Coperion mejora peletizado EGR para compounding eficiente

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La actualización del sistema EGR de Coperion mejora el procesamiento de materiales sensibles, reduce hasta 75% el consumo energético y optimiza la calidad del pellet.

Nanotubos de grafeno reducen CO₂ en plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Estudio muestra que el grafeno mejora eficiencia y sostenibilidad en plásticos conductivos con menor carga de material.  

Maquinaria y equipo concentran las expectativas de inversión en la manufactura regional

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

Los directivos empresariales de la industria manufacturera anticipan realizar inversiones en maquinaria y equipo, bienes inmuebles y equipo de cómputo en los próximos doce meses.

Rectificado de alta precisión para componentes de robótica humanoide

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Junker Group desarrolla soluciones de rectificado orientadas a elementos de transmisión lineales y rotativos utilizados en robots humanoides.

SPE ACCE 2026 announces Shield AI speaker as first keynote 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

X-Bat structures lead Jeff Bosworth to reveal aerospace composites essentials, from analysis to manufacturing, and speculations on the next decade's innovations. 

Saildrone’s largest USV integrates composite wing, multi-mission defense capabilities

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Spectre, a 170-foot autonomous surface vessel with aluminum hull and composite wing, is designed for extended anti-submarine and defense missions, modular payloads and multiple mission variants.

Toray, Convergent partner to advance aerospace and industrial digital engineering 

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Accessible, high-quality simulation capabilities for Toray resin datasets using Convergent’s Raven Explorer design tool will streamline the digital-first environment.

Aerospace and defense startup Hybron closes $25 million seed round

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

California-based Hybron aims to scale up technology for high-rate, low-cost carbon fiber composite components including jet engine compressor blades.

Toray Advanced Composites presents preceramic thermoset resin

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

TC1810 is one of Toray’s highest-temperature thermoset systems with prepreg, featuring a 260-1000°C operating range to address crucial industry segments.

CEAD, AIC International drive LFAM efforts to North America, Latin America composites

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: The collaboration supports the move from traditional 3D tooling limitations to integrated, high-efficiency processes.

Polestar reports highest-ever first quarter retail sales of 13,126 cars in Q1 2026

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Defying geopolitical headwinds, Polestar’s retail sales jumped 7%, with Polestar UK seeing 12% growth and booming pre-owned market. 

Uavos supplies rotor blades to DARPA Lift Challenge teams

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Carbon fiber rotor blades have been verified to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and extend operational flight performance for applications like this heavy-lift rotorcraft competition.

Continuous Composites expands manufacturing footprint to support production-relevant CF3D systems

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Doubled facility space enables five times more components and systems production as scalable composite structure demand grows and the company deepens partner collaborations.

Unifi premia avances en sostenibilidad textil

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Unifi, Inc. anunció a los ganadores de los premios REPREVE Champions of Sustainability 2026, reconociendo a marcas y fabricantes que impulsan la circularidad en la industria textil. La iniciativa destaca el uso de materiales reciclados trazables y el aprovechamiento de residuos como botellas plásticas y desechos textiles en productos de alto desempeño.  

EOS Metal Powder Acquisition Expands Industrial Additive Manufacturing Capabilities

| Additive Manufacturing

EOS acquires Metalpine GmbH, an Austrian producer of high-quality titanium powders. Part of the ecosystem: While Metalpine will operate independently, the move strengthens EOS’s ability to ensure material access as well as process parameters. 

Tungaloy Inserts Provide Consistent Performance in Complex Turning Operations

| Production Machining

The Y-Pro Series is expanded to include YCGT inserts featuring a 25-degree corner angle for enhanced profiling and undercutting performance.

Inauguran el tercer edificio de Intuitive Surgical en Mexicali

| Modern Machine Shop México

El nuevo edificio, con una superficie de 40,800 metros cuadrados, está destinado a operaciones avanzadas de manufactura de dispositivos médicos robóticos.

How AI is reshaping the ways we work

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Supercharging manufacturing jobs, closing skill gaps and turning chaos into innovation.
#workforcedevelopment

Grob Systems Five-Axis Provides Versatile Machining for Large Parts

| Modern Machine Shop

Grob Systems Inc.’s GP1350 five-axis portal milling machining center is designed for large components, complex geometries and high precision.

When Buffers Do the Work and When Your Process Should

Brent Donaldson | Modern Machine Shop

From inventory and cycle-time margins to inspection and data flow, how improved process control is changing what buffers have to carry and what happens when they’re removed too soon.

Q&A: Headwinds Keep Pressure on Packaging

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

McKinsey analysts share insights on the state of the packaging industry and strategies for finding growth.

Striving for Faster Changeovers for Multispindles

Derek Korn | Production Machining

A multispindle platform designed to combine the high production speed of a cam-driven machine with the precision and repeatability of CNC also includes technology to speed set ups for new jobs.