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.”

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?

Braskem Idesa se une a la plataforma Vida Circular

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Braskem Idesa se suma a Vida Circular para fomentar el reciclaje y promover una economía circular mediante educación y gestión responsable de residuos.  

KVE, Pinette PEI to supply TPC induction welding equipment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Integrated solution for TPC stamp forming and part assembly via induction welding opens capabilities for increased part sizes, reduced weight and production cost, optimized cycle times.

Bell is awarded Phase 2 funding for DARPA X-Plane 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bell has been given the opportunity to build an X-Plane demonstrator based on a stop/fold tiltrotor. 

XTI Aerospace completes FAA TriFan 600 structures review

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The TriFan 600, an “xVTOL” platform that is fully composite, heads toward FAA type certification.

Composite Braiding awarded for TPC twin track cantilever support

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Railway infrastructure cuts weight by 84%, carbon emissions by 80% and installation time by 50% while automated process offers ≥90% lower labor costs, waste and energy use versus traditional composites manufacturing.

N Range Offers Over 3,000 Variants in Different Dimensions and Steel Grades

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

This extension to the existing range is designed specifically to meet the needs of tool and moldmaking and is an optimum supplement to the extensive Hasco plate portfolio of undrilled P and drilled K plates.

Avient Introduces Oxygen Scavenging Additive

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

ColorMatrix Amosorb Oxyloop to enhance recyclability.

Change Leadership vs. Change Management: Why You Need Both

Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining

Change is necessary for continuous improvement. Knowing the distinction between change leadership and management can be the difference between success or failure.

Custom hydraulic presses promote reliability, material variety and automation features

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Learn how a custom press from French enhances the composite molding process, equipped to adhere to application/requirement needs.

Nace United Machining Solutions, uno de los mayores grupos mundiales de máquinas-herramienta

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

 La creación de United Machining Solutions supera los 1,500 millones de dólares en ventas y se posiciona como un referente global en tecnologías de manufactura.

Automated preforming system produces next-gen composite aerostructures at high rates

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Loop Technology’s flagship FibreLine system, recently combined with Zünd’s Aero Q-Line, leverages a variety of automated tools to lay up very large, wide-format, multilayer plies into a mold with millimeter precision.

Composites Fabricating returns to expansion territory

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

June’s results build on May gains, returning the composites index to a reading that reflects positive growth.

A Brief History of Metal: The AM Curmudgeon

Sarah Jordan | Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has its place, but pitting it against any one other process isn’t all that useful — because very few metal parts are made through just one process. In this column, a look at the steps to deliver a metal part starting from oxide.   

Puebla: sector plástico se suma a Hecho en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

El programa Hecho en México busca formalizar y fortalecer al sector plástico en Puebla, con oportunidades de crecimiento de hasta 25% para las empresas locales.

Electrostatics: What to Know About Close Proximity

| Products Finishing

Here are some questions to ask across technical performance, operational fit and return on investment to determine if a close proximity application is a good fit.  

Torno CNC MT1065EX: mecanizado de alta velocidad con doble husillo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El torno CNC MT1065EX, de Murata Machinery USA, está diseñado para el mecanizado rápido y preciso en aplicaciones de producción en serie.

Moldmaking Activity Recovers in May With Bump Up to 48.0

Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology

Dramatic swings in Moldmaking Index reflect instability amid changes to tariff policy.  
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Selecting the Best Powder Coating Product for the Price

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing

To find the best powder coating material, first determine how well the powder handles, then see how it covers, and finally determine the applied cost.