Steco Corp. Coolant Extends Cutting Tool Life
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
PMTS 2025: Tap Magic H2OX NC keeps tooling clean and cool while also providing maximum lubricity to protect and prolong the tool life.
Mate Custom Hard Jaws Accommodate Holding of Complex Geometries
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
PMTS 2025: Mate’s machinable hard jaws are well suited for holding complex part geometry during finishing operations.
Xenia Whitened Shade Materials
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Product will enable greater coloring options in carbon-reinforced thermoplastic compounds.
Composites end markets: New space (2025)
Scott Francis | CompositesWorld
Composite materials — with their unmatched strength-to-weight ratio, durability in extreme environments and design versatility — are at the heart of innovations in satellites, propulsion systems and lunar exploration vehicles, propelling the space economy toward a $1.8 trillion future.
How’s the Water? From Business As Usual to VUCA to BANI
Miles Free | Production Machining
Do we even have the words to describe and/or make sense of how business circumstances have changed?
How to Map Mold Water Circuits
| MoldMaking Technology
Prevent mold damage and maintain consistent part quality by using a mold mapping system that ensures consistent turbulent flow.
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications - 12th Quarterly Report
| Products Finishing
Within this white paper, NASF researchers extended their work on 3D printing porous yttria-stabilized zirconia, focusing on the mechanism of porosity formation, as well as evaluating its mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance.
Plastic Energy Releases Life Cycle Assessment Results for Chemical Recycling Process
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Process provides carbon emissions savings over incineration with energy recovery, the incumbent disposal method in Europe for many formats.
Chomarat inaugurates UD carbon fiber production line
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
French company extends its noncrimp fabric (NCF) material offerings with uni-, bi-, tri- or quadriaxial options, targets new markets.
INCA Renewtech earns grant to complete biocomposites development, conduct consumer line trials
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Alberta Innovates funding will drive refinement of INCA’s hemp fiber biocomposite, vertical integration by 2026 and trials with Tier 1 automotive customers.
JEC World 2025 exhibitor previews
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Are you prepared for all that JEC World 2025 has to offer? This list will guide you through some of the exhibitors present at this year’s event.
NIAR innovates overmolded TPC production process for eVTOLs
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Fully automated hybrid thermoforming and injection overmolding process was executed to produce complex thermoplastic composite rib structure in 2 minutes versus 100-hour metal counterpart.
Building Composites, Asynt Solutions partner on highway construction improvements
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Dayton-based company becomes exclusive North American contract manufacturer for 24-foot composite road barriers offering enhanced shipping efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.
GFRP Tech launches EnviraBar rebar
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
GFRP rebar product range is produced in South Africa, offering an alternative solution to steel rebar.
Base Materials forms long-term partnership with Triton Submarines
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Deep-diving acrylic submersible Triton 7500/3 will be equipped with DNV-certified Subtec syntactic buoyancy materials from Base Materials.
Conbility delivers laser-safe TPC winding cell to FIBRE Bremen
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Turnkey winding system will support the German institute’s aerospace R&D efforts, including LATW, tape placement with in situ consolidation and a later thermoset upgrade.
Single Valve Gate Offers Cost-Effective, Efficient Solution for Injection Molds
Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology
PCS Company has expanded its product offerings with the Single Valve Gate, a cost-effective and efficient solution for single cavity injection molds.
PTXPO On Display: Wittmann M8
Sarah Barnett | Plastics Technology
Get a preview of technology you’ll see live on the Plastics Technology Expo show floor March 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois.
Outsource the Powder Coating Process With These Steps
| Products Finishing
Parker Ionics’ President John Cole offers a step-by-step process for finding a company to outsource your powder coating process.
Bulk, Solid and Melt Density: How to Calculate These Values and Why They Matter — Part 2 of 2
| Plastics Technology
Understanding and calculating solid density and melt density will help molders with everything from material and machine selection to determining piece part costs.
Horn Broaching System Streamlines Production Operations
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
PMTS 2025: The AR15 magwell broaching system enables manufacturers to achieve precise broaching directly within the CNC cycle, eliminating the need for a dedicated vertical broaching machine.
National Plating Co. Acquires Milwaukee Plating Co.
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
National Plating Co. is targeting operational capacity expansion and a move into new, key markets.