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Maag Finalizes Sikora Purchase
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Combination billed as win-win for both companies and their customers.
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Miles Free | Production Machining
Because of a “thank you,” I found my tribe, my highest and best use, and my place in the world of precision machining.
Expanding high-temperature composites in India and the U.S.
Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld
Azista USA offers polymers and processes for carbon/carbon and other CMC, including novel hot-melt phenolic and phthalonitrile prepregs for faster cycle times, alternative solutions.
RTT Engineered Solutions Appoints General Manager Following Clean Air Acquisition
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Trey Peavy has been with RTT for nearly two decades. His experience and extensive understanding of the company will support its growth transition.
3D-Printed Off-Road Logistics Robot Made from Recycled Materials
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
The robot is suited for military logistics, search and rescue, precision agriculture, infrastructure inspection and more.
Shop Talk: Plastics and Pliers Panic
| MoldMaking Technology
Canon Virginia, Inc. celebrates the real-world moments that unite shop floors everywhere. We hope that by sharing industry stories together, we can all laugh, learn and grow.
Star Cutter Drill Lineup Provides Smooth Cutting Operations
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
The line of internal coolant drills is well suited for applications in all fields where stainless steel is used, such as watchmaking, medical, aerospace, automotive and so on.
Additive Manufacturing and Machining Compete and Co-Exist at Knust Godwin
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
Precision machining business Knust Godwin is also a sophisticated user of metal additive manufacturing. AM augments its services for customers in oil and gas, but has also opened opportunities in new markets.
Polietileno reciclado: Nova lanza planta avanzada en EE. UU.
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
SYNDIGO1, nueva planta de reciclaje de Nova Chemicals, procesará 145,000 pacas de película plástica al año para producir más de 100M lbs de rLLDPE reciclado apto para contacto alimentario.
Eurotech Elite Seeks Partners to Build American-Made CNC Lathes
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Eurotech Elite hopes to connect and build relationships with U.S.-based, family-owned manufacturers with expertise in machining large components with tight tolerances.
Gurit celebrates 190 years and its heritage in advanced materials
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Prior to the composite materials provider industry knows today, Gurit was founded as a small textile finishing business. The company looks back at its roots, people and products over the years.
Toray, Daher and Tarmac Aerosave announce End-of-Life Aircraft Recycling Program
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Collaborative initiative aims to reuse secondary structural TPC parts from EOL Airbus A380 aircraft and repurpose them for other aeronautical applications in order to collectively advance TPC recycling technologies.
Kaneka Aerospace announces epoxy-amine repair resin
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Test results indicate that the two-part SR6400 resin achieves greater penetration into damaged areas of a composite and resorts laminate fracture toughness to the original state before damage.
SPE Thermoset TopCon 2025 successfully showcased thermoset composites advances
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The annual thermosets-focused event included 30 sponsorships and/or exhibits, nearly 200 registrations, 19 technical presentations, five student posters, two keynote addresses and an executive roundtable.
Dawn Aerospace secures suborbital research with U.S. universities
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Flight collaboration with Arizona State, California Polytechnic State and John Hopkins will support additional flight research, aided by Dawn’s highly composite rocket-powered aircraft Mk-II Aurora.
Ronald Krueger is honored with ASTM’s top annual award
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Award of Merit recognizes Krueger’s work in the design, analysis, development and sustainment of safe composite structures and contributions to D30.
Enhanced CAD/CAM Software Boosts Machining Productivity
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Open Mind Technologies’ hyperMILL 2025 CAD/CAM Software Suite includes enhanced programming and machining strategies to boost productivity and precision in five-axis and mill/turn machining.
Video Extensometer for Tensile, Compression and Bend Testing
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Instron released the AVE3 Advanced non-contacting video extensometer for strain measurement with micron-level accuracy for tensile, compression and bend testing.
Art or AI?
Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology
Is AI a tool that humans can use to increase their efficiency or a replacement for them altogether?
Understanding Process Damping in Milling Operations
Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop
Despite the advances in modeling machining operations over the past decades, process damping remains a topic of interest, including new tool designs that increase the effect.
SAMPE 2025: Innovation, circularity and connection drive composites forward
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Collaboration, workforce development and an ongoing focus on scalability and sustainability took center stage at SAMPE 2025 in Indianapolis.
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NASA-Sponsored Team Taps 3D Systems AM to Rethink Spacecraft Thermal Control
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
In a joint project with Penn State, Arizona State and 3D Systems, NASA Glenn Research Center has successfully demonstrated two first-of-their-kind radiator concepts built on 3D Systems’ direct metal printing (DMP) platform.