No Fooling—PMTS 2025 Is Here!

Cara Ready | Production Machining

The Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) 2025 is here! You still have time to register. 

Chiron presentará innovaciones en centros de mecanizado en Tuttlingen, Alemania

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Durante su próximo Open House, Chiron Group presentará nuevas tecnologías orientadas a aumentar la precisión, productividad y flexibilidad de sus centros de mecanizado.

Historia de los polímeros: óxido de polifenileno

Michael Sepe | Plastics Technology México

El desarrollo del poli(éter de fenileno), también conocido como PPO, marcó un hito en la ciencia de materiales poliméricos. Desde su origen, este polímero amorfo destacó por su alta temperatura de transición vítrea y excelentes propiedades mecánicas. Este artículo analiza el contexto histórico, la evolución química y los desafíos que enfrentó su comercialización.

Centros de fresado inteligentes: alta velocidad y versatilidad

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Este artículo profundiza en los avances recientes de los centros de fresado CNC y destaca cómo las innovaciones tecnológicas mejoran la eficiencia, la precisión y la flexibilidad del mecanizado. Se exploran desarrollos como husillos de alta velocidad, soluciones de automatización avanzada y la integración de la Industria 4.0, con contribuciones de fabricantes de máquinas-herramienta como DMG MORI, Okuma, DN Solutions, Mazak, Makino y Haas.

Cómo mejorar la medición de orificios con galgas fijas tipo plug

George Schuetz | Modern Machine Shop México

El calibrado con galgas fijas tipo plug es clave en la medición automatizada, pero su alineación puede generar atascos. La solución está en dispositivos de cumplimiento para mejorar precisión y reducir desgaste.

Cork Compounds for High Strength, Low Weight Performance Composites

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Amorim Cork Solutions enable bio-based designs for injection molded products.

Does Additive Manufacturing Win the Race? Exploring AM’s Production Rate: AM Radio #57

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

3D printing processes are getting faster. AM’s production rate is rising. On the podcast: factors affecting productivity, competitiveness and additive’s appeal for production.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Are All Your Corners Coated?

Rodger Talbert | Products Finishing

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

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.

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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