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.

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. 

Sculpteo Launches High-Performance Material for Industrial 3D Printing

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

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

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.

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.

How to Assess and Control Surface Texture Quality

| MoldMaking Technology

Surface texture measurement offers better methods for describing plastic surfaces.

Tech-Fab Europe publishes LCA study on glass fiber fabrics

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The association’s study reveals the benefits of strengthening European supply chain for glass fiber fabrics to help decarbonize in line with EU net-zero targets.

HRC highlights automotive material innovation, scalable manufacturing and sustainable systems

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The composites company is meeting the transition to electrification and vehicle lightweighting via hybrid monocoques, use of thermoplastic composites and carbon fiber and recycling.

Damen, CEAD explore composite 3D printing potential via HDPE Workboat project

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Dutch innovators collaborate to investigate large-format 3D printing for functional shipbuilding at the recently opened Maritime Application Center.

RWC offers material property data calculators for ecommerce products

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Rock West has published theoretical material properties and launched several reference calculators for estimating the performance of rods and tubes offered on its website.

RJG Adds iMFLUX Technology to Injection Molding Offerings

Angela Osborne | Plastics Technology

RJG Inc. will supply and support iMFLUX’s pre-engineering, installation and service for all hardware and software components.

Optimized End Mills and Milling System Developed for Heat-Resistant Materials

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Ceratizit’s OptiLine solid carbide end mills were developed for high-performance machining for a wide range of materials, applications and strategies, and are available in four-, five-, six- and seven-flute options.

Lithoz QMS Certified to ISO 13485 Standards for Medical Device Manufacturing

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Lithoz QMS milestone amplifies business momentum: ISO 13485 certification clears path into quality-centric markets.
#regulations

Poliestireno (PS): tipos, propiedades y aplicaciones

| Plastics Technology México

Conozca los diferentes tipos de poliestireno (GPPS, HIPS, EPS) y sus variadas aplicaciones en sectores como la salud, construcción y electrónica.

Henkel, Nordmeccanica to Support Flexible Packaging Market

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

A long-standing cooperation has been elevated into a strategic partnership, forming the basis for the joint development of packaging solutions led by machinery, adhesives, functional coatings and application expertise.

MMT Chats: The Family of Business – From the Farm and into the Future

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges interviews the Eberle brothers of 2024 Leadtime Leader Award Winner Dynamic Tool Corp. about their moldmaking journey and the family dynamic of the business.

NHK Spring invierte 55 millones de dólares en la ampliación de su planta en Guanajuato

| Modern Machine Shop México

Ubicada en el parque industrial Marabis Castro del Río, en Irapuato, NHK Spring México invirtió 55 millones de dólares para su nueva planta de producción de núcleos para motores eléctricos.

Termoformado de plástico: proceso, maquinaria y aplicaciones

Ángela Andrea Castro | Plastics Technology México

Un recorrido detallado por el proceso de termoformado, desde el calentamiento hasta el enfriamiento. Explore los diferentes tipos de maquinaria para termoformado y cómo influyen en la calidad y eficiencia de la producción.            

PCS lanza el sistema de control TC5600 con monitoreo remoto

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

El TC5600 para colada caliente reduce tiempos de inactividad con vista interactiva del molde, control remoto, diagnóstico térmico y prevención de fugas internas.  

EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2025: más espacio y tecnología

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con nuevos pabellones y 700 expositores, la feria de PMMI apuesta por sostenibilidad, digitalización y soluciones para más de 40 industrias.  

Tariffs, HTS Codes and Your Company’s Scope

Miles Free | Production Machining

Scope creep has become a tsunami!
#economics

At DI Labs, Mass Customization Is a Necessary Step on the Way to Additive Manufacturing’s Production Future

Stephanie Hendrixson | Plastics Technology

The Minnesota company is applying lessons learned from its custom automotive aftermarket business, Threedom, to advance processes and workflows for AM at scale.