ANCA Tool Grinder Provides Consistent Cutting Tool Production

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

PMTS 2025: The MX7 Ultra tool grinder is designed to provide micron-level precision, reducing tool runout and optimizing tool life.

How’s the Water? From Business As Usual to VUCA to BANI

Miles Free | Production Machining

Do we even have the words to describe and/or make sense of how business circumstances have changed?

Arburg presenta innovaciones en inyección híbrida en Plastimagen

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Arburg lanza en Plastimagen su serie Allrounder Hidrive, con tecnología híbrida que mejora eficiencia energética, precisión y sostenibilidad en inyección de plástico.

Composites end markets: New space (2025)

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Composite materials — with their unmatched strength-to-weight ratio, durability in extreme environments and design versatility — are at the heart of innovations in satellites, propulsion systems and lunar exploration vehicles, propelling the space economy toward a $1.8 trillion future.

How to Map Mold Water Circuits

| MoldMaking Technology

Prevent mold damage and maintain consistent part quality by using a mold mapping system that ensures consistent turbulent flow.

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications - 12th Quarterly Report

| Products Finishing

Within this white paper, NASF researchers extended their work on 3D printing porous yttria-stabilized zirconia, focusing on the mechanism of porosity formation, as well as evaluating its mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance.  

Plastic Energy Releases Life Cycle Assessment Results for Chemical Recycling Process

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

Process provides carbon emissions savings over incineration with energy recovery, the incumbent disposal method in Europe for many formats.

Chomarat inaugurates UD carbon fiber production line

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

French company extends its noncrimp fabric (NCF) material offerings with uni-, bi-, tri- or quadriaxial options, targets new markets.

INCA Renewtech earns grant to complete biocomposites development, conduct consumer line trials

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Alberta Innovates funding will drive refinement of INCA’s hemp fiber biocomposite, vertical integration by 2026 and trials with Tier 1 automotive customers.

JEC World 2025 exhibitor previews

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Are you prepared for all that JEC World 2025 has to offer? This list will guide you through some of the exhibitors present at this year’s event.

NIAR innovates overmolded TPC production process for eVTOLs

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fully automated hybrid thermoforming and injection overmolding process was executed to produce complex thermoplastic composite rib structure in 2 minutes versus 100-hour metal counterpart.

GFRP Tech launches EnviraBar rebar

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

GFRP rebar product range is produced in South Africa, offering an alternative solution to steel rebar.  

Building Composites, Asynt Solutions partner on highway construction improvements

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Dayton-based company becomes exclusive North American contract manufacturer for 24-foot composite road barriers offering enhanced shipping efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.

Base Materials forms long-term partnership with Triton Submarines

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Deep-diving acrylic submersible Triton 7500/3 will be equipped with DNV-certified Subtec syntactic buoyancy materials from Base Materials.

Conbility delivers laser-safe TPC winding cell to FIBRE Bremen

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Turnkey winding system will support the German institute’s aerospace R&D efforts, including LATW, tape placement with in situ consolidation and a later thermoset upgrade.

Single Valve Gate Offers Cost-Effective, Efficient Solution for Injection Molds

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

PCS Company has expanded its product offerings with the Single Valve Gate, a cost-effective and efficient solution for single cavity injection molds.  

PTXPO On Display: Wittmann M8

Sarah Barnett | Plastics Technology

Get a preview of technology you’ll see live on the Plastics Technology Expo show floor March 18-20 in Rosemont, Illinois. 

Bulk, Solid and Melt Density: How to Calculate These Values and Why They Matter — Part 2 of 2

| Plastics Technology

Understanding and calculating solid density and melt density will help molders with everything from material and machine selection to determining piece part costs.

Coca-Cola responde a aranceles con más PET y menos latas de aluminio

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Coca-Cola modificará su estrategia de embalaje tras el alza de aranceles al aluminio en Estados Unidos, priorizando las botellas de PET.  

Production Machining's February 2025 News Highlights

Chris Pasion | Production Machining

Production Machining’s February 2025 news highlights include industry events, new partnerships, acquisitions, leadership changes and more.

Reusable silicone vacuum membrane advances closed composite molding techniques

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JEC World 2025: Elkem Silicones showcases its Bluesil RTV 3724 A&B silicone technology, made in collaboration with MVP, for creating durable, reusable vacuum bags.

Horn Broaching System Streamlines Production Operations

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

PMTS 2025: The AR15 magwell broaching system enables manufacturers to achieve precise broaching directly within the CNC cycle, eliminating the need for a dedicated vertical broaching machine.