Unilever y México Recicla apoyan acopiadores
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Unilever y México Recicla renovaron un centro de acopio en Ecatepec y capacitaron a recicladores como parte de su programa “Enchúlame el Acopio”.
Performance resins, putties and structural adhesives
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Scott Bader illustrates its local and global materials supply availability backed by technical support, as well as a novel composite panels development with Armacell.
Pic of the Week: DED Replaces Hydraulic Pump Diffuser
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
After decades in service, the original cast part had severe wear and needed to be replaced. With no OEM option, wire directed energy deposition supplied the replacement.
Sandvik Coromant Turning Adapters Enhance Vibration Control
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Sandvik Coromant’s Silent Tools turning adapters provide improved internal turning at long overhangs.
Purging Compounds & Process Efficiency: Why They Must Work in Tandem To Improve Your Bottom Line
| Plastics Technology
More and more plastics processors are using commercial purging compounds to clean out their systems and help them switch from one product run to the next as efficiently as possible. But quality purging compounds aren’t cheap, nor are they a standalone solution.
Sistema modular WinTwist de Ingersoll facilita el montaje en tornos suizos y multihusillo
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema WinTwist, de Ingersoll Cutting Tools, es una línea modular de herramientas de torneado que combina versatilidad en la configuración con facilidad de montaje.
MSS Relocates to New Facility in Nashville
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Optical sorting manufacturer expands area for manufacturing, testing and demonstration.
Xenia 3DF Materials for FFF Printing
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Xenia filament materials for fused filament fabrication.
Architected graphene microfillers for lightweighting, reinforcement
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Dickinson presents its portfolio of “metamaterials,” looking to collaborate with industry partners to demonstrate their scaled-up mechanical capabilities and potential.
How Will Metal 3D Printing Change CNC Machining?
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing won’t necessarily take machining work, but it will reshape how machining happens and what machine shops look like. In this contributed column, CNC expert John Miller speaks to this tension and shares tips for manufacturers.
Linetec Finishing Systems Achieve Cohesive Modern Design, Performance in Corporate Campus
| Products Finishing
Linetec provides dual finishes on Tubelite aluminum curtain wall for Shamrock Trading Corp.’s global headquarters in Kansas, supporting energy efficiency and aesthetic unity.
battenfeld-cincinnati Extruders Feature Novel Double-Degassing System
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Novel system creates two independent degassing areas along the processing unit, which reportedly results in more effective gas removal from the extruder.
Xenia 3DF Materials for FFF Printing
Matt Stonecash | Additive Manufacturing
Xenia is introducing new filament materials for fused filament fabrication.
KraussMaffei Debuts New Extruders for Recycling Applications
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
KraussMaffei Extrusion will debut compounding solutions for both PET and mechanical recycling at K 2025, Oct. 8-15 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
For PET recycling, the company will demonstrate a high-performance twin-screw system based on its BluePower series for throughputs up to 12 tons/hr.
Frauen@Arburg reflexiona sobre el valor femenino
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El grupo Frauen@Arburg celebró un evento sobre el coraje femenino con ponencias inspiradoras y un panel que destacó la valentía en lo profesional y lo personal.
Can Cooperation Out-Compete Competition?
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
Spearheaded by Rego-Fix, the Center for Machining Excellence gives OEMs the chance to cooperate and provide a more comprehensive service to their customers, and it gives machine tool users the chance to look at all the component elements that go into a machining cell.
Infographic: How AM Tooling Supports Existing Production Processes
Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing
AM can offer a better way to make tooling, which in turn amplifies conventional manufacturing processes. In fact, tooling may be additive manufacturing's most impactful application.
Greenleaf End Mills Optimize Machining Stability
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Capstone-360 end mills are well suited for machining HRSAs, cast iron and hardened steel materials for the aerospace, oil and gas, power generation and medical industries.
Colines To Run First-Ever Blown-Film Line
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
During K 2025 in October in Düsseldorf, Italian machine builder will operate nine-layer blown film line along with a three-up cast-stretch system.
Huron presentará cuatro nuevos modelos en EMO 2025
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EMO: La empresa francesa exhibirá una nueva gama de máquinas, que incluirá modelos para micromecanizado y una solución de cinco ejes y multitarea para piezas de gran tamaño en los sectores aeroespacial y de defensa.
Elmet Technologies Granted U.S. Patent for Tungsten Heavy Metal Alloy Powders
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
As the fifth U.S. patent granted in this field, it recognizes Elmet Technologies’ continued innovation in powders for additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy applications.
MMT Chats: AI on the Shop Floor Now
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
In this MMT Chat, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Murakami, wire and sinker EDM lead hand at StackTeck Systems, to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly—but powerfully—transforming moldmaking.