October 2025: Prices for Volume Resins Mostly Flat Entering Fourth Quarter

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

A largely flat-to-down pricing scenario seems most likely to prevail, with unknown potential weather and tariff impacts looming.

Precision Machining Technology Review: September 2025

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Production Machining’s September 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Siemens, United Machining Systems, Mazak, Nikon, IMCO Carbide Tool Inc. and Okuma America Corp.

Starlinger presenta recoSTAR dynamic art en K 2025

María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México

Starlinger muestra en K 2025 su sistema recoSTAR dynamic art para reciclar plásticos posconsumo con mayor eficiencia, productividad y automatización.

Source One impulsa reciclaje de plásticos difíciles de procesar

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Source One GmbH logra reciclar 70,000 toneladas de plásticos mixtos en su planta de Eicklingen y proyecta modelos in situ para empresas, en alianza con LyondellBasell.

In the News: Recycling 3D Printed Aerospace Tools

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Jamco America and Airtech Advanced Materials Group have announced a partnership to validate recycled material formulations sourced from ground-up large-format 3D printed tooling. The promise: Faster production of finished goods, with a lower total carbon footprint. 

Finding the Human Connections in Human Resources

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

By working with its employees and its community, Win-Tech has found unexpected opportunities for employee retention and recruitment.
#workforcedevelopment

Heule Holemaking Tool Enhances Precision on Uneven Surfaces

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Heule Precision Tool’s Comp V3 is designed for drilling and countersinking uneven surfaces without marking, well suited for aerospace and others where critical finishes are required.

Horn Turning Tool Enhances Threading Capabilities

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Horn expands its Supermini system with sintered GM-geometry inserts for internal threading, improving chip control and process stability.

Introducing GROW Industrial: A Full-Funnel Marketing Solutions Provider

Jodee McElfresh | Products Finishing

GROW Industrial is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research and data services, GROW Industrial expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.

Diehl Aviation inaugura instalaciones en Querétaro

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Entre otros componentes, en la planta se fabricarán los compartimentos de almacenamiento superiores del Airbus A220.

Spindles Enable Versatile Operations on Existing Equipment

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

NSK America Corp.’s Nakanishi high-speed rotary hand tool systems, ultrasonic systems and ultraprecision spindles are engineered to make processes more efficient both on the CNC and in the final steps of polishing.  

Centro D2-5AX de Hwacheon con cambio automático de piezas

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Meximold: El modelo D2-5AX, de Hwacheon, presentado por Presotec, incorpora husillo de 50 HP, hasta 120 herramientas y opción de AWC con 20 pallets.

K 2025 incorpora asistente virtual con IA para visitantes y expositores

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El chatbot K Assistant apoyará a visitantes y expositores en la feria K 2025 con orientación en planos, expositores, actividades y servicios multilingües.  

AkzoNobel Reduce Carbon Footprint With Industry Collaboration

| Products Finishing

AkzoNobel N.V. partners with Arkema and BASF to lower the carbon footprint of Interpon D superdurable architectural powder coatings by up to 40%.

Video: Environmental Controls for Multi Jet Fusion at Uptive Manufacturing

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Maintaining an ideal range of temperature and moisture is critical to ensuring consistency with the process. Here's how one contract manufacturer's facility enables this. 

5 Tips for Multichannel Programming

Lori Beckman | Production Machining

Programming for multitasking machines can be complex. Knowing several key points for making the process less challenging can save a programmer time as well as lessen confusion and the risk of error.

Altair 2025 Enlighten Award winners, runner-ups push automotive boundaries

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Hemp nylon-reinforced PA6 automotive exteriors, TPC acoustic elements, glass fiber stator cooling design and other innovations are recognized for their sustainability focus, holistic capabilities and lightweight designs.

Introducing GROW Industrial: A Full-Funnel Marketing Solutions Provider

Cara Ready | Production Machining

GROW Industrial is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research, and data services, GROW Industrial expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.

Mazak Turning Center Provides High Torque in Compact Footprint

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Mazak North America’s QTE-100 MY CNC turning center has a built-in motor spindle designed to provide high torque even in the low-speed range for improved cutting capacity.

Ultraplast México muestra soluciones de limpieza para maquinaria

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Ultraplast México presenta en Meximold 2025 su compuesto de purga biodegradable para limpieza de maquinaria de inyección y extrusión de plásticos.

Steelform invertirá 60 millones de dólares en Nuevo León

| Modern Machine Shop México

En el municipio de Pesquería, la empresa Steelform ha iniciado las obras de construcción de su planta, que generará más de 100 empleos y reforzará la cadena automotriz del estado.

Horizon Achieves Breakthrough for Metalized AM Parts

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Breakthrough of metalized AM parts paves the way for next-gen electronics integration. 
#electronics