BOY apuesta por moldeo sustentable y reducción energética

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Equiplast 2026, la firma alemana destaca equipos de moldeo por inyección eléctricos y compactos para aplicaciones de alta precisión.

Hoffer Plastics Fills New Director of Manufacturing Role

| Plastics Technology

The South Elgin, Illinois-based custom injection molder has named Dan Clark to the newly created position.

Herramientas rotativas para acabado de extremos de tubo

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Severance Tool Industries desarrolla herramientas rotativas para desbarbado y chaflanado simultáneo en ID y OD de tubos.

LED technology improves the tensile strength of Z-axis interlayers in composite 3D printing by 30%

Stewart Mitchell | CompositesWorld

LEAM Technologies’ layer interface remelt technology enhances composite printed parts, sandwich structures and complex frameworks, offering improved design flexibility and structural integrity.

June 2026: Upward Price Trajectory for the Five Commodity Resins Continues

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Polyolefins face highest price hikes due to the Iranian conflict’s disruption of global energy, feedstock and resin trade flows.

Lone Star adquiere RadiciGroup y DOMO

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Lone Star Fund XII cerró la adquisición de RadiciGroup y firmó los acuerdos para comprar DOMO Engineered Materials, con lo que consolida una nueva plataforma independiente de materiales de ingeniería con presencia en los sectores automotriz, industrial y de consumo.  

Baileigh Industrial Gear-Head Engine Lathes Boost Part Production

| Production Machining

Baileigh Industrial introduces its line of gear-head engine lathes, engineered for built-in safety and designed to increase output in production-driven shops.

ACT Test Panels Becomes First Authorized Supplier of Arconic 951-Applied Aluminum Test Substrates

| Products Finishing

ACT plans to use this authorization to expand customer support through adhesive development and automotive bonding studies.

ANCA Tool Grinding Software Achieves 35% Faster Cycle Times

| Products Finishing

ANCA’s latest iteration of ToolRoom RN35 offers feedrate optimization, airtime reduction and enhanced surface finish for smarter grinding operations.

Monaghan Powdered Metal Taps Offer Economical Alternative to Solid Carbide

| Modern Machine Shop

Monaghan Tooling Group provides Vergnano P-Series powdered metal taps as a cost-effective solution for tapping applications in harder materials.

Show Ready: A Guide to SUR/FIN 2026 Exhibitor Highlights

Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing

From wastewater chemistry to AI-powered process control, Products Finishing rounds up what exhibitors are bringing to Rosemont this June.

DyeMansion Powershot System Offers Compact Design for Smaller Volumes

| Additive Manufacturing

DyeMansion GmbH introduces the compact Powershot system, targeting smaller production volumes and serving as a companion to HP's Multi Jet Fusion 1200 3D Printer Solution.

GROB Systems 5-Axis Portal Milling Center Provides Versatile Machining for Large Parts

| MoldMaking Technology

GROB Systems Inc. introduces the GP1350 5-axis portal milling machining center, designed for large components, complex geometries and high precision.

Herramientas para generación de roscas por whirling con configuración adaptable

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La serie Eco, de Tungaloy-NTK de México, permite seleccionar número de dientes y esquinas del inserto según volumen de producción y requisitos de acabado.

InnovMetric Metrology Software Features Cloud Technology, AI Assistance

| Production Machining

PolyWorks 2026 elevates 3D measurement with cloud technology, AI and universal compatibility.

Jesús Sáenz González, nuevo presidente de la ANIQ

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

La ANIQ nombró a Jesús Sáenz González presidente en sustitución de José Carlos Pons. Sáenz, director general de Quimobásicos, suma más de 30 años de experiencia en puestos directivos internacionales e impulsará la agenda de competitividad y sostenibilidad del sector.

Seco Milling Insert Provides Optimal Surface Quality

| Modern Machine Shop

Seco Tools’ Double Turbo 11 enables manufacturers to maximize efficiency, reduce tooling costs and achieve optimal surface quality in a range of materials and machining challenges.

A Framework for Limiting Tool Wear in Machining

Tony Schmitz | Modern Machine Shop

Because tool costs can be significant, selecting a process plan that limits tool wear to an acceptable, predictable level is important for machining. Consider these metalcutting wear mechanisms to get the most out of your tooling. 

New Advisors Bring Shop-to-Strategy Insight

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology introduces two more of its new Editorial Advisors, bringing complementary expertise in hands-on moldmaking, engineering and estimating, and business strategy and marketing, offering perspectives that span shop floor operations to industry growth.

Using pi joints to expand a composite wing’s flight envelope

| CompositesWorld

DarkAero replaced butt joints in the center wing box assembly to increase the flight test envelope in high-speed gust load conditions for its DarkAero 1 prototype composite aircraft.

Noreste de México concentra 41 % de las exportaciones nacionales

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante FICEX, COMCE Noreste destacó el peso estratégico de la región en el comercio exterior mexicano, así como la relevancia del T-MEC, la infraestructura fronteriza y la integración productiva de Norteamérica.

Plastics Processing Makes Gains in April Despite Uncertainty

Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology

Energy market volatility may bring uncertainty, but demand and production trends point to gradual stabilization across the plastics value chain in Q2 2026.
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