Hexagon extends agreement with Stadler for hydrogen train rollout

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Delivery of Type 4 storage systems for rail applications in California add to Hexagon Purus’s extensive delivery prowess.

Mako Advanced Materials acquires PTM&W Industries

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Mako is expanding and strengthening its composites innovation and production capabilities across aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial sectors with PTM&W resin systems.

Insight Partner market report says eVTOL aircraft market size will skyrocket by 2028

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Analysis for eVTOL market breaks down market segments, key players and the overall competitive landscape expected for 2024-2028.

Umicore MDS Auruna Portfolio Provides Alternative to Hard Gold Alloys

Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing

Auruna offers cobalt- and nickel-free hard gold plating that is still aesthetic and functional but more ethically and sustainably responsible.

SPE ACCE 2025 keynote speaker promotes automotive circularity

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Kristin von Szadkowski will be presenting sustainability research programs pursued by the Volkswagen Group to establish recycling and circular economy concepts in automotive production.

PAIramid project drives digital approach to streamline composite aerostructures development, deployment

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Multidisciplinary global team will leverage Al and data-driven simulations to make the aerostructure design, development and certification process faster, less costly and more reliable.

Drilling System Offers High Penetration Rates, Versatile Size Range

Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology

The T-A Pro high penetration drilling system offers customers a high-performance drilling solution which combines excellent penetration capabilities with versatility across a wide range of sizes.

Slides Speed Mold Design, Simplify Mold Building

Angela Osborne | Plastics Technology

Progressive Components expands its slide action offering with the addition of the Versa-Slide product line, which makes mold maintenance more consistent and predictable.

Novel Extruder Takes Unique Approach to Feeding, Melting

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

MixFlow extruder relies on conductive heating to melt plastics, upending conventional wisdom on how plastics melt inside conventional screw extruders.

Tips for Ensuring the Performance of a Surface Finish Measuring System

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop

Industry standards for surface finish help define the specifications of the instruments, how they are used, the results they provide and how they can be tested for performance.

Plasma moves beyond improved bonding to coatings, multifunctional composites

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Plasmatreat cold plasma systems clean, activate surfaces and apply nanocoatings for dielectric barriers and more.
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T. J. Davies Retention Knobs Feature Corrosion Resistance

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

PMTS 2025: The company’s retention knobs are magnetic particle tested and then pull tested to 2.5 times the pulling force of the drawbar it is designed for.

Techmer PM impulsa el uso de PCR en envases rígidos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

La circularidad en envases rígidos es un reto clave en la industria. Techmer PM comparte sus innovaciones para facilitar la incorporación de PCR en plásticos.

Supertec Grinding Machines Provide Flexible Performance

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Supertec Machinery’s G25P complex cam grinding machine and EGM-80CNC twin-spindle ID/OD grinder provide a range of flexible grinding solutions.

PTXPO Recap: Turning E-Waste into Durable Building Materials

| Plastics Technology

Check out what you missed on the PTXPO show floor. Canon and Repolytex showcased a unique solution that skips the costly and complex plastic separation process entirely.

Zeiss Blue Light Scanner Accelerates Part Digitization

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

PMTS 2025: The ATOS Q blue-light 3D scanner combines high-tech electronics and optics with robust design and software to provide high-precision measurement results across diverse applications.

Are All Your Corners Coated?

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing

Powder coating expert Rodger Talbert shares advice on coating inside difficult-to-reach corners.  

5 Trends in 3D Printed Injection Mold Tooling

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

3D printing has moved beyond conformal cooling, and is now being applied to injection molds more broadly. Observations on additively manufactured mold tooling from the Plastics Technology Expo — PTXPO 2025. 

Fresa TungSpeed-Mill de Tungaloy mejora la productividad en mecanizado de aluminio

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Con un diseño de paso extra cerrado, la nueva serie de fresado de Tungaloy incrementa la eficiencia y la estabilidad en máquinas compactas.

In Case You Missed It: Top March Articles

Sarah Barnett | MoldMaking Technology

Fresh off of PTXPO, catch up on the top articles you may have missed — featuring the latest insights, innovations and industry trends.

A Hydraulic Fitting Manufacturer’s Time of Transitions

Derek Korn | Production Machining

This hydraulic fitting manufacturer uses innovative tooling, tool presetting, automated parts collection and its own expertise in custom workholding to enable its first CNC rotary transfer machine to effectively run smaller batches of parts than you might expect for this type of machine platform. This at a time when it also finds itself in a period of leadership succession planning.

Engineered Custom Coatings Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing

Troy Murray’s professionalism and team- and customer-focused mentality are qualities that will serve the company’s ongoing investment in operations and capabilities.