The Postprocessing Episode: AM Radio #58

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Postprocessing might always be necessary for 3D printed parts, and that's ok. In this podcast episode, how additive manufacturers today are overcoming challenges with depowdering, cleaning and more, and how postprocessing could change as AM matures. 

3D Printed PEEK Facial Implant Manufactured at Point of Care

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Successful design and production of a Medical Device Regulation (MDR)-compliant 3D-printed PEEK facial implant — manufactured directly at the point of care using the EXT 220 MED platform.

Mazak Open House Events Will Showcase Range of Machining Technology

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The Discover More With Mazak Northeast event takes place May 13-14, 2025, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Additionally, its Southwest event will take place June 18-19, 2025, at the company’s facility in Houston, Texas.

Machine Shop MBA

| Modern Machine Shop

  Making Chips and Modern Machine Shop are teaming up for a new podcast series called Machine Shop MBA—designed to help manufacturers measure their success against the industry’s best. Through the lens of the Top Shops benchmarking program, the series explores the KPIs that set high-performing shops apart, from machine utilization and first-pass yield to employee engagement and revenue per employee.  

K 2025 destaca liderazgo femenino en el foro Women in Plastics

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

K 2025 presenta “Women in Plastics”, un foro sobre inclusión y liderazgo femenino en la industria del plástico, con expertas de Dow y PlasticsEurope.  

Archer unveils vision for NYC eVTOL network and routes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Archer looks to enable passengers to travel from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 5-15 minutes via the Midnight eVTOL platform.

Wichita State researchers build composites strength, functionality with helical CNTs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Patent-pending chemically functionalizing helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs) produce scalable nanocomposites that reduce weak interlaminar bonding, improve bonding, support repair and healing and more.

Gulfstream G800 earns FAA, EASA certifications

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Final certifications for the ultra-long range, high-speed composites-intensive business jet have confirmed longer range, higher cruise speeds and shorter takeoff and landing distances than previously expected.

Alarm System Monitors Moldmaking Equipment for Leaking Molten Plastic

Angela Osborne | Plastics Technology

Plastixs’ Airtect LA502 Dual Plastic Leak Alarm System monitors moldmaking equipment for plastic leaks to help prevent significant damage caused by leaks in either molding machines and hot runner molds.

High-Density Graphite Material Engineered for Precision Spline Machining

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Eastec 2025: MWI’s EC-15 high-performance graphite is a high-density material known for its excellent properties, making it well suited for manufacturing components that require high precision and reliability.

Learning is a Blast: Training Facility Diversifies Skill Offerings

Lori Beckman | Products Finishing

The new blast room at LIUNA Training of Michigan is more than just a training tool — it is an investment in the future of the construction industry and the workforce that will build it.
#workforcedevelopment

Heule presenta herramienta de avellanado GH-K con tecnología anti-chatter

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La herramienta de alto rendimiento garantiza avellanados precisos y libres de vibraciones en una amplia gama de materiales.

AkzoNobel Coating Creates Color-Changing Tailplane

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has worked with Azul Conecta to create a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft livery with a tailplane that changes color. 

Aerospace prepregs with braided reinforcement demonstrate improved production rates, cost

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

A recent time study compares the layup of a wing spar using prepreg with A&P’s TX-45 continuous braided reinforcement versus traditional twill woven prepreg.

Enhancing the Shop Floor with AI

| Modern Machine Shop

How can AI and digital twins use data gathered on the shop floor? Learn how these digital tools can improve efficiency through programming, maintenance, sustainability and more.

Firehawk Aerospace, JuggerBot 3D Partner for Additively Manufactured Propellants

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Advanced energetics firm invests in large-format additive manufacturing systems to accelerate 3D-printed energetics and strengthen the U.S. industrial base.

Sumitomo Turning Grades Increase Tool Life for Machining Titanium Alloys

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Eastec 2025: The AC9115T and AC9125T turning grades feature Sumitomo’s Absotech coating technology and tungsten carbide-based composition, which suppresses chemical reactions with titanium alloys and increases wear resistance.

Last Chance! 2025 Top Shops Benchmarking Survey Still Open Through April 30

Brent Donaldson | Production Machining

Don’t miss out! Modern Machine Shop's Top Shops Benchmarking Survey is still open — but not for long. This is your last chance to a receive free, customized benchmarking report that includes actionable feedback across several shopfloor and business metrics. 

Hurco Control Boosts CAD/CAM Programming Efficiency

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The Hurco control features NC/Conversational Merge, a control feature that enables users to apply conversational features such as pattern operations, scaling, tool probing, part probing and an abundance of work offsets to NC programs.

ReadyMac 500 HD: solución de EREMA para reciclaje exigente

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Con filtración continua Laserfilter y tecnología TVE, el ReadyMac 500 HD ofrece alta calidad de fundido a empresas que buscan eficiencia sin perder accesibilidad.

The Middle Way, Dissolution Recycling Technologies Leave the Polymer Intact

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Alternative approaches can produce high yield and high purity with reduced energy demand.

Plastianguis regresa en mayo a la Facultad de Química de la UNAM

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química (ANIQ) organiza su tradicional Plastianguis el próximo 17 de mayo. La iniciativa, orientada a fomentar prácticas sustentables, permitirá a los participantes intercambiar plásticos reciclables por artículos de primera necesidad.