Beckhoff Automation Platform Expands Modularity
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The MX-System baseplate in size 3 offers an additional row of data slots, which opens up possibilities for larger machines with complex control requirements.
Aranceles no frenan operaciones de plantas armadoras en México
Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México
Ante la incertidumbre generada por nuevos aranceles, la industria automotriz mexicana no ha reportado cierres de plantas armadoras, según la INA. El sector mantiene su dinamismo, con nuevas inversiones como las de Nissan, aunque enfrenta un panorama complejo a corto plazo.
Controlling Your Hot Runner Manifold System
| MoldMaking Technology
For this summer school basics series, Pellet to Part explores each stage of the plastic injection molding process. Moldmakers and molders need to better understand modern hot runner controller technology to solve processing problems.
If It’s Tuesday in September, It’s a PT Tech Day
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Each Tuesday in September — all five of them — Plastics Technology will host an interactive webinar series tackling various hot-button issues in plastics processing. Register today for the topics that interest/impact your operations.
Episode 51: Francesco Ierullo, Exel Composites
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Francesco Ierullo, vice president of sales and marketing, Exel Composites discusses the role the composites manufacturing processes of pultrusion and pull-winding are playing in infrastructure and renewable energy applications today.
Domo Introducing Domamid Polyamide Resins at K 2025
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Domamid PA6 resins are bio-attributed using mass-balanced method.
IHEA Opens Registration for Industrial Heating Decarbonization SUMMIT
| Products Finishing
Two-day Indianapolis-based event this September is returning with a comprehensive agenda created to tackle the challenges of energy management and decarbonization.
Event Survey: What Matters to You?
| Plastics Technology
What role do conferences and events play in your career? How important are: networking, location or ancillary entertainment options? Take this brief survey to help PT create events you want and that maximize your ROI.
Refining the Handoff Between the CAM Program and the Real-World Process
John Miller | Modern Machine Shop
Despite the best intentions in the virtual world, the manufacturing process is limited to what survives the handoff from screen to spindle.
Industria automotriz en Aguascalientes crece con nueva inversión japonesa
| Modern Machine Shop México
La empresa japonesa Tokaikogyo invertirá 100 millones de pesos para la instalación de una nueva línea de producción en Aguascalientes.
Urma presenta cabezal de fresado MX boronite con insertos CBN
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
EMO: La herramienta, diseñada para mecanizar aceros endurecidos y fundiciones a alta velocidad, mantiene precisión dimensional y rigidez estructural.
Kistler Highlights New Assembly System and Optical Inspection Alongside Pressure Sensors
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Focusing on medical and electronics production, Kistler will feature cavity pressure sensors, technology for process optimization and quality monitoring, a new assembly system and an optical inspection machine at K.
#electronics
Unexpected Takeaways from the 2025 SID Congress
Miles Free | Production Machining
Seeing our industry through international eyes.
In the News: Tronosjet Qualifies LPBF Class 1 Aerospace Bracket
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Canadian aircraft service provider Tronosjet Manufacturing worked with Renishaw to clear a 3D printed critical pulley bracket through the FAA. Point of interest: The new titanium bracket is five times stronger than the magnesium casting it replaces.
U.S. Coast Guard MBI releases report on Titan submersible
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The two-year investigation into the June 2023 tragedy that took five lives has been published, citing key findings, contributing factors to the casualty and a recommended regulatory framework to avoid future oversight.
Exel GFRP tubes improve QHeat geothermal energy storage
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Installation of pultruded composite underground collector pipes have greatly enhanced the energy efficiency of Qheat’s geothermal wells.
Deep-Hole Advice Using Replaceable-Insert Drills
Derek Korn | Production Machining
A cautious approach, modern thinking, offline presetting and attention to coolant and chips unlock the potential of the latest replaceable-insert drills for deep-holemaking applications.
Family-Owned Minnesota Manufacturer Unveils Refreshed Brand Identity, Website
| MoldMaking Technology
Dynamic Group unveils rebrand and new website to reflect its agile, tech-driven approach to precision molding for global manufacturers.
Valence Surface Technologies Acquisition Enhances Aerospace Surface Treatment Capabilities
| Products Finishing
Valence Surface Technologies LLC acquires C.I.L. Metal Finishing and C.I.L. Electroplating, bolstering defense, space and commercial aerospace solutions in North America.
Clariant lanza aditivos sin PFAS para extrusión
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Clariant presentó AddWorks PPA, aditivos sin PFAS que mejoran la extrusión de poliolefinas sin afectar calidad ni propiedades mecánicas.
Movacolor, Labotek Unit Combines Drying, Feeding
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
System billed as a one-of-a-kind machine that combines material drying and additive dosing in one unit.
Next-Generation Tilting Thermoformer To Debut from Kiefel
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
New machine can make cups from a range of materials, including recycled PET.