Plastic Flow Enhances Simulation Software for Extrusion

Jim Callari | Plastics Technology

Among the new features, this version enables sequential batch processing of multiple flow simulation jobs.  

Sidel desarrolla botella retornable de PET para agua

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Sidel lanzó una botella retornable de PET para agua sin gas, más ligera y compatible con reciclaje botella a botella.

Embracing AI in Coatings

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

How automation, AI and machine learning are streamlining surface finishing, bridging skill gaps and driving sustainable innovation.

Owens Corning Glass Reinforcements business is now operating as The Original Composites Co.

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Following finalization of Glass Reinforcements sale, the new name clearly honors where Owens Corning came from and where the company is headed.

From Pet Food to Precision Aerospace Parts

Julia Hider | Modern Machine Shop

When her father stepped away from the shop he founded due to illness, Christy Subia made a career change that turned out to be more familiar than she expected.

Through Wind, Snow and World News

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

PTXPO’s fourth edition came off despite wild weather and world events.

Is it Time to Update Your Scrap Processing Equipment?

| Production Machining

Metalworking companies that are thinking about updating their metal scrap processing equipment have a lot to consider especially with how frequently production takes priority over waste management.

Fresa de planeado con 12 alojamientos para hierro fundido

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La MaxiMill S-Power, de Ceratizit, está diseñada para mecanizado estable de hierro fundido con insertos de doble cara y ocho filos efectivos.

Jet Tools Lathe Enhances Safety, Performance

| Modern Machine Shop

Jet Tools expands its turning lineup with gear-head engine lathes and large-spindle bore lathes designed to provide smooth operation, scalability and built-in safety features.

Kistler and FimmTech Create Injection Molding Education and Technology Partnership

Tony Deligio | Plastics Technology

Kistler and FimmTech will combine cavity pressure monitoring with hands-on injection molding education.
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Alianza impulsa formación técnica en plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

PCS y Detail Technologies colaboran con Ferris State University para impulsar la formación práctica en la manufactura de plásticos mediante tecnología industrial.

AkzoNobel to Commercialize Protective Coating Incorporating Ecosparc Graphene Additive

| Products Finishing

Joining Sparc Technologies, AkzoNobel will offer graphene-enhanced Interzone 954, a heavy-duty protective coating with a 25-year successful track record, within Australia.

Compact Finishing Machine Enables High-Polished Surfaces on Additive Components

| Additive Manufacturing

Mass Finishing Inc. unveiled the HZ-6 centrifugal barrel tumbler finishing machine at RAPID + TCT 2026, reducing labor costs and production times while freeing up floor space.

Dispositivos médicos: digitalización y optimización de la cadena de valor como habilitadores de eficiencia

| Modern Machine Shop México

Durante el Medical Devices Innovation Summit se destacó la necesidad de transitar de “Hecho en México” a “Creado en México” en la producción de dispositivos médicos.

GA-EMS industrializing SiC/SiC and other CMC via MAITrX facility

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

Developing materials used across General Atomics, this lab is onshoring nuclear-grade SiC fiber, innovating SiC foam and promoting collaboration to accelerate CMC production and commercialization.

Trillium raises $13 million to begin bio-based acrylonitrile demo plant operations, design of commercial version

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Project Falcon demonstrates technical performance of drop-in, plant-based ACN technology, the ability to execute at industrial scale and a significant advancement toward commercialization efforts.

Nuevo León muestra señales de recuperación manufacturera

| Modern Machine Shop México

El indicador de nuevos pedidos encabezó la mejora de marzo, con un avance de 6.3 puntos que lo llevó nuevamente a zona de expansión.

Filtro FCS de Fimic para reciclaje de plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Plastics Recycling LATAM, Fimic introduce el FCS Filter, una tecnología diseñada para mejorar la filtración de masa fundida en materiales altamente contaminados.

MMT Tech Days: Mold Design Fundamentals: A Framework for Smarter Decisions

| MoldMaking Technology

This webinar breaks mold design down into its three essential pillars — Flow, Thermal and Mechanical. Each pillar will be covered by four leading mold builders, with each sharing their decision-making strategies for comparing common design choices, from gating and cooling to steel selection and ejection strategies.

Stop Guessing. Start Designing Smarter.

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Experts reveal how understanding molds as physics-driven systems — balancing flow, thermal and mechanical forces — enables smarter design decisions and better performance.

ChemQuest Expands Strategy Bench with Latest Director Addition

| Products Finishing

Scott Reams’ specialty chemicals expertise and work in related areas will support ChemQuest’s Operational Excellence and Technology Development business pillars.

APR presenta herramientas para evaluar reciclabilidad de envases plásticos

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

En Plastics Recycling LATAM 2026, la Asociación de Recicladores de Plástico (APR) destaca su Guía APR Design y su herramienta de evaluación, que permiten optimizar el diseño de empaques plásticos y asegurar su compatibilidad con los sistemas de reciclaje.