VIDEO: From PEEK to LMPAEK, and why this material is taking over aerospace

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Victrex’s LMPAEK continues proving its value where processing ease meets extreme demands. This snapshot video by ThermoForged and accompanying content published across the CW platform provides an in-depth look at this thermoplastic material.

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.

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.

Hasco lanza manguera de alta temperatura en PFA para moldes

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

Hasco incorporó a su catálogo la manguera Z8561 en PFA, desarrollada para sistemas de control de temperatura en moldes. La construcción multicapa combina flexibilidad con un recubrimiento exterior de silicona resistente a esfuerzos mecánicos.

Methods’ CoE Builds Hands-On Foundation for Customer Success

Evan Doran | Production Machining

Machine repair threatens to become a lost art. Methods Machine Tools is fighting this entropy with its new Center of Excellence, which is set to provide training on both top-of-the-line and legacy machine tools.

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. 

Expert Thin Wall Mold Restoration

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

Restoring high-speed packaging molds to peak performance through advanced techniques, precision machining and 50% faster turnaround times.

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.

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.

Bioplastic Secures Berth in Upcoming World Cup

Matt Stonecash | Plastics Technology

PlantSwitch will bring its compostable serviceware game to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Tetra Pak México recicló más de 55 mil toneladas en un año

Suset Carlos Campos | Plastics Technology México

Tetra Pak México recuperó más de 55 mil toneladas de envases posconsumo durante el último año a través de la iniciativa Aliados en Reciclaje, en colaboración con 18 empresas mexicanas. El resultado se apoya en una red de más de 820 centros de acopio conectados a plantas recicladoras y aliados industriales.

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.

México y España buscan fortalecer inversión y cadenas de valor

Mauricio Pineda | Modern Machine Shop México

México plantea aumentar el contenido nacional y atraer nuevas inversiones en un encuentro empresarial con España.

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.

IMA y SÜDPACK presentan blíster monomaterial en PP

Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México

IMA Group presenta en Vitafoods Barcelona el concepto de empaque en blíster NutriGuard de SÜDPACK Medica, una estructura monomaterial de polipropileno de 375 g/m² para tabletas y cápsulas del segmento de nutracéuticos.

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.

Composite curing ovens support vacuum bag, filament winding and honeycomb block heating

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2026: The gas-fired, indirect gas-fired and electric ovens feature patented energy-efficient designs, AMS2750/BAC5620/CQI-9-compliant temperature uniformity testing and optional IoT-based predictive maintenance monitoring.

NASF/AESF Project #125: Doped Ti4O7 Anodes to Improve PFAS Degradation via Electrooxidation (Q5)

| Products Finishing

Work to synthesize and optimize doped Ti₄O₇ anodes to achieve effective PFAS degradation is studied further through a performance evaluation of the REM system for PFOS degradation and comparision to use of an Ebonex anode.  

On the radar: 3D printing and the agile production imperative

| CompositesWorld

Significant institutional momentum around large-format additive manufacturing and the push for faster production in U.S. defense are forming parallels across the composites 3D printing landscape.

Swiss Researchers Develop Matrix First Concept for 3D Printed Continuous Fiber Ceramic Structures

Grace Stubbins | Additive Manufacturing

Novel manufacturing approach designs internal channels within a 3D printed ceramic architecture for continuous fibers. More than reinforcement: The technique invites rethinking how lightweight composite parts can be achieved.

Plataine AI Agents deliver real-time, enterprise-wide intelligence operations

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Plataine’s AI Agents shift the industry from passive firefighting to real-time, closed-loop, operational and strategic decision-making across the factory shop floor and high-level business procedures.