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Microban International Wins Silver Edison Award
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
Microban International has been awarded the silver Edison Award in the Materials Science category for its antimicrobial technology Ascera.
APWorks, Equispheres Collaborate on Scalmalloy Production for AM
Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing
Equispheres will provide a secure North American supply chain for Scalmalloy powder optimized for additive manufacturing.
Open Mind Software Streamlines Five-Axis Programming
Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop
Eastec 2025: HyperMill 2025’s five-axis automatic tool orientation mode algorithm uses a pre-analysis of the entire tool path to calculate machining sequences of simultaneous and indexed tool movements.
Overcoming Drying Hopper Ambient Air Leaks
| Plastics Technology
Consider using a compressed-air-operated discharge valve. This provides a positive seal when it closes and ensures that no wet ambient air seeps into the drying hopper.
Play Set Companies Find Optimal Corrosion Resistance in Powder
| Products Finishing
These two recreational equipment manufacturers were tired of playing around with coatings that weren’t holding up to intense corrosive environments in coastal climates.
How I Made It: Aneesa Muthana
Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop
Aneesa Muthana grew up helping out at her parents’ Chicago grinding shop before striking out on her own in the ‘90s. When business slowed down dramatically, she embraced change and built her machine shop into a modern facility using Swiss-type CNC machines.__PRESENT
Episode 55: An Interview With Remington Schieffer, American CRS
Scott Francis | Products Finishing
Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast explores rectifier maintenance, automation solutions and workforce education with Remington Schieffer of American CRS.
Reamers Diatool de Monaghan eliminan cambios de herramienta y reducen tiempos de ciclo
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El diseño modular, que permite combinar múltiples operaciones de acabado en un solo paso, optimiza la precisión y la productividad.
Precision Machining Technology Review: April 2025
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Production Machining’s April 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Sumitomo, Hurco, Supertec, SMW Autoblok, SW North America and Tungaloy.
From Shop Floor to Show Floor: PMTS 2025 Delivers
| Modern Machine Shop
PMTS’ record-setting event builds excitement for its return in 2027.
Crashworthiness testing of composites: A building block approach, Part 3
Dan Adams | CompositesWorld
Third in a series on crashworthiness testing analyzes the upper levels of the building block approach and the importance of numerical analyses.
Sumitomo Turning Grades Increase Tool Life for Machining Titanium Alloys
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Eastec 2025: The AC9115T and AC9125T turning grades feature Sumitomo’s Absotech coating technology and tungsten carbide-based composition, which suppresses chemical reactions with titanium alloys and increases wear resistance.
Partnership Aims to Tariff-Proof Manufacturing for US OEMs
Angela Osborne | MoldMaking Technology
Fictiv and EVCO Plastics have created a partnership to deliver end-to-end injection molding supply chain solutions.
AM’s Best Applications Involve Products and Companies That Could Not Exist Without It
Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing
Through the products that could be made no other way, AM levels up — enabling new solutions and new companies providing them. Many recent articles showcase companies realizing something new thanks to additive manufacturing.
New in 2025: Additive Manufacturing Machines and Hardware
Jodee McElfresh | Additive Manufacturing
A roundup of recent machine and technology releases on Additive Manufacturing.
From Shop Floor to Show Floor: PMTS 2025 Delivers
| Production Machining
PMTS’ record-setting event builds excitement for its return in 2027.
AkzoNobel, IPG Photonics Bring Laser Curing to Powder Coatings
Jenn Cammel | Products Finishing
The partnership, to directly benefit EMEA customers, will apply IPG’s selective heating process to Interpon coating formulations as a more energy-efficient curing method.
Lanxess concreta venta de Urethane Systems a UBE Corporation
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
La alemana Lanxess vendió su unidad de Urethane Systems por 500 millones de euros a la japonesa UBE, como parte de su estrategia para reducir deuda y enfocar su portafolio.
SW North America Twin-Spindle Machining Center Enables Fully Autonomous Operation
Chris Pasion | Production Machining
Eastec 2025: The BA 322i is well suited for machining complex aerospace components that require tight tolerances and high-quality finishes.
The Benefits of Investing in Sinker EDM Training
| MoldMaking Technology
Beyond technology upgrades, mold builders can boost cost savings, productivity and quality by prioritizing operator training in two key areas.
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Komaspec inaugura planta de producción en Chihuahua
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
La nueva planta de Komaspec, ubicada en Ciudad Juárez, atenderá a los clientes de la empresa en Estados Unidos y Canadá.
Firefly Aerospace to develop CMC rocket engine nozzle extension
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Contracted by the AFRL, Firefly will use its expertise to design, build and test a composite-based nozzle extension to reduce costs, improve performance and accelerate rocket engine production.