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Mitsui Seiki 5-Axis VMC Combines Ultra-High Precision with Automation
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: Mitsui Seiki USA will feature the PJ 303X 5-axis ultra-high-precision vertical machining center with automation, targeting lens molds, medical products, EDM electrodes and fuel cell components.
What Form Will Humanoids Take?
Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop
As interest grows in dynamic, mobile automation, the industry is still deciding what form these robots will take and how they can safely operate around humans.
Forming Systems, Digitalization Tools Target Aerospace, Defense
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Dieffenbacher presents hydraulic presses, automated forming and tape laying systems, along with its Evoris digitalization platform.
CAINTRA impulsa financiamiento para pymes industriales de Nuevo León
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La cámara presentó avances en factoraje, crédito preferencial y capacitación financiera para fortalecer la liquidez, inversión y participación de las mipymes en cadenas de proveeduría.
PPG Debuts Virtual Aircraft Painter Tool for Aviation Sector
| Products Finishing
The Aeroview virtual aircraft painter is a web-based tool that enables business and general aviation customers to explore and customize aircraft paint options using PPG’s aerospace color library.
Tungaloy DrillMeister combina barrenado y chaflanado en una sola pasada
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: La ampliación de la línea incorpora herramientas para producir agujeros previos al roscado y realizar el chaflán sin cambios de herramienta ni operaciones adicionales.
AI-Assisted Racing Front Wing Component Weighs 36% Less: Pic of the Week
Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing
A front wing second element designed with the help of AI and 3D printed with graphene-reinforced material helped the University of Cincinnati Bearcats Motorsports team stay competitive at FSAE Michigan, cutting weight and eliminating assembly time.
Integrated Cutting, Kitting and Composite Material Handling Workflows
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Zünd America and booth partner Loop Technology will demonstrate integrated cutting, nesting and kitting workflows, including Loop’s FibreLINE preforming system built on Zünd's Aero Q-Line cutter.
Kurt TriLock aumenta la densidad de sujeción en mesas compactas
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: Las mordazas TL4SCS y TL6SCS combinan un cuerpo corto, configuraciones de una o dos estaciones y garras CarveSmart de cambio rápido para aprovechar el espacio disponible en centros de mecanizado pequeños.
HDPE sube 41 % y PET 13 % por el conflicto en Medio Oriente
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La arquitectura petroquímica de cada resina explica la brecha: el HDPE depende del etileno del Golfo Pérsico en toda su cadena, mientras el PET solo expone al MEG a esa ruta. Para agosto, ChemAnalyst prevé un nuevo ciclo alcista en HDPE mientras el PET mantiene posición bajista relativa.
Lockheed Martin, Albany Engineered Composites Team Up for Hypersonics
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Accelerated high-rate production of hypersonic systems combines Lockheed’s systems integration expertise with Albany’s composites manufacturing capabilities.
Modovolo Selects Lyten Graphene-Enhanced Filaments for BFP 3D Printer Platform
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Lyten was chosen as a primary provider to support and scale Modovolo’s U.S.-sourced, U.S.-manufactured 3D printing platform, providing filaments that are said to double X-Y tensile strength compared to carbon fiber-based filaments.
SHD Composites Launches CEM101 Cyanate Ester Prepreg
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Enhanced service temperature and dielectric performance delivers desired characteristics for aerospace, space, defense and motorsport.
FIBERSPACE Expands to Luxembourg, Adds Machining Capacity
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
SNAPSHOT: The Polish composites manufacturer is building its presence in space, defense, aerospace and hypercar applications.
GHOST Deployable Launch System By Rocket Lab to Enable Responsive Global Space Missions
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Packaged entirely within standard shipping containers, GHOST will be able to deploy complete rockets, launch infrastructure, ground support and range control systems anywhere in the world.
Joby Aviation Establishes Texas Hub at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The 45,000-square-foot location brings a significant eVTOL aircraft presence to Texas as Joby prepares for its first eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) flights across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
iNOEX Launches WARP 125 Radar Measurement System
Jim Callari | Plastics Technology
Radar-based system offers precise pipe measurement — wall thickness, diameter & ovality — with easy integration and rapid ROI for extrusion lines.
SÜDPACK lanza películas de PLA compostable para empaque de flores
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Las películas Planova de SÜDPACK combinan alta transparencia, permeabilidad al vapor de agua y resistencia mecánica en contacto con agua, en espesores de 15 a 100 μm para un mercado global de empaque floral proyectado en más de 8,500 millones de dólares en seis años.
How Well do You Know Granite Surface Plates?
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Here are some tips for choosing, maintaining and customizing a granite solution that will best meet your shop’s particular inspection needs.
Kurt Workholding Short-Body Vises Provide High-Density Workholding in Compact Applications
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: Kurt Workholding introduces the TL4SCS and TL6SCS TriLock short-body vises, featuring the Carvesmart dovetailed quick-change jaw system for high-density CNC workholding applications.
Hoffmann Acquires Naples Powder Coating, Merges Operations With Sunmaster
| Products Finishing
Family-owned firm strengthens its in-house metal fabrication with Naples’ high-quality finishing capabilities under the Sunmaster manufacturing brand, efforts that will achieve faster turnaround for customers.
Trinity Robotics Automation AI System Streamlines Machine Tending
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Trinity Robotics Automation showcases Trinity AI, built with Intrinsic Intelligence, offering manufacturers a flexible, programming-free approach to CNC machine tending.