Thermwood Five-Axis Features High Clearance for Large Parts
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Max5 large-scale five-axis CNC machine is well suited for producing large components for the aerospace, marine, automotive and construction industries.
Optimize Cure Time to Boost Efficiency and Profits
| Products Finishing
Learn how simple curing process changes and innovative technologies can help meet demand without overhauling your system.
Producción manufacturera crece 1 % en mayo de 2025
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con la Encuesta Mensual de la Industria Manufacturera, el Volumen Físico de la Producción de la industria manufacturera presentó un incremento de 1 % en mayo.
Repurposed carbon fiber waste support closed-loop recycling goals
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Work with Carbon Fiber Conversions, a supplier and a strategic partner, to transform carbon fiber waste into a valuable resource, strengthening both business and sustainability credentials.
Uplift360 awarded Innovate UK Smart Grant for ChemR recycling
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The grant will support Uplift360’s carbon fiber recycling technology, including a pilot-scale system and real-world demonstrations to support its eventual commercial roll-out.
BYK presents BYK-MAX LS 4128 UV stabilizer
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Additive was developed to preserve properties, surface quality of polyamides, polyolefins (fiber-reinforced and other) under demanding light conditions, minimizing changes in color and gloss.
Automating oxide CMC for higher part volumes
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
FOX Composites has adapted infusion and RTM for slurry-based matrices, commercializing its VASI and IFOX technologies for automatable, scalable, serial production of high-quality oxide ceramic matrix composite parts, already proven in flight missions and a pilot-scale line.
Stratasys Opens New Tooling Center to Advance Access to 3D Printing in Auto Manufacturing
Jann Bond | MoldMaking Technology
North American Stratasys Tooling Center (NASTC), a new collaboration with Automation Intelligence in Flint, Michigan, is aimed at helping manufacturers validate and scale real-world applications of 3D printing in production environments.
Polymer and Additive Suppliers Tease Their K Show Presentations at the EMG Pre K Event in Rotterdam
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Producers stressed material solutions aligning with trends in carbon emissions reduction, electrification and chemical substitution.
Tecnología de extrusión eficiente para PET reciclado
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La extrusora MRS de Gneuss transforma PET reciclado en productos de alta calidad en una sola etapa, sin presecado y con bajo consumo energético.
Helmel CMM Enables High-Speed, Autonomous Measurements
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The Microstar Model 320-185 CMM features an enhanced drive system with steel- and Kevlar-reinforced drive belts, enabling more aggressive motion parameters.
SABIC Creates Thermotuf Flame-Retardant, Nano-Molding Material
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
PBT compound will support consumer electronics applications.
#electronics
Three Drivers of AM Materials Development and Adoption
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Lack of material options is becoming an outdated reason not to use additive manufacturing. But what factors are driving the creation — and use — of new materials for AM?
Moldmaking Index Climbs Again to 49.6 for June, Just Shy of Expansion
Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology
Consecutive months of improving results have the index moving in the right direction after April’s drop.
#economics
Video Interview: Programming Faster and Winning Jobs with AI CAM Software
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Part programming can become a bottleneck, one that only gets longer as part complexity increases. MSP has cut down this bottleneck through AI-powered CAM software. Get the details inside.
Electrodomésticos en México: 3,000 millones de dólares en juego para proveedores
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con el Clúster de Electrodomésticos, este año se registra una bolsa récord de 3,000 millones de dólares en oportunidades de proveeduría para esta industria.
¿La razón?
Binks Celebrates Global HQ Move to Enhance Fluid Tech Innovation, Operational Excellence
| Products Finishing
Binks opens a 120,000-square-foot facility in Shoreview, Minnesota, consolidating operations and establishing a Controls Center of Excellence to support advanced manufacturing and customer-focused solutions.
Crecimiento global de plásticos para impresión 3D hasta 2030
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El mercado de plásticos para impresión 3D experimenta un crecimiento impulsado por la demanda de personalización y eficiencia en sectores clave. La falta de soluciones sostenibles y versátiles ha sido enfrentada mediante plásticos de alto rendimiento y filamentos reciclables, según MarketsandMarkets.
Have You Checked Your Quote Book Recently?
David Wynn | Production Machining
Check your quote book to get a glimpse of where your business is positioned.
Forkhardt Hardinge Acquires ATS Systems
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
ATS Systems is a supplier of workholding, coolant management systems, bar feeders and more.
Gobierno de Nuevo León promueve el proyecto Alianzas Climáticas
| Modern Machine Shop México
Las secretarías de Medio Ambiente y de Economía de Nuevo León firmaron convenios de colaboración para el proyecto Alianzas Climáticas con el Clúster Energético, el Clúster de Electrodomésticos y el Clúster Automotriz.
Making Every Cycle Count — Best Practices in Maintenance for Maximum Uptime
| Plastics Technology
Plastics processing equipment works hard around the clock. In many operations, unplanned downtime is too expensive to contemplate.