Low-temp demold BMI prepreg enables low-cost master molds

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Kaneka Aerospace 250°F BMI prepreg tooling, developed in collaboration with Janicki Industries, elevates composite tooling capabilities.

Expansión regional como estrategia ante aranceles

| Modern Machine Shop México

Un especialista de la firma KPMG México señala que el panorama comercial de América del Norte atraviesa un período de volatilidad que está afectando a la dinámica global.

FloodBuster 1 Is A 3D Printed House That Promises to Resist Natural Disasters

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Guests witnessed the printing of the 1,000-square-foot home in Somerset, Kentucky, which will serve as a proof-of-concept and test case for the weather-resistant design.

KVE, Pinette PEI to supply TPC induction welding equipment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Integrated solution for TPC stamp forming and part assembly via induction welding opens capabilities for increased part sizes, reduced weight and production cost, optimized cycle times.

Bell is awarded Phase 2 funding for DARPA X-Plane 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bell has been given the opportunity to build an X-Plane demonstrator based on a stop/fold tiltrotor. 

XTI Aerospace completes FAA TriFan 600 structures review

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The TriFan 600, an “xVTOL” platform that is fully composite, heads toward FAA type certification.

Composite Braiding awarded for TPC twin track cantilever support

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Railway infrastructure cuts weight by 84%, carbon emissions by 80% and installation time by 50% while automated process offers ≥90% lower labor costs, waste and energy use versus traditional composites manufacturing.

N Range Offers Over 3,000 Variants in Different Dimensions and Steel Grades

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

This extension to the existing range is designed specifically to meet the needs of tool and moldmaking and is an optimum supplement to the extensive Hasco plate portfolio of undrilled P and drilled K plates.

Avient Introduces Oxygen Scavenging Additive

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

ColorMatrix Amosorb Oxyloop to enhance recyclability.

Hexagon CAM Software Enhances Swiss-Type Functionality

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Espirit Edge now includes advancements in Swiss machining and AI, enabling manufacturers to overcome programming complexity and address the widening skills gap, enhance productivity and streamline operations.

Electrostatics: What to Know About Close Proximity

| Products Finishing

Here are some questions to ask across technical performance, operational fit and return on investment to determine if a close proximity application is a good fit.  

Considerations for Purchasing Your First Machining Center

Udo Jahn | Modern Machine Shop

Modern five-axis machines are built to hold tolerances accurately without requiring the many setups of a normal three-axis CNC machining center.

Automated preforming system produces next-gen composite aerostructures at high rates

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Loop Technology’s flagship FibreLine system, recently combined with Zünd’s Aero Q-Line, leverages a variety of automated tools to lay up very large, wide-format, multilayer plies into a mold with millimeter precision.

Hexagon CAM Software Enhances Swiss-Type Functionality

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Espirit Edge now includes advancements in Swiss machining and AI, enabling manufacturers to overcome programming complexity and address the widening skills gap, enhance productivity and streamline operations.

How I Made It: Matt Erbach

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

One of only 10 teachers statewide to receive the 2025 Golden Apple Award, Matt Erbach earned the honor for his exceptional work teaching CNC machining and welding — a rare recognition for a career and technical educator. In this interview, Erbach shares how he transformed a neglected shop class into a cutting-edge manufacturing lab.
#workforcedevelopment

A Brief History of Metal: The AM Curmudgeon

Sarah Jordan | Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has its place, but pitting it against any one other process isn’t all that useful — because very few metal parts are made through just one process. In this column, a look at the steps to deliver a metal part starting from oxide.   

Change Leadership vs. Change Management: Why You Need Both

Carli Kistler-Miller | Production Machining

Change is necessary for continuous improvement. Knowing the distinction between change leadership and management can be the difference between success or failure.

Composites Fabricating returns to expansion territory

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

June’s results build on May gains, returning the composites index to a reading that reflects positive growth.

Molder Emphasizes Energy Transparency To Achieve Energy Efficiency

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

German injection molder Filthaus turned to its neighbor in Meinerzhagen — Wittmann — to set up 30 individual measuring points for power consumption using the latter’s iMAGOxt cloud-based energy-management software.

Custom hydraulic presses promote reliability, material variety and automation features

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Learn how a custom press from French enhances the composite molding process, equipped to adhere to application/requirement needs.

Puebla: sector plástico se suma a Hecho en México

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

El programa Hecho en México busca formalizar y fortalecer al sector plástico en Puebla, con oportunidades de crecimiento de hasta 25% para las empresas locales.

Moldmaking Activity Recovers in May With Bump Up to 48.0

Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology

Dramatic swings in Moldmaking Index reflect instability amid changes to tariff policy.  
#economics