MMT Chats: Partnerships Help Get the Job Done

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT Chats welcomes Rich Martin with Convenio Technologies in Easley, South Carolina, to explain how a new group of manufacturing partners has come together to offer flexibility of services to the marketplace to get the job done. 
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What’s Your Manufacturing Lore?

Matthew Kirchner | Production Machining

If your company could speak for itself, what stories would it tell?

Pursuing Paperless: Injection Molders Who Have Embraced Digitization

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Read about injection molders who have shifted everything from quality control and scheduling to production and process monitoring to the digital realm.

AMPP Awarded Gates Foundation Grant

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance has been selected as one of six organizations nationwide to receive a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

High-temperature insulation alumina fiber innovations

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: Vulcan Shield Global displays its continuous and short alumina fibers production capabilities, ideal for high-temperature or corrosive environments.

What Is Centrifugal Barrel Finishing?

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

An alternative to vibratory finishing, centrifugal barrel finishing can surface finish 3D printed parts in significantly less time.

GKN Aerospace Accelerates Additive Fabrication Industrialization for Fan Case Mount Ring

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

FCMR is a critical component at the heart of Pratt & Whitney GTF engine powering Airbus’ A220 and Embraer E195-E2.

Wittmann To Mold Caps at Drinktec 2025

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

An EcoPower Xpress 160/1100+ will produce 1.35g HDPE caps from a 32-cavity HTW mold in a 2.5-sec. cycle with IMDvista downstream cooling, orientation and inspection.

LK Metrology CMMs Enable Repeatable Inspection of Bulky Workpieces

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The bridge-type Altera SF models feature large measuring volumes that enable bulky workpieces to be inspected near where they are produced, while the extra capacity affords more operational flexibility.

Economía circular: meta para Bosques de Chapultepec

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Autoridades de la capital anuncian estrategia para eliminar plásticos de un solo uso y procesados en el Bosque de Chapultepec.  

Erema lanza TwinPro para reciclaje de alta complejidad

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Erema presenta TwinPro, sistema que integra PCU y doble husillo para reciclar películas multicapa y envases posconsumo con mayor eficiencia.

Episode 57: An Interview With John Jenkins, Precision Spray and Coatings

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

John Jenkins, president of thermal spray and hard chrome provider Precision Spray and Coatings, discusses the company’s origins in the oil and gas industry, and its efforts toward market diversification.
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Blum-Novotest Opens Competence Center

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

The facility serves as a regional procurement center to quickly answer specific market requirements.

Announcing the 2025 Top Shops Honorees

| Modern Machine Shop

This year’s honorees exemplify innovation, leadership, and operational excellence in the machining industry.

Enercon opens collaborative Surface Treating Laboratory

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Real-time testing of plasma and flame surface treating technologies well suited to plastics, metal and composites can help customers identify which technology is best for their application.

Aptera to unveil first fully built sEV validation vehicle

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

As Aptera moves into building validation vehicles, the live June 27 reveal will closely represent the sEVs the company expects to assemble for customers. 

NCC receives investment to support next-gen composite wing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The NCC was awarded a £15.8 million U.K. government grant for HRMCap to de-risk, accelerate innovation in high-rate large aerocomposites structure manufacturing.

The Crown Estate offshore wind investment boosts U.K. supply chain growth

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Crown Estate commits up to £400 million to enhance offshore wind infrastructure, supporting ports, manufacturing and research facilities.

Composite tubes, flat springs and special parts serve range of markets

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2025: MCS Industrial supplies a variety of tubes, sheets, rings, bushings and other parts made from phenolic paper, cotton phenolic and epoxy glass.

Carbitex debuts colored carbon fiber textiles for footwear

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The flexible composites partners with Hypetex Coloured Advanced Materials to introduce colored Omniflex, offering aesthetic innovation and high-performance characteristics for multiple industries.

ORNL carbon nanofibers yield fiber-matrix interfacial bond improvement

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Through a novel electrospinning technique, researchers have effectively achieved a “bridge” between carbon fiber and its matrix, creating stronger, tougher composites and opening new applications.

Datanomix Expands AI Capabilities to Help Manufacturers Tackle Labor Shortages and Drive Smart Production

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

AI-powered features in FactoryMate, TMAC AI, and G-Code Cloud + DNC are designed to deliver real-time insights for production monitoring, job tracking and process control.
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