What Is Centrifugal Barrel Finishing?

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

An alternative to vibratory finishing, centrifugal barrel finishing can surface finish 3D printed parts in significantly less time.

What’s Your Manufacturing Lore?

Matthew Kirchner | Production Machining

If your company could speak for itself, what stories would it tell?

Pursuing Paperless: Injection Molders Who Have Embraced Digitization

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process monitoring to the digital realm.

AMPP Awarded Gates Foundation Grant

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance has been selected as one of six organizations nationwide to receive a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Wittmann To Mold Caps at Drinktec 2025

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

An EcoPower Xpress 160/1100+ will produce 1.35g HDPE caps from a 32-cavity HTW mold in a 2.5-sec. cycle with IMDvista downstream cooling, orientation and inspection.

Enercon opens collaborative Surface Treating Laboratory

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Real-time testing of plasma and flame surface treating technologies well suited to plastics, metal and composites can help customers identify which technology is best for their application.

NCC receives investment to support next-gen composite wing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The NCC was awarded a £15.8 million U.K. government grant for HRMCap to de-risk, accelerate innovation in high-rate large aerocomposites structure manufacturing.

Aptera to unveil first fully built sEV validation vehicle

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

As Aptera moves into building validation vehicles, the live June 27 reveal will closely represent the sEVs the company expects to assemble for customers. 

Composite tubes, flat springs and special parts serve range of markets

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: MCS Industrial supplies a variety of tubes, sheets, rings, bushings and other parts made from phenolic paper, cotton phenolic and epoxy glass.

The Crown Estate offshore wind investment boosts U.K. supply chain growth

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Crown Estate commits up to £400 million to enhance offshore wind infrastructure, supporting ports, manufacturing and research facilities.

Carbitex debuts colored carbon fiber textiles for footwear

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The flexible composites partners with Hypetex Coloured Advanced Materials to introduce colored Omniflex, offering aesthetic innovation and high-performance characteristics for multiple industries.

ORNL carbon nanofibers yield fiber-matrix interfacial bond improvement

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Through a novel electrospinning technique, researchers have effectively achieved a “bridge” between carbon fiber and its matrix, creating stronger, tougher composites and opening new applications.

Datanomix Expands AI Capabilities to Help Manufacturers Tackle Labor Shortages and Drive Smart Production

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

AI-powered features in FactoryMate, TMAC AI, and G-Code Cloud + DNC are designed to deliver real-time insights for production monitoring, job tracking and process control.
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Desktop LSR Injection Molding Machine Offers a Cost-Effective, User-Friendly Option for Moldmakers

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

APSX LLC, highlights its new APSX‑LSR. The company says it is the market’s first bench‑top Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection system designed for engineers, med‑tech startups and research labs that need production‑quality silicone parts.  

Quality Verification of Machine-Ready Blanks With CMM

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

TCI Precision Metals highlights the installation of the newest Keyence model XM-5000 handheld probe coordinate measuring machine (CMM). 

Safran México industrializa componente clave del tren de aterrizaje

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Safran Landing Systems México completó la industrialización de un componente del tren de aterrizaje tras enfrentar desafíos técnicos relacionados con materiales, interpretación de planos y validación de calidad.

Ciudad de México celebra avances hacia la circularidad de los plásticos

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

SEDEMA, WWF y GPAP revelan estrategia para elevar la circularidad de plásticos en la Ciudad de México con acciones en reciclaje, rediseño e infraestructura.  

Fermentation Process to Enable Compostable Biopolymers

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Valerian Materials was founded to commercialize the results of federally funded research conducted at the University of Minnesota, producing bio-based alternatives to fossil-based polyurethanes.

Potencial de exportaciones de máquinas-herramienta hacia México

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Se estima que hasta 2029, los países con mayor potencial para exportar máquinas-herramienta hacia México son Japón, Estados Unidos y Alemania.

Paper Mill Breaks Ground on Billion Dollar Expansion

| Valve Magazine

Green Bay Packaging is investing in the Arkansas facility’s infrastructure and replacing key process components as part of the refurbishing and expansion of the plant.

A Contract CNC Shop in Transition

Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop

Denver Precision Products is in a transitional mode in two respects: company leadership and adoption of new multifunction machining technology and processes.

Torno tipo suizo Mazak Syncrex 38/9: producción de piezas pequeñas a alta velocidad

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Mazak presenta el Syncrex 38/9, un torno tipo suizo diseñado para la fabricación de alto volumen de piezas pequeñas con precisión y eficiencia.