecanizado flexible en series pequeñas y medianas.

Palsgaard lanza aditivo vegetal para PE y PP

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Palsgaard presenta Einar 987, aditivo vegetal para PE y PP que mejora el proceso de polimerización y reemplaza ingredientes cuestionados.  

Robotic Machine-Tending Ideas for Production Shops

Derek Korn | Production Machining

Here are five examples of how machine shops have benefited in various ways by adding robots to tend machine tools.

Novel robotic layup features expand FPP automation toolkit

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: The Cevotec team is presenting latest advances in fiber patch placement through the SAMBA Series through physical displays, lab video footage and an educational session.

CARBOWAVE studies microwave and plasma-induced carbonization for carbon fiber production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The European research consortium is holistically exploring the process’ improvement and commercialization for more energy-efficient, affordable materials manufacturing.

IACMI’s Chad Duty presents SPE ACCE 2025 third keynote

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Duty will share the ways in which IACMI, over its 10-year history, has led to successful and commercialized composites technologies in the automotive industry.

Zoltek celebrates 50 years serving the carbon fiber industry

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Since its founding in 1957 by Zsolt Rumy, Zoltek has grown its global carbon fiber capacity into what it is today, and is looking ahead to the next five decades under Toray leadership.

Airbus completes A350F freight horizontal stabilizer in Spain

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Like other parts of the large cargo aircraft, the HTP is composite, to be fitted to the first A350F aircraft for 2026-2027 flight tests.

Carbon fiber boosts dry-processed battery performance

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

ORNL researchers have found that dry-processed films incorporating long carbon fibers improves strength and conductivity for more affordable lithium-ion battery electrodes.
#electronics

CAD/CAM Software Streamlines the Moldmaking Process

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Eastec 2025: TopSolid’s TopSolid'Mold CAD digital design and manufacturing platform combines 3D CAD and CAM tools to enhance mold design, tooling and manufacturing.

Inicia segunda edición del diplomado de Arburg y Tec de Monterrey

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El Tec de Monterrey y Arburg lanzan la 2.ª edición del diplomado en tecnologías de inyección, con enfoque práctico y retos reales del sector plástico.

Critical Success Factors for Precision Micro Drilling

| Production Machining

Component miniaturization requires smaller features with tighter tolerances, often in difficult-to-machine materials.

AI's Achilles Heel

Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected

The rise of artificial intelligence parallels that of cobots and other “autonomous” technologies. But even AI can’t do everything. 

Coperion's Latest in High-Performance Compounding Extruders

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

At K 2025, Coperion will display two representatives of its high-performance compounding extruder offerings: ZSK 58 Mc18 and STS 35 Mc11.