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Switching From Liquid to Powder Coatings

| Products Finishing

For companies evaluating the benefits of adding a powder coating line to their existing coating operations or switching technologies altogether, there is a host of operational and performance factors to consider.

Maximize your experience: CAMX 2025 exhibit previews, Part 1

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

This list of 90+ exhibitor previews solicited by CW offers a glimpse into the various technologies, emerging trends and solutions attendees should look for on the CAMX show floor.

Custom Size-Reduction System Helps Goodwill Close Loop on Donated Plastic Products

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Goodwill Ontario Great Lakes (OGL) selects Ontario-based Rotogran for granulation.

Tenneco inaugura línea de producción en Aguascalientes

| Modern Machine Shop México

Con una inversión de 23 millones de dólares y la creación de 150 puestos de trabajo, la empresa Tenneco ha inaugurado una línea de producción en su planta de Aguascalientes.

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123.2: Pathway for Flexible Hybrid Electronics

| Products Finishing

This report focuses on a 3D printing methodology called confined electrochemical printing that enables on-demand metallic patterns, improving upon traditional electroplating’s highly predefined process.

Smartbeam develops HMS-embedded composite profiles for space

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Project goals adapted filament winding to properly integrate optical and carbon fiber sensors and meet technical requirements, resulting in a verified, simplified process for smart composite structures at reduced cost.

Bcomp natural fiber composites to enhance Sunreef catamarans

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Innovative yacht manufacturer will use flax fiber-reinforced bio-based or recyclable resin to improve vibration damping, aesthetics and sustainability for its new 100 Sunreef Power cats.

Uavos equips Avincis helicopters with composite main rotor blades

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composite rotor blades will support and enhance Avincis’ emergency aerial services, including the company’s Lumes unmanned helicopter.

SurfaceTechnology Germany 2026 to Showcase Future of Surface Finishing Industry

| Products Finishing

Deutsche Messe AG hosts SurfaceTechnology Germany from May 5-7, 2026 at Stuttgart Exhibition Center, presenting the dynamics and environmentally conscious components in surface technologies.

ACMA reaffirms GFRP grating standard manual

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Official approval from ANSI earlier this year reinforces support for engineering and design innovation when working with fiberglass-reinforced polymer grating.

Europe launches MetOp-SG A1 meteorological satellite

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Airbus-built satellite, supported by Beyond Gravity composite materials, is the first in a series of six satellites that will support weather forecasting into the mid-2040s.

DowAksa to continue carbon fiber operations under new name, Aksa Carbon

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Acrylic fiber producer Aksa Akrilik has completed the acquisition of Dow Europe Holding B.V.’s 50% stake in DowAksa.

Large Aluminum Mold Plate Sizes Enable Machinability for Moldmakers

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Vista Metals highlights one of the largest aluminum mold plate sizes available on the market, its Duramold-5 Aluminum Mold Plate produced in super slab sizes for high strength to weight ratios, machinability and a virtually porosity-free structure to meet moldmakers’ critical surface finish requirements.

Inteligencia artificial impulsa desarrollo de plásticos más resistentes

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Un equipo del MIT y la Universidad de Duke empleó modelos de aprendizaje automático para identificar compuestos de ferroceno que, incorporados como enlaces débiles en polímeros, aumentan su resistencia al desgarro hasta cuatro veces, con potencial para reducir la generación de residuos plásticos.