Xylem Vue Report Finds Human-AI Integration is Redefining Digital Water Management Operations

| Products Finishing

Agentic AI architectures are operating as autonomous coordinators that interact with business systems, while expert human judgment remains at the center of decision-making.

Privarsa presenta soluciones integrales para inyección en Meximold

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Privarsa participa en Meximold 2026 con una oferta que cubre el proceso y el herramental: sistemas de alimentación, dosificación y deshumidificación para el proceso, y componentes normalizados, canal caliente y tecnologías de mantenimiento para el molde, bajo un modelo de proveedor integral.

Eriez Fluid Recycling, Material Handling Solutions Streamline Operations

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: Eriez exhibits its Sump Cleaner, Safehold lifting magnets, chip and parts conveyors, and coalescers.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. Showcases End-to-End Metalworking Expertise

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: MSC Industrial Supply Co. highlights metalworking products, inventory management solutions, production fasteners, hardware and on-site technical expertise.

Manufacturing Connected Debuts at IMTS 2026

Jodee McElfresh | Manufacturing Connected

Gardner Business Media’s new industrial intelligence platform joins American Manufacturing in Motion at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14–19 at McCormick Place.
#economics

Heineken y Ecolana visibilizan el reciclaje de anillos Hi-Cone

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Heineken México y Ecolana lanzaron Star-Cycle, una campaña con incentivos digitales para fomentar la separación y el reciclaje de latas de aluminio, botellas de vidrio y anillos plásticos Hi-Cone, con la meta de recuperar 500 kilogramos de materiales en los primeros seis meses.

Hydraulic, Pneumatic Presses Deliver Components Engineered for Demanding Environments

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Wabash MPI showcases custom hydraulic and pneumatic press solutions engineered for aerospace, automotive, and defense composite applications.

Caron Engineering Process Control Systems Streamline Automation

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Caron Engineering showcases its MiConnect low-code manufacturing automation platform alongside its TMAC, AutoComp, ToolConnect and DTect-It process control technologies in a fully integrated, live cutting cell. 

Manufacturing Connected Debuts at IMTS 2026

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

Gardner Business Media’s new industrial intelligence platform joins American Manufacturing in Motion at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14–19 at McCormick Place.

Automated Process Systems Build Digital Continuity, Composites Manufacturing Intelligence

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Coriolis, alongside partner Perellion, is showcasing its various AFP platforms, AI-driven process intelligence and design-for-manufacturing tools built to accelerate composite production at scale.

For Finishing Shops, Success = Controlling Unpredictability

| Products Finishing

Why metal finishing job shops struggle to grow, and what top performers do differently.
#economics

How to Take Compound Measurements With a Digital Caliper

| Modern Machine Shop

A digital caliper’s zero function enables the user to take compound measurements, producing a result that would otherwise require arithmetic or a second tool.

Kitamura HX500iG/630#50 amplía en planta su capacidad de cinco ejes y automatización

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: El centro de mecanizado horizontal permite incorporar mesas rotativas de cinco ejes, ampliar el cambiador hasta 21 pallets y aumentar la capacidad del almacén conforme evolucionen las necesidades de producción.

Exportaciones de productos manufacturados crecen 45.7 % en julio

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

El incremento más importante en las exportaciones de productos manufacturados se observó en el rubro de Equipos y aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos con un alza de 134 %.

Olin, Huntsman Shareholders Approve All-Stock Merger of Equals

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

With 97% and 99% shareholder approval respectively, Olin and Huntsman clear a major milestone in a planned merger, set to create OlinHuntsman Corp., which is expected to close in early 2027.

Curve Works CTO Reflects on 10-Year Path to Bureau Veritas Approval

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Francois Geuskens says the Approval in Principle validates the vision that led him to start Curve Works 10 years ago, replacing costly one-off tooling with adaptive mold, panel-based composite construction.

Kitamura Five-Axis HMC Targets Large-Part, High-Precision Manufacturing

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Kitamura Machinery introduces the Supercell-1000G heavy-duty five-axis HMC, featuring a 45-ton box-way construction and micron-level accuracy for aerospace, defense and energy applications.

SB 54: “Los productores mexicanos no tienen ni idea de lo que viene”

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

California exige registro, reporte y cuotas EPR a todo productor con empaque en su mercado. Qué obliga SB 54, quién queda exento y qué deben hacer ahora las empresas mexicanas exportadoras.

How Metal AM Cut Mold Cycle Time by 20%

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Collaboration between a mold builder, metal printer manufacturer and simulation expert produced conformal cooling inserts that dramatically reduced injection molding cycle time while eliminating defects and improving part quality consistency.

Surface Finishing Options for 3D Printed Parts

Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing

9 of the most commonly used postprocessing and surface finishing techniques used in additive manufacturing today.

Eriez Fluid Recycling, Material Handling Solutions Streamline Operations

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: Eriez exhibits its Sump Cleaner, Safehold lifting magnets, chip and parts conveyors, and coalescers.

WM Thermoforming Machines Introduces FXL1000 To Boost Output and Versatility

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

WM Thermoforming Machines' FXL1000 thermoformer features advanced third motion technology and cloud-based WMind monitoring suite for high-demand production environments.