Fiberglass solutions elevate composites production goals

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Johns Manville displays its portfolio of glass fiber reinforcements including MultiStar, StarRov and ThermoFlow, which were manufactured with thermoplastic and thermoset composites in mind.

Asking the Hard Questions of Starting (and Running) a New Business

Matthew Kirchner | Products Finishing

I was recently invited to the University of Iowa to share my ideas, advice and lessons learned to some early stage business entrepreneurs.  

Swiss Happens: 8 Swiss-Type Articles to Keep Your Skills Sharp

Cara Ready | Modern Machine Shop

Learn the history of Swiss-type lathes, practical ways to implement these sliding-headstock machines in your shop, and much more in this collection of articles.
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Composites repair tools and services deliver reliable support to aerospace, defense and MRO

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Dual-zone hot bonders and multizone composite repair systems are a couple product options featured by Heatcon that offer flexible repair of composite structures in diverse scenarios.

Environmentally friendly composites polymerization initiator

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: The phthalate- and solvents-free Akperox ST-CL200 presented by AKPA Chemicals provides a reliable, user-friendly polymerization alternative while enabling high-performance production processes.

Eurotech Elite Seeks Partners to Build American-Made CNC Lathes

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Eurotech Elite hopes to connect and build relationships with U.S.-based, family-owned manufacturers with expertise in machining large components with tight tolerances.

Torno CNC BNA-42SY5: automatización y precisión en un solo equipo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El torno CNC BNA-42SY5, de Marubeni Citizen-Cincom, está diseñado para producción automatizada y alta precisión en el mecanizado de piezas complejas.

ESA Project SHIELD advances reusable spacecraft

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Four category focuses were announced, including one focused on durable, modular and cost‑efficient TPS to be contributed to by Arceon composites.

Swedish Space, Firefly orbital launch agreement to bolster European satellite market

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Only sixth TSA signed by the U.S. provides the legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial launches from Swedish spaceports.

Metrology System, Gripping Tools Enhance Moldmaking Processes

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Rego-Fix USA’s ForceMaster measuring metrology tool and powRgrip toolholders are engineered to boost moldmaking accuracy and productivity.

Process Control — Leveraging Machine Shop Connectivity in Real Time

Brent Donaldson | Production Machining

Renishaw Central, the company’s new end-to-end process control software, offers a new methodology for producing families of parts through actionable data.

OQ expande portafolio con soluciones en PP y PE

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

OQ amplía su portafolio con 17 grados de PP y PE para empaque, consumo e infraestructura. La presentación oficial será en la feria K 2025 en Alemania.

Eco-friendly precision tooling offers flexibility, consistency

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: For more than 50 years, Coastal Enterprises has supported design, prototyping and composite layup applications with its Precision Board urethane tooling board and custom bonding offerings.

Sandro Bottazzo es nombrado nuevo CEO de Studer

| Modern Machine Shop México

El directivo asumirá también la presidencia del consejo de administración de la empresa suiza.

Alliance One Oilfield Becomes Roboze Smart Factory in Houston

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Accelerating access to corrosion-resistant polymer components for oil and gas operations with local production in Texas.

Materials Distributor Diversifies with Additive Manufacturing Production Business Within a Business

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Howco Additive exists within a corporate structure built around distributing large metal products like oilfield pipelines, but is finding a way forward in 3D printing that branches into part production for hypersonics, aerospace and more.

Custom equipment manufacturer accentuates multidisciplinary design, engineering approach

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: From supporting civilian and DOD programs to everyday customer needs, Accudyne Systems strives to deliver production improvements over existing composites manufacturing systems.

Converting carbon fiber for UHTCMC to 3500°C

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Advanced Ceramic Fibers LLC demonstrates ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites using SiC and other metallic carbides for applications in aerospace, defense, energy and more.

Grob Systems to Host Machining, Automation Technology Event

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Grob’s event brings together 21 industry partners for informative seminars and live machining demonstrations highlighting machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex aerospace, medical and mold/die parts.

E-Z LOK Offers A Variety of Inserts for 3D Printing

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

E-Z Press & E-Z Fin (Finserts) threaded inserts for plastic offer ease and reliability for advanced 3D printing.

OEM Tour Video: Lean Manufacturing for Measurement and Metrology

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

How can a facility that requires manual work for some long-standing parts be made more efficient? Join us as we look inside The L. S. Starrett Company’s headquarters in Athol, Massachusetts, and see how this long-established OEM is updating its processes.

The Powder Coating Institute Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

During the 2025 PCI Annual Meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho, the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) recognized Kevin Biller, Champ Bowden and Nick Liberto.