KUKA Robotics Automation Solutions Simplify Machine Tending

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: KUKA Robotics highlights integrated robotic systems with CNC machine tool OEM partners and automation providers.

Qué evaluar antes de elegir un ERP o MES para el taller

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

No existe el mejor sistema en abstracto: existe el que corresponde al modo de producción, alta mezcla y bajo volumen frente a la serie repetitiva, y a la arquitectura que el taller elige, suite integrada o sistemas conectados por capas. El licenciamiento y el costo de implementación se definen posteriormente.

Inventec invertirá 450 millones de dólares en expansión en Ciudad Juárez

| Modern Machine Shop México

La empresa ampliará sus operaciones con nuevas líneas de producción, más capacidad industrial y la creación de más de 6,000 empleos, como parte de su estrategia para fortalecer la manufactura de servidores de inteligencia artificial y componentes para cadenas de suministro de semiconductores.

Trayectorias CAM en mecanizado multieje, suizo y torno-fresado

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La entrada, la evacuación de viruta y el movimiento entre operaciones definen la vida útil de la herramienta y el acabado superficial. En cinco ejes, en torno-fresado y en torno suizo, la complejidad cinemática multiplica el riesgo de colisión y convierte la programación en una condición de operación.

EE.UU. exportó 10% menos plásticos reciclables en el Q1 2026

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Las exportaciones estadounidenses de materiales plásticos reciclables cayeron 10.4% en valor y 7.7% en volumen en el primer trimestre de 2026, con México y Canadá concentrando más del 54% del total, según el análisis trimestral de PLASTICS.

TOC and Its Effect on Nickel Plating Bath Quality

Josh Fish | Products Finishing

Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is a valuable tool for monitoring nickel plating bath health.

Episode 57: Francesco De Stefano, Caracol

Scott Francis | CompositesWorld

Caracol’s CEO and co-founder discusses how robotic LFAM is scaling composites production — from aerospace tooling to end-use maritime parts — and what AI-driven automation means for the industry’s future.

NP Aerospace to Acquire Iten Defense for Expansion Into U.S. Defense Market

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The merge will strengthen each company’s portfolio of survivability and protection technologies, which use UHMWPE, ceramics and advanced composites, across global markets.

Greene Tweed Cuts Lead Time 50% With Thermoplastic Composite Rapid Prototyping

Ginger Gardiner | CompositesWorld

New process balances features to reduce tooling complexity, compresses timelines via concurrent part and tooling design, completes mold fit-ups in 1-2 days and optimizes via faster, lower-cost evaluations.

NEUTRON Project Yields Composite Helicopter Engine Deck With CMC Firewall

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SNAPSHOT: Airbus Helicopters, DLR Institute of Structures and Design and partners have demonstrated structural integration of a fastener-free composite engine deck with CMC firewall for hybrid-electric rotorcraft.

México capta 22 % de la inversión extranjera directa en América Latina

| Modern Machine Shop México

La CEPAL informó que México recibió 43,221 millones de dólares de IED en 2025, el tercer monto más alto desde 1990, aunque con una variación interanual negativa.

Fresadora portal de cinco ejes Zimmermann mejora precisión en moldes y modelos

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

La FZU22 está diseñada para mecanizar piezas de gran tamaño con alta precisión y flexibilidad en configuraciones de cabezal y control.

10 Things The Industrial Buying Influence Data Has Taught Us About Marketing to Manufacturers

| Gardner Web

There’s no denying that buying and selling strategies have evolved over the last decade, but a few common themes have held strong. We’ve compiled the last four years of Industrial Buying Influence data to uncover trends in how manufacturing professionals discover, evaluate, and purchase capital equipment. Here are the ten findings that should change how every industrial supplier thinks about their marketing. 

PC-ABS, PPSU ESD Pellets Extend Mechnano dCNT Materials Platform

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Availability of two electrostatic dissipative (ESD) additive manufacturing materials incorporating Mechnano’s discrete carbon nanotubes technology grant electrostatic control and structural performance.

ECOCE y Universidad Veracruzana impulsan reciclaje en campus

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

ECOCE y la Universidad Veracruzana firmaron un convenio para instalar contenedores de separación, recolectar PET y PEAD mensualmente y capacitar a la comunidad universitaria en gestión de residuos y economía circular en los espacios académicos.

MacDermid Enthone Grows Partnership With Gator Motorsports FSAE Team

| Products Finishing

Following a year of success, the student-run Formula-style team will continue to have access to MacDermid’s low phos EN plating and technical support for its vehicle busbar components.

5 Features Designed to Simplify Machining of this Additive Part

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

This 3D printed steering knuckle for an electric dune buggy was designed for laser powder bed fusion, but with features also intended to simplify post-print machining. See the breakdown:

ANCA CNC Tool Grinder Supports Connected Regrinding Workflow to Reduce Carbide Consumption

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2026: ANCA will demonstrate a workflow integrating the MX7 Ultra CNC tool grinder, Zoller Genius measuring technology and Aims Connect software.

A New Destination for Manufacturing Intelligence

Stephanie Hendrixson | Manufacturing Connected

Manufacturing Connected is your dashboard for news signals, actionable data and the stories that matter across the industry.

Infusible core materials offer supply chain flexibility for closed mold composite processing

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: Imsent Composites Inc. presents a line of fiber-reinforced infusible core materials designed as alternatives to commonly used flow and core mat systems for vacuum infusion and closed-mold applications.

ICS Invites Industry to Shape 2026 Summit Program

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The International Composites Summit (ICS) has opened its call for industry contributions, inviting composites sector members to shape the summit's agenda on a wide scale of topics.

Dassault Falcon 10X Business Jet Makes Maiden Flight

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

The Falcon 10X program is steadily maturing, bringing a spacious business jet cabin, new all-composite wing, 7,500-nautical-mile range and advanced fighter-inspired flight controls to business aviation.