Get a Grip on Your Workholding Processes

Cara Ready | Modern Machine Shop

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.

Replacing PFAS, a Transition in Processing Lubricants

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Chemical manufacturers, polymer compounders and converters are making moves toward PFAS-free.

CAINTRA reafirma su compromiso con el desarrollo de las pymes

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con el objetivo de hacer frente a los retos a los que se enfrentan las pymes, CAINTRA presentó una agenda sustentada en cuatro ejes: financiación, desarrollo de capacidades, vinculación de negocios y mejora regulatoria.

Rectificadora CNC ANCA MX7 Ultra: precisión y consistencia en el rectificado de herramientas

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La rectificadora CNC MX7 Ultra, de Anca, está diseñada para garantizar precisión micrométrica y alta repetibilidad en la fabricación de herramientas de corte.

Top Shop Aims to Reshape Aerospace Finishing in Florida

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

By blending legacy finishing expertise with new heat treat and painting operations, Incertec is taking off in a fast-growing aerospace market. Business acquisitions have boosted its emergence onto a path to success.

Mold Components: Sourcing Insights + Expert Tips

| MoldMaking Technology

Mold components enable molds to work as they are the mechanisms used to deliver a quality end product.  Access exclusive, online-only content, including a suppliers list, various mold component products, services and more.

Reciclaje de PET en México: cifras 2024 y logros clave

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con una tasa de recuperación del 64 % en 2024, México lidera el reciclaje de PET en América Latina. El país cuenta con 27 plantas recicladoras y una capacidad instalada de 757 mil toneladas.

Shearography equipment well suited to composites NDT

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Laser Technology Inc. features analysis tools like the LTI-2100 and LTI 5200, which are optimal for detecting subsurface composite flaws.

Rath presents Altra Flex oxide ceramic continuous fiber

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Altra Flex, to be manufactured in three different grades, is optimal for the production of CMC and MMC materials, offering strength and flexibility retention up to 1200°C.

Vitracoat Facility Expansion in Mexico Boosts Production Capacity

| Products Finishing

Vitracoat Inc. enhances its manufacturing capabilities in Lerma, Mexico, to better serve powder coating customers across the Americas with improved speed and flexibility.

Toray Advanced Composites to supply composites for constellation solar arrays

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Per a long-term agreement, space-qualified carbon fiber/epoxy materials will be delivered to Airborne for high-volume production of solar array substrates and yoke panels.

Kimura Foundry America Expands US Operations With Acquisition of VIP Tooling

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The acquisition brings together advanced casting and machining capabilities, enabling faster lead times, tighter process control and better cost efficiencies for customers in key industries including automotive, energy and industrial manufacturing.

Results-Driven Innovation on Display at Mazak's DISCOVER 25

| Modern Machine Shop

DISCOVER 25 attendees will enjoy keynotes and panel presentations, and have a chance to tour the Mazak iSMART Factory where the company “uses Mazaks to make Mazaks.”

Braskem Idesa se une a la plataforma Vida Circular

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Braskem Idesa se suma a Vida Circular para fomentar el reciclaje y promover una economía circular mediante educación y gestión responsable de residuos.  

Lab tools prioritize accuracy, speed and ease of use

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Extec is building testing capabilities with a focused lineup of composite sample prep solutions and live demos.

Expansión regional como estrategia ante aranceles

| Modern Machine Shop México

Un especialista de la firma KPMG México señala que el panorama comercial de América del Norte atraviesa un período de volatilidad que está afectando a la dinámica global.

FloodBuster 1 Is A 3D Printed House That Promises to Resist Natural Disasters

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Guests witnessed the printing of the 1,000-square-foot home in Somerset, Kentucky, which will serve as a proof-of-concept and test case for the weather-resistant design.

Monaghan Tooling Group Solid Carbide Taps Enhance Performance in Demanding Materials

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Monaghan Tooling Group’s Vergnano H-Series High Performance Machine Taps are designed for high-speed tapping in hardened steel, nonferrous metals and superalloys with superior tool life and thread quality.

Low-temp demold BMI prepreg enables low-cost master molds

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Kaneka Aerospace 250°F BMI prepreg tooling, developed in collaboration with Janicki Industries, elevates composite tooling capabilities.

Adopting CNC Technology Faster Thanks to an App

Derek Korn | Production Machining

A custom machine-operating and automatic program-generating app has helped racing parts maker Moser Engineering quickly reap the benefits of CNC machining even though nobody there had any prior experience with it.

Exacting chemistry streamlines composite surface prep

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Hawkeye Industries exhibits Duratec, Styrosafe, Styroshield and Aqua-Buff brands for optimal composites coating, compounds and polish solutions options.