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Visual Shop, Bluestreak Join Forces With Steelhead Technologies
Grace Stubbins | Products Finishing
The three industry partners are bringing decades of metal finishing and heat treating expertise to one platform built for margin and growth.
Aerospace- and Defense-Grade Carbon Fiber Composites Are Engineered for High Rate
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: Teijin Carbon highlights rapid-cure prepregs, resin infusion systems and thermoplastic composites (TPC) built for high-rate aerospace and defense manufacturing.
Metrology Matters
Derek Korn | Production Machining
Don’t look at inspection equipment as a necessary evil. Embrace new industrial metrology technology as shown at IMTS 2026 to increase your manufacturing operation’s profitability.
Dormer Pramet amplía su oferta para torneado, fresado y barrenado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
La compañía incorpora nuevos grados de torneado, rompevirutas, fresas de carburo sólido, brocas de alto desempeño y portaherramientas modulares para aplicaciones en aceros, fundiciones, inoxidables y materiales de difícil mecanizado.
Zoller Indexable Insert Handler Automates Milling Tool Preparation
| Production Machining
IMTS 2026: Zoller introduces the Micbox, a compact automated system for indexable insert handling on milling tools, featuring optional AI-supported wear detection via the Zoller Wearcheck measuring function.
Exportaciones de productos manufacturados crecieron 35.3 % en junio
Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México
Los mayores aumentos se observaron en las exportaciones de productos de la minerometalurgia, de equipos y aparatos eléctricos y electrónicos, de alimentos, bebidas y tabaco y de productos automotrices.
Plastics Processing Slips Again in June but Remains in Growth Range
Mike Shirk | Plastics Technology
The GBI Processing Index contracted another 1.1 points in June, but the market is now in its sixth straight month above the 50-point growth threshold.
#economics
Mikron Rotary Transfer Machine Supports Greater Part Diversity
| Modern Machine Shop
IMTS 2026: Mikron introduces the Multistar Next, a flexible CNC rotary transfer machine that combines high-speed production with full CNC control for electrical connector applications.
Okamoto Automatic Surface Grinder Improves Precision, Simplifies Operation
| MoldMaking Technology
IMTS 2026: Okamoto's ACC-818SA-iQ automatic surface grinder combines a heavy-duty Meehanite cast-iron base with the SA-iQ conversational control for multiposition grinding and integrated wheel profiling in a compact footprint.
Understanding Hot Runner Temperature Controllers
| MoldMaking Technology
Learn what’s new and what’s possible in the various hot runner temperature controller formats, including modular, GUI-style and advanced GUI-style systems.
University Research Center Bridges Composites Discovery and Manufacturing
Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld
CAMX 2026: The University of Delaware's Center for Composite Materials has worked with industry, government and academic partners since 1974 to move composite materials research toward manufacturing readiness.
#workforcedevelopment
PPG Excimer UV Coatings Earn Innovation Award
| Products Finishing
PPG’s excimer ultraviolet matte-finish coatings for consumer electronics were recognized in the Coatings Industry category at the 2026 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards.
#electronics
New Vista RTU automatiza la verificación de roscas con calibres pasa/no pasa
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: La unidad se instala en robots industriales o colaborativos y ajusta automáticamente la herramienta, el par y la profundidad para inspeccionar roscas de diferentes diámetros, pasos y longitudes.
Tormach 15LX aumenta la potencia del husillo para cortes pesados
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: El torno CNC incorpora hasta 10 hp de potencia máxima, desplazamientos rápidos de 360 pulgadas por minuto y servomotores con encoders absolutos para prototipos y producción de lotes pequeños.
Formlabs Large-Format SLS 3D Printer Reduces Part Costs by 50%
| Additive Manufacturing
Formlabs introduces the Fuse X1, a large-format selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing system, designed to deliver production-quality parts in under 24 hours.
Mate DynoGrip Air automatiza la sujeción mediante accionamiento neumático
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: Las mordazas neumáticas están disponibles en versiones con ranuras convencionales o garras de cambio rápido y pueden integrarse con sistemas automatizados mediante conexiones laterales e inferiores de aire.
Automating Layer Preparation in Composite Tooling Workflows
| CompositesWorld
Rule-based add-in for CAM workflow automates sliced layer preparation for CNC-machined molds, cutting 10 seconds per layer to 10 seconds per mold for scalable, high-volume custom tooling production.
Koma integra soluciones D’Andrea para mandrinado y refrentado
Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México
IMTS 2026: Los sistemas incluyen cabezales manuales, automáticos y controlados por CNC, componentes modulares y alternativas con eje U para realizar mandrinado, refrentado y torneado en centros de mecanizado.
For More Than 20 Years, Setting the Bar for Success
Brian Budzynski | Products Finishing
Products Finishing Champion of the Industry Jamie Visker has set a course toward a bright future.
Seeing Advances in Large-Scale Multitask Machining
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
At a recent open house, WFL Millturn Technologies highlighted new forms of automation, tooling and process control for its sizeable turn-mill equipment.
APR Expands PCR Certification Program to Verify Recycled Content in Plastic Products
Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology
Program will verify recycled plastic content across the supply chain to include finished products.
Avantium lleva el PEF vegetal a ropa deportiva con Casa da Malha
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Avantium, Casa da Malha y Lacatoni desarrollaron un prototipo de camiseta deportiva con PEF releaf, un polímero de base vegetal y reciclable, presentado en Milano Unica 2026 como la primera aplicación textil de la colaboración entre los tres socios.