Sirmax reporta éxito de película agrícola biodegradable BioComp
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Sirmax y la Universidad de Turín demuestran que BioComp controla la maleza sin afectar el rendimiento y reduce microplásticos en suelos agrícolas.
Mate Custom Machinable Hard Jaws Handle Complex Geometries
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Eastec 2025: Mate Precision Technologies’ machinable hard jaws can handle complex geometries typically associated with soft jaws but with increased rigidity and hardness.
Greenleaf Acquires Ceramic Cutting Tools Manufacturer
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The acquisition of Haydale Ceramic Technologies increases Greenleaf’s capacity for producing precision-ground tools for customers across aerospace, automotive, energy and other high-performance industries.
Mastering Mold Design: A 4-Part Series for the Next Generation
Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology
This new series explores four critical areas of mold design to help educate moldmaking professionals and ensure production success.
#workforcedevelopment
Excelitas Offers Phoseon UV LED Curing With Modbus TCP
| Products Finishing
Adding this communication protocol enables users to operate UV curing in faster, more automated production environments for existing or new lines.
Control del herramental y sujeción optimizada en grabado de piezas
Emily Probst | Modern Machine Shop México
True Mark Engraving Co. usa metrología avanzada y sistemas de sujeción Rego-Fix para lograr precisión extrema en grabado de troqueles industriales. El desgaste prematuro y la desviación en husillos son mitigados mediante rectificado propio y control estricto del herramental. Esta metodología mejora calidad, repetibilidad y vida útil de herramientas.
Could Your New Entry-Level Employee be your Next CEO?
| Production Machining
Leadership exposure and training is best served early and often.
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Hufschmied, CMS open up advanced materials machining potential
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Technical partnership combining cutting tool technology and CNC machining will open up new possibilities for comprehensive process efficiency, quality and sustainability for composite materials and engineered plastics.
Partnership Announced to Develop Nuclear Propulsion for Space Power
| Valve Magazine
SpaceNukes is positioned for SPAR as the only US company experienced designing, building and testing a new reactor concept in the past 50 years.
Cambium launches ApexShield 1000 resin to ramp up C/C composite part production speed
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
High-temperature matrix system for aerospace manufacturers reduces hypersonic composite parts fabrication by 70-80%.
Kent continues pultrusion legacy under new leadership
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Michael Pollard is shifting ownership of Kent Automation and Kent Pultrusion to Sean Robbins to support the company’s sustained growth and future development.
The new Slate truck costs less than $20,000, uses PP composite body panels
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Stylish vehicle EV pickup model is supported by a simplified manufacturing process. It is also capable of customization from two seats to five seats.
Vertical Well Depth Record Set for Shale Gas
| Valve Magazine
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announces breakthrough.
Lockheed Martin completes Orion development for Artemis II
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Upgraded composite spacecraft has been delivered to NASA for final preparations for the 2026 launch that, unlike the Artemis I mission, will be crewed.
DePoly to Launch Demonstration PET Recycling Facility
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Polyester recycling technology will produce feedstocks for production of new plastic.
México: la apuesta por una mayor productividad en los sectores exportadores
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
De acuerdo con un informe de BBVA Research, la política industrial en México debe mantener como uno de sus principales objetivos aumentar el porcentaje de exportaciones realizadas a través del T-MEC.
Braskem y Fitesa presentan polietileno de base biológica
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Braskem y Fitesa desarrollan una gama de HDPE I’m green, derivado de caña de azúcar, con mayor estabilidad y resistencia para aplicaciones de no tejidos en la industria sanitaria.
Crushing Lattices to Feed An AI Model
| Additive Manufacturing
Why deliberately destroy 3D printed lattice structures? Software developer Vixiv is doing it to inform its AI, making lattice designs faster and less complicated to access.
Aumenta el indicador de la actividad industrial de la fabricación de productos metálicos
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
El subsector de Fabricación de productos metálicos presentó un crecimiento de 3.8 % comparado con el mismo mes de 2024, con cifras originales.
Moldmaking Index Falls to 45.0 in April Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Mike Shirk | MoldMaking Technology
After two months of expansion, the GBI reports rapidly changing business conditions.
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Centro de mecanizado vertical CPV-1050B: versatilidad y alto rendimiento
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
Pyramid Rebuild and Machine presenta el centro de mecanizado vertical con alta capacidad de corte en materiales ferrosos y exóticos, Campro CPV-1050B.
When Injection Molding Simulation Can Be a Great Troubleshooting Tool
| Plastics Technology
Injection molding simulation can serve as a powerful tool not just for design but also for ongoing production optimization.