Dipsol Introduces IZA-2500 Acid Chloride Zinc-Nickel Alloy Plating
| Products Finishing
SUR/FIN 2026: Rack and barrel plating system promotes optimal coverage over difficult substrates, and provides consistent plating thickness and alloy distribution over density range in a single rectifier-controlled process.
United Rubber presenta aditivos compatibilizantes en PRLATAM
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
En Plastics Recycling LATAM, United Rubber exhibe su portafolio de compatibilizantes Struktol y sistemas de dosificación Colorservice, diseñados para mejorar la mezcla de polímeros y optimizar la precisión en la formulación.
Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor is formally designated the MV-75 Cheyenne II
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Army-chosen future long range assault aircraft (FLRAA) takes on Bell Textron’s V-280 Valor technology demonstrator aircraft design, comprising CFRP propellers, wings and airframe.
Carbon ThreeSixty TFP-developed aerodynamic wheel covers are ready to support road vehicles
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: From the factory floor to the finish line, the company’s work optimizing vehicle wheel covers has evolved into this bio-inspired, carbon fiber design with reduced ply count and a 223% stiffness increase.
Lutz Holding expands industrial pumps, water treatment support into Italian market
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Operations have commenced at the company’s new Italian branch office, Lutz-Jesco Italia Srl, backed by an established partnership with Argal and Lutz’s unreinforced and reinforced pump portfolio.
NeMo.bil project integrates Type 4 tanks into mobility system storage rack
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: Functionally coordinated, smart H2 supply system has been installed, connected and validated as a leak-tight hydrogen environment.
Syensqo signs long-term space materials agreement with Avio
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Syensqo to continue supplying high-performance composite and adhesive solutions for Vega-C launch systems and low-Earth orbit missions.
Connova supplies high-precision CFRP components for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Swiss composite specialist Connova AG develops ultra-stable, zero-expansion CFRP mirror mounts for the G-CLEF spectrograph of the upcoming Giant Magellan Telescope.
OCSiAl study reveals graphene nanotubes cut conductive material CO2 emissions up to 26%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
More traditional conductive fillers can be replaced with single- or multi-walled carbon nanotubes to accelerate decarbonization in a high-emissions production process.
Xenia highlights Xecarbon PPA-CF filament for FFF, FDM
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Automotive, aerospace and industrial sectors will benefit from the carbon fiber-reinforced PPA 3D printing material’s reliability under mechanical load and high temperature resistance.
Two-year project investigates basalt fiber, bio-resin viability as boatbuilding alternative
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
World record explorer Lisa Blair alongside Australian research and industry partners begins study into a commercially viable solution to replace the use of fiberglass in boat hulls.
Pilatus breaks ground on PC-12, PC-24 aircraft facility in Colorado
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
One of five of locations in the U.S., the Broomfield location will act as both an aircraft delivery center and a manufacturing and engineering hub.
Cómo está cambiando la cotización en manufactura CNC
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop México
El retiro masivo de compradores industriales con formación técnica, acelerado por la pandemia, redujo la lealtad hacia proveedores establecidos y elevó la velocidad de respuesta como criterio de selección: los talleres que entregan una cotización en menos de dos horas alcanzan tasas de éxito superiores al 90 %, frente a menos del 5 % cuando la respuesta tarda cinco días o más.
Avient optimiza rPET con tecnología Oxyloop
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Avient presenta en Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026 su solución ColorMatrix Amosorb Oxyloop-1, un aditivo diseñado para mejorar la reciclabilidad de envases de PET y facilitar esquemas botella a botella.
Tecnología confocal: metrología óptica de alta precisión
George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop México
Cuando la resolución requerida alcanza el orden nanométrico, los sistemas de visión convencionales no son suficientes. La tecnología confocal multipinhole mide rugosidad de hasta 0.005 µm y geometría con precisión de 0.001 µm; su integración en la línea de producción depende hoy de la capacidad de procesamiento del software, no de la óptica.
Purge Compound Solutions for Blown and Cast Film
| Plastics Technology
Explore Chem-Trend's tailored purge compounds for blown and cast film processing. Reduce downtime by up to 80%, minimize scrap and boost efficiency with products from the Ultra Purge™ line.
Cinco formas de simplificar tareas CNC con código G
Mike Lynch | Modern Machine Shop México
En operaciones CNC, las tareas manuales de setup —introducción de offsets, asignación del cero de programa, ajustes dimensionales— concentran la mayor parte de los errores evitables. El código G ofrece mecanismos concretos para automatizar esas tareas mediante comandos G10, la omisión de bloque y las variables de operador.
3 Fresh Workforce Development Ideas
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Shopfloor employee training and workforce development were challenges faced decades ago just as they are now. But new alternatives such as these three continue to be created to help shops grow their talent base.
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Socios tecnológicos de la edición mayo 2026 de MMS México
| Modern Machine Shop México
Estas son las empresas proveedoras de tecnologías y servicios que forman parte de la edición de mayo 2026 de Modern Machine Shop México.
Network and Learn at SUR/FIN 2026
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
SUR/FIN 2026, an annual NASF-hosted surface finishing conference and trade show, is coming to Rosemont, Illinois, June 2-4, offering a closer look at how finishing processes continue to adapt to new materials, sustainability goals and manufacturing demands.
Estabilidad del proceso en torneado y fresado: vibración y viruta
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Una selección correcta de herramienta por material y operación no garantiza la estabilidad del proceso si el chatter, la evacuación de viruta o la gestión térmica no se controlan en condiciones reales. En torneado y fresado, temperaturas superiores a 1,000 °C en materiales de baja conductividad y presiones de refrigeración de hasta 200 bar definen si el proceso mantiene tolerancias, repetibilidad y vida útil.
Reifenhäuser impulsa nuevas líneas de extrusión en Chinaplas
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Reifenhäuser presenta en la feria sus líneas EVO GEN3 y EVEREX con mayor productividad, automatización y eficiencia en extrusión de película soplada y cast.