Space Walker relocates flagship branch for next phase of spaceplane development

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The move to Minamisoma City supports the startup’s future mass production of reusable composite launch vehicles, supporting Japan’s future competitiveness in the space industry.

Ross VCB-10 V-blender enables precision mixing of free-flowing solids

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

V-shaped blenders are used for composites, coatings and other industries where consistent and thorough mixing is essential. 

FACC optimizes inspection processes through augmented reality

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Cooperation with students from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria leads to successful use of AR, increasing the efficiency of components testing.

EuCIA publishes declaration of the European Circular Composites Alliance

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Voluntary initiative intends to set and achieve targets on the use of recovered and recycled composites, develop standards for circular product design and provide a forum for industry voices.

The French Oil Mill Machinery Co. celebrates 125 years

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

To this day, the hydraulic press and processing equipment manufacturer remains under family ownership, its legacy steeped in continuous innovation and global impact.

Penn State Behrend to Host 2025 Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference

| Plastics Technology

Two-day event will explore the latest advancements in plastics engineering, manufacturing and digital transformation.

Spring Cups Make Ejector System Installations Safer and Easier

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Progressive Components’ Spring Cup ejector system component helps to prevent damage to ejector pins and components, while optimizing valuable space within a mold’s design.

Expansión de la producción manufacturera mexicana en marzo de 2025

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

En marzo de 2025, el valor de la producción de los productos manufacturados en México fue de 985,663 millones de pesos.

Precisión y rendimiento en rectificado CNC

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

United Grinding North America presenta máquinas de rectificado CNC diseñadas para ofrecer precisión y repetibilidad en operaciones de rectificado cilíndrico y afilado de herramientas.

How Precision Blanks Help This Aerospace Shop Build Better Parts

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

Internal stress in thin metal parts can lead to warped components and scrapped work. Matrix Machine found a better way by sourcing precision-ground blanks from TCI Precision Metals. Here’s how that decision freed up capacity and made critical parts more predictable.

Some (Don’t) Like It Hot: Overcoming Thermochromism Challenges in Plastics Manufacturing

| Plastics Technology

A new means of effectively testing thermochromism’s impact on color in plastics enables accurate measurements without time-consuming cooling.

How to Assess and Control Surface Texture Quality

| MoldMaking Technology

Surface texture measurement offers better methods for describing plastic surfaces.

Pic of the Week: Precision DED

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Can directed energy deposition (DED) enable precision akin to laser powder bed fusion? This week’s pic offers one example. 

México e Italia potenciarán negocios en los sectores naval, aeroespacial y metalmecánico

| Modern Machine Shop México

Más de 300 empresas italianas y mexicanas participaron en el Foro Empresarial México-Italia y acuerdan trabajar en sectores como el naval, aeroespacial y metalmecánico, entre otros.

Orbia impulsa reciclaje de PVC con iniciativa Vinyl in Motion

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Orbia lidera el reciclaje de PVC en América Latina con Vinyl in Motion, programa que creció 83% y busca duplicar su capacidad en 2025.

Versa-Slide: nueva solución modular de Progressive

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Progressive Components lanza Versa-Slide, un sistema de acciones laterales preensambladas que agiliza el diseño, armado y mantenimiento de moldes.  

Sculpteo Launches High-Performance Material for Industrial 3D Printing

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Sculpteo launches PA12 S, a high-performance material for industrial applications

Motion Opens Its First Canadian Conveyance Shop

| Valve Magazine

The facility joins a network of over 40 other shops across the U.S.  

Composites end markets: Energy (2025)

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Despite political and supply chain challenges, renewable and nuclear energy continue to grow in use. Composite materials enable current and future energy technologies across sectors.

Zoller Opens Registration for Toolroom of the Year Competition

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Zoller’s Toolroom of the Year competition highlights companies that exemplify operational excellence through the strategic implementation of the company’s solutions.

Keeping the Powder Line Oil-Free

| Products Finishing

It’s a “crude” awakening when oil is found in a powder coating line’s compressed air. Here are some tips from Parker Ionics to remove the oil.

IMI Provides 2MW PEM Electrolyzer for Green Hydrogen Production

| Valve Magazine

IMI provided a 2MW PEM electrolyzer for the upcoming Hydrogen Valley project in Lamezia Terme, Italy.