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Dassault Aviation partners with Tata on Rafale fighter aircraft
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Per Four Production Transfer Agreements, Tata will manufacture the aircraft fuselage in a dedicated facility in India, further strengthening the country’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities.
Hexagon Purus signs new supply agreement with Hino Trucks, explores options for BVI segment
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Class 6 and 7 battery-electric straight trucks for the U.S. market will be upfitted with Hexagon’s composite battery and module technologies.
Expanded Range of Socket Connectors Reduces Mold Setup Time and Connection Errors
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
Progressive Components has expanded its range of Socket Connectors to include the new Keyed Connect Locking Socket Connectors.
Sistema de brochado Horn: integración eficiente en operaciones CNC
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Horn USA Inc. presenta su línea de herramientas estándar para brochado de magwell en estilo AR dentro de máquinas CNC, que optimiza la producción y reduce costos operativos.
Initial Pellet Contact is the Screw
| MoldMaking Technology
This summer, let’s get back to the basics. For this summer school basics series, Pellet to Part explores each stage of the plastic injection molding process. This week: the machine’s reciprocating screw, which is often misunderstood and applied to the process incorrectly.
Haddy's New LFAM Microfactory
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Sustainable design and manufacturing company Haddy has opened a microfactory for large format additive manufacturing of polymer composite parts. Of note: Founded by Jay Rogers, formerly of Local Motors, the microfactory leverages 8 hybrid robotic printers.
Engineering an Easy-to-Use, Explosion-Proof Cobot for Painting
Julia Hider | Products Finishing
The 20XP incorporates a UR20 cobot that’s modified to be explosion-proof and an innovative programming system to create a safe, easy-to-use method for automating liquid painting processes.
From Safety Silos to Strategic Insights: SIS Management Transformed
| Valve Magazine
Phillips 66 charts a clear path for downstream and processing operations turning decades of data into actionable, digital insights for safety, operations and uptime.
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Keeping Process Water Cool and Efficiency High in the Desert
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Rehrig Pacific turned to Process Cooling Systems to create a high-efficiency plantwide process-cooling system for its newest injection molding facility outside of Phoenix.
Lockheed Martin tech fellow Carl Rousseau earns ASTM award
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
ASTM International honors Carl Quinn Rousseau with ASTM International’s Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award for advancements in composites technology.
Industrial curing autoclaves with advanced control systems
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Turnkey Akarmak autoclaves support various composite curing needs with enhanced process control, international specification compliance and optimal heat distribution.
Aerospace Shop Thrives with Five-Axis, AI and a New ERP
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Within three years, MSP Manufacturing has grown from only having three-axis mills to being five-axis capable with cobots, AI-powered programming and an overhauled ERP. What kind of benefits do these capabilities bring? Find out in our coverage of MSP Manufacturing.
Hybrid composite architecture enables rigid wind propulsion solution for maritime decarbonization
Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld
GT Wings’ AirWing leverages aerospace engineering principles combined with hybrid glass and carbon fiber composite construction to deliver up to 30% fuel savings through compact, deck-compatible wind propulsion.
ModuleWorks Software Update Boosts Toolpath Generation Efficiency
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The 2025.04 release of ModuleWorks includes enhanced features to provide process safety and increase part quality.
Community College Launches Injection Molding Bootcamp
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Nebraska’s Central Community College, which has become a centrally located training hub, successfully launched a plastics bootcamp this summer, boosting available workforce for regional molders.
#workforcedevelopment
PCI 2025 Scholarship Program Honors Seven Students
| Products Finishing
The Powder Coating Institute awarded $30,000 in scholarships to students across the U.S. pursuing careers in the finishing industry.
#workforcedevelopment
Precision Machining Technology Review: June 2025
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Production Machining’s June 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Kaiser Tool Co., Tungaloy, Renishaw, Mazak, Oasis Inspection Systems and Star Cutter Co.
Top de inversiones industriales en México: lo más destacado del primer semestre de 2025
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Diversas empresas han apostado por México en los primeros seis meses de 2025, aquí algunas de las inversiones más relevantes en sectores como automotriz, electrónico y manufactura avanzada.
Universal Robots' Cobot Provides Optimized Motion Capability
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The UR15 cobot enables reduced cycle times, increased productivity and reduced costs across applications and industries.
ZAL, CRIAQ partner on advanced digital solutions and future propulsion for sustainable aviation
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
German and Canadian research centers will implement joint projects in advanced technologies to foster innovation, promote international exchange of expertise and support talent mobility.
What you might have missed at Paris Air Show 2025
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A surge in defense spending, partnerships in hydrogen propulsion and new combat aircraft agreements, many backed by composites industry leaders, culminated the 55th Paris Air Show.
Scalable powdered graphene amplifies composites manufacturing, molding
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: TMTP Labs introduces two novel products specifically developed for composites, TMTP-2430 and TMTP-3550 high-purity graphene powders.