Four Reasons for Going PFAS-Free Now
| Products Finishing
With regulations tightening and suppliers phasing out key fluorinated solvents, shifting to nonflammable, PFAS-free alternatives will future-proof your process.
#regulations
TPC, FRP poles and fire-retardant panels
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Avient Corp. is bringing its latest composites innovations including Polystrand, GridCore and Hammerhead solutions.
Setting the stage for CAMX 2025
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
North America’s largest composites trade event is set for Sept. 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. Find out what you need to know before the show.
Vortex Global Acquires SolidEx
| Plastics Technology
The Kansas-based supplier of systems for the transport and flow control of dry bulk solids acquired the Louisiana-based maker of high-efficiency railcar-loading products for resins.
Emuge-Franken Drill Lineup Provides High-Precision Hole Quality
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Emuge-Franken expands its range of holemaking tools with a number of new solid carbide drill lines.
Italian craftsmanship shapes RIM, RTM expertise
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Lanulfi Moulds, serving a diversified portfolio, is available to discuss and demonstrate how its custom RIM/RTM molds can elevate performance, shorten cycle times and reduce overall production costs.
World Machine Tool Report 2024: Contractions in Domestic and Global Markets
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
All four categories of the World Machine Tool Report — production, imports, exports and consumption — fell globally and domestically in 2024. But it’s not all bad news.
#economics
Get a Grip on Your Workholding Processes
Cara Ready | Production Machining
From adhesive fixturing to automated changeovers, these articles show how shops are rethinking workholding to improve efficiency and accuracy. Whether it's collet choice, custom fixtures, or balancing density with simplicity, smarter setups are driving better results.
Designing a Better Heat Exchanger - Part 2
| MoldMaking Technology
This summer, let’s get back to the basics. For this summer school basics series, Pellet to Part explores each stage of the plastic injection molding process. In part two of our three-part sub-series on mold water cooling systems, we review water quality and its impact on mold performance.
Teijin Carbon Europe passes NADCAP audit
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Accreditation for nonmetallic materials manufacturing and testing builds access to new markets, customer segments like aerospace.
FibreCoat develops radar-absorbing fiber-reinforced composite
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Broadband, flexible material offers protection against radiation, heat and electromagnetic interference, and maintains performance across curved surfaces and slanted angles, outperforming existing materials by up to 100 times.
#electronics
Mastercam Update Features AI-Enabled CAM Intelligence
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Mastercam 2026 focuses on eliminating bottlenecks in programming workflows while providing more precise control over complex machining operations.
3DEO Wins MPIF Grand Prize for Pure Copper AM
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Award underscores 3DEO's market leadership in high-precision pure copper additive manufacturing, unlocking new growth across electronics, semiconductors, aerospace and energy sectors.
#electronics
Contactless sensors enable smart composites production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Attendees can experience both of sensXPERT’s FlexCure and Insight sensor products, both achieving reduced waste, shorter cycle times and more actionable insights into resin curing.
Gardner Business Index - June 2025: 48.3
Mike Shirk | Gardner Intelligence
The Gardner Business Index (GBI)
Liderazgo femenino impulsa cambio en la manufactura mexicana
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
El viernes 8 de agosto a las 10:00 a. m. (CDMX) se realizará el webinar “Mujeres que transforman la cultura laboral en la manufactura”. El evento reunirá a líderes del sector industrial para analizar prácticas de liderazgo y transformación cultural en la manufactura. El registro ya está abierto.
AkzoNobel Celebrates Long-Term Partnership With CNH
| Products Finishing
For more than 50 years, AkzoNobel has met CNH’s adapting demands, providing Interpon coatings for improved performance and color consistency in agricultural and construction machinery.
In-Person Training Course Tackles Plastics Material Selection
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
The Madison Group plastics consultancy has created a two-and-a-half day in-person course to be held in Minneapolis that aims to help attendees develop a systematic and optimized approach to plastic material selection.
#workforcedevelopment
Shop Talk: A Hot Mess and the Value of a Good Spare Tire
| MoldMaking Technology
Canon Virginia, Inc. celebrates the real-world moments that unite shop floors everywhere. We hope that by sharing industry stories together, we can all laugh, learn and grow.
Automated dilution system safely, precisely handles sulfuric acid
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: The highly controlled system highlighted by Fibro Grats Private Ltd. is engineered to precisely dilute concentrated acid solutions and transfer them into various containers.
Webinar: Mujeres que transforman la cultura laboral en la manufactura
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Líderes del sector manufacturero comparten su visión sobre inclusión, liderazgo e innovación en un webinar organizado la comunidad de Mujeres en la Manufactura. La cita es el viernes 8 de agosto.