Drop-In Materials? A Strategic Approach — Part 2: Temperature Effects

| Plastics Technology

Materials that look equivalent on a datasheet can behave differently in service, with small temperature changes producing large mechanical consequences.

InnovMetric PolyWorks 2026 centraliza los datos metrológicos en la nube

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La plataforma incorpora administración de datos como servicio, inspección mediante tomografía computarizada, captura desde medidores manuales y compatibilidad con escáneres y cabezales de palpado de cinco ejes.

LK Metrology Systems Provide Flexible Part Inspection

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: LK Metrology Inc. displays ISF shopfloor CMMs, a PXR-CT Alpha 320KV CT system, blue laser CMM scanners and related accessory products.

Protective Coatings’ Crucial Role in Data Centers

| Products Finishing

The importance of protective coatings in the development of data centers goes beyond corrosion protection — it’s about preserving every aspect of the infrastructure to ensure decades of service.

Singapore Researchers Turn CFRP Waste Into Multifunctional Aerogels

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

NUS researchers convert carbon fiber composite waste, including both fibers and resin, into aerogels for insulation, sound absorption and oil spill clean-up.

Evergreen Additive Scales LFAM for Marine Tooling to Fielded Vessels

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Founded in 2025, the additive manufacturing company has installed CEAD robot printer, signed materials agreement with Airtech and fielded four composite unmanned surface vessels.

Axalp Technologies Fabricates CFRP Propeller Blades for Dufour

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: In-house designed and produced custom folding propeller blades for Dufour Aerospace’s Aero-200 tilt-wing aircraft support the platform’s cruise-efficiency goals.

Airbus Begins Belfast Site Extension for Composite A220 Wing Ramp-Up

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Airbus has begun construction on a 6,221-square-meter extension to its Belfast A220 wing facility to enable production ramp-up to 13 aircraft per month by 2028.

Eve Air Mobility Completes First Partial Transition Flight

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL aircraft prototype reached 30 knots and 90 feet in 3 minutes, marking a critical step in transitioning from vertical to wing-borne flight and validating its pusher propulsion system.

Lineat Adopts Techlan's Recycled Release Liners

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Techlan's recycled Re-Liners are used by Lineat Composites to boost sustainability in the production of its aligned recycled carbon fiber products.

Wittmann presenta celda Ingrinder con reciclaje en línea en Fakuma 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Wittmann presentará en Fakuma 2026 una celda Ingrinder que integra inyección, robot, banda y granulador en una sola unidad para fabricar la abrazadera EcoFritz en poliamida reforzada, con reciclaje en línea de coladas y un contenido reciclado de hasta el 100 % en producción autónoma.

Genius ERP AI Platform Helps Manufacturers Get More from Existing ERP Data

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS  2026: Genius ERP introduces Genius Cortex, an AI and automation platform built directly into its ERP system, offering natural language search, intelligent document processing and workflow automation for manufacturers.

INCOE presenta sistemas de canal caliente para inyección

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

INCOE Corporation lleva a Meximold 2026 sus tecnologías SoftGate, Melt Logistics y Opti-Flo para el control secuencial de válvulas, la gestión del flujo y el balance entre cavidades, con boquillas modulares de Ø3 a Ø30 mm y componentes Plug and Go para simplificar la instalación.

Laser-Assisted Thermoplastic AFP In Situ Consolidation at Industrial Speed

Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld

CW talks to Layway founder Fedor Antonov on the physics of in situ consolidation, what the aerospace market failed to democratize and the central unsolved problem of industrializing this composites manufacturing technology.

Lanxess Plasticizing Flame Retardants Platform Reduces TPP Content

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Lanxess launches Disflamoll Advance, a next-generation platform for plasticizing flame retardants featuring extremely low triphenyl phosphate (TPP) content, with the first product targeting polar polymer systems.

High-Performance Vapor Degreasing Solvents Reduce Environmental Impact

Jessica Pompili | Products Finishing

EnviroTech has launched a generation of PFAS-free, high-performance vapor degreasing solvents for sensitive and detailed components.

TCI Precision Metals' Machine-Ready Blanks Boost Throughput

| Production Machining

IMTS 2026: TCI Precision Metals showcases its made-to-order machine-ready blanks, offering first-time customers a free first article and discounts on qualifying production orders.

Nomura S-500D mecaniza microagujeros con dos husillos ultrasónicos

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La fresadora tipo puente integra dos husillos de accionamiento directo y 38,000 rpm en una sola plataforma para producir microagujeros en componentes de semiconductores, dispositivos médicos, piezas aeroespaciales y productos electrónicos.

In the Age of AI, Manufacturers Won’t Need Engineers. Or Will They?

Matthew Kirchner | Production Machining

AI is rapidly reshaping manufacturing, and it will be the engineers who embrace and leverage AI tools that will rise in value.
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InnovMetric Software Features Cloud Technology, AI Capabilities for Metrology

| Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2026: InnovMetric launches PolyWorks 2026, featuring a cloud-based SaaS data management solution, improved device compatibility and an AI assistant for 24/7 technical support.

Tebis SmartOps automatiza flujos CAD/CAM sin requerir programación

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

IMTS 2026: La tecnología utiliza asistentes guiados para estandarizar la preparación de modelos y la programación CAM, y permite modificar máquinas, herramientas, sujeciones y variantes de piezas.

A Five-Axis Machine With The Right Stuff

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

A new Trimill milling machine with a five-axis head has enabled aerospace and defense shop Votaw Precision Technologies to take work it wouldn’t have previously considered.