Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plans for ‘Electric’ K 2025

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Debuts include an all-electric multicomponent IntElect 350t combined with a SAM-C20 robot and two high-speed PAC-E machines targeting high-speed packaging applications.

T-MEC: retos clave en la verificación de reglas de origen

| Modern Machine Shop México

Según AMCHAM Capítulo Noreste, invertir en formación continua, fortalecer los sistemas de trazabilidad y mantener una gestión documental impecable permite a las empresas protegerse de la pérdida de los beneficios arancelarios del T-MEC.

Archer acquires assets from Overair, Mission Critical Composites

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Aiming to accelerate its defense aircraft portfolio, acquisitions include a patent portfolio from tiltrotor aircraft specialist Overair, and a composites manufacturing site.

Aciturri Aerostructures to build Vertical's VX4 eVTOL airframe

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Under a long-term agreement, Aciturri will supply the airframe for Vertical’s composites-intensive VX4, providing manufacturing engineering and design support.

Greene Tweed to deliver advanced TPC components for jet engines

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

More than 50 custom-designed parts made from Greene Tweed’s Xycomp DLF thermoplastic composite material will be delivered over the course of this 10-year strategic agreement.

CRP USA highlights 3D printing composites success for small, flight-ready satellite missions

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A combination of the Windform portfolio of CFRTP and GFRTP materials and SLS printing have proven CRP’s ability to meet critical space requirements.

Micro Mill Steel Enables Quality Tool and Moldmaking Capabilities

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Steel 21 offers its 21 Micro Mill for accuracy, flatness and parallelism to enable moldmakers to build a quality tool. 

Shop Talk: Pig Pen — My Masterpiece Debut

| MoldMaking Technology

A nervous rookie designer turns a simple mold drawing into a smudged, unforgettable career kickoff.

ALPLA fortalece su oferta de cierres plásticos con KM Packaging

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

ALPLA anunció la adquisición de KM Packaging, fabricante de cierres plásticos técnicos, para ampliar ALPLAinject, su división de moldeo por inyección.

3D Printing Accelerates R&D Process For Prototyping Molds

Fiona Lawler | Additive Manufacturing

Utilizing Axtra3D’s additive technology, LSI Solutions, a medical equipment manufacturer found the compatible machine it needed to accelerate its R&D process for prototyping molds for medical devices.

Boy Extends All-Electric Series and Launches Servo-Hydraulic Line

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The Boy 20 E PRO will debut in Düsseldorf, succeeding the Boy 22 A PRO, while the Boy Electric line adds its largest press with 112 tons of clamp force.

United Grinding Laser Machine Enhances Precision Tool Processing

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

United Grinding North America Inc.’s Vision Laser offers advanced laser technology for brazed tools with high-quality requirements and versatile applications.

FKuR presentará bioplásticos y reciclados sostenibles en K 2025

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La serie Bio-Flex N y la familia Terralene de FKuR estarán en K 2025, con opciones para aplicaciones difíciles de reciclar y productos durables.  

Advanced autoclaves, ovens provide efficiency, precision and intelligent control

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Olmar is highlighting its next-gen autoclaves and industrial ovens for composites curing to improve throughput, scale production and achieve tighter quality control.

LSI Solutions Saves Days with 3D Printed Prototype Molds

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

The medical equipment manufacturer had been accustomed to spending up to one week to machine each prototype mold from steel. With its Axtra 3D printer and UltraCur3D material, molds can be printed in less than a day. 

Arkema Completes ISCC Plus for All Acrylic Monomer Facilities

| Products Finishing

Worldwide facilities use the mass balance approach to reduce the carbon footprint of acrylic monomer products, key to its progression toward bio-attributed specialty resins and additives.

Moving Beyond the Relative Viscosity Curve — New Method To Find Optimum Plastic Flow Rates: Part 2

| Plastics Technology

Explore the use of the injection unit velocity capability, which determines a machine’s injection speed linearity to find optimum flow rates, and proposes a second method.

Nikon CT Technology Provides High-Resolution Scanning

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Limited Angle CT provides detailed inspection of specific areas of interest within larger components.

México ante la pausa arancelaria: 90 días clave para asegurar inversión y estabilidad

| Modern Machine Shop México

COPARMEX señala que, ante la pausa de 90 días en los aranceles de Estados Unidos, el Gobierno de México debe fortalecer la estrategia interna y diversificar los mercados.

PMPA’s New Executive Director: Emily Riley, MBA

Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining

Emily Riley brings vision, energy and a deep commitment to manufacturing excellence and member service.

July 2025 Finishing Index Maintains Steady Pace

Mike Shirk | Products Finishing

Minor movement among index components shakes out to another month of maintaining the status quo.

Wittmann México impulsa el izaje seguro en plantas de inyección

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Wittmann México muestra en Meximold 2025 su línea de componentes de izaje para moldes de inyección, centrada en reducir riesgos y mejorar eficiencia.