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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.
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.
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.
Westlake Epoxy collaborates with Alpha Recyclage Composites
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Westlake customers will have connections to Alpha’s expanded recycling capacity and support for rCF material integration in new forms, applications.
FACC agreements with Rolls-Royce, Tata and Kineco expand its global backlog, footprint in India
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
The composites aerostructures supplier extends supply contract with Rolls-Royce and establishes new cooperations with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. and Kineco Aerospace in India.
Colored natural fibers to be tested in Four Motors Porsche GT3 Cup
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Bcomp, Porsche Motorsport and Four Motors are unveiling gray-toned components on the race car during 24H Nürburgring, showcasing new design and aesthetic viability for motorsport composites.
Fraunhofer IFAM MTC closes gap between industrial robots, machine tools
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Machine tool robot (MTC) features improved milling kinematics that enable versatile, efficient and high-precision machining of composites and hard metals with a manufacturing tolerance of up to 0.1 millimeter.
Enhanced RCF thermoplastic compounding opportunities grow composites recycling breadth
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Vartega’s EasyFeed Bundles now come in a wider array of rCF solutions for thermoplastic compounding, in addition to offering joint product development programs and R&D trials.
Oceanbird wing sails to demonstrate wind-based marine propulsion
Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld
Part of project Orcelle Horizon, the composites-intensive, 560-square-meter structure will undergo ground-based testing before installation on a demonstrator shipping vessel.
AM method enables tool-free, energy-efficient thermoset composites production
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
University researchers highlight how the combination of a thermally curable resin system with photothermal curing eliminates the post-curing steps involved in discontinuous, continuous fiber parts fabrication.
Smart Hot Runner Temperature Control System Helps Reduce Downtime
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
The smart TC5600 temperature controller from PCS enables moldmakers to quickly identify internal material leaks and assess mold aging data to offer more control over hot runner systems.
Pic of the Week: 300K Plastic Parts in 4 Hours
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
A modular platform that combines 3D printing and postprocessing makes it possible to make plastic parts at rates competitive with injection molding.
Scholle IPN and Tooling 4.0
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
The MMT editorial team went onsite at Scholle IPN in Northlake, IL, and talked with Don Smith, senior tooling manager, to learn what Tooling 4.0 means to this company.
Chemical Removal Advantages for Paint Application Lines
| Products Finishing
The removal of cured paint from fixtures — hooks, racks, grids or carriers — plays a bigger role than many realize in maintaining consistent coating quality and line efficiency.
Hermle Five-Axis Lineup Provides a Fully Integrated Platform
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
The Gen2 series of five-axis machining centers is designed to provide high levels of integration, efficiency and lights-out performance.
Braided composites enable low-cost, high-rate fabrication
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: A&P Technology highlights its QISO and slit tape thermoplastic material capabilities through customer examples and industry applications.
How a Family-Owned Tooling Company Competes with Global Giants (Includes Video)
| Modern Machine Shop
Not ready to go digital? Consider this: With Siemens NX ecosystem, precision shop D’Andrea cut its programming time by 50% and is able to compete globally—even against industry giants.
Farrel Pomini optimiza el peletizado de PVC rígido
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La nueva solución de Farrel Pomini permite peletizar PVC sin molino de rodillos ni baño de agua, reduciendo costos y espacio en planta.
Cobot enables CAD-free materials inspection path planning
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2025: Rooted in simplifying complexity, LoneStar NDE Innovations’ Orion inspection tool is made to be rapidly deployable and intuitive, overcoming traditional inspection processes.
Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Announces Leadership Succession
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Tomoaki Hirano, currently serving as executive vice president and chief strategy officer, will succeed Tom Haag as president beginning July 1, 2025.
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Fresado de microcomponentes con precisión extrema
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La serie AluLine – Micro, de Ceratizit, que ofrece herramientas de fresado diseñadas para el mecanizado de piezas en miniatura con alta tolerancia, garantiza precisión en cada corte.
Indicadores manufactureros de Nuevo León mostraron un avance en mayo
| Modern Machine Shop México
La Encuesta de Expectativas Económicas de CAINTRA detalla que los indicadores de mayo mostraron un avance respecto a abril; sin embargo, la mayoría de ellos no logró superar el umbral de expansión.