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Spudnik Equipment Installs Titan Blast Room to Improve Stainless Steel Finishing
| Products Finishing
Spudnik installed its first custom-engineered blast room in-house to support consistent, high-quality satin finishes on harvesting equipment projects.
Leading Through Conflict and Crisis: Building Stronger Leaders Across the Family Business
Christina Fuges | Manufacturing Connected
Three sibling CEOs share how intentional roles, shared values and disciplined communication drive consensus and resilience during crisis leadership.
Instant-cure UV LED coatings eliminate VOCs, reduce facility footprint
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Allied UV’s UV LED coating systems cure instantly without volatile organic compounds or hazardous air pollutants, with solutions tailored through experienced process integrator partnerships.
Surface intelligence platform targets surface preparation verification for composites bonding
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Brighton Science’s Surface Analyst technology measures water contact angle to verify cleaning, plasma treatment, peel ply removal and other preparation processes before bonding or coating operations.
Penn State Behrend To Host Emerging Technology Conference
| Plastics Technology
Two-day conference features morning presentations across three tracks and three-hour tutorials in the afternoon.
Meviy incorpora función de dimensionado y tolerancias por lote para mecanizado CNC
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La actualización del servicio Meviy permite definir tolerancias de múltiples agujeros de forma simultánea, optimizando el flujo de trabajo en fresado CNC.
Moyá y cuatro aliados forman técnicos en fabricación de moldes
María Natalia Ortega Leyva | Plastics Technology México
Con el respaldo de Arburg, Meusburger, Hermle y la UTC, Moyá forma a jóvenes de Corregidora, Querétaro, en la fabricación de moldes de inyección en un entorno productivo real. El programa culminará con la exhibición del molde en colaboración con Arburg en Plastimagen.
MSP enables Pentaxia to eliminate composite part concessions, reduce production time by 50%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
PerfectPart metrology solutions turned a time-consuming, high-risk and high-pressure process into a more reliable, automated machining strategy.
Avel Robotics AFP process cuts composite foil environmental impact by more than 30%
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
A peer-reviewed 2024 study quantifies the environmental gains from Avel's AFP-based production approach, which eliminates draping molds and reduces material waste across all foil geometries.
Cambium introduces dual-use protective metallics, composites coating with ApexShield 3000
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
Phthalonitrile coating is engineered to operate in high-temperature environments and be deployed in time-constrained production settings.
Acciona, Bolero Surf create surfboard fins from recycled wind turbine blades
| CompositesWorld
The collaboration debuted fins made from 100% recycled wind turbine fiberglass at a 2026 Australian surfing competition, demonstrating a circular end-of-life pathway for decommissioned material.
Alef Aeronautics' composites-intensive flying car enters production phase
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
The Model A Ultralight — a drive-and-fly eVTOL designed to lift off directly from public roads — marks the first step toward full-scale Model A manufacturing.
Adaptador sensorizado de Sandvik Coromant permite monitoreo en tiempo real en torneado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
El sistema CoroTurn Plus integra herramientas sensorizadas y analítica digital para visualizar fuerzas de corte, vibración y condiciones del proceso en tiempo real.
Mastrex Metal 3D Printer Supports Industrial AM Accessibility
| Modern Machine Shop
Mastrex’s MX300 laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer is compatible with titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, cobalt-chrome, Inconel and more, designed for aerospace, defense and medical applications.
Bioplastic Secures Berth in Upcoming World Cup
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
PlantSwitch will bring its compostable serviceware game to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
LNS Bar Feeders Boost Spindle Uptime, Flexibility
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: LNS introduces the Express 346 evo and the upcoming Express 126 to its Express Line of bar feeders, offering self-adjusting guiding systems, fast setup capabilities and support for a wide range of bar diameters.
Big Parts, Bigger Challenges: What It Takes to Wash Heavy Industrial Components
| Products Finishing
Custom washing systems are key for finishing large, complex parts up to 3,500 pounds, tackling conveyance, fluid dynamics and temperature control challenges.
KAAST Machine Tools Drum Grinders Improve Metal Finishing
| Products Finishing
The DG Series drum grinders are industrial wide belt grinding systems designed for consistent surface quality on ferrous and nonferrous materials, but also useful for operations like coating and paint preparation.
BigRep LFAM 3D Printers Incorporate Pellet Extrusion Capability
Jessica Pompili | Additive Manufacturing
A co-development partnership with Massive Dimension integrates a pellet extruder head as an option for BigRep’s One platform printers.
Molde con enfriamiento conforme en LPBF
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
El enfriamiento conforme en moldes de inyección fabricados mediante LPBF genera superficies brutas que el mecanizado convencional no siempre puede mecanizar. En Erich Rothe, la herramienta estándar falló a los cinco minutos sobre Tyrax ESR a 58 HRC; la fresa HC643FB de Hufschmied completó el acabado con vida útil mínima de 18 horas.
Fanning’s Automated Five-Axis Formula for Success
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
This shop owner realizes that the investment doesn’t stop at the machine when developing an efficient five-axis process.
Nikon Laser Radar Provides High-Speed, Precision Measurement in Compact Design
| Modern Machine Shop
Nikon Corp.’s APDIS MV5X Laser Radar provides up to six times faster scanning than previous models and a lightweight form for enhanced manufacturing quality control.