Aditya Birla Advanced Materials strengthens U.S. operations through Cargill facility acquisition

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Specialty manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia, will expand the Indian conglomerate’s U.S. capacity, with plans to more than double its capacity over the next couple of years.

End Mill Delivers Maximum Cutting Volume for Steel Materials

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Haimer USA highlights the upcoming Panther Mill, its latest innovation in high-performance cutting tools to benefit the machining processes.

Inicia la participación mexicana en el Paris Air Show 2025

| Modern Machine Shop México

En la edición de 2025 del Paris Air Show, la delegación mexicana está formada por los estados de Chihuahua, Baja California, Querétaro, Yucatán, Aguascalientes y Oaxaca.

Precision Machining Index Recovers Ground in May

Mike Shirk | Production Machining

Manufacturing activity recovered in May, but not enough to claim return to expansion.

CCAI Welcomes 2025-2026 Board of Directors and Officers

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

New members and dedicated, ongoing individuals will support the organization’s mission, growth and leadership in the coming year.

Hyperflow 4D Promises FFF Parts with Injection Molded Quality

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

The Netherlands-based startup has developed a technique for smoothing parts during fused filament fabrication, resulting in low porosity and surface finish comparable to injection molding.

Automated composites processing systems facilitate customization, productivity

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Mikrosam’s filament winding, prepreg slitting and rewinding, towpreg, AFP/ATL and flexible double-belt press prepreg equipment meet precision and quality demands.

MMT Chats: Talent Crisis Meets 2030

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

The manufacturing industry faces a critical talent shortage as baby boomers retire while reshoring creates new demand and technology transforms workflows.
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ModuleWorks Software Update Boosts Toolpath Generation Efficiency

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The 2025.04 release of ModuleWorks includes enhanced features to provide process safety and increase part quality.

ColorForm From KraussMaffei Brings Key Competencies to One System

| Plastics Technology

ColorForm systems produce finished injection-molded parts with a flood-coating, scratch and UV resistant finish.  

Südpack reduce CO₂ con soluciones para café reciclables

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Los nuevos empaques de Südpack para café ofrecen barrera, reciclabilidad y reducción de hasta 30 % en emisiones de CO₂ frente a materiales multicapa.  

The 3 C's of Clean Lubricants

| Plastics Technology

Clean lubricants enable machines to meet OEM specifications from the outset, keeping sensitive components like servovalves, hoses and proportional control valves operating smoothly while avoiding contaminants — even as small as a few microns — that drastically shorten their lifespans.

Syensqo Introduces Orange-Colored Grade for Electric Vehicles

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Amodel PPA HFFR-4133 Orange provides high visibility for high-voltage components. 

Schreiner ProTech Delivers Intelligent Industrial Markings, Labels

| Products Finishing

Schreiner ProTech introduces Paint Mask Labels, HighTemp Labels and Color Laser Film for extreme manufacturing conditions.

Epsilon Composite, Toray Carbon Fibers Europe target composites in electrical infrastructure

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

A 15-year partnership collaborating on carbon fiber core conductors has culminated in numerous global projects like modernizing TenneT’s 400-kilovolt high-voltage grid.

Coriolis Composites introduces the C3 dockable AFP head

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

AFP solution for gantry and robot systems offers manufacturers enhanced flexibility, performance and ease of use for a wide range of composite parts.

TPRC offers specialized training in TPC for engineers

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Three hands-on programs are available, covering the intricacies of thermoplastic composites, from intro to advanced levels.

JetZero selects Greensboro, North Carolina for first U.S. factory

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Access to talent, infrastructure and supportive business-friendly state culture were keys to selecting this location for JetZero’s all-wing composite Z4 aircraft, which will be able to produce 20 aircraft/month when at full rate.

Carbitex flexible composites enter tactical boot market

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Flexible footwear plates provide enhanced performance and stability for Prabos footwear serving military and law enforcement professionals.

EDM Graphite Line for High-End EDM Machining

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2024: Mersen offers its complete family of EDM graphite, including its ultra-fine DS4 graphite. The graphite is used as the electrode which acts as a “cutting tool” in the sinker EDM, a machining process often used by moldmakers.       

Heated Sprue Bushing Assemblies Refine Resin Processing for Injection Molding Applications

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

PCS Company’s 0.500- and 0.750-inch integrally heated sprue bushing assemblies for injection molding applications provide heat transfer ability when processing a wide range of commodity resins in small-to-medium volumes.

Strategic Mold Venting

| MoldMaking Technology

Venting is one of the most crucial, but often overlooked, aspects of mold design and manufacturing.