Kennametal Enhances High-Performance Drill Lineup

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The KenDrill HPR Solid Carbide Long Length Drills lineup is well suited for aerospace, transportation, general engineering, energy and earthworks shops seeking increased wear resistance, toughness and durability.

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.

Pic of the Week: Laser Hotwire Deposition + Five-Axis Machining

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Hybrid manufacturing can be a powerful combination of additive manufacturing and CNC machining, but programming these machines can be a challenge. This week’s Pic highlights a software plugin that aids this process. 

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.

Increased Competition Calls for Smarter Solutions

| Production Machining

Engineered for efficiency, SW Machines offers customers a full suite of horizontal machining centers and the automation needed for high-volume, high-precision manufacturing.

Stratasys, Shin-Etsu Launch P3 Silicone 25A for Industrial-Grade AM Applications

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

New material combines true silicone performance with precision 3D printing to meet demanding needs in automotive, healthcare, consumer goods and industrial sectors  

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.

Replacing PFAS, a Transition in Processing Lubricants

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

NASF/AESF Project #125: Doped Ti4O7 Anodes to Improve PFAS Degradation via Electrooxidation (Q2)

| Products Finishing

An extension of a previous project on the efficacy of titanium suboxide (Ti4O7) anodes in the electro-oxidation of PFAS, this work explores doped Ti4O7 anodes to enhance PFAS degradation.

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.

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.

Choosing the Right Projects to Automate

| Plastics Technology

What are the strategies and upfront work that go into identifying production problems that could benefit from an automation solution?