Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team to include sustainable carbon fiber for 2025 Formula 1 season

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

F1 team has taken first steps to qualify and apply sustainable composites into its W16 race car with help and innovation from industry partners and the FIA.

Cosmic Aerospace advances CX-2 demonstrator roadmap

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

All-electric passenger jet with a composite airframe has achieved nine flights since February, validating stability, glide performance and handling across a range of conditions.

FIDAMC signs six strategic agreements for composites innovation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Composites-focused technocenter builds alliances for R&D in digital and sustainable technologies, additive manufacturing, TPCs, hydrogen and new technocenter development.

Cannon introduces in-line resin degassing unit for infusion, RTM and pultrusion processes

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Fully automatic system for processing large composite structural parts reduces overall degassing time in a single compact unit.

Composites market continued expansion activity into February

Mike Shirk | CompositesWorld

GBI: Composites Fabricating’s final reading landed at 52, driven by strong component readings across the board.

PTXPO Preview: Hasco Has New Mold Components on Hand

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

New cooling bores, an extended standard bar range and melt filtration are among the highlights of Hasco’s plans for PTXPO 2025.

Kitamura Announces New Distributor for Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky

Chris Pasion | MoldMaking Technology

Superior Equipment Solutions will now provide support for Kitamura’s full line of Mycenter vertical, horizontal, five-axis and double-column machining centers.

Energy-Efficient Feature Benefits Additively Manufactured Hot Runner Technology

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Witosa GmbH, through its distributor DMS, highlights energy-efficient, additively manufactured hot runner technology.   

The Downloadable Metal 3D Printer

Peter Zelinski | Modern Machine Shop

Copenhagen researchers introduce a fully open-source laser powder bed fusion system, now available on GitHub. This release follows their development of an open-source vat polymerization machine. Here is the purpose and promise of this philanthropically funded effort to advance additive manufacturing application and adoption.

Kitamura Announces New Distributor for Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Superior Equipment Solutions will now provide support for Kitamura’s full line of Mycenter vertical, horizontal, five-axis and double-column machining centers.

Function Over Form

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

While the metalworking industry includes a wide variety of machine shops, it is worthwhile remembering that the differences obscure a key commonality: they all run on human ingenuity.

Company Begins PET Cap Commercial Production

Angela Osborne | Plastics Technology

Origin’s CapFormer System 1 passes site acceptance test and begins commercial production of PET closures.

Ingersoll Turning Tool Features Modular Design for Easier Setup

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

PMTS 2025: Ingersoll WinTwist line features a modular design to facilitate easier setup and to make it simpler to adapt to multispindle and Swiss-type machines.

Innovative Technologies to Level Up Your Mold Shop

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

In this most recent roundup, MMT highlights a variety of innovative technologies to target the ever-evolving moldmaking industry. 

Industria del plástico pide fortalecer el comercio en Norteamérica

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Las asociaciones PLASTICS, ANIPAC y CIAC llaman a fortalecer el libre comercio en Norteamérica y destacan su impacto en la economía y la cadena de suministro del plástico.  

Punch Custom Tooling Supports Range of Manufacturing Processes

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

Punch Industry designs custom tooling for injection molding, stamping and equipment manufacturing processes.

Plastimagen México 2025 inaugura su 25ª edición

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Plastimagen 2025 inicia en CDMX, con la presencia de 870 expositores que destacan avances en economía circular, reciclaje y nuevas tecnologías para la industria del plástico.  

Collaboration Key to Development of Thermoformed EV Charging Stations

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Heavy-gauge former Ray Products and custom sheet extruder Sekisui Kydex combine expertise in materials science and processing to commercialize cost-effective charging units.  

Mold-Masters amplía su sistema de canal caliente EcoONE-Series

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Mold-Masters expande su sistema de canal caliente EcoONE-Series con placas de media cámara caliente en cinco tamaños estándar, mejorando eficiencia y versatilidad.

Overcoming Challenges in Decorative Plating

| Products Finishing

MKS Atotech shares an update on alternatives to hexavalent chromium plating chemistry. Also, learn about efforts to ensure a smooth transition, especially for the decorative plating industry.

Cambio rápido y preciso en tornos CNC con el sistema TMS-2G de SMW Autoblok

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

El sistema TMS-2G, que permite realizar cambios de husillo en menos de un minuto, garantiza precisión y seguridad en procesos de sujeción automática y manual.

Tier 1 Auto Supplier Realizes 60% Reduction in 3D Print Time

Jann Bond | Additive Manufacturing

Ulendo Technologies partners with Rev1 Technologies to provide software upgrades to significantly increase the speed and acceleration of extrusion-based industrial 3D printers