Comau Collaborates with Multiple Players in AM Applications to Expand Into New Market Sectors

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Comau has defined several collaborations aimed at combining digital additive manufacturing and automation to open new market segments in need of affordable, easy-to-use advanced automation.
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United Grinding Announces New CEO Appointment at Studer

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Sandro Bottazzo was recently appointed CEO and will take over the responsibility as chairman of the board of directors.

Succeeding at Swiss

Derek Korn | Production Machining

McCormick Industries is no stranger to Swiss-type machining. Here are examples of ways the shop has found to become more efficient not only at using its CNC sliding-headstock machines, but at its overall shopfloor processes and practices, too.

Fathom Edgeworks Launches to Provide Strategic Sourcing in the U.S.

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Navigate supply chain volatility with smart global sourcing.  

ICYMI: May Roundup

Sarah Barnett | Plastics Technology

May was a busy month, especially with the buzz coming out of the Extrusion Conference. Here’s a quick look at the top articles from May you might have missed. 

Plastics Publishing Stalwart T. Peter Sullivan Passes Away at 81

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

The longtime publisher, whose decades in plastics media started in the 1970s, held leadership roles among the teams that launched Injection Molding Magazine and Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, in addition to serving on the board of PT publisher, Gardner Business Media.

Low-Throughput Dryer Series With Matching Hoopers

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Series comes in a throughput range from 3 oz.-15 lbs/hr. and is said to be ideal for medical molding.  

SPE Thermoforming Division highlights construction equipment composite hood innovation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Plastics Unlimited solved challenges with a customer’s directional drill fiberglass hood, enabling a solution that maintains vibrant appearances and performance even under harsh environmental conditions.

AMSL Aero makes H2 testing milestones for hybrid Vertiia eVTOL

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Bankstown and Wellington fuel cell work has helped to verify Vertiia’s powertrain while also feeding electricity into the airport grid, bringing the composites-intensive Australian aircraft closer to flight.  

CAM Additive Manufacturing Software Adds Linking Job Feature to Simplify Programming

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

Latest software function makes it possible to easily link multiple additive manufacturing jobs with different technology parameters and five-axis strategies for an optimized workflow.
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AI-Powered Automation Decreases Machine Tool Programming Time

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division highlights its automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool called ProPlanAI, that cuts the time to program factory machine tools by 75%.  

Polymer Showdown — POM vs. POK — May the Best Material Win!

| Plastics Technology

Third in a series, an expert from plastics engineering consultancy The Madison Group pits leading thermoplastics against each other to see how they differ in processing characteristics, chemical resistance, thermal and mechanical performance and more.

Top 10 AM Articles in May 2025

Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing

What piqued the interest of the AM audience in May? Here are the top ten articles, spanning materials, tooling and enterprise practices.

AkzoNobel Takes Steps to Optimize European Industrial Footprint

Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing

The powder coatings company intends to close its Wapenveld and Machelen sites and consolidate production at other locations in the region.

Automation, Welding, Software and Venting

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MMT’s Editorial Advisory Board member Corey Fox, Operations manager for Accede Mold & Tool, shares his top MoldMaking Technology articles over the past year and how this content has been valuable to the business.

TYW Manufacturing invierte 50 millones de dólares en Guanajuato

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa TYW Manufacturing México, dedicada a la producción de tableros de instrumentos electrónicos para automóviles, se estableció en el municipio de Irapuato.

PT's Naitove Among 18 Headed to Plastics Hall of Fame

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Longtime Plastics Technology editor to be enshrined with 17 other luminaries on October 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany.  

Second-Generation Plasma Surface Treater

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

New units built with new materials for system components that have proven to be more resilient.  

Breaking Down Neutral Salt Spray Testing

| Products Finishing

Tyler Batchler at Pavco answers a question about neutral salt spray testing, taking the reader through each layer of the plating process.  

Ceratizit End Mills Feature Optimized Tool Geometry

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

OptiLine solid carbide end mills are designed for high-performance machining in a wide range of materials, applications and strategies.

Post Cure: CMC family of materials handles extreme environments

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Arceon’s Carbeon materials serves to bridge the gap between research and industry, capable of handling extreme temperatures and thermal shock among other properties for defense, space and beyond.

Setting Up a Small Shop for Big Growth

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

Metal Trade Solutions is laying a foundation to grow by determining standard tools and workholding, and fully implementing technology.